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Comedy/Humour Writer for Museum Tours and excursions

Status: Closed
Prize: €50
Entries Received: 16
Winner: bswanless

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Contest Brief

We are a private company creating entertaining witty museum tours in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. We organise this competition to select a writer that will create the tours for us.
To participate:
1) select one object (painting, sculpture - anything) from the Rijksmuseum collection and write 2 jokes about it. You can find the collection here: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio?ii=0&p=0&from=2016-07-08T10%3A30%3A41.7696326Z
2) Tours are for adults, but no sexual jokes/vulgar language, please. Let's keep it classy:))
3) If you already have published any material that makes you a good candidate for the job, send us the links.

Conditions for further collaboration are discussed with the winner.

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Public Clarification Board

timwhorley1
- 7 years ago
Hello. Are we limited to submitting just one entry, or can we submit multiple entries where we provide distinct jokes for difference pieces of artwork?
- 7 years ago
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1. Contest Holder
  - 7 years ago
  Sorry, correction: yes, 1 object, two jokes. Thank you, patrubogdan23.
  - 7 years ago
2. timwhorley1
  - 7 years ago
  Thank you both for the clarification.
  - 7 years ago
patrubogdan23
- 7 years ago
Also, could you rate the entries so we know who did good and who didn't? It could help us in changing the course of action and know whether we should withdraw, improve or add another entry based on what impressed you the most
- 7 years ago
staghorn7133
- 7 years ago
Hi! here is a link to my published work that you might find interesting: https://best-of-italy.blogspot.com/2015/12/5-ways-italy-will-fascinate-art-lovers.html
Let me know your thoughts about it, it wasn't written with a humorous tone, rather a bit classy with an aura of sophistication but I can write in a light witty tone too.
- 7 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 7 years ago
  Hi Staghor7133, thank you for the link. Unfortunately it is not what we are looking for - your approach is more historic one and will fit perfectly classic common guides. We are different: we want to make people learn but first - we want to make them SMILE. I havent smiled once while reading the text (I understand it was not your intention) so I cant see your potential basing on this particular piece.
  - 7 years ago
patrubogdan23
- 7 years ago
Hi there! Is dark humor allowed? Setting aside vulgar and sexually explicit material, are you okay with, let's say, racist or religious jokes?
- 7 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 7 years ago
  Hi, yes, within reasonable limits of course.
  - 7 years ago
2. patrubogdan23
  - 7 years ago
  Okay then, since I have submitted my entry, feel free to give me a feedback so I know where I stand :D
  - 7 years ago