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Not if I was writing a joke about Gadaffi escaping. Hadn't thought about the inquiry though. Will add to my 'Sunday session' list. Thanks.

Quote: Burnt Out Hack @ September 8 2011, 10:24 AM BST

Not if I was writing a joke about Gadaffi escaping. Hadn't thought about the inquiry though. Will add to my 'Sunday session' list. Thanks.

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It was kind of joke on your name. I know, lead balloon...

I'm working on some one-liners and sketches at the moment.

Quote: Ian Wolf @ September 8 2011, 1:34 PM BST

I'm working on some one-liners and sketches at the moment.

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Want to share?

Go on, Ian! Am noodling with some long-winded one liner (more like a three liner) about, er, public inquiries. It's a hoot.

Quote: AJGO @ September 8 2011, 1:47 PM BST

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So far I've not done much in the way of one-liners (one App, one correction). In terms of sketches I've written two, one about the changes to the show and Radio 4 Extra in general, the other about Japan.

I've been listening to an old episode and didn't fully take in the app bit (I was on Poker Stars at the time) -- what's the angle exactly? Is it meant to be listeners phoning in to the show?

Much like the News Of The World's Glenn Mulcaire, the Jack App allows us to listen in to what people are saying on the phone to each other nationwide. In the form of one-liners.

The Jack-App is meant to be people calling the show yes. Just write them as you would a vox-pop.

Gotcha. Thanks very much.

Here's some very good tips from a proper writer, with some very good links therein: http://sitcomgeek.blogspot.com/2011/09/why-you-should-seriously-consider.html

Dan

Never seen that. Gold dust. Cheers.

Loads of examples of one-liners in this thread (many of them very good): https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/20158/

Lots of rejected sketches in the 'Critique' forum and they usually start with 'NJ:' in the title. https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/search/?q=nj%3A&type=posts

Dan

Custard creams to automatic yet Dan?

Quote: Trabs @ September 8 2011, 3:11 PM BST

The Jack-App is meant to be people calling the show yes. Just write them as you would a vox-pop.

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The JackApp is as far away from a Vox Pop as a Snickers is to a Marathon.