British Comedy Guide

Prejudiced Boss - 2525

This was adapted from something silly I wrote a few years ago:

VOICEOVER:
In the year 2525, the concept of prejudice has been completely eradicated from the universe. Apart from on Earth. What else did you expect? People living in perfect harmony? Dear oh dear.

F/X: FRENZIED KNOCKING

BOSS:
Come in!

FX: DOOR OPENING

PAUL:
(PANTING) You're not going to believe this! I've just seen the new temp in reception!

BOSS:
Strapping young man is he? No doubt ready to share a dirty joke or two! Excellent stuff! Send him in!

PAUL:
It's not a man!

BOSS:
So, it's a woman! Magnificent! I hereby declare the reintroduction of topless Tuesday!

PAUL:
You don't understand! It's... It's... IT'S A MARTIAN!

BOSS:
WHAT?!

PAUL:
Head office have decreed your anti-Martian policy to be a bit Martianist.

BOSS:
But that's the whole point of it! We don't want Martians here! They're only interested in stealing our jobs, stealing our women and stealing our right to discriminate!

PAUL:
It's political correctness gone mad!

BOSS:
You better send it in and, while you're at it, go fetch the ray gun.

F/X: FOOTSTEPS DEPARTING. SQUELCHING FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

MARTIAN:
Delighted to meet you and may I say what an honour it is-

BOSS:
YOU'RE FIRED!

MARTIAN:
(LAUGHS) I was told that you Earthmen would have a great sense of humour!

BOSS:
Been doing a bit of research on us, eh? Finding out what makes us tick, eh? Planning to integrate yourself and then launch a terrorist campaign to enslave us and eat our children, eh?

MARTIAN:
Well, if by research you mean studying Earth Economics and Production Strategies for my degree then: GUILTY!

BOSS:
Is there no end to your depravity?!

MARTIAN:
These figures you have on the holoboard are very interesting. Very interesting indeed.

BOSS:
You keep your eyes off that! That's highly classified information about the production of military toilet seats!

MARTIAN:
If you adjust that figure here and downsize the workforce, then you're going to increase production and save millions on labour.

BOSS:
Millions?

MARTIAN:
Yes, I dare say enough to afford your own little holiday asteroid.

F/X: FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING

PAUL:
Ok, sir, do you