Both shows would be a bit edgier than Newsjack, especially NewsRevue. This blog helped me a good bit
http://phillbarron.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/how-to-write-sketches-part-one/
NewsRevue again! Page 115
Thanks MrBoombastic.
Run 6 weeks 3/4/5.
Well done all who got something used.
RUN NUMBER 6
WEEK NUMBER 3
DIRECTOR: Brendan Matthew
MD: Richard Baker
CAST: Amelia Newbould, Joe Leather, Tamsyn Kelly & Luke Coldham
TITLE WRITER
1 Calais Medley Geoff Aymer/ Luke Coldham
2 VO - Amy Winehouse's Statue Sam Mosely
3 Ebola Tombola Emma Gallagher
4 Passport Fast Track Jenny Andrews
5 Off to Sunny Spain Mark Hibbett
6 Coalition Shopping Trip Paddy Bannatine
7 MSN David Crawford
8 NHS Self Service Laura Hyde, Briony Rawle, Alex Pritchett, Richard Popple, Stuart Saint
9 Naked Celebrities Luke Coldham
10 VO - Prince Harry's 30th David Keenan
11 Bake Off Medley Cast & Alice Marshall
12 Queen and Philip Amelia Newbould
13 Downton Trailer Cast
14 Trafalgar Protest Paddy Bannatine
15 VO - Jordan's Baby Tamsyn Kelly
16 Merkel's Maybe This Time Amelia Newbould/Brendan Matthew/Richard Baker
17 Joan River's in Heaven Paddy Bannatine
18 Fashion Week Rachel Williams
19 Scottish Gandalf Luke Coldham
20 Didgeroo Don't Michael Monkhouse & Lowri Amies
21 SASS Cast
22 Shot Through the Heart Simon Levenson
23 VO - Phones 4 U Brendan Matthew/Amelia Newbould
24 Pee off Scotland Mikey Jackson
25 Supplying Weapons to Iraq Jenny Andrews
26 Boris Space Station Luke Coldham
27 David Attenborough Royal Wildlife David Crawford
28 Who'll Go Next Matthew Malone & Joe Leather
29 VO - Gordon Brown's back Martin Malcolm
30 Celebrity Baby Names Geoff Merritt
31 Nato Mean Girls Joe Leather
32 Panda Pregnancy Chris Bartlett
33 Tinder Mark Collier
34 ISIS Branding Mark Hibbett & John Drudge
35 French Crisis Alice Gregg
36 VO - ADHD John McGlade
37 Wizard of Scots Luke Coldham
38 Bardarbunga Richard Baker
39 Gazza or Gaza NR Run 5 cast
40 High Cost of Living Drew Payne
Referendum Medley Cast
RUN NUMBER 6
WEEK NUMBER 4
DIRECTOR: Brendan Matthew
MD: Richard Baker
CAST: Amelia Newbould, Joe Leather, Tamsyn Kelly & Luke Coldham
TITLE WRITER
1 Calais Medley Geoff Aymer/ Luke Coldham
2 Ebola Tombola Emma Gallagher
3 Off to Sunny Spain Mark Hibbett
4 Prince Harry and Charles Paddy Bannatine
5 Victoria Beckham's Boutique Rob Fisher
6 Who'll Go Next Matthew Malone & Joe Leather
7 NHS Self Service Laura Hyde, Briony Rawle, Alex Pritchett, Richard Popple, Stuart Saint
8 VO - Arsenal Voice Over James Hastie
9 MSN David Crawford
10 Bake Off Medley Cast & Alice Marshall
11 Passport Fast Track Jenny Andrews
12 Panda Pregnancy Chris Bartlett
13 Emma Watson Rachel Williams
14 Merkel's Maybe This Time Amelia Newbould/Brendan Matthew/Richard Baker
