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The Poke is here to sort a few things out As part of a great tradition of British satire, The Poke is the first news-stand, pure humour title to launch for 23 years. The Poke is a collective of British comedy writers who plan to satisfy the appetite for modern, topical humour and to fill the gap in the market that currently exists between boardroom (Private Eye) and bedsit (Viz). The launch edition has been created by several established writers with credits such as Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, , Dead Ringers and The 11 O’clock Show. However the vast majority of contributors are undiscovered talent and represent The Poke’s wider ambitions to champion up-coming British comedy writers. Several well-known journalists from national newspapers, including The Sun and The Guardian, have also contributed to the first edition of The Poke. We believe that Britain’s global comedy reputation has stagnated due to lack of investment from British television companies who position comedy writers at the bottom of the creative food chain. We intend to redress the balance. Along with pies and the word ‘bollocks’, the British invented comedy. Once it was Monty Python and Blackadder. Now its South Park, Friends and Frasier. Why? Because we've forgotten to focus on what's important - writing talent. In America, sitcoms run for a minimum of 22 episodes and are team written. In the UK your average comedy is written by one or two people at best, and is only on for six weeks. British TV executives would rather get four weak panel shows out of their budget than aspire to creating the next Simpsons. They spend millions on buying in American sitcoms and wonder why they have to repeat Dad’s Army and Are You Being Served. Graham Norton is on five nights a week for fuck’s sake. We hope you enjoy what we are trying to do, and pass the word around about the site. Cheers, Jasper Gibson |
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