Makes good comic broadcast in a state of desperation (2,4,4,3)
I believe the answer is:
at ones wits end
'in a state of desperation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'makes good comic broadcast' is the wordplay.
'makes good' becomes 'atones' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'comic' becomes 'wit'.
'broadcast' becomes 'send' (synonyms).
'atones'+'wit'+'send'='AT ONES WITS END'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for at ones wits end that I've seen before include "Not knowing what to do next" , "at a loss" , "Unable to see a way forward when in trouble" , "Desperate" , "In a state of desperation" .)