British Comedy Guide

Sketch about cafe queue

Staff Canteen
Debs is working behind the counter.

Customer 1: Ooh I'm not sure what to have. Let me think
(Cuts to queue of people looking at their watches)
Customer 1:The bacon sandwich looks nice but Ooh
I had a bacon sandwich this morning...Can I have a chicken salad please?

Debs: Sorry we don't have any chicken
Customer 1:No Chicken
Debs: No.
Customer 1: Did you run out?
Debs: yes
Customer 1: Are you sure you've got no chicken?
Debs: Yes
Customer 1: Can you just check, I fancy some chicken and I've been waiting in the queue for ages.
Debs: The reason why the queue is so big is because of people like you who instead of thinking about what they want to eat before they get here wait till the last minute to make their minds up and then don't believe me when I say I haven't got any f**king chicken. Well Im not paid enough to put up with this shit so you can f**k off and get your chicken salad from someone who gives a f**k.OOh. Pardon me Ive got a queue of people waiting.
(Debs: ignores Customer 1 and turns to Customer 2.)
Next!!
Customer 2: Oh sorry let me think...
Debs: I must ask you to hurry up with your order sir, we've got people waiting.
Customer 2: Can I have a chicken on brown please!
Debs: Sorry we've got no chicken
Customer 2:No chicken?
Debs: NO we've got no f**king chicken why do you not f**king believe me! Ive worked in this cafe for 15 f**king years and I don't even know my own f**king stock. Do you want to come round here and have a look yourself? Perhaps if you know so f**king much about chicken you can ring up Bernard F**king Matthews and get him to fly one over from Norfolk just for your f**king chicken sandwich. I'm sick of this, look at the queue.
(Debs turns to queue)
Listen everyone we've got no chicken OK. Can you hear me everyone we've got no f**king chicken!!
Debs turns back to customer 2.)
What are you looking at?Just f**k off to chicken land and stay there dickhead! Next!!
Customer 4: Hi Debs, ooh you've lost weight. Can I have a chicken salad please?
Debs: I'll just check, Breast or leg dear?

The punchline is OK, but the sketch could do with drastic shortening to make it worth the wait.

I think Bernard Matthews is dead, isn't he? And as a notorious turkey farmer, he probably wasn't keen on the C word.

Why? I don't get it? Why would she say she has no chicken to two customers and get all irate only to have chicken just because she got a compliment? it doesn't make sense! Sorry!

Thanks Rupe and FunnyHaHa. Good valuable feedback.
I think the problem here may be that it is based on a specific person and if you don't know her, you wouldn't get it. Also the story is a bit lame. I still find it funny butthat's because I know the person I wrote it about.
This has been a good learning exercise for me.

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