Ed Morrish
@edmorrish.bsky.social
Leeds man & audio/comedy producer. Work stuff @leadmojo.bsky.social
My posts, since you asked: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zhglb2ub3qwkn2kpxlwekst3/feed/aaaaqszrsfcwo
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i think pretty much all of this thread is correct
This is making me think about cross-subsidy, which used to support a lot of writers. AutoTrader used to subsidise the Guardian's journalism. Bestselling books subsidised all the others. I'm sure even the BBC's best dramas subsidised its more niche offerings. But then people got all excited about...
“I didn’t have rich parents, a childhood bedroom to return to or an infatuated billionaire intent on marrying me. Either writing had to make me money or I couldn’t do it. “
I wrote about making a living from writing in the new economy.
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I wrote about making a living from writing in the new economy.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
i think pretty much all of this thread is correct
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Don't trust anyone over 30
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Don't trust anyone over 30
yeah i hate those celebrity comedians who lecture people about their pet causes
February 3, 2026 at 11:26 AM
yeah i hate those celebrity comedians who lecture people about their pet causes
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“I didn’t have rich parents, a childhood bedroom to return to or an infatuated billionaire intent on marrying me. Either writing had to make me money or I couldn’t do it. “
I wrote about making a living from writing in the new economy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
I wrote about making a living from writing in the new economy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Please sir can I have some more
On making a living as a writer
substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
“I didn’t have rich parents, a childhood bedroom to return to or an infatuated billionaire intent on marrying me. Either writing had to make me money or I couldn’t do it. “
I wrote about making a living from writing in the new economy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
I wrote about making a living from writing in the new economy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
what’s up with comedians pivoting to screenshots of them telling their little jokes instead of posting video?
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
what’s up with comedians pivoting to screenshots of them telling their little jokes instead of posting video?
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If another one is biting it, maybe dust is delicious.
February 3, 2026 at 10:02 AM
If another one is biting it, maybe dust is delicious.
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Price of everything go up but money in stays in the same, you see our predicament
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Price of everything go up but money in stays in the same, you see our predicament
a week after his first resignation, in 1998, peter mandelson was due to take part in a “you ask the questions” session with the independent; they expected him to cancel but he went ahead with it, at one point describing the moustache he had in the 80s as “my second-biggest mistake in politics”.
February 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
a week after his first resignation, in 1998, peter mandelson was due to take part in a “you ask the questions” session with the independent; they expected him to cancel but he went ahead with it, at one point describing the moustache he had in the 80s as “my second-biggest mistake in politics”.
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Alf saw his hog's shadow so the shitposts will continue
February 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Alf saw his hog's shadow so the shitposts will continue
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The orcas have discovered fire.
Fire chief says cause of fire that sank 3 yachts will likely never be found
Fire chief says cause of fire that sank 3 yachts will likely never be found
A marina fire in Sidney, B.C. has sunk three yachts worth millions, and the community’s fire chief says investigators may never find the cause.
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The orcas have discovered fire.
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punxsutawney phil (just had visions of pestilence, blood rain, malignant false idols, stillborn livestock): uuuh 6 more weeks of winter
February 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
punxsutawney phil (just had visions of pestilence, blood rain, malignant false idols, stillborn livestock): uuuh 6 more weeks of winter
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an interesting thing that’s happened this premier league season is that the three promoted teams went about staying up in different ways
- sunderland kept their system, upgraded every player
- leeds changed their “player profile” and system to be more robust
- burnley just decided to suck shit lol
- sunderland kept their system, upgraded every player
- leeds changed their “player profile” and system to be more robust
- burnley just decided to suck shit lol
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
an interesting thing that’s happened this premier league season is that the three promoted teams went about staying up in different ways
- sunderland kept their system, upgraded every player
- leeds changed their “player profile” and system to be more robust
- burnley just decided to suck shit lol
- sunderland kept their system, upgraded every player
- leeds changed their “player profile” and system to be more robust
- burnley just decided to suck shit lol
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penis is short for penisaurus
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
penis is short for penisaurus
feels like it would be interesting to get jd vance’s views on peter thiel still being friends with jeffrey epstein in 2016!!
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
feels like it would be interesting to get jd vance’s views on peter thiel still being friends with jeffrey epstein in 2016!!
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Someone financially and emotionally stable should fall in love w me
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Someone financially and emotionally stable should fall in love w me
wow seems like people like watching scripted comedy, maybe broadcasters should commission more of it www.chortle.co.uk/news/2026/02...
Amandaland tops 2025 comedy viewing : News 2026 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Amandaland tops 2025 comedy viewing - Christmas special now seen by 7.4million
www.chortle.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
wow seems like people like watching scripted comedy, maybe broadcasters should commission more of it www.chortle.co.uk/news/2026/02...
