British Comedy Guide

Twitch of Fun #76 - Crap on Cereal - Richard is back and his very own Matthew Corbett is trying to steal focus, but he soon has things back on track with a very tired attempt at looking at the days news which includes whether Jimmy Carr is better or worse than Hitler, a new way to become the greatest footballer on earth, a surprising downfall for a beloved 80s celebrity and another unsexy robot. W...

Fascinating chat with Scott Dikkers, legendary creator of The Onion. His is a great story of how someone with no connections to the comedy world can break in and create their own niche. This episode is packed with helpful insights from his excellent How To Write Funny trilogy of comedy writing books. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/

Frame 152 Snooker, She Wrote - In a crucial frame in the contest Me1 takes on Me2 at snooker with hilarious consequences. Plus football scores at far too far into the matches to be of any interest to anyone. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_snooker/

Episode 75 - Detty Doo is Doin the Do - Rich is keen for Ally to stop doing the bawdy songs of the Victorian era that will surely get them cancelled and tries to move things into the political - rather than the genital - region. He has limited success. The team discuss the rules of chess, Velma’s sexuality, whether Truss and Kwasi are of this world, who voted for this and whether if you impregnate...

Frame #151 Stone of Scoooooooon - In a crucial frame Me1 takes on Me2 as they attempt to ascertain who is the best at snooker. Plus news of the most important football match of the year, Halifax Town versus York City. And a scary doll. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_snooker/

Episode 74 - Morlock Cyclops with the Eye of Sauron - Rich is flying high - he's back on the telly and he's got a book coming out, so he's doing this thing alone. No props. Which is very handy. He talks about water on Mars and Motorhead murderers. Plus unusual wallpaper choices, some bawdy Victorian Music Hall songs, the Queen's profession, the health of Bob Mortimer and a special cartoon. Buy Ric...

Twitch of Fun 73 - Danny Dyer's Crayons. It's another LIVE show in front of an audience of absolute idiots. The kind of people who would cheer a Marmite Lid. Rich has just performed an emotional hour of scripted stand-up about his testicular cancer, so what would be a more inappropriate juxtaposition than an attempt to improvise comedy with some uninspiring news stories with some puppets? The gang...

Producers, commissioners, script readers - everyone tells you what they want more than anything from a script is to hear "your authentic voice". What do they mean by that? The answer is different for everyone. Dave and James offer tips to help bring you closer to finding yours. Yes that means you! And you. Every single one of you. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/

Frame 150: In Liz We Truss. It's a century and a half of snooker in just ten and a bit short years and tonight is a pivotal frame in the contest. Crucial some might say. Some amazing snooker but from whom and for how long. Will defeat be snatched from the jaws of victory again. And who will buy Richard's book? More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_snooker/

Chapter 127 - Fquafhed Hedgehog. It's 8:52am on 26th Feptember 2022 and the Ftocean has seen some changes, but it's not Ftone Chriftmaf yet. Richard mourns a fellow fwimmer in the great Ftocean, but feels he can not say the things he wants to say in this day and age where you can no longer say what you want to say, despite all the people who say this and then say what they want to say anyway. He t...

When Howard was just eleven, he wrote a story about all his classmates & teachers getting killed one by one. In this episode, we find out if he received a good grade, or therapy. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/ Join the gang: https://www.patreon.com/manbuycow

Frame 149 - Executioner. The period of mourning is over but one player is still reeling from the funeral, whilst the other expresses views on the monarchy that can not be condoned by any right thinking person. But away from politics and football scores it's a thrilling and crucial frame. Enjoy the action. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_snooker/

TOF #702 Dog Groomer - It’s been a difficult time for us all this week, but we finally hear what the Duke of York has to say about it all. Also Ally explains why some hand holding is unacceptable and other hand holding is fine, how the rings of Saturn were formed, how to cheat at chess, what would make dinosaurs happy and how Bing might have disrespected the Queen. Plus Oxford commas, Row-land and...

Chapter 126, Chunky Chew Chew! It's nearly 8.30am on the 16th September 2022 and the stones they must be cleared. There's some wonderful olde hymns to the Alpha and Omega Gods and some terrific chunks. If you like chunks this is the chapter for you. But only if you've listened to all previous chapters. Plus another member of a famous family gets in touch, but they're not the most famous family I k...

Dave and James talk two-minute-movies with the queen of sketchwriting Gemma Arrowsmith, best known for her work with Tracey Ullman and whose new Radio 4 series begins next week. Gemma knows everything about how to write comedy sketches and she wants to share her knowledge with YOU. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/

Frame 148 - Concord Rangers. We could have just sloped off and pretended we'd forgotten but we're back with a tired but thrilling frame in honour of her majesty Mrs Mclusky. There's a lot of football to get through first. And Sybil makes another prediction. And so on. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_snooker/

In this episode, we read from Howard's middle-school Religious Studies exercise book - to discover what he learned about the Ten Commandments, and his personal opinion on commandment number six: thou shalt not kill. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/ Join the gang: https://www.patreon.com/manbuycow

TOF 71 God Save The King. In a solemn Twitch of Fun recorded at 8pm on the 8th September 2022, the darkest day in UK history, we reflect on the life of an amazing woman, plus why you shouldn't hold in farts, living in a 170km long city, a woman upset with Greggs not stocking something that they were stocking and a eulogy from an excised testicle. Plus Richard is haunted by his younger self and peo...

Twitch of Fun #70 - Nude - Richard and his puppet pals are back from their holidays and trying to remember how everything works. Unfortunately for us they more or less manage it, although they need to resort to a tiny amount of puppet porn to keep viewer figures up. Apart from that, it's business as usual - a bit of singing, a touch of satire, and some heart stopping predictions from Sybil. More e...

James and Dave are joined by a gang of Geekers to celebrate the first 200 Episodes. A deep but fun discussion about credits, com dram and commissioners. Where things were when we began in 2015, where they are now and where they’re going for comedy writers. More episodes and show notes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/

Stone Clearing with Richard Herring - Chapter 125 by British Comedy Guide

Last week's writing challenge was for Rufus to write a traditional detective story, with no sci-fi and no Grett Binchleaf. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/ Join the gang: https://www.patreon.com/manbuycow

Chapter 124 - Ftone Halloween. It's 8.14am on the 25th August 2022 and after a month of stone rest, Herring is back. Will the Ftocean be clear of crops and if so what wonders shall Herring find? Remember size and hardness is not important in any way, but you always remember the particularly hard ones, plus a stone the size of a child's head, but which child and just general excitement to be back h...

Howard challenges Rufus to write a traditional detective story - but first, we need to learn about all the different types of crime. More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/ Join the gang: https://www.patreon.com/manbuycow

Dave's been in Edinburgh to see the first full on Fringe since 2019. What's changed? What hasn't? And what's all the fuss about Jerry Sadowitz? More episodes and show notes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/