Original comedy, podcasts, poetry, fiction and more on BBC Upload with Andrew Marston, including:

• Meeting your next favourite comedy writer - Telford's Luke Allen - with his hilarious sketch on the confused gangsters plotting to kill somebody, but one of them thinks they're organising a surprise birthday party!

• Calling all budding writers - find out how you could be penning the next original drama for the BBC.

• From our Songwriting For Songwriters podcast - exploring the world of creativity with Redditch's Nigel Clark of Dodgy who still writes a song every single day.

• Hearing from the former primary school teacher turned writer, from Redditch, who's just self-published a series of five illustrated children's books.

• The Malvern musician who's written her first book 'Singing For Supper', on busking in cities all over the world.

• The MiniMix: Hearing from the Hereford entertainers, PB&J, who've been gracing the stages at clubs and festivals across the area.

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