Dantrobus
Wednesday 27th April 2022 1:57pm
Sheffield
173 posts
"Building on the success of Newsjack, DMs Are Open will provide even more opportunities for up and coming writers and performers to break into the industry, for example with a voice notes section of the show hearing directly from the public themselves. The satirical sketch show is loosely topical, reflecting online conversations and trends through a heady cocktail of comedy formats. This broader playing field is designed to attract a wide range of submissions and will reflect pop culture, hot takes and the political and social zeitgeist."
Very interesting. Voice notes section possibly similar to the old Jackapps vox pops on Newsjack. And 'loosely topical' will probably be helpful for some writers who found it hard to get on board with writing for a topical show (though I always argued that Newsjack sketches themselves didn't have to be topical as long as you could come up with a topical joke for the intro that segued nicely into whatever far-flung fancy you wanted for your sketch).