NewsJack

Based on the previous submissions I didn’t have my hopes up. I was very happy with the jokes but because of what has happened before I wasn’t excited about recording day or transmission. I didn’t have any tickets to this recording so that probably helped to keep my feet on the ground. The first I would know about it would be during broadcast.

Wednesday passed and I was at comedy elsewhere. That’s the recording day. Thursday came and I remembered that they would send me ‘thanks but no thanks’ emails. I’ve received 2 of these before around 5.30-6pm. Thursday working day passed with nothing of note. I got on the tube home, as I usually do, and opened up Candy Crush to pass the time. I was listening to the excellent Scroobius Pip Distraction Pieces Podcast and he was chatting with Stuart Lee.

My phone ‘pinged’ to say I had an email. I do love having wifi on the tube, and I jumped out of my game to read it….

I couldn’t stop grinning! It may have taken well over a year to get to this point but here I am. A confirmed writer on a BBC broadcast radio show. I immediately message all my friends to let them know and they were so excited for me. I must have submitted 60 + jokes in the time I have been trying, 2 made the script (confirmed) and I saw two performed and one of those broadcast (but not acknowledged).

NewsJack is broadcast at 10.30 on a Thursday evening on Radio 4 extra. I usually listen on my iPlayer radio app but it was showing in my TV guide so I tuned in.and ‘watched’ it.

At each ‘Breaking News’ section I wondered if it would be my turn and also, what joke would they use. The excitement was unbearable…and then I heard it.

And then the most important bit…. the acknowledgement!

you can check out more about NewsJack here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kvs8r and the whole episode here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b073r1c6

One thing is for sure…. I AM THE GREATEST!