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Richard is out of the gates and ready for his sideways looks at the news, but wi-fi issues buffer everything up. People watching live get a terrible experience and the disruption takes the wind out of Richard's star sails. The recording has no buffering though so you can finally see what was going on. Rich talks about monkey pox, replacing hands, E…

Writing topical jokes for radio is one of the fastest ways to build your credits and get to know producers. With The Skewer winning bucketloads of awards, Scotland's Breaking The News and now a new Radio 4 Extra show DMs Are Open, there's never been a better time to write topical comedy. Learn the secrets of successful gag writing from Dave and Jam…

Frame 143 - Fire Referee 1 (Into the Heart of the Sun). An exhausted Me1 and Me2 take to the old green board to see who will win this crucial frame. They are keen to get it over with as soon as possible, but another monumental refereeing error extends play time. Bad for them, but loads more snooker for you.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/pod…

A moving tale by Young Howard about a man, his faithful dog, and the corrupting influence of money.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

Episode 63 - Man on the Roof. Richard has been booted back to the Thursday night slot by a furious Ian Twitch, but is it better not to be in the harsh light of the mainstream spot? The team chat about Euromillions, penis flowers, a tribute to Vangelis and Harry Potter's self-love. Plus advice from 105 years ago about how to throw your voice. Which …

Frame 142 - Frog - A very tired Richard Herring presents this crucial frame in the contest. Can Sybil repeat her amazingly accurate prediction from last week? What were the football scores at 8.03pm? Who raids a snooker match after it is over? Why is an old bamboozled man hosting a Twitch channel? Who will win this crucial frame? Find out by watchi…

A Million To One - Richard is nervous about Twitch Of Fun being moved to the prime time Friday evening slot, but is determined to do the show without the stupid puppets ruining his big break. He talks about moon cress, skewers the Tories with his incredible satire that is sure to change minds and discusses arseholes a lot. Should the Queen resign? …

Dave and James talk about... talking. How do you bring your comic conversations to life? What gets left out? How do you make it funny? And find out which hugely famous TV writer calls dialogue "the least important part of my job".More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/Support Sitcom Geeks:https://www.patreon.com/SitcomGeeks…

Frame 141 - Curse? It's a crucial frame in the contest that might well determine the eventual winner, but will the incredible shift in form continue? There's a big match of football too, but the two early goals arrive too late to get a mention on the soccer round up. Sybil's powers are getting spooky and Me2 is playing for a very special fan. And t…

We read a story called 'Hey! You down there!' by Young Howard - which tackles themes of greed, hubris, and underground mole people.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

Episode 61 - You Get Out What You Putin. A cock in the BFG and questions over Richard’s mental health, plus a clip that will be played on the news and suddenly not seem so funny. Plus THREE jokes and the start of a nuclear war. There’s also time to talk about Prince Charles's hobbies, grim health news, Dave Chapelle and why Countdown is a job for l…

Frame 140 - Porn - It's a crucial frame in the contest, after last week's controversy. Referee one's life is hanging by a thread, but allegations have been made against both players. But at times like these we can only let the snooker do the talking and boy does it talk tonight? No, it doesn't. It's a game.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/pod…

Chapter 120 Moifture - It's before 8am on the 4th May 2022 and Richard is off for a second crack at Chapter 120, the first having been recorded from inside his pocket (though attached at the end of this podcast for completists). Rich gets one foot from a possum-playing rabbit, sees a spooky tree, pontificates on water, the enemy of stone and whethe…

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.More episodes:www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

Episode 60 - How Uranus was Discovered. Rich makes a pitch to Elon Musk in the hope he might be interested in purchasing another hot internet property. Also on the agenda are watching porn at work, losing the freedom of the city of York and how Right Bollock has inadvertently sent Rich's career on an incredible trajectory that sees him in the prime…

Creator of the great comedy monster Martin Fishback, Fergus Craig talks about his early love for Mr Bean, the Edinburgh hit double act of Fergus & Colin, and tries to persuade James that Reeves and Mortimer are the business.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/Support Sitcom Geeks:https://www.patreon.com/SitcomGeeks…

