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Well, the results are in, and my entry hasn't been shortlisted for the BBC Sitcom Writers competition. So poo to all of them. My only consolation is... um... I have cool shoes. :(
In case anyone is curious, here's a list of some of the hot new shows that might be exploding your funny bones in the very near future:
THE SITCOM WRITER SHORTLIST
Ectoplasm
Written by Carol Vine, copy editor, London.
"Five professionals share a house in suburban London - the domestic harmony is frequently impaired by the gateway to hell, which happens to be located in the back of the sofa."
House Normal
Written by Amanda Ward-Baker, housewife, Whitley Bay.
"Putting aside the BZS ('Benjamin Zephaniah Syndrome') John is the most normal person he knows; his aim in life is to continue to be normal despite his absurd random acquaintances, odd friends and psychotic family."
Marigold
Written by Robin Taylor, customer services operator, London.
"Marigold is a hybrid of the British domestic sitcom, exposing the family members as people trying to be things against their nature."
On the Fringe
Written by Lisa Cagnacci, writer/director, London.
"On the Fringe follows the adventures of Kate and Ellie, two young hopefuls fresh out of drama school who find themselves mired in the grubby, hit-and-miss and often hilariously humiliating world of London fringe theatre."
Terminal Productions
Written by Jon Brown, freelance journalist, Northampton.
"Terminal Productions is a sitcom based in a culturally arid backwater town in which a thirtysomething music agent desperately tries to make his mark on the music industry."
The Project
Written by Amanda Dunkley, recruitment consultant and Don Stuart, a teacher, Northumberland.
"A dysfunctional team of idealist, cynics, opportunists and losers sets out to change the world, but would you trust them to change a light bulb?"
Sweet Caroline
Written by Chris Jones, logistics engineer, Shropshire.
"Early-thirty something Caroline Fisher is a girl with the perfect life, but when her partner of six-and-a-half years informs her that he has met somebody else and no longer loves her, her perfect life falls apart."
Yummy Mummy
Written by Susan Cook, psychologist, Teddington.
"What if Jordan lived in Morden?"
In case anyone is curious, here's a list of some of the hot new shows that might be exploding your funny bones in the very near future:
THE SITCOM WRITER SHORTLIST
Ectoplasm
Written by Carol Vine, copy editor, London.
"Five professionals share a house in suburban London - the domestic harmony is frequently impaired by the gateway to hell, which happens to be located in the back of the sofa."
House Normal
Written by Amanda Ward-Baker, housewife, Whitley Bay.
"Putting aside the BZS ('Benjamin Zephaniah Syndrome') John is the most normal person he knows; his aim in life is to continue to be normal despite his absurd random acquaintances, odd friends and psychotic family."
Marigold
Written by Robin Taylor, customer services operator, London.
"Marigold is a hybrid of the British domestic sitcom, exposing the family members as people trying to be things against their nature."
On the Fringe
Written by Lisa Cagnacci, writer/director, London.
"On the Fringe follows the adventures of Kate and Ellie, two young hopefuls fresh out of drama school who find themselves mired in the grubby, hit-and-miss and often hilariously humiliating world of London fringe theatre."
Terminal Productions
Written by Jon Brown, freelance journalist, Northampton.
"Terminal Productions is a sitcom based in a culturally arid backwater town in which a thirtysomething music agent desperately tries to make his mark on the music industry."
The Project
Written by Amanda Dunkley, recruitment consultant and Don Stuart, a teacher, Northumberland.
"A dysfunctional team of idealist, cynics, opportunists and losers sets out to change the world, but would you trust them to change a light bulb?"
Sweet Caroline
Written by Chris Jones, logistics engineer, Shropshire.
"Early-thirty something Caroline Fisher is a girl with the perfect life, but when her partner of six-and-a-half years informs her that he has met somebody else and no longer loves her, her perfect life falls apart."
Yummy Mummy
Written by Susan Cook, psychologist, Teddington.
"What if Jordan lived in Morden?"
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