Knowing this assignment was coming up, I thought about things I wanted to do for it. I knew that whatever I ended up doing was going to end up on YouTube, as it is the social media network I like and use the most, and probably (well, hopefully) is going to be funny. As an open mic comedian I have always been a fan of satirical comedy especially on shows like Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, The Jim Jefferies Show, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell and many others I could name (especially considering nearly all late night shows are now becoming more satirical in these interesting political and cultural times). Many late night comedy shows like the ones aforementioned are starting to become very similar. A man in a suit behind a desk makes jokes about current events and politicians to a live studio audience. I know that I want to do something a little different by including more little sketches and less politically focused as I my interest in politics is like the Olympics, I really only care about it once every four years. Also coupled with the fact that due to the Coronavirus I can’t go out and perform comedy to a live audience, so this should scratch that itch. This also got me thinking about the news and news shows in general particularly the disparity between how the news is delivered compared to how we receive it. The news is delivered by a man in a suit behind a desk telling us about the current events in the world in a very formal manner. Meanwhile we’re at home watching it on the couch in our tracksuit, or reading it on Facebook whilst on the toilet or just having some guy tell us about it at the pub. So this lead me to think why is this the case? Why is there such a difference between how news is delivered and received? Can I make a ‘news’ show that is more inline with how we receive it whilst also being funny and entertaining? I guess I’m about to find out.