Thanks for your nice comments. I'm happy to've got a sketch in as usually I manage nothing or one-liners.
PS Yes the songs are always parodies. The advice they sent was (1) make your lyrics fit the original as closely as poss and (2) think in terms of sketch-style development instead of just a funny idea repeated over and over.
Quote: Michael Monkhouse @ August 6 2010, 8:52 AM BSTThanks for your nice comments. I'm happy to've got a sketch in as usually I manage nothing or one-liners.
PS Yes the songs are always parodies. The advice they sent was (1) make your lyrics fit the original as closely as poss and (2) think in terms of sketch-style development instead of just a funny idea repeated over and over.
I'm a bit confused as to what 'sketch-style development' is as quite a lot of sketches are funny ideas repeated over and over.
But I wondered do the girls sing songs on their own? Or the boys? I've subbed two songs both sung by one girl each.
Sure, what they meant was it's easy to think of an idea (e.g. I once did Lady Gaga doing Bros' 'When Will I Be Famous' as 'When Will I Be Sexy'), but that's not enough, you gotta build it up in the same way you'd build up a sketch - premise, development, punch-line.
Are they still emailing out the newsletter? I've not heard a thing in 3 weeks.
Quote: Sound of Spinach @ August 9 2010, 8:45 PM BSTAre they still emailing out the newsletter? I've not heard a thing in 3 weeks.
Just got a load of requests from them today.
Quote: Michael Monkhouse @ August 9 2010, 5:39 PM BSTSure, what they meant was it's easy to think of an idea (e.g. I once did Lady Gaga doing Bros' 'When Will I Be Famous' as 'When Will I Be Sexy'), but that's not enough, you gotta build it up in the same way you'd build up a sketch - premise, development, punch-line.
Are you sure? How many comedy songs are that-even when put on stage? A song already has a punchline the musician might say-the final note.
Good advice, but not the type you want to receive. Never mind.
The title/chorus should be the big joke, a play on words, as it were.
But they like the songs to "tell a story" of the news items the ditty is parodying.
Oh, plus, when changing the verse/chorus words, you need to make them as similar sounding to the original lyrics as possible, as that's where the clever humour lies.
Listen to NewsRevue performing my Our House It Won't Sell to get a rough idea of what they go for.
Thank you Mikey, always a pleasure.
Has anyone seen a running order for the Edinburgh show? I seem to get sporadic writers emails from NR, but only see a running order when Mikey posts them on here (cheers for that!)
Cheers Griff! I was just wondering if anything of mine was in and it doesn't look like it is. I've got a few in the current London run though, so not too downhearted!
Just received this:
RUNNNING ORDER EDINBURGH. FINAL.
WRITERS
1.PLEASE STOP THIS GLEE THING *...Blakewill and Harris
2.CAROLINE LUCAS INTRO ...Kylie Butler
3.CAROLINE LUCAS SKETCH ...Marx, Lobek, Wharrier, Probyn
4.LLYODS TSB... James Witt
5.THE CAMERON RAP * ...Kerry Gooderson
6.AIRPORT SCANNER ...Robin Bailes
7.LOATHING *...Kerry Gooderson and Katy Heavens
8.NIGELLA LAWSON INTRO ...Noel Christopher
9.CRACK PIE ...Griff Phillips
10.BERLUSCONI * ...Robin Bailes
11.JEREMY KYLE ... Robbie Dale and Richard David Caine
12.THERES A HOLE IN MY OIL RIG * ...Blakewill and Harris
13.CASH 4 GOLD ...Joseph Elliot
14.HOPELESSLY I VOTED FOR YOU* ...Mikey Jackson
15.THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP ...Jason Smart
16.IF I COULD TALK TO THE TALIBAN * Griff Phillips and Stuart Cooper edited by Mike Turnbull and Simon Grant
17.JADE V/O ...Adam Morley
18.IRAQ WATERWAYS ...Tony Bryan
19.FOREVER AND EVER * ...Griff Phillips
20.PM ACTUALLY ...Becky Moult
21.DISNEY INTRO
22.DISNEY ASSYLUM SEEKER MED * ...Richard David Caine
23.ROYAL MAIL V/O ...David Salisbury
24.EYEBROWS ...Kylie Butler
25.IM REVIEWING THE OCCUPATION * ...Sarah Hutchings and Hil Cooke
26.AT HOME WITH THE CAMERONS ...Tom Johnstone
27.ROGUES * ...Blakewill and Harris
28.STROKE AD ...Simon Grant
29.THE VOLCANO SONG * ...Martin Malcolm
30.DAVINA INTRO
31.DAVINA SKETCH ...Annabel Lloyd
32.CAMERON BREAKS DOWN ...Tom Connor
33.SEND IN THE CLONES * ...Carrie Marx
34.WORLD CUP V/O ...Harry Lobek
35.CATHOLIC C of E SMACKDOWN ...Robin Bailes
36.THE PETER ANDRE FOUNDATION V/O ...Marx, Lobek, Wharrier and Probyn
37.THE LETTER ...Kylie Butler, Pete Smith, Amy Westgarth, Annabel Lloyd, Tom Connor, Richard David Caine
38.ALL IN SHIT TOGETHER * ...Blakewill and Harris
week 3 of the London run.