15 Scottish Gandalf Luke Coldham
16 Super Ed Paul Gerrard
17 Downton Trailer Cast
18 Didgeroo Don't Michael Monkhouse & Lowri Amies
19 VO - There's no Crime'ere Noel Christopher
20 Celebrity Baby Names Geoff Merritt
21 Boris Space Station Luke Coldham
22 Supplying Weapons to Iraq Jenny Andrews
23 Shot Through the Heart Simon Levenson
24 VO - Prince William and the Maltese President Adrian Fisk
25 David Attenborough Royal Wildlife David Crawford
26 Super MPs Judgement Dave
27 VO - Losing The Orange Richard Baker
28 ISIS Branding Mark Hibbett & John Drudge
29 Paul McCartney Paddy Bannatine
30 Dr Death Rob Fisher
31 Andy Murray Richard Baker
32 NATO Mean Girls Joe Leather
33 Shit's Going down at Tescos Geoff Merritt
34 VO - Lose Weight Mother Richard Baker
35 Royal Shame Chris Moore
36 Tinder Mark Collier
37 iDon't Care Judgement Dave
38 Dave Lee Travis Cast
39 VO - ADHD John McGlade
40 Bardarbunga Richard Baker
41 Gazza or Gaza NR Run 5 cast
42 Referendum Medley Cast
RUN NUMBER 6
WEEK NUMBER 5
DIRECTOR: Brendan Matthew
MD: Richard Baker
CAST: Amelia Newbould, Joe Leather, Tamsyn Kelly & Jacob Shepherd
TITLE WRITER
1 Calais Medley Geoff Aymer/ Luke Coldham
2 Ebola Tombola Emma Gallagher
3 Midwife Protest Luke Coldham
4 Off to Sunny Spain Mark Hibbett
5 VO - Nigel Farage John McGlade
6 Victoria Beckham's Boutique Rob Fisher
7 Who'll Go Next Matthew Malone & Joe Leather
8 NHS Self Service Laura Hyde, Briony Rawle, Alex Pritchett, Richard Popple, Stuart Saint
9 MSN David Crawford
10 Educating East End Drew Payne
11 Ice Every Bakewell Alice Marshall
12 VO - Slush Puppy Ash Williamson
13 Emma Watson Rachel Williams
14 Merkel's Maybe This Time Amelia Newbould/ Brendan Matthew/ Richard Baker
15 Scottish Gandalf Luke Coldham
16 Super Ed Paul Gerrard
17 Downton Trailer Cast
18 Lindsey Lohan's Stage Debut Drew Payne
19 Didgeroo Don't Michael Monkhouse & Lowri Amies
20 VO - WAGS/ Artificial Bitches John McGlade
21 Celebrity Baby Names Geoff Merritt
22 Expensive Eastenders David Keenan
23 Supplying Weapons to Iraq Jenny Andrews
24 Shot Through the Heart Simon Levenson
25 VO - Wonga Jamie Hastie
26 NATO Mean Girls Joe Leather
27 David Attenborough's Royal Wildlife David Crawford
28 Super MPS Judgement Dave
29 VO - Stephen Fry David Keenan
30 Dr Fox Richard Baker
31 ISIS Branding Mark Hibbett and John Drudge
32 Queen Purring Tamsyn Kelly
33 Shit's Going down at Tescos Geoff Merritt
34 Idon't Care Judgement Dave
35 Passport Fast Track Jenny Andrews
36 Andy Murray Richard Baker
37 Dave Lee Travis Cast
38 VO - ADHD John McGlade
39 Tinder Mark Collier
40 David/ Clegg Amelia Newbould
41 Gazza or Gaza NR Run 5 cast
42 High Cost of Living Drew Payne
43 Asia Medley Joe Leather
And run 6 week 6 has just arrived in my inbox - well done all on it.
