The first sitcom I ever sent to Radio 4 was about a couple whose kid had been brutally murdered and became C-list celebrities off the back of it. Looking back, it was a terrible idea and didn't stand a cat in hells chance of getting anywhere (although I think Gervais and Merchant must have read it, and stole it for that bit in the Extras Xmas special when the murdered kids mom appears on Celebrity Big Brother),
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Skippy the Buish tourettes kangaroo
Whats up Skip?
Shit Hairy Bollocks Fannies
Jimmies trapped in a well?
Quote: Andrew Smith @ February 22, 2008, 2:47 AM2.4 children
Sitcom following forestic officers as they uncover children's graves
Whenever I hear about child murder I always think of that Moby song. Damn you Chris Carter!
To the manor porn,
Penelope Keith makes grunt movies, after losing her fortune
Peter Bowles is the dashing fluffer
Das Booty
In a desperate attempt to win WW2 Hitler turns a U boat into a deadly gay disco boat, will they torpedo Churchill from behind?
Quote: sootyj @ February 22, 2008, 4:37 PMDas Booty
In a desperate attempt to win WW2 Hitler turns a U boat into a deadly gay disco boat, will they torpedo Churchill from behind?
Awl in the family
A sitcom about a load of Cobblers. Probably a shoe in at C5
Thunder turds,
From the hidden island base, in London's sewer the Thunder turds, fly around the world rescuing people, and bring fecal justice to all.
Doctor Jew
A Jewish Dr flys through time, bringing jsutice, and fighting antisemitism, played by Woody Allen, Sarah Silverman as a companion.
Quote: Blenkinsop @ February 22, 2008, 6:49 PMAwl in the family
A sitcom about a load of Cobblers. Probably a shoe in at C5
Very very nice
Gangles Gaugles and Geads
Follows the trials and tribulations of the UK's worst ventriloquist
To be frank Anne,
The wacky adventures of a loft full of Jews in hiding in German occupied Amsterdam
like Friends but no one gets to go to a coffee shop,
Fiends
A show about a group of evil friends
Joey Deacon 90
Joey hops in big rat, to become UK's greatest spastic superhero, throws shoes with deadly accuracy
The Sarsons
A cartoon based sitcom about a vinegar factory
Quote: sootyj @ February 22, 2008, 6:55 PMTo be frank Anne,
The wacky adventures of a loft full of Jews in hiding in German occupied Amsterdam
like Friends but no one gets to go to a coffee shop,
Plankety-Plank
A tale of a fun-loving pirate who never grew up
Pulp fiction
A sitcom about the people who work in a paper reclamation facotry, when not killing people and injecting heroin