Production: Reflections upon the product midway through the first edit

I have as of now created most parts of the initial edit, save sound effects and lines from CRT. I have found as of now that I may not approach the three-minute duration that the brief requires. Without sound effects, transitions and the two lines from CRT, but including the show title, intro jingle and episode title, the edit now approaches two minutes. However, I have more than enough material that was initially planned for the original audio content as I did not realise that it had a 30-second limit. The content initially intended for the original audio content now approaches around the same duration as the main show, so I shall be taking some of the best material from that and adding it to the main show. In the event that I cannot seamlessly edit these jokes within the existing ebb and flow of the main show, I shall have to record more content, but finishing the initial edit is currently my first priority.