RUN NUMBER 6
WEEK NUMBER 6
DIRECTOR: Brendan Matthew
MD: Richard Baker
CAST: Amelia Newbould, Joe Leather, Tamsyn Kelly & Luke Coldham
TITLE WRITER
1 Calais Medley Geoff Aymer/Luke Coldham
2 Black and White Flag John McGlade
3 PM Homes Alice Gregg
4 Who'll Go Next Matthew Malone & Joe Leather
5 Patties Alice Gregg
6 Victoria Beckham's Boutique Rob Fisher
7 UKIP Defector Stephen Mawhinney/ David Salisbury
8 NHS Self Service Laura Hyde, Briony Rawle, Alex Pritchett, Richard Popple, Stuart Saint
9 Rah Rah Wiff Waff Elizabeth Campbell
10 Extreme Apprentice Neil Tolfree
11 Ebola Airport Alice Gregg
12 Ice Every Bakewell Alice Marshall
13 Sit on My Facebook Mark Wilson
14 Educating East End Drew Payne
15 Nasty Mark Hibbett
16 Lindsay Lohan on the London Stage Drew Payne
17 Army Midwife Jacob Shephard
18 Merkel's 'Maybe this Time' Amelia Newbould/Brendan Matthew/Richard Baker
19 Scottish Gandalf Luke Coldham
20 Super Ed Paul Gerrard
21 Downton Trailer Cast
22 Twitter Jacob Shephard
23 Didgeroo Don't Michael Monkhouse & Lowri Amies
24 UKIP Abs David Elliott
25 White Person gets Ebola David Keenan
26 Back Row David Elliott
27 Supplying Weapons to Iraq Jenny Andrews
28 He's Boning Men Joe Leather
29 Wonga Jamie Hastie
30 Bill and Ted's Middle Aged Adventure Mark Hibbett & John Drudge
31 David Attenborough David Crawford
32 Super MPS Judgement Dave
33 Card Clash Mark Collier
34 Katie Hopkins Soul John McGlade
35 ISIS Branding Mark Hibbett/ John Drudge
36 Queen Purring Tamsyn Kelly
37 Shit's Going Down at Tesco's Geoff Merritt
38 Idon't Care Judgement Dave
39 Passport Fast Track Jenny Andrews
40 Andy Murray Richard Baker
41 Dave Lee Travis Cast
42 ADHD John McGlade
43 Tinder Mark Collier
44 David/ Clegg Amelia Newbould
45 Gazza or Gaza NR Run 5 cast
46 Brooks Newmark Stephen Mawhinney/ David Salisbury
47 Asia Medley Joe Leather
I'm confused about why you can't just contact the same person. Submitted something for the Christmas special anyway.
The results from run 7...
RUN NUMBER 7
WEEK NUMBER 1
DIRECTOR: Tara Newton-Wordsworth
MD: Gary Jerry
CAST: Duncan Mason, Katriona Perrett, Jessica Brady & Sean Quigley
TITLE WRITER
1 Tinder Mark Collier
2 HIV IS FOR VENDETTA Alice Gregg
3 Ebola's big break Alice Gregg
4 X Factor Jenny Andrews
5 VO ADHD John McGlade
6 Sherlock Moans Michael Monkhouse/Duncan Mason
7 The Apprentice DAVID KEENAN
8 Tweet Tweet Gary Jerry
9 Andy Murray Richard Baker
10 Wonga Writeoff Neil Tollfree
11 VO Gogglebox Jamie Hastie
12 Jihadi Longlegs Pearson England
13 She's Fat Gary Jerry
14 David Lee Travis Run 6 Cast
15 Card Clash Mark Collier
16 Benefits Cards David Crawford
17 ISIS baby Duncan Mason
18 Super Ed Paul Gerrard
19 Dawkins Danny Antrobus
20 McCann troll doorstepper Danny Antrobus
21 Snapchat Geoff Merritt
22 Downton Abbey Cast Run 6
23 VO Duchess of Cambridge Jamie Hastie
24 Extreme Tourism Tim Ashworth
25 Royal Sickness Sketch Emma Gallagher
26 Nasty Mark Hibbett
27 Newsnight Farage Simon Levenson
28 Scottish Gandalf Luke Coldham
29 Medal rescinded Tim Ashworth