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You should totally give me an inch bro I promise I have no interest in taking a mile I just want the inch trust me bro you won't regret it
February 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
You should totally give me an inch bro I promise I have no interest in taking a mile I just want the inch trust me bro you won't regret it
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Our annual New Comedy Writing competition is back, with three fantastic judges! Find out how to enter to be in with a chance of a cash prize and to have your work read by Holly Walsh, Andy Hamilton and Lucy Lumsden at davidnobbsmemorialtrust.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Our annual New Comedy Writing competition is back, with three fantastic judges! Find out how to enter to be in with a chance of a cash prize and to have your work read by Holly Walsh, Andy Hamilton and Lucy Lumsden at davidnobbsmemorialtrust.org.uk
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You heard. Five thousand. Ha ha ha. BUT. If 1 in 3 of my Bluesky followers promised (not even 'coughed up' but 'pledged to cough up') to risk the equivalent of TWO LONDON PINTS, we'd be on! And let me know if you do, I can't see a list of backers on the site.
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?
Today’s Smelt post. You liked The Thick Of It and Veep and The Death of Stalin, right? Well @ianmartin.bsky.social wrote on all of those AND wrote the amazing audio drama The Hartlepool Spy.
We need ~5,000 of you to buy his new scripted comedy, Tamworth, so we can make it.
We need ~5,000 of you to buy his new scripted comedy, Tamworth, so we can make it.
SMELT — Lead Mojo
Leadmojo.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
You heard. Five thousand. Ha ha ha. BUT. If 1 in 3 of my Bluesky followers promised (not even 'coughed up' but 'pledged to cough up') to risk the equivalent of TWO LONDON PINTS, we'd be on! And let me know if you do, I can't see a list of backers on the site.
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?
it’s not like “political party selects candidate with a long history of vocally protesting the existence of 30% of the constituency” *isn’t* a news story.
if i ran for mp for stretford and urmston, i would expect to be asked about certain comments i’d made regarding their local football team
if i ran for mp for stretford and urmston, i would expect to be asked about certain comments i’d made regarding their local football team
February 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
it’s not like “political party selects candidate with a long history of vocally protesting the existence of 30% of the constituency” *isn’t* a news story.
if i ran for mp for stretford and urmston, i would expect to be asked about certain comments i’d made regarding their local football team
if i ran for mp for stretford and urmston, i would expect to be asked about certain comments i’d made regarding their local football team
the funny thing about this redaction is that you can google the title of this talk and the first hit is the guy who gave it
I'm not being facetious. Epstein was apparently giving talking points to the people pushing anti trans rhetoric in the UK.
February 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
the funny thing about this redaction is that you can google the title of this talk and the first hit is the guy who gave it
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this has always been and will always be the greatest scene in the history of anything on earth
"Sometimes things that are expensive are worse"
YouTube video by Jason Greene
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 5:52 AM
this has always been and will always be the greatest scene in the history of anything on earth
you might be thinking “£85k is a lot to try to raise” but after fees and sales tax it’s about £50k, and you’re getting ~3 hours of quality, crafted comedy that wouldn’t otherwise have been made. you’re paying a writer, actors, engineers, sound designers, musicians, artists… it all costs.
Today’s Smelt post. You liked The Thick Of It and Veep and The Death of Stalin, right? Well @ianmartin.bsky.social wrote on all of those AND wrote the amazing audio drama The Hartlepool Spy.
We need ~5,000 of you to buy his new scripted comedy, Tamworth, so we can make it.
We need ~5,000 of you to buy his new scripted comedy, Tamworth, so we can make it.
SMELT — Lead Mojo
Leadmojo.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
you might be thinking “£85k is a lot to try to raise” but after fees and sales tax it’s about £50k, and you’re getting ~3 hours of quality, crafted comedy that wouldn’t otherwise have been made. you’re paying a writer, actors, engineers, sound designers, musicians, artists… it all costs.
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Today’s Smelt post. You liked The Thick Of It and Veep and The Death of Stalin, right? Well @ianmartin.bsky.social wrote on all of those AND wrote the amazing audio drama The Hartlepool Spy.
We need ~5,000 of you to buy his new scripted comedy, Tamworth, so we can make it.
We need ~5,000 of you to buy his new scripted comedy, Tamworth, so we can make it.
SMELT — Lead Mojo
Leadmojo.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Today’s Smelt post. You liked The Thick Of It and Veep and The Death of Stalin, right? Well @ianmartin.bsky.social wrote on all of those AND wrote the amazing audio drama The Hartlepool Spy.
We need ~5,000 of you to buy his new scripted comedy, Tamworth, so we can make it.
We need ~5,000 of you to buy his new scripted comedy, Tamworth, so we can make it.