British Comedy Guide

'The Budget, Darling!'

Here is a sketch relating to Alistair Darling's first Budget on March the 12th. The joke is obvious and cheap but hey, what the hell? :)

THE SCENE IS OF GORDON BROWN AND ALISTAIR DARLING AS THE CHANCELLOR BEGINS HIS FIRST BUDGET SPEECH. THEY ARE BOTH DRESSED IN FLAMBOUYANT BUT GAY CLOTHES WITH PERHAPS A FEATHERBOA AND MAKE-UP. THEY BOTH FACE THE AUDIENCE AS IF THEY WERE THE OTHER MPs IN THE HOUSE. GORDON BROWN STANDS FORWARD.

BROWN:
(GAY VOICE) OK Darling - I'm now going to put you on a pedestal.

DARLING:
Ooooo!

BROWN:
Ms Speaker? I present to you Alistair, our darling Chancellor. It is his first budget so let's give him one....big cheer.

MPS:
(FX) Hurrah!

DARLING STEPS UP TO THE DESPATCH BOX AND PLACES THE RED BRIEFCASE WHICH IS DECORATED WITH RIBBON AND JEWELS BY ITS SIDE.

DARLING:
Thank you Gordy.

HE ADDRESSES THE MPs/AUDIENCE

DARLING:
This budget will be...beautiful, with a wondrous hue of rose pink. It will also be fluffy, lightly spinkled with fairy dust to make the lives of the British people just a little more (BREATHES IN) lovely.

MPS:
(FX) Ahhhhh....

DARLING:
But as Chancellor Darling I'm afraid not all is goodness and light.

MPS:
(FX) Awwww....

DARLING:
Yes, and there are some naughty people out there that need to be spanked.

MPS:
(FX) Ooooo....

DARLING:
But what I'm doing later is not important right now.

MPS:
(FX) Ohhhh....

DARLING:
I'm going to have to be a little taxing on drink-winkies and those ever so naughty smokey sticks. They're so-very-bad-for-you!

DARLING EFFIMENATELY HITS THE DESPATCH BOX WITH EVERY WORD. BROWN LOOKS CONCERNED AND STANDS UP.

BROWN:
(SPEAKING NORMALLY INTO DARLING'S EAR AS IF WHISPERING) When do these tax rises come in?

DARLING:
Midnight.

THERE'S A PAUSE.

BROWN:
Pub?

DARLING:
Yeah alright.

BROWN PULLS OUT A PACKET OF FAGS AND HANDS ONE TO DARLING AND THEY MARCH OFF STAGE TOGETHER IN A MANLY FASHION.

END

This must be REALLY crap! :D

It's not crap at all.
I liked it in the sense that I could see it working acted out - think it's much more something you need to see rather than reading 'in a camp manner' etc, if you see what I mean.

Damn you seem so down on yourself sometimes Tuumble, I liked it man!

It's not at all bad, and the drink before the taxes come in is good. However camp gags on the guy being called Darling, are a little obvious. Hasn't stopped me making them, my self.

I like it and I could certainly see it being performed, is this on it's way to TS NR?

Quote: sootyj @ February 19, 2008, 5:31 PM

It's not at all bad, and the drink before the taxes come in is good. However camp gags on the guy being called Darling, are a little obvious. Hasn't stopped me making them, my self.

I like it and I could certainly see it being performed, is this on it's way to TS NR?

NR have it already but not done TS yet. :)

The good news is that I'm in London on the Thursday after the Budget so I would be able to see it if chosen.

Oh, and I know it's cheap and obvious but who gives a shit! :D

Won't be this week its the last week of WillyCoyote's run, so almost certainly no new material in the run. Did you get the e-mail about the new address to send to? Maybe in next week, though with the new cast.

Is it ok to ask but did nay one see my last entrance in critique, but worries I might have lost the comedy mojo.

I thought this sketch was quite good.

I liked these lines.

DARLING:
This budget will be...beautiful, with a wondrous hue of rose pink. It will also be fluffy, lightly spinkled with fairy dust to make the lives of the British people just a little more (BREATHES IN) lovely.

MPS:
(FX) Ahhhhh....

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