30 Merkel's 'Maybe this Time' Amelia Newbould, Brendan Matthew, Richard Baker
31 Emma Watson Rachel Williams
32 iPhone snowman (breaking Iphone sound effect) Jenny Andrews
33 Didgeroo Don't Michael Monkhouse & Lowri Amies
34 Ebola Gary Jerry
35 Microsoft Sean Quigley
36 VO Paddington Paddy Bannatine
37 No Cash (on buses) Cast
38 Kim's Back Neil Tollfree
39 Kim Jong Un Song Hil Jennings
40 VO Mcann Tara Newton-Wordsworth
41 School Ground Tories Paddy Bannatine
42 Super MPS Judgement Dave
43 Bill and Ted Mark Hibbett & John Dredge
44 Weekend Showdown Gary Jerry
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RUN NUMBER 7
WEEK NUMBER 2
DIRECTOR: Tara Newton-Wordsworth
MD: Gary Jerry
CAST: Duncan Mason, Katriona Perrett, Jessica Brady & Sean Quigley
TITLE WRITER
1 Tinder Mark Collier
2 Ebola's big break Alice Gregg
3 No means yes Judgement Dave
4 VO ADHD John McGlade
5 *X Factor Jenny Andrews
6 Dawkins Danny Antrobus
7 Card Clash Mark Collier
8 Pope Noir Chris Moore
9 Putin Painted Red Robert Fisher
10 VO Nice to Syria Alice Gregg
11 Strictly Pixie Neil Tollfree
12 Google Forgets David Salisbury
13 Three Breasted Lady Sketch Jason Smart
14 3 Boob Woman Gary Jerry
15 Teachers Mikey Jackson
16 iPhone snowman (breaking Iphone sound effect) Jenny Andrews
17 Pistorious Bang Bang Gary Jerry
18 Renee Zellweger Tara Newton-Wordsworth
19 Midwife Push John McGlade
20 *Maybe This Time Amelia Newbould, Brendan Matthew, Richard Baker
21 Extreme Tourism Tim Ashworth
22 Royals wanna vom Emma Gallagher
23 VO Trolls Alice Gregg
24 *ISIS baby Duncan Mason
25 MP Urinal Luke Coldham
26 Scottish Fish John McGlade
27 Downton Abbey Cast Run 6
28 Andy Murray Richard Baker
29 *Nasty Mark Hibbett
30 Wonga Neil Tollfree
31 David Lee Travis Cast Run 6
32 *Snapchat Geoff Merritt
33 Super Ed Paul Gerrard
34 Didgeroo Don't Michael Monkhouse & Lowri Amies
35 VO Ebay Andy Gilderdale
36 ISIS Jeremy Clarkson Marc Wright
37 *Ebola Geoff Merritt
38 Benefits Cards David Crawford
39 No Cash (on buses) Cast
40 Newsnight Farage Simon Levenson
41 Bill and Ted Mark Hibbett & John Dredge
42 *Weekend Showdown Gary Jerry
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RUN NUMBER 7
WEEK NUMBER 3
DIRECTOR: Tara Newton-Wordsworth
MD: Michael Riley & Richard Baker
CAST: Duncan Mason, Katriona Perrett, Jessica Brady & Sean Quigley
TITLE WRITER
1 *No sector like the banking sector Gary Jerry
2 Bill and Ted Mark Hibbett & John Dredge
3 Trick or Treat Judgement Dave
4 *S Club reunion Gary Jerry
5 No means yes Judgement Dave
6 Fishing David Cameron Chris Moore
7 *Ebola Geoff Merritt
8 Card Clash Mark Collier
9 Pope Noir Chris Moore
10 VO Trolls Alice Gregg
11 *Weekend Showdown Gary Jerry
12 Robbie Williams Soothing Singing Rob Fisher
13 iPhone snowman (breaking Iphone sound effect) Jenny Andrews
14 *Nasty Mark Hibbett
15 Scottish Fish John McGlade
16 VO Ebay Andy Gilderdale
17 Royals wanna vom Emma Gallagher
18 Wonga Song Andy Flood and Alice Gregg
19 Ebola's big break Alice Gregg
20 Teachers Mikey Jackson
21 Pistorious Bang Bang Gary Jerry
