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NEWSLETTER ISSUE 492
"The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood."
Voltaire
Greetings Comedy Crowders,
A positive disposition is a magnetic umbrella.
It shields you from the daily torrent of bad news and unconscionable views. It attracts to you folks with insights to share or opportunities about which you might care.
Is a good mood a choice? Sure, it’s not an option for everyone, everyday, but in a World which feels out of our control, it might be the one thing you can rely on.
Also newsletters. This newsletter.
OPPORTUNITIES
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Global Opportunities
Entertainers Worldwide Jobs
Less of an opportunity, more of an opportunity for opportunities. This is a site that lists posts for comedians and other entertainers across the World.
UK Opportunities
Channel 4 New Writers Scheme
Channel 4’s New Writers Scheme is a one-stop-shop for new writers with a burning desire to write TV drama. It is open to unrepresented new writers looking for their first writing credit. This scheme is aimed at those currently underrepresented in the TV industry.
The Writers' Block | Stage Writing for Commission
The Writers’ Block is running a 4 day training programme for Emerging Playwrights, funded and supported by The Minack Theatre. The outcome of the programme is for the Minack Youth Theatre to commission a selection of short, original plays for Autumn 2025.
Inspiration
AI won’t threaten authors until it can make people laugh
Artificial Intelligence is shaking up the creative world, but comedy remains a considerable hurdle for large language models to jump, as posited by Salman Rushdie. To test his claims, we plugged this article into Chat GPT and challenged it to make some jokes to prove him wrong. Judge for yourself, but it seems like the concept of incongruence and surprise are out of it’s grasp… for now:
Why did the AI cross the road?
To optimize pedestrian traffic flow.What's an AI's favorite genre?
Anything with a predictable plotline.Why don't AIs write love stories?
They can't compute the irrationality of human emotions.How does an AI apologize?
"I'm sorry, but I don't have feelings."Why did the AI get rejected from the comedy club?
Because its jokes lacked a punchline—and a setup.
Newsletter over and out!
Carry on creating and we'll see you next week.
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