Sketches I've written this weekend

Okay, so following from last week.

I wrote two new sketches this weekend that I have submitted to newsjack.   I will post them up at some point.   The two sketches are:

• 22 ways to avoid drones
• Pope's last day at work

So, i think i have covered one major story and one minor story

• Pope's last day (major story)
• 22 ways to avoid drones (minor story)

In these 2 sketches, I've worked on making it sound right (especially the pope one).   

• I've read them out loud, doing the accents that i think are appropriate
• I've considered the voice talents of the cast (pope voice, boris johnson voice)
• I've covered one major story with some fresh angles on it (hopefully, i.e. the pope).
• I've avoided the typical interview style (pope one is a conversation, 22 ways is a public service broadcast)
• I've made sure that where possible voices are gender neutral except where avoidable (i.e. the pope).   So the pope's aide could be a male or female voice
• I think they are funny

All in all, i think my writing has improved from the week before.   Will it be strong enough for newsjack   I dunno.   I have also submitted the drone one to newsrevue and treason show.   They are a slightly different version with more visual jokes and some extra jokes that would work outside of the radio format.  I will probably send the pope one to newsrevue also.

I don't expect any of these to be performed yet.   It would be nice if they were but at the moment I am just glad my writing is improving.   As I said, i will post them up soon.

I may write one more sketch this weekend if something funny is inspired.

The major stories that I would expect newsjack to cover this week include:

• Downgrading of UK AAA rating
• Oscars (hopefully i will write something on this)
• Foreign Doctors must speak english (i suspect loads of people will do sketches on this)

Stories that are big that they probably won't do a sketch on for taste reasons (unless a tasteful sketch is written)

• Oscar Pistorius
• Cardinal O'Brien
• Nick Clegg and Lord Rennard (i suspect this will be covered though probably from the nick clegg angle rather than the lord rennard angle)
• US forces to leave afghanistan

And of course anything that happens on Monday or Tuesday (covered by the writers room or anyone who writes a sketch on a story that occurs before 12)

UPDATE - Monday 25th of February

Wrote one more sketch last night called wonka.com , which is a parody on the wonga.com adverts on britain losing it's AAA status