And now it’s time for some breaking news! After 24 series spanning 12 years Newsjack has left the building. A NEW open door show for new writing and submissions launches on 4 Extra in 2022 - stay tuned.
Newsjack opens for submissions THIS FRIDAY and we’ll be posting writing tips all this week on Twitter – if you have any questions about the show, please email us at Newsjack
@bbc
.co.uk
📢 CALLING COMEDY WRITERS 📢
Newsjack submissions are opening Midday NEXT Friday 🗓️
We will need YOUR topical sketches and one liners ✍️
Follow us for tips over the next 2 weeks on how to get your material onto the the show.
Info on how to submit >
We’re back! Newsjack S21 opens for submissions THIS FRIDAY and we’ll be posting writing tips all this week on Twitter – if you have any questions about the show, please email us at Newsjack
@bbc
.co.uk
We'll be accepting Submissions for the new series of
@newsjackbbc
- ONE WEEK from today...
The perfect way to kickstart your comedy career...Stay tuned here for loads more updates and handy tips!
We thank all of our wonderful hosts, brilliant casts, producers and most importantly the hundreds of fantastic writers who cut their teeth writing for the show. You made Newsjack what it was, and we look forward to an exciting new chapter.
Emails have now gone out to everyone who made this week's script. Thanks so much to everyone who submitted. If you weren't lucky this week, submissions for Ep 2 open at midday tomorrow! GOOD LUCK 🍀🍀🍀
🎧Newsjack is the show that ANYONE can write for! You can send us your topical sketches and one-liners when submissions open on Friday 18th September.
Until then, why not listen to our last series for some inspiration: 🎧
Just a little reminder that Newsjack submissions open on FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER aka THIS FRIDAY!
The deadline for sketches is MONDAY AT MIDDAY and for one-liners our deadline is TUESDAY AT MIDDAY.
Then it’s the same day / time for the next 5 weeks 👍👍👍
NEWSJACK IS BACK AND WE’VE MISSED YOU!
We will open for submissions on Friday 1st Feb for all your topical sketches and one-liners. Next week we’ll be posting writing tips and if you have any questions, email us at newsjack
@bbc
.co.uk.
WE'RE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! Get your sketches in by noon on Monday and your one liners in by noon on Tuesday! Here's how to submit your jokes: … GOOD LUCK!
#NJisback
Newsjack Submissions are now OPEN ✍️✍️✍️
We're accepting your sketches and one liners for next week's show, so get writing!
Remember the deadlines -
Sketches - Monday @ Midday
One Liners - Tuesday @ Midday
How to submit >
GOOD LUCK!
2024 - the year you get your first writing credit?
We’re back for a brand new series, submissions open on Thurs 4th Jan!
More info in our bio, and join our webinar where the producers will give some tips on how to make your material stand out
👉
DMs Are Open has it's debut episode next week! Which means that submissions open this Friday! For more info on writing for the show, tune in to the webinar at 6pm this Wednesday.
DMs Are Open is back in the New Year! All the information for submitting is on the website under ‘Submit Your Ideas’ check it out now! (link in bio). & we have a webinar to give you the lowdown on everything on Thur 4th Jan, 7pm, register here:
DMs Are Open Season 2 is upon us! Submissions for episode one open on Tuesday 18th April! And we're hosting a webinar to let you know all about how to write for the show.
Don't just sit there waiting for submissions to open (on the 7th February), we'll be coming atcha with a bunch of tips and tricks.
1. Don't be afraid to submit. We read EVERYTHING, and we're always looking for new voices. So if you haven't submitted before, make this your year.
🚨 NEWSJACK BRIEFING with Q+A 🚨
THURS 18th @ 6PM
Open to all,
@kiripritchardmc
, Newsjack's script editors & producers discuss how the show is made, how the submission process works, and how to make your material stand out!
Register here >
Thank you everyone who came to watch
@DMsAreOpenBBC
tonight- but crucially everyone who submitted a sketch. Whether you got in or not, you smashed it. Keep writing. Huge thanks to the incredible cast:
@kfRedhot
Katie Norris
@SeanBurkeShow
@FreyaMallard
@wsebag
and Nim Odedra
That’s wrap on submissions for this series DMs are Open!
Thanks to everyone who submitted, we’ve had so much fun reading your work, and can’t wait for you all to hear the show.
Why not come and watch us record?
Emails have now gone out to everyone who made our finale script! 👍😁 If you submitted ANYTHING to S23 you should feel extremely PROUD as it's not an easy time to write about the news. So from everyone at team NJ: THANK YOU!
🚨 NEW SERIES 🚨
Newsjack is coming back to
@BBCRadio4Extra
and we need YOU to be in our virtual audience.