22 Renee Zellweger Tara Newton-Wordsworth
23 Benefits Cards David Crawford
24 *ISIS baby Duncan Mason
25 Gary Barlow's Soothing Singing Rob Fisher
26 Strictly Pixie Neil Tollfree
27 Andy Murray Richard Baker
28 Three Breasted Lady Sketch Jason Smart
29 Three Breasted Lady Song Gary Jerry
30 VO ADHD John McGlade
31 Downton Abbey Run 6 cast
32 ISIS Jeremy Clarkson Marc Wright
33 *Maybe This Time Amelia Newbould, Brendan Matthew, Richard Baker
34 David Lee Travis Run 6 Cast
35 Didgeroo Don't Michael Monkhouse & Lowri Amies
36 *X Factor Jenny Andrews
37 Super Ed Paul Gerrard
38 Dawkins Danny Antrobus
39 Putin Painted Red Robert Fisher
40 No Cash (on buses) Cast
41 VO Countdown John McGlade
42 Thatcher Board Game Tara Newton-Wordsworth
43 Thatcher Thriller (part of Medley) Stuart Saint
44 Newsnight Farage Simon Levenson
45 Tinder Mark Collier
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RUN NUMBER 7
WEEK NUMBER 4
DIRECTOR: Tara Newton-Wordsworth
MD: Nick Barstow
CAST: Duncan Mason, Katriona Perrett, Jessica Brady & Sean Quigley
TITLE WRITER
1 No sector like the banking sector Gary Jerry
2 Ah Bisto Tara Newton-Wordsworth and Sean Quigley
3 Card Clash Mark Collier
4 Ebola Geoff Merritt
5 Pope Noir Chris Moore
6 David Lee Travis Run 6 Cast
7 Nasty Mark Hibbett
8 Dawkins Danny Antrobus
9 VO Trolls Alice Gregg
10 Royal Sickness Emma Gallagher
11 Prostitute in bag David Crawford
12 Maybe This Time Amelia Newbould, Brendan Matthew, Richard Baker
13 Teachers Mikey Jackson
14 Aztec Camilla Chris Moore
15 Wonga Song Andy Flood and Alice Gregg
16 Robbie Williams Soothing Singing Rob Fisher
17 Rolls Royce Sean Quigley
18 VO Ebay Andy Gilderdale
19 Space quest goes on Jenny Andrews
20 Scottish Fish John McGlade
21 No Cash (on buses) Cast
22 *Christmas Coffee Medley Jessica Brady
23 British in Bahamas Chris Moore
24 Ebola's big break Alice Gregg
25 Pistorious Bang Bang Gary Jerry
26 Renee Zellweger Tara Newton-Wordsworth
27 Benefits Cards David Crawford
28 VO - Breaking Bad David Salisbury
29 *ISIS baby Duncan Mason
30 Gary Barlow's Soothing Singing Rob Fisher
31 Super Burton Mark Wilson
32 VO ADHD John McGlade
33 *X Factor Jenny Andrews
34 Didgeroo Don't Michael Monkhouse & Lowri Amies
35 Downton Abbey Run 6 cast
36 VO - or else! David Salisbury
37 New Inquiry boss Neil Tollfree
38 Andy Murray Richard Baker
39 Putin Painted Red Robert Fisher
40 iPhone snowman (breaking Iphone sound effect) Jenny Andrews
41 Werner Herzog on Strictly Neil Tollfree
42 Newsnight Farage Simon Levenson
43 Tinder Mark Collier
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RUN NUMBER 7
WEEK NUMBER 5
DIRECTOR: Tara Newton-Wordsworth
MD: Gary Jerry
CAST: Duncan Mason, Katriona Perrett, Jessica Brady & Sean Quigley
TITLE WRITER
1 *No sector like the banking sector Gary Jerry
2 Ah Bisto Tara Newton-Wordsworth and Sean Quigley
3 Card Clash Mark Collier
4 *Ebola Geoff Merritt
5 Pope Noir Chris Moore
6 Cumberland Sausages Cast
7 *Nasty Mark Hibbett
8 Dawkins Danny Antrobus
9 VO Trolls Alice Gregg
10 Prostitute in bag David Crawford
