Wooden Overcoats: Season 2

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A new season of the critically-acclaimed podcast sitcom about rival funeral directors on a tiny island.
Backers: 410
Average Pledge Per Backer: £25

Funded: £10,272 of £8,000
Dates: May 27th -> Jul 3rd (38 days)
Project By: Wooden Overcoats
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Latest News

Christmas Special: Nearly There

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Two days left! Two days left! At Wooden Overcoats HQ, we're sharpening our chisels in readiness to carve the official Season 2 script-graves. We've ordered eight so far from our favourite granite binders.  Wouldn't it be great to order a ninth? If... (Read More)

Wooden Overcoats Season 2 Will Launch in October

June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
On Tuesday 28 June, just after noon in the UK, Wooden Overcoats crossed the £8,000 line and secured funding. The rules of Kickstarter dictate that the project only gets funding if it gets all the funding. So why choose Kickstarter? It was a... (Read More)

Help Us Raise £969 in Six Days

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Here we go.  Here we go. Here. We. Go. Final week, final thousand. Who's going to win: Drip-Drop or Tick-Tock? At time of writing, we're on £7,031 out of £8,000. That's £969, $1,276 or €1,158 to raise.  Season 2 or Sands of Time? Folks, it's... (Read More)

Seventy Five Thousand Downloads

June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Wooden Overcoats launched eight months ago and as of this week has picked up over seventy five thousand downloads across the planet. Amazing! In fact, we've now been heard in 123 out the 196 countries on the planet.  For an island one mile long,... (Read More)

From the Nightstand of Mr Barnes

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
£1,700 left and 11 days to go! This is getting exciting as we play chicken with the deadline.  On Monday, we asked you this question: Who is the one person in your life who would love Wooden Overcoats? That got you thinking and you've been tagging... (Read More)

Woooo-ooh, We're ThreeQuartersOfThe-Way Thee-eere

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Close the curtains. Knuckle down. Put the coffee on to brew. It's the final fortnight. As summer officially begins, so we move into the endgame and things are looking healthy. Two more weeks and just under 23.6% to go. We can do this everyone! ... (Read More)

Why Isn't My Joke Working? An analysis of joke-writing.

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Tom Crowley is an actor and writer and one of the cornerstones of the Wooden Overcoats family. As well as playing Eric Chapman and writing Episode 3 of Season 1 (The Little Death) and two of the Piffling Lives mini-episodes, he has written for The... (Read More)

Join us for a picnic (with added Bright Sessions!)

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We're holding a meetup! If you are in or can make it to London on Sunday 26 June, we would love to meet you. And it's not just us. By some quite staggering luck, actual Lauren Shippen and Anna Lore from The Bright Sessions are in town! (If you've... (Read More)

Five Host A Fundraiser

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Ladies and gentlemen, we have officially broken the back of this Kickstarter. After passing the £5,000 ($7,000) mark, we need less than £3,000 ($4,250) to hit our target. It's taken two weeks to get here and that is a fine achievement. Very good... (Read More)

Two Weeks In

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to Two Weeks Into Our Kickstarter and we are homing in on the £5,000 line! That's a great place to be. Good work everyone, keep it up! To celebrate here are some 2s that make us happy: 2 funeral parlours 2 community leaders having a lovely... (Read More)

How to Make a Great Drama Podcast

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
 "Hey, I've had this idea for an audio doodaa. Can I pick your brains?" All of us in the production team have at some point or other been asked this question, or a variation. We're very happy to talk and give advice wherever we can.  Freya Parker,... (Read More)

Best Death Results + Name An Embalming Fluid

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
  Last week, we set you a challenge: come up with a funny death, the best one would be used in Season 2. Thank you for all your entries, we had a good laugh. And now: the results! In third place, it's Kristen Bailey (round of applause)! Kristen... (Read More)

And he stoppeth one point five of three.

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
  We've come a long way in a week. In fact, we've come half the distance. Four thousand and seventeen pounds! That's tremendous news. Thank you everyone for your hard work. Take a step back, have a breath, hug a tree.  Holiday over. Let's do it... (Read More)

We band of backers

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We've raised £454 since our last update on Monday, taking us to £3,625. Not bad, not bad at all. Keep spreading the word, make sure you let your friends know that they can get the Christmas episode for only a pound (€1.29, US$1.44, CAN$1.89,... (Read More)

Write a death in Season 2

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Grab your cowl. Sharpen your scythe. We want you on Season 2.  If there's one thing Wooden Overcoats does in spades, it's bury its islanders. With spades. Season 1's dearly departed included the resident who came into contact with a ceiling fan,... (Read More)

Hi, We're Buzzing

May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Our First Thousand Pound PledgeDavid was writing an e-mail... John: editing... Felix: buying socks... Beth was making coffee... Andy was tinkering with sound... Tom was wearing a coat... Liz: creating funky rhythms on the F5 key... when the news... (Read More)

Twenty Four Hours In, the Fates Like Coffins

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
DAY 1It’s been an immense first day of fundraising for us - the word is out, "Season 2", "nice graveyard" and "Tom Crowley" are the mots du jour at watercoolers from Abu Dhabi to Kwazulu Natal. Thanks to you, we’ve raised £1,378 in just 24... (Read More)

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