NewsRevue TonightCast
Real Life 3DMikey Jackson
Peter CrouchTerry Newman
Indian Call CenterMikey Jackson
Boris MonologueNick Hallam
Work Til Ninety-FiveMalcolm Martin
SpringwatchMarc Jones
Page 3 ThoughtsReal Page 3 Thoughts
I Got You DaveAndy Flood
WeathergirlsCarrie Marx / Rebecca Probyn
Raoul Maximus MoatHarry Lobek
Sweet Sophie DahlSarah Hutchings and Hils Cooke
Pakistan CricketAdam Morley
BellasconiRobin Bailes
Diplomacy in AsiaRobin Bailes
At Home With The CameronsTom Johnstone
Shakespeare I QuillMarc Jones
Northern Line v/oAdam Morley
MoronicChris Bryant
England Players v/oGavin Bevis
George Osborne Pushed to SpeakAdam Morley
Rod StewartTerry Newman
Go CompareAdam Morley
All I want is FameJessica Day
Blood Diamond v/o'cast
G20 Police BrutalityBella Westgarth
The Expendablescast
Send in the ClonesCarrie Marx / Rebecca Probyn
Eastwood v CameronMark Fairclough
A-TeamMark Fairclough
Short DegreesTerry Newman
JordanJessica Day
Chav MillibandGary Beard
The VAT CollectorTom Johnstone
Page 3 ThoughtsReal Page 3 Thoughts
Smug AirwaysGeorge Monro
Rain Rain RainLeigh Stevenson
Pamplona Bull Running V/OPeter Styles
Gazza The NegotiatorJames Harris
Inside MillibandJack Wharrier
Policies Keep Falling on My HeadMark Fairclough
Helmand HouseAnnabel King
BallsNoel Christopher
MismatchMark Leeson
Gove The ManLeigh Stevenson
Richard Desmond to Buy Channel 5Terry Newman
Sex EducationMikey Jackson
Top Trump WagsAdam Morley
MismatchMark Leeson
Sex EducationMikey Jackson
A Musical Nice-offJasmine Jones
Cash for DiamondsMarc Jones
Unexpurgated MandyTerry Newman
Boris's Bicycle SongLeigh Stevenson
One week, during the normal run, Roscoff and I both had a sketch on. It's a shame no reviewers were in that week.
week 4
NewsRevue TonightCast
Real Life 3DMikey Jackson
Peter CrouchTerry Newman
Boris MonologueNick Hallam
I Got You DaveAndy Flood
Lost & Stolen Nuclear WarheadMark Fairclough
Deficit Reduction 1Robin Bailes
Flights and KissesLeigh Stevenson
WeathergirlsCarrie Marx / Rebecca Probyn
Page 3 ThoughtsReal Page 3 Thoughts
JordanJessica Day
Raoul Maximus MoatHarry Lobek
Sweet Sophie DahlSarah Hutchings and Hils Cooke
A Level ResultsJames Harris
RAF Paper PlanesNoel Christopher
BellasconiRobin Bailes
Shakespeare I QuillMarc Jones
At Home With The CameronsTom Johnstone
George Osborne Pushed to SpeakAdam Morley
MoronicChris Bryant
Deficit Reduction 2Robin Bailes
The VAT CollectorTom Johnstone
Go CompareAdam Morley
Work til Nienty-FiveMalcolm Martin
Prescott v/o'Mark Fairclough
Page 3 ThoughtsReal Page 3 Thoughts
Eastwood v CameronMark Fairclough
All I want is FameJessica Day
Pamplona v/oPeter Styles
A-TeamMark Fairclough
Unexpurgated MandyTerry Newman
Chav MillibandGary Beard
Rain Rain RainLeigh Stevenson
The Expendablescast
Dead ParrotSimon Stratton
A Musical Nice-offJasmine Jones
Inside MillibandJack Wharrier
Nick Clegg speeding v/oMark Fairclough
Cash for DiamondsMarc Jones
Send in the ClonesCarrie Marx / Rebecca Probyn
G20 Police BrutalityBella Westgarth
BallsNoel Christopher
Gove The ManLeigh Stevenson
Sex EducationMikey Jackson
MismatchMark Leeson
Deficit Reduction 3Robin Bailes
Page 3 ThoughtsReal Page 3 Thoughts
Boris's Bicycle SongLeigh Stevenson