Newsjack
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4 Extra / BBC Radio 7
- 2009 - 2021
- 143 episodes (24 series)
Topical satirical sketch show on Radio 4 Extra. The programme had an 'open door' policy allowing anyone to submit material. Stars Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Angela Barnes, Nish Kumar, Romesh Ranganathan, Justin Edwards and more.
Press clippings
Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2022BBC Audio Awards 2022 nominees
Bridget Christie: Mortal, God Squad, The Musical Life Of..., Olga Koch: OK Computer and Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? are amongst the nominees for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2022.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd December 20217 things I learnt from writing for Newsjack
Man, I'm going to miss Newsjack. And so will the 1,475 other people who had their name read in the credits by the six hosts from Miles Jupp to Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
The Comedy Loser, 21st September 2021Newsjack axed by the BBC
The BBC has announced that Newsjack, the BBC Radio 4 Extra sketch show format with an open door submission policy, has ended after 24 series. However, a new open door format will be introduced in 2022.
British Comedy Guide, 17th September 2021Pokemon's 25th anniversary celebrated on BBC's Newsjack
The two-minute sketch has been made available on Newsjack's Twitter feed, with Ash and Pikachu voiced by comedians Luke Kempner and Nimisha Odedra. Newsjack is unusual in that it allows unsolicited writers to submit comedy material. So if you've come up with a brilliant idea for a sketch involving, say, a well-known British politician being given a Death Note, you know where to send it.
Andrew Osmond, Anime News Network, 8th March 2021Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 11th January 2021Radio 4 comedies nominated in BBC Audio Awards 2020
Various Radio 4 comedies have been nominated in the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 8th January 2021Writers talk Newsjack
BBC's Newsjack opens up for submissions for its 23rd series this week. To help you prepare for a successful series (more on what that means later), I reached out to regular Newsjack contributors on Twitter - tips, advice, one liner examples, goals and of course, a whole LOAD of persistence!
The Comedy Loser, 15th September 2020Writers talk Newsjack
I reached out to regular Newsjack contributors on Twitter - tips, advice, one liner examples, goals and of course, a whole LOAD of persistence!
The Comedy Loser, 15th September 2020Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2020