Number 2 buyer of Lime Pickle right here. Considering getting the 'award' on a t shirt.
08.01.2026 06:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@iamdavidkidder.bsky.social
Dad, writer, cancer survivor. My stuff: Two screenplays and a sitcom in development heaven. I've done bits for #theskewer & @DMsAreOpenBBC and also been a BCGPro Gag-a-Week winner in '23,'24,'25 #comedy #Isaidcomedy
Number 2 buyer of Lime Pickle right here. Considering getting the 'award' on a t shirt.
08.01.2026 06:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Would you like an award-winning mash up of news and pop culture to deal with the current shitshow that the world is in? Well youβre in luck as a BRAND NEW series of #TheSkewer starts tonight 11.15 on BBC Radio 4. Also BBC Sounds. Enjoy.
07.01.2026 19:55 β π 36 π 15 π¬ 3 π 1
The final #TheSkewer of the series and as you might expect it ends on a heartbreaking high.
You can also enjoy Francis Urquhart putting the boot into Gary Lineker from us.
( @stucooper1.bsky.social @swerytd.bsky.social and me)
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@skynewsrss.bsky.social 'Ents and Arts' section. Top 3 stories: GBH, sex trafficking and rape. "Excuse me, officer. I'm lost. Can you tell me how to get to a movie review?"
16.05.2025 06:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
If you missed this week's #TheSkewer here it is on BBC Sounds. And it even includes a couple of bits from us having a go at Keir, which he probably deserves.
(us being @stucooper1.bsky.social @swerytd.bsky.social and me)
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New #TheSkewer from BBC Radio 4 tackles your weekβs news by musically and comprehensively throwing its bollocks into a news-skip. And if Radio 4 had a Bluesky account, theyβd say I couldnβt post that. 11.15pm Radio4. Obvs also & @bbcsounds.bsky.social *waves*
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Following the 30th series of Breaking the News, we'll be joined by Ellie Hayward and @swerytd.bsky.social, who run courses to help writers gain their first credit on the show. If you have a question for them, please send us a voice note of you asking it to RejectPilePod@gmail.com!
06.05.2025 19:17 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1And we have another episode of #TheSkewer coming up on BBC Radio 4 at 11:15pm tonightβ¦ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
30.04.2025 21:34 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 2
Those very nice people at British Comedy Guide have published another article from me to their excellent Pro Site - Pro articles are only available to members, so it's on LinkedIn for anyone else that would like to have a read.
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oh no but we all have so much to live for
28.04.2025 16:57 β π 231 π 26 π¬ 12 π 0Just found a year 5 activity list for my lad. We're a bit behind, but I reckon we can do all this over the weekend.
25.04.2025 09:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
You have listened to this week's episode of #theskewer right? Good. I did a bit on Trump in Last One Laughing which the audio sorcerers of Team Skewer worked their magic on. Great ep!
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It's a beauty! And it features some work from my writing partner, Mike Arber π
17.04.2025 14:20 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Jonathan Pie, trainers I can't afford and Sooty. Instagram knows me so well.
03.04.2025 16:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax
Them: What band are you in
Me: Erm, The Charlatans
Them: Your council tax band?
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All you need to know about me and procrastination: I've just called the Speaking Clock. #amwriting #scriptwriting #comedywriting #whatthehellamIdoingwithmylife
31.03.2025 17:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fan of music? Fan of history? Fan of music history that youβve probably never even heard of? Revisit the biggest concert ever stated fifty years on, with recently unearthed behind the scenes footage from 1975βs #FantasyPark in a thing weβve weaved. 7.15pm @bbcradio4 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
30.03.2025 12:18 β π 13 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
Anyone, and there's effing loads of us, that didn't manage to get anything on tonight's episode of BBC DMs Are Open; @5teviem.bsky.social has written some excellent words which will hopefully offer some comfort.
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Congrats! It's so tough getting on this show. The BBC should hand out a 'double credit'. Just reread my entry for this week and I can 100% say rejection was a sound move! Keeping em crossed for next week. Great cast too - looking forward to it.
18.03.2025 15:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I have a chess age of 3.
13.03.2025 19:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not only have I got a favourite tea towel, but I find myself putting it to the top of the pile after washing it, so I use it more often. It's an absolute belter of a tea towel though. The phrase 'absolute belter' answers the 2nd question.
12.03.2025 18:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Do robots have to tick a box to confirm they aren't a human?
10.03.2025 15:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The power of Crufts compels you.
08.03.2025 08:41 β π 1243 π 222 π¬ 37 π 13Tribute to Bill Dare: www.comedy.co.uk/people/bill_...
05.03.2025 16:21 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I don't believe in mirror culls.
03.03.2025 10:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Came to your second show this afternoon with my grumpy teenager, who forgot he's grumpy and laughed his ass off for an hour at his 1st ever comedy show. We loved it.
23.02.2025 20:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0M: β007, we have a mission of utmost importance, you need to deliver this, before 8pm tomorrowβ #bond #amazon
20.02.2025 22:11 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0British Comedy Guide's Gag of the Week. Ten pounds is mine. Alllll mine. #boast #boastyboast #boastard
17.02.2025 23:04 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A news article from Metro: Every screen tested in McDonalds has traces of poo Metro UK has tested the customer touch screens in eight McDonalds restaurants in the UK. They found traces of faecal bacteria found in poo on every screen as well as a host of other bacteria. McDonalds say that screens are cleaned regularly.
Roses are red
Violets are blue...
James Cary covered this well in a BCG article. Of course these rules get broken, especially as a sitcom grows, but for a first series they're critical to get from idea to outline to script.
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