Quote: Kenny Bania @ 12th March 2021, 1:57 PMYes - agree, can't believe that made it on. Surely must predate The Two Ronnies...
Enjoyed the AA7 joke, though
Excellent - which one was yours ?
Oh, and, er, if it was the police looking into the hole joke....congratulations, a modern twist on a much loved classic ( he says, hastily covering all bases )
As we've lamented on these forums on many occasions, the NJ producers do seem to like a well-used familiar punchline (as do the audience) so if anything, I blame myself for trying to do my over-complicated schtick rather than focusing on writing straightforward gags.
Quote: Rachel E Thorn @ 12th March 2021, 12:13 PMHi gang! I managed a one-liner - boom
Has anyone got any tips on where to look for more Newsjack-y news stories rather than just the big headlines?
The technology and science sections of the BBC News website are pretty fruitful for 'researchers have found that...' setups for both sketches and oneliners. I might also check out New Scientist and Wired and places like that for similar inspiration.
If there's a story that I think has something going for it, I will try to read a few articles about it across different news sources, generally looking for some turn of phrase that sparks something for me.
As well as my own usual favoured news sources (BBC, Guardian, Independent), I will also have a look at media sources I don't ordinarily read (Mirror, Metro) and ones I actively hate (Mail, Telegraph) to try to find something that sparks some emotion - sometimes the righteous fury created by a Daily Mail article will spur me to find some funny within my spittle-flecked rage.
Here are my rejected efforts from this episode. Not my best work.
BREAKING NEWS
1. Boots have apologised for an advert that encouraged people to buy sex toys for Mothers' Day. We are unable to name the products in question due to the BBC's strict 'no plugs' rule.
2. Religious protestors in Cyprus have claimed that the country's Eurovision entry promotes devil worship. When asked how to find hidden satanic messages in a Eurovision song, they said, (sings - 'Making Your Mind Up') you gotta speed it up, then you gotta slow it down....
3. The state of Georgia has made it illegal to hand out pizza to people queuing up to vote. When it comes to voter suppression Georgian lawmakers really take some topping.
GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK:
1. A bad week for moths in Britain whose population has declined by a third. A good week for lightbulbs, finally free of those flapping idiots.
2. A good week for inclusivity campaigners after Unilever agreed to rename their 'normal' skin and hair products. A bad week for customers who will now have to buy from the 'basic bitch' range.
3. A good week for token gestures after several London pedestrian crossing signals were changed to feature a green woman. A better week for a nearby green man who still managed to claim all the credit for getting people across the road.