Got myself another broadcast credit.

Fifty-eight seconds of sublime topical satire in this week’s Newsjack flowed from the very same fingers currently being used to brag about it.

If I’d only made it a few seconds longer I could have doubled my fee.

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This episode actually got reviews too. At Total Politics and Comic Timings.

Mine’s about dowsing rods doubling as bomb detectors, starting at about 15 minutes in. Or here’s an MP3 of the relevant bit.

The Iraqi government are already reeling; it will take them a long time to recover from this.

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Topical comedy sketch show Newsjack starts again in a few hours on Radio 7.

I’m not in it.

This is one of the sidesplitting works of staggering genius that they rejected.

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FX: AIRPORT ATMOS

SECURITY GUARD:
Step through now, sir.

FX: METAL DETECTOR BEEPING

SECURITY GUARD:
Step to one side, sir. Could you empty your pockets please?

FX: POCKETS CONTENTS IN BOWL

SECURITY GUARD:
If you wouldn’t mind removing your shoes.

MAN:
(SIGHS, MUTTERS TO HIMSELF)

FX: SHOES ON TABLE

SECURITY GUARD:
And if you could just loosen your belt buckle.

FX: BELT BUCKLE. TROUSER FUMBLING.

SECURITY GUARD:
Now turn your head and cough.

MAN:
(COUGHS)

SECURITY GUARD:
Great. Thank you very much.

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What was I doing when I found out Michael Jackson died?

Why, I was listening to this sketch on the radio, my first broadcast credit.

MP3

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