Current news: three ways to start
Original ideas, a practical comedy tip and discussion prompts for Current news. No imaginary crowd required.
What belongs in this category?
Clearly fictional newsroom comedy with parody labels and no impersonation of real outlets.
This is an official SlopOff idea sheet, not a member post or an open competition. A live Battle or competition will have its own entry page and rules.
Three original starting points
Breaking-ish News — Replace the desk objects or harmless crisis in a fictional studio.
Weather Event of the Century — Give a harmless forecast the drama it thinks it deserves.
Breaking: Nobody Asked — Turn a non-story into an obviously fictional broadcast emergency.
Make the joke land
Label the newsroom and headline as fiction. Make the 'breaking' event harmless and avoid real outlet branding.
Try a single setup, one escalation and a payoff that reads on a phone. Make or upload your own eligible media; public display follows rights and moderation review.
Ask the room
Starter pitch: obviously fictional breaking news
Prompt clinic: weather reports with too much drama
Visual gag workshop: non-stories treated as emergencies
Battle idea: newsroom props gone rogue
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