Hi Guys
A friend and I are starting a weekly podcast and have some nice ideas for a few of the segments
I wondered if you had any good ideas with regards to funny features etc that I could nab. You'll get a mention in the credits if we run with it
Cheers
Talk, do sketches, play music, say the word "and". Now credit me, but only if you do those well.
Plus, it all depends on the type of show you're doing. Is it a sketch show, talk show, spoof chat show, review show, music, sport show?
What sort of thing is it? Sketches? Articles? Just the two of you chatting away for half an hour?
Dan
It's a mixture really
The guy I am doing it with is an ex pro footballer and has excellent comedy timing and a funny northern accent. I'm pretty much the straight guy and keep it all moving nicely and press all the buttons.
Segment 1 - We start with whatever has happened in the news that week and put our take on it, we'll also find out what each other got up to (We live 60 miles apart and meet up once a week. We purposly do not talk about what we get up to so it is natural when we catch up)It generally involves piss taking, especially as I went to see Take That last night
Segment 2 - We have recorded some funny phone calls, Fonejacker stylee. We'll play a few each week
Advert Break - We have recorded some spoof adverts. We'll also push or web address etc here
Segment 3 - HELP NEEDED
Segment 4 - And Finally - My Friend has written an Autobiography and will read out 5 minute excerpts each week
The show will be recorded every Monday, starting this Monday. We have committed ourselves to 6, to see how it goes.
Help would be much appreciated
Can he dispel some of the myths about professional footballers from his experience? Obviously, with comic effect. i.e. that footballers are not thick, then gives examples of why they all are, and then ends up proving himself to be too. (Obviously, it sounds like he's not, but for comic effect it'd work!)
So week 1 -- why footballers are not thick?, week 2 -- Managers really know what they're doing (proves they don't in his examples), week 3 -- Injuries are not down to clumsiness like fans think they are (gets injured on a microphone in the studio whilst recording).
That sort of thing?
Dan
Maybe if you open it up for sketch submissions or for people to send in their own prerecorded sketches, you'll also gain more listeners?
A lot of people can't produce their own material due to lack of equipment or even talent.
Some good ideas, cheers
First test podcast has been recorded
Have a listen on the following link
This is a test podcast and is by no means the finished article. Next week should involve more listener input and features etc
I listened to it and, though funny in parts, I found it a bit lacking in structure, so maybe add some of those segments you were talking about. I didn't manage to listen to the ending as the connection lost, but did you include any sketches / ad spoofs etc? Unfortunately neither of you are Karl Pilkington (thats a compliment), so just talking won't come up with many laughs from listeners. Well done for giving it a go though - something I'd enjoy doing myself. 6/10 for now, but the potential is there. I'd listen again!
Cheers, Chris
Thanks Chris
No sketches for the test podcast. It was really just to see how the quipment works, how to upload it, get the RSS feed working. etc etc
We have loads of ideas to work with and hopefully we will be able to provide a bit more of a structured episode next week.
Hi Minty,
The first half of the podcast;
Was nervously casual. You covered only Hospital Radio, Michael Jackson, O2 tickets and Farrah Fawcett in approx. 12 minutes. You mentioned Lionel Ritchie, James Brown, Jimmy Saville and Patrick Swayze, but my concentration drifted.
The second half;
Whilst only covering two letters from an agony column, seemed much more listenable. That's when you really offered your own take on something. Agony columns should become a feature of your podcasts.
I grew to like you both. You have a good broadcasting manner and Paul has a certain charm. As a pair, it works OK.
It worked best when you discussed something you were actually reading from the newspaper. Perhaps you should rely more on newspaper articles than the news itself as your material.
By no means the worst podcast I've listened to. I'm sure you'll get a following.
Keep on with it.
Geoff.
Appreciate your comments Geoff. Really really useful stuff. Many thanks
I think we may well use the agony columns as a weekly feature. Nice one
Any other feature ideas etc are greatly appreciated
I've posted a link to the podcast below to make it easier to find for those who want to listen to it
Hi Minty, always like to listen to new Podcasts so I like somebody else taking to the medium
Whilst I like what you guys did with the agony column, everything else was just there. There are THOUSANDS of Podcasts with two mates just talking about stuff, just not the most original thing in the world.
I would say keep the Agony Column in, but either drop the news fluff at the top or dress it up (turn it into a "news roundup in 60 seconds" or maybe a series of sketches...just something different)
Best of luck with it though!
Cheers for the excellent advice Tom
It was more of a test podcast to make sure I could actually work the gear, set up an rss and get it on iTunes etc. I agree, it's a bit lazy of us (My words) to go down the "What happened this week" route. My fault for posting in crit a little early I fear. Lots of ideas now and looking forward to next weeks revised format