Frame 139 Yellow - The contest couldn't be at a more exciting point and this frame is absolutely crucial. Should the arena be named after the wife of a Neofascist? How are Gala Fairydean getting on in the football? Why are people still watching this when they're allowed to go out now? And will Sybil's Paddy McGuinness prediction come true? Oh and t…

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

Twitch of Fun #59 - Glankety-Glank - Twitch of Fun is BACK for an unprecedented third series, but some changes have been made. Who is out and who is in? Will Rich make it into the squad? Ally is on hand to make some slightly out of date topical references and discuss Adrian Chiles' urinal, Johnny Depp's poo in the bed and what makes the Queen laugh…

Frame 138 - Bad News For Paddy - Let the contest continue. More superb snooker action as well as expert football analysis and terrifying visions of the future from a scary doll. Can the Me who has been doing badly hit form at last? Or will the Me who is doing well continue to deliver the goods? And when is Twitch of Fun back? All questions will be …

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

Dave and James talk to Hat Trick boss Jimmy Mulville about his decades of phenomenal comedy success, developing new writing talent and why you should never send him a substandard script.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/Support Sitcom Geeks:https://www.patreon.com/SitcomGeeks…

Frame 137 - Sixty-Nine. It's a crucial frame in this ongoing contest that could well decide the final result. Can the out-of-form player turn things around or will the in-form player stay in form and win? And more importantly, what are the football scores at 8.03pm and what does the Scrappy Doo of Self-Playing Snooker think is going to happen?More …

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

Chapter 119 - Horfe. It's just after 8am on the 8th April 2022 and luckily Richard knows the facts about the sun so isn't scared that it's behind clouds. He has discovered strange markings in the crops that might indicate a lost stone clearing community and for the first time in ages he's gone all Charley Boorman and is taking the long way round. T…

Frame 136 - These Are The Days of Miracle and Wonder - We're mourning the death of a cinematic great, but we still need to know the 8.03 football scores, however painful they may be for York City and can Sibyl keep up her amazing 1 week run of getting the result partially correct? It's an incredible frame of snooker from start to finish. You are go…

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him. More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

Chapter 118 - Fimile - it's 5.45pm on 31st March 2022 and the ftone gods are fending more terrible weather to blight Richard's attempts. But what is the snow like? There are some talking stones and a bit about daffodils. And another visit from a mysterious figure.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/stone_clearing_with_richard_herring/…

Part 2 of the advice-packed interview from Daniel Peak, one of our most successful sitcom creators. Code 404, Not Going Out - and he's not afraid to talk about the ones that got away. This week, Daniel heroically relives Big Top, an episode or six of what happens when a sitcom fails to please the Lords of TV Criticism.More episodes:https://www.come…

Frame 135 - Post-Watershed - The snooker is recorded at 9pm this week, meaning a certain number of swear words are allowed, but will the Mes use them all? And can they top (or just copy) the Oscars? And how will having football scores from later in the game affect things? What the Hell is this thing? How is it still going on? Why are you enabling i…

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

...announced in this week's bonus episode. Dave and James discuss what made it onto the shortlist, how the quality of scripts has improved in recent years and why the future of narrative sitcom is hopefully assured. (And congratulations to Lloyd Glanville for the winning script Unsustainable)For show notes seehttps://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitco…

Frame 134 - Ajax - The snooker is in danger of being replaced by a football update service. Which I think might be more popular. But Sibyl would surely warn us if that was going to happen, so accurate are her predictions. Anyway, more snooker playing in what is a crucial frame in the competition.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richa…

A three-headed space dog is terrorising the world, and only one soft-boiled detective can stop him.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

Part 1 of our deeply insightful natter with brilliant sitcom writer Danny Peak, regular writer on Not Going Out and creator of one of Sky's most popular comedies, Code 404.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/Support Sitcom Geeks:https://www.patreon.com/SitcomGeeksAv British Comedy Guide

