Save us from this oppressive heat. Lighten our lives with your wonderful wit.
The Edinburgh festival beckons and with it more comics than you can shake a Beano at, so we thought we'd celebrate with a spankingly new comedy competition, the Funny Farm, launched today by the lovely Sean Hughes.
Here's how it works: you delve into your bottom drawer, find that sitcom you've been working on, or reach for the mic and record the routine you've been polishing. It could be an extract from a sitcom, a sketch, a stand-up, or just some of your finest gags.
It should be no longer than two minutes if it's audio (in an MP3 file, please) - or 1,000 words if it's written down. We will then put the best on our podcast and up on the website just before the festival starts. So dust off that script and send it to culture@theguardian.com. You have until July 28. Go on, give us a smile.