Click the link to join
@kiripritchardmc
and the cast for our recordings from the comfort of your own home
Next week we launch Newsjack Unplugged - a spin off show over the summer months - we'll be bringing you all the best bits of the show including sketches, one liners and archive sketches. Joining us are guest hosts
@kiripritchardmc
@DarrenHarriott
@tezilyas
Congratulations to everyone behind the wholly original News Crack on Channel 4 that launched last night.
Coming soon: our new spin off shows "9 out of 10 cats does Pointless" and "Saturday Night Dinner"...
Our submission window for episodes 1 &2 of this series opens this evening at 7PM!
The themes are
Ep 1: BRAND NEW
Ep 2: SURPRISE!
Join our webinar at 7pm, where the producers will be giving tips on how to make your material stand out
Register here
Record done! We missed our lovely audience, but trust you’ll enjoy the show from the comfort of your own kitchen! In the meantime, here’s the Newsjack choir with their beautiful rendition of ‘Sweet Chariot’...
(All will become clear at 10:30pm tomorrow on
@Radio4Extra
!)
All emails have gone out to writers who have got on air for tonight's show - DON'T be despondent if your material wasn't used, there's five more shows to go...
What a guess!
Our themes this week are indeed
BREAKING
&
EXPLORATION
As always, think outside the box and approach these in ways that will surprise us.
And for next week’s lottery numbers, ask Pete
What’s new this series of DMs?
- Moving from 4Extra to
@bbcradio4
- ‘One liners’ are out, ‘Notifications’ are in
- There will be 2 themes each week, and writers can submit 1 sketch per theme!
- A new host 👀
Submissions open THURSDAY. More info here 👉
Our themes for the final submission window of the series!
Some nice symmetry with these two
TAKING CARE
&
DISASTER
The window opens at 7pm and runs til next wednesday
More information on how to submit here
Want to write for NewsJack? Keep an eye on the Twitter this week for our writing tips. We open for submissions this Friday.
Here's the link that goes with this crumbly nugget:
For the last time this series, emails have gone out to those who made the script!
THANK YOU to everyone who submitted this series, it's been a belter, and you can listen to this last episode on
@BBCRadio4Extra
@ 22:30 tonight!
What a special series! Thank you so much everyone who sent in their jokes in spite of the big C-19. You're both resilient and excellent in equal measure.
Missed the last episode? Can't be having that! You can give it a listen here... 🙌🤩
THANK YOU for submitting your material, we literally couldn’t have done it without you. A final big shout to our fabulous cast, script editors & hosts
@athenakugblenu
@AliOfficialUK
🎙📝
We hope you loved the first series as much as us, stay tuned…
Sarah, Rajiv & Sadia
❤️
Submissions for this week are CLOSED.
THANK YOU so much for all your one liners and sketches.
There are still 2 more opportunities to submit to Newsjack this series, so don't give up!
Good luck to everyone who submitted, we love reading your entries
Submissions are now closed for this window! Thanks to everyone who submitted, we've got a LOT to get through, so well done all.
We'll have 2 new themes for you tomorrow. Watch this space.
We receive less entries in weeks 5 and 6, so if you're on the fence about submitting - go for it! Your chances of making the final script are higher!
We're so grateful to everyone who submits & even if you've had no luck so far, banish those bad vibes- there's only 2 weeks left!
Want to write for NewsJack? Keep an eye on Twitter this week for our writing tips. We open for submissions this Friday!
Here's a link to some vintage NJ clips to get you started:
A little bit more about our new format point ‘Notifications’ 👇
One more sleep til submissions open - don’t forget to register for our webinar tomorrow evening too! Link in bio
Huge thanks to
@kiripritchardmc
for smashing her first series of NewsJack which finished last week!
Tonight, NewsJack is back in pocket-size form with NewsJack Unplugged!
Emails have gone out to those who made the script for our first episode of the series! Congrats to all that made it, and tune in on Wednesday to listen!
SUBMISSIONS FOR SERIES 23 OF NEWSJACK ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN!
For info on how you can submit your material to us look here:
And remember the deadline for sketches is midday on Monday and for one-liners midday on Tuesday. GOOD LUCK! 🍀🍀🍀
Recording ✅
Cute AF cast and crew Zoom pic ✅
Listen to your jokes tomorrow night at 22:30 on
@BBCRadio4Extra
! We've had a great time reading them... 😍👑
Emotions are running high in the edit this week. We're saying farewell to series 19 and the brilliant
@AngelaBarnes
! She's sent us this epic cake though, so we're eating our feelings.
Activists have made a giant inflatable baby Trump blimp to fly above London in protest Trump's visit to the UK. But what about the real victims? What do
#GiantInflatableBabies
think?
Tune into
@BBCRadio4Extra
at 10:30, catch up on iPlayer or wherever you get your podcasts.