Chapter One One Feven - I'm Not Faying I'm Jefuf - It's 7.45am on the 9th March 2022 and there's a little bit of a wind going on and Wolfie is making enemies and friends, as we return to the Ftone Ocean for another important chapter in the audio binder that is Stone Clearing. Rich reveals news about lost Fhakefpeare plays and gofpels - how does he …

Chapter One One Fix - Felfridgef - It's 7.45am on 3rd March 2022 and it's time for a nice quiet stone clear. Why don't we just enjoy the views and have less of the yapping? Some stones are cleared, the main cairn is coming along lovely, look and Rich lets you know what he'd do if he was CEO of various companies.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.u…

Frame 133 - Young Boys. Richard is going great guns with his 8.02pm football score catch up. He might even stop doing the snooker and concentrate on that. But for now the snooker continues and it's a stone cold classic frame and it's a crucial one for the competition. Maybe as few as 1000 frames to go, so don't miss it.More episodes:https://www.com…

Howard's friend Smith likes two things: making bets and getting in sewers. In this story from 12-year-old Howard, Smith tries to do both.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/manbuycowAv British Comedy Guide

James and Dave have read your Hat Trick Script Competition Scripts and here are the headlines:1. It really is hard.2. Thanks so much for sending them in.Oh and a few thoughts about mockumentaries, sociopaths and the language of sitcom scripts.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/Support Sitcom Geeks:https://www.patreon.com/S…

Frame 132 22/2/22 - It's a day of massive numerical significance, but will that be reflected in the final score. Sibyl certainly thinks so. And will Rich finish the show in time to get some time to himself before his wife gets home? So much jeopardy, so many twos. This is a crucial frame in the contest that is bound to have an effect on the final r…

Chapter 115 - Donald Finden - It's 5.50pm on 20th February 2022 and Richard heads outside and is surprised to see that it's lightly raining. He does not know what is to come. I do not think it is hyperbole to say that what he encounters is as challenging as climbing Everest, but it's been transplanted to the bottom of the Marianas Trench without ox…

Howard digs out his middle school History book - and finds that , even in History class, he wrote stories. This one is a day in the life of a Sumerian child, and showcases all the subtlety and compassion that we have come to expect from 12-year-old Howard.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon…

Episode 58 Biscuit - A physically and mentally drained Richard Herring is glad to see the end of the second series of Twitch Of Fun (we're taking a break, but as long as Ian Twitch recommissions the show we should be back in a few weeks), but the less prepared and more knackered it is, the better the show and Ally really steps up to bring in the re…

Frame 131 - For Whom the Bell Dongs - After a fortnight hiatus the Mes are back, in a crucial frame that could make all the difference in the contest. With a visit from the completely innocent Duke of York and another prediction from Sybil, the players get down to some very exciting snooker action. Who will win? I am not telling you in this blurb a…

In this week's episode, Howard sets Rufus a challenge to write in a style that's way out of his comfort zone - erotica. The result is a story so damn sexy that Howard can barely read it without exploding. CONTENT WARNING: sex acts and naughty words.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the gang:https://www.patreon.com/ma…

Chapter 114 - Pink! - It's just before midday on 13th February 2022 and after a week amongst the stones of Wales, Richard is back where he belongs, watching a dog poo in a bush. There's a spooky encounter with a goblin baby and the domination of an unusual hue, plus more stone clearing advice for the intermediate stone clearer who probably doesn't …

Currently one of our most successful comedy writers, Georgia Pritchett talks to Dave and James about the long road to success, working virtually in LA and making Armando laugh.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/Support Sitcom Geeks:https://www.patreon.com/SitcomGeeksAv British Comedy Guide

This week, we read two short pieces by Young Howard. The first, by 11-year-old Howard, is a short story about a gang of kids daring each other to take life-threatening risks. The second is a highly inappropriate list that 13-year-old Howard's teacher told the whole class to write.More episodes:https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/Join the…