Oh yeah, great writing jokes, yeah good work. aul W]
Trying to get back into writing Page 2
I suggest, Paul, that you watch some of your favourite sketch shows for inspiration.
A good way (I find!) to practice is to re-write some Shakespeare (or similar work in the public domain). 
Once you have got something down my advice is not to share it with anyone on this board as there are a lot of people on here who want to be professional TV comedy writers and as such are likely to be ambitious coked-up back stabbers who will steal your material before selling it on to Jimmy Carr or Frankie Boyle.
Quote: youngian @ August 10 2009, 4:44 PM BSTOnce you have got something down my advice is not to share it with anyone on this board as there are a lot of people on here who want to be professional TV comedy writers and as such are likely to be ambitious coked-up back stabbers who will steal your material before selling it on to Jimmy Carr or Frankie Boyle.
Quote: youngian @ August 10 2009, 4:44 PM BSTOnce you have got something down my advice is not to share it with anyone on this board as there are a lot of people on here who want to be professional TV comedy writers and as such are likely to be ambitious coked-up back stabbers who will steal your material before selling it on to Jimmy Carr or Frankie Boyle.
I, for one, have never so much as touched cocaine in my entire life.
Quote: youngian @ August 10 2009, 4:44 PM BSTOnce you have got something down my advice is not to share it with anyone on this board as there are a lot of people on here who want to be professional TV comedy writers and as such are likely to be ambitious coked-up back stabbers who will steal your material before selling it on to Jimmy Carr or Frankie Boyle.
???
Who has done that.
Quote: youngian @ August 10 2009, 4:44 PM BSTOnce you have got something down my advice is not to share it with anyone on this board as there are a lot of people on here who want to be professional TV comedy writers and as such are likely to be ambitious coked-up back stabbers who will steal your material before selling it on to Jimmy Carr or Frankie Boyle.
Quote: Scottidog @ August 10 2009, 4:59 PM BST???
Who has done that.
Quote: Tim Walker @ August 10 2009, 4:56 PM BSTI, for one, have never so much as touched cocaine in my entire life.
Morrace you'll know...
Do comedians actually accept gags? or is it all their own...
If this is true, I feel a bit let down.
Quote: Scottidog @ August 10 2009, 5:11 PM BST
Morrace you'll know...
Do comedians actually accept gags? or is it all their own...
If this is true, I feel a bit let down.
I assume comedians buy gags from writers and also write their own. Whether or not comedians buy or accept gags knowing them to be 'stolen' is another matter! I myself have never sold any gags to comedians directly; only to programmes they've appeared in. I've never been involved in the 'stand-up' circuit either. Have a look at this from the 'Comedians who died prematurely?' thread: Bit of an eye opener. I don't necessarily agree with some posts, I hasten to add!
https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/7825/11
Quote: Oldrocker @ August 4 2009, 12:07 PM BSTHas anyone mentioned one of the real greats?
Bob Monkhouse
Quote: Tim Walker @ August 4 2009, 12:25 PM BSTA joke-stealing hack.
Quote: Aaron @ August 4 2009, 12:46 PM BST
Quote: Tim Walker @ August 4 2009, 12:49 PM BSTHe was a massive thief of other comedians' material. I've got no time for him simply because of that.
Quote: Aaron @ August 5 2009, 2:44 PM BSTYou, Sir, *spits in your face in disgust*.
Quote: Tim Walker @ August 5 2009, 2:50 PM BSTBit aggressive, Aaron.
The fact was he was a thief. Simple as. That's the main reason there weren't a bunch of stand-ups forming a queue to pay tribute to him when he died. I used to spend a lot of time around comedy clubs and watching stand-ups on the circuit years ago. It was common knowledge that he would send his "writers" around to nick sure-fire gags from circuit comedians, which would then mysteriously appear in his routines within 6 months. You don't have to take my word for it, ask any hard-working stand-up who worked the country in the 90's.
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ August 5 2009, 2:56 PM BSTThey are first hand reports of people in the audience of other acts writing in notebooks.
Quote: Tim Walker @ August 5 2009, 2:58 PM BSTAnd here's Mr Stewart Lee on a related topic...
Quote: Morrace @ August 10 2009, 5:45 PM BSTI assume comedians buy gags from writers and also write their own. Whether or not comedians buy or accept gags knowing them to be 'stolen' is another matter! I myself have never sold any gags to comedians directly; only to programmes they've appeared in. I've never been involved in the 'stand-up' circuit either. Have a look at this from the 'Comedians who died prematurely?' thread: Bit of an eye opener. I don't necessarily agree with some posts, I hasten to add!
This must be a common problem?
Didn't Lee Hurst have a problem with that?
Quote: bigfella @ August 10 2009, 6:54 PM BSTThis must be a common problem?
Didn't Lee Hurst have a problem with that?
"The 46-year-old told the court he was furious because footage of his gigs end up on websites such as YouTube. He accused other writers of recording his material to copy his jokes and sell them to television shows on channels including the BBC and ITV."
"There are thieves amongst the circuit, sadly, and amongst the writing community. Nobody will protect us, we have to protect ourselves."
Hey Paul
If you brainstorm (or whatever the politically correct term is now!) the skit comp topic, that might get the creative juices flowing. It's worked for me the last three weeks or so.
Dan