11 *Maybe This Time Amelia Newbould, Brendan Matthew, Richard Baker
12 Welsh Kardashian Tara Newton-Wordsworth
13 Teachers Mikey Jackson
14 Charles Mexico Chris Moore
15 *Wonga Song Andy Flood and Alice Gregg
16 Robbie Williams Soothing Singing Rob Fisher
17 Penisland Rachel Williams
18 VO Ebay Andy Gilderdale
19 *Tinder Mark Collier
20 Gherkin Christmas Katriona Perret and Tara Newton-Wordsworth
21 No Cash (on buses) Cast
22 *Christmas Coffee Medley Jessica Brady
23 Cumberbatch Assault Cast
24 Ebola's big break Alice Gregg
25 *Pistorious Bang Bang Gary Jerry
26 Renee Zellweger Tara Newton-Wordsworth
27 Benefits Cards David Crawford
28 VO - Breaking Bad David Salisbury
29 *Queen Bang Bang Alice Gregg
30 Gary Barlow's Soothing Singing Rob Fisher
31 Super Burton Mark Wilson
32 VO Comet landing Paddy Bannatine
33 *X Factor Jenny Andrews
34 Didgeroo Don't Michael Monkhouse & Lowri Amies
35 Downton Abbey Run 6 cast
37 Abbey Rd Rob Fisher
38 Dapper Laughs Andy Gilderdale
39 *Putin Painted Red Robert Fisher
40 iPhone snowman (breaking Iphone sound effect) Jenny Andrews
41 Strictly Pixie Neil Tollfree
42 NewsNight Farage Simon Levenson
43 *Les Mis Political Medley Duncan Mason
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RUN NUMBER 7
WEEK NUMBER 6
DIRECTOR: Tara Newton-Wordsworth
MD: Gary Jerry
CAST: Duncan Mason, Katriona Perrett, Jessica Brady & Sean Quigley
TITLE WRITER
1 *No sector like the banking sector Gary Jerry
2 Ah Bisto Tara Newton-Wordsworth and Sean Quigley
3 Card Clash Mark Collier
4 *Zero Contracts Chris Collyer
5 Christmas Lidl Jon Bradfield
6 VO - Stricly scum Richard Woolford
7 *Nasty Mark Hibbett
8 Super Ed Paul Gerrard
9 NewsNight Farage Simon Levenson
10 *Maybe This Time Amelia Newbould, Brendan Matthew, Richard Baker
11 Welsh Kardashian Tara Newton-Wordsworth
12 *Wonga Song Andy Flood and Alice Gregg
13 Robbie Williams Soothing Singing Rob Fisher
14 VO - Breaking Bad David Salisbury
15 Pope Noir Chris Moore
16 *Tinder Mark Collier
17 Gherkin Christmas Katriona Perret and Tara Newton-Wordsworth
18 No Cash (on buses) Cast
19 *Les Mis Political Medley Duncan Mason
20 Keith and Orville Sketch Judgement Dave
21 *Keith and Orville Song Judgement Dave
22 VO - Gemma Collins Katriona Perrett
23 Penguins Jessica Brady and Katriona Perrett
24 *Dapper Laughs Andy Gilderdale
25 Renee Zellweger Tara Newton-Wordsworth
26 Prostitute in bag David Crawford
27 VO Trolls Alice Gregg
28 *X Factor Jenny Andrews
29 Dawkins Danny Antrobus
30 Didgeroo Don't Michael Monkhouse & Lowri Amies
31 Downton Abbey Run 6 cast
32 Abbey Rd Rob Fisher
33 VO Spouting Shit Nick Barstow
34 *Ebola Band Aid Song Simon Levenson/Nick Barstow/Nick Hallam
35 Penisland Rachel Williams
36 VO Comet landing Paddy Bannatine
37 *Putin Painted Red Robert Fisher
38 Strictly Pixie Neil Tollfree
39 Gary Barlow's Soothing Singing Rob Fisher
40 *Queen Bang Bang Alice Gregg
41 Milliband Dork Night David Crawford
42 *Christmas Coffee Medley Jessica Brady
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Well done everyone who made it.
I've not done much lately but I was looking at a magazine the other day which could provide some inspiration. It's called "The Week" and issue 1,000 is on sale this weekend.
Haven't been keeping up with this but want to send something off this weekend who is the director and what is their email address?
@blahblah
A girl called Jess, so newsrevuejess@gmail.com.
Aargh! What happened to Ellie?
Cast and directors change every 5 weeks or so. Probably keeps it 'fresh' or something, not sure myself why
Quote: Chappers @ 4th December 2014, 9:06 PM GMTI've not done much lately but I was looking at a magazine the other day which could provide some inspiration. It's called "The Week" and issue 1,000 is on sale this weekend.
I used to get The Week for mrs JD as she felt that she should keep up to date with the news but didn't during the week - the closest she got was usually watching Mock the week/8 out of 10/HIGNFY.
It seemed a good overview of the weeks news, but is, IMO, too late for doing topical humour from it unless you're using it to get up to speed on an ongoing situation. The issue comes out around Friday/Saturday iirc, and covers the preceding weeks news. Most topical comedy outlets seem to be recorded/staged on Wed/Thurs onwards and seem to want news from something like Thursday-Tuesday. Obviously the issue of The Week you'd be working from might touch on the Thursday/Friday but is mainly covering news that is too old to be using for new material by the time you read it.
Okay - maybe out slightly with the days, but the general idea is: The Week is a decent read for catching up on the news, but too slow for using it as a main source for writing topical comedy.
BTW: Apologies if yours was a humourous post and I just didn't get it and so answered too seriously.
Quote: MrBoombastic @ 7th December 2014, 2:38 PM GMTCast and directors change every 5 weeks or so. Probably keeps it 'fresh' or something, not sure myself why
I'm not sure why either, but I'd imagine that it's quite knackering doing the run since they're replacing something like a third of the show each week, so there's always new material to write/learn/rehearse. I'd guess that's more effort than just running a single, essentially static, play for 6 weeks.
The change in tone can also keep it fresh for punters (assuming they get some people who return every run).
It may also help writers... some directors/cast may love your style/take and others might hate it. Changing the cast and crew means if you keep submitting decent material you'll (hopefully) find a team that like it, or at least you won't be stuck with someone who just doesn't like your stuff.
I write that as, whilst I've no idea what they actually thought of my material, as there's no feedback past being used or not, I got loads of material in 2014 run 1, then nothing in run 2 though for a few weeks I sent just as much material and had faith in what I sent. My (possibly incorrect) assumption is that the 2 directors had very different opinions of my style/tone. It could have put me off for good if I'd had months of a director that used nothing...
They only have short runs primarily because they are all jobbing actors and directors who do other things as well. For example, many NewRevue-ites have turned up in adverts or shows such as Casualty and Holby City. Oh, and many do stints of theatre work or stand-up too.
Oh, and yes, it keeps the show fresh. 
Quote: Mikey Jackson @ 14th December 2014, 7:52 PM GMTThey only have short runs primarily because they have these jobbing writers who do other things as well. For example, many NewRevue-ites have turned up on Elance or IdeasTap or anyone who accepts them.
Wishful thinking?
