Newsjack
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4 Extra / BBC Radio 7
- 2009 - 2021
- 143 episodes (24 series)
Topical satirical sketch show on Radio 4 Extra. The programme had an 'open door' policy allowing anyone to submit material. Stars Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Angela Barnes, Nish Kumar, Romesh Ranganathan, Justin Edwards and more.
Press clippings Page 5
Why you should seriously consider writing for Newsjack
I would urge all aspiring comedy writers to seriously consider writing for Newsjack, a new series of which starts a week today.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 8th September 2011Newsjack Writers' Q&A
A third question and answer session for budding Newsjack writers.
BBC, 18th March 2011Newsjack Writers' Q&A
A second live Q&A session with the people behind Newsjack.
BBC, 4th March 2011Newsjack Writers' Q&A
The Newsjack producers and script editor will be taking questions here between 13.00 and 14.00 on Friday 11 February. You'll be able to submit questions from 12.30. Questions will be published and answered one at a time. We'll get through as many as we can during the hour, but we may not be able to answer every question.
BBC, 11th February 2011Newsjack - Spread The Love
Think about the spread of your jokes. The straight man / funny man paradigm is as old as sketch comedy itself. Also, remember the show's cast is two men and two women. Sketches where three men talk and then are joined by a fourth man (and we get a lot of those) are not much use to us.
Dan Tetsell, BBC Writersroom, 28th June 2010Newsjack 3
Hello. How's everyone been? Just a quick heads up that Newsjack (Radio 7's open door topical sketch show) is returning for a third series, starting in June.
Dan Tetsell, BBC Writersroom, 27th May 2010Newsjack: Comedy Jazz
I've said elsewhere that a sketch is one idea. It can have as many twists and turns, as many opposing viewpoints and (must have) as many jokes as you like, but at heart it is one single idea.
Dan Tetsell, BBC Writersroom, 8th February 2010Newsjack: Special Guests
Hello. Apologies for missing a week - I was off in Bristol doing some acting and then I lost the email with my login details. Also, I'm only half way through series one of Mad Men so something had to give. Anyway, to make up for my absence, I promise my next blog will contain at least 75% more bullish opinion.
Dan Tetsell, BBC Writersroom, 5th February 2010Review: Newsjack
Ever since a friend got annoyed with me for "ruining the end of Titanic", I have been wary of spoiling the end of things; so I'll try and tread carefully here. Last night I went to a recording of Newsjack, a relatively new BBC Radio 7 show where the news of the week is satirically appraised.
Xander Stephenson, Total Politics, 28th January 2010Plugging into the Newsjack
Newsjack is a topical comedy sketch show about current affairs. It is quick, it's witty, it's incisive, and it's highly entertaining.
Comic Timings was actually lucky enough to get a ticket to go and see a recording of this week's Newsjack show - due to be broadcast tomorrow. Read on for a sneak peek of what you can expect if you tune in...
Abhh180, Comic Timings, 27th January 2010