It does appear from the twitter feed that week 5 is the one where the NJ team finally crack and say 'No more! Please! I mean Marathon / Snickers that was 20 years ago and you're still banging on about it!'.
I'm enjoying seeing the worst of NJ submissions and hoping to see a few more of them. If nothing else it's good to know that yes they think I'm unfunny but at least they think I'm unfunny in a fresh, original way.
Quote: StephenM @ October 12 2011, 10:43 AM BSTI'm enjoying seeing the worst of NJ submissions and hoping to see a few more of them.
Where are you seeing them?
Quote: Nogget @ October 12 2011, 11:21 AM BSTWhere are you seeing them?
Critique?
Quote: Timbo @ October 12 2011, 11:35 AM BSTCritique?
Haha, cruel!
StephenM clearly meant the examples of obvious jokes the team have been saying 'No more of PLEASE!!!' via Twitter...
Quote: amarsandhu @ October 11 2011, 6:17 PM BSTNewsjack BBC on Twitter-
"Also, we're fine for stuff which hilariously confuses Defence Secretary Dr. Liam Fox with popular radio presenter Dr. Fox."
Well, I guess I can just kiss goodbye to hearing that skit I wrote about Doctor Fox DJ'ing at Macca's wedding and Adam Werritty requesting the Hokey-Cokey because everyone can now put both legs in.
NOTE: I didn't really send that.
I know I sent in two sketches this week, but I can't recall what the first one was about. It must've really sucked.
Quote: Jinky @ October 12 2011, 10:34 AM BSTNot only do they accept them, they occasionally broadcast them.
(What's this door with 'career suicide' written on it? oh, it's unlocked.....)
Quote: radiat10n @ October 12 2011, 11:56 AM BSTHaha, cruel!
StephenM clearly meant the examples of obvious jokes the team have been saying 'No more of PLEASE!!!' via Twitter...
I did indeed. Nice people especially put them on here but you can just see them on the twitter.com website if you type in NewsJack.
I always imagine in my head some naive, young producer goes into the office of the head of BBC Radio Comedy(*) to be told 'So you want to work on Just a Minute or The News Quiz? Well let's see what your're made off first. I want you to read through one hundred different versions of the line 'Eric Pickles is fat' every week and if you don't go postal after 6 episodes you're hired.'
(*) Jane Berthoud in case you were interested.
Is anyone going to the recording tonight?
Yeah, I'm going. Will let you know what I remember.
Dan
Quote: StephenM @ October 12 2011, 1:56 PM BSTI always imagine in my head some naive, young producer goes into the office of the head of BBC Radio Comedy(*) to be told 'So you want to work on Just a Minute or The News Quiz? Well let's see what your're made off first. I want you to read through one hundred different versions of the line 'Eric Pickles is fat' every week and if you don't go postal after 6 episodes you're hired.'
(*) Jane Berthoud in case you were interested.
I don't think Just a Minute do much in the way of topical material.
Quote: Jinky @ October 12 2011, 10:34 AM BSTNot only do they accept them, they occasionally broadcast them.
(What's this door with 'career suicide' written on it? oh, it's unlocked.....)
Yeah, I thought I'd be lonely this side. Nice to see you Jinky...
Went to recording tonight. Here's the sketches I remember:
Children play Quantitative Easing version of Monopoly, where you can give yourself more money by just writing yourself notes for billions of pounds.
Brucie gets knighted and treats the Queen as if she's in the Generation Game - this was clearly written by the production team at the last minute - they said it was hand-written.
Extract from report about women eating ice-cream too sensually.
Ed Miliband struggles to put new cabinet together, finds at least one shadow minister's slipped under the sofa, and he's put Dianne Abbott in the wrong way round.
Trailer for evening of programmes compiled from halves of different programmes, to save money at BBC, such as Tinker Tailor Byker Grove.
Trailer for children's film about Dr. Fox.
Appeal for Adam Werrity charity.
Dow Jones's Diary, spoof of Bridget Jones's Diary, but she has a fixation with the Nikkei instead of Hugh Grant.
Steve Jobs in Heaven admires the white purity of the design but has some ideas for improvements.
Big Ben is leaning to the left only because it's trying to escape from the Parliament it's come to despise.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's kids are horrified to discover that rather than giving their puppy a bath he's actually cooking it in boiling water.
A policeman investigating betting corruption allegations reveals that bets have been placed on certain phrases being used on Newsjack.
A war reporter reports on the conflict at a children's party.
The Lords consider NHS amendments that seem to include Dr. Who references.
The Yeti which has been discovered is to appear on a variety of new TV shows, such as Yet I Claudius.
Paul writes a new song for Nancy and reveals that every Beatle wife has to have her own particular evil trait.
Old people remember their own childhoods in parody documentary about how childhood has changed.
No Hitler then?
Quote: John Kelly @ October 12 2011, 11:41 PM BSTTrailer for children's film about Dr. Fox.
I don't suppose you could be a bit more specific about that, could you? From that description, it could just about be one of mine, but it probably isn't and I don't want to get my hopes up, only to have them cruelly dashed tomorrow.
Thanks so much for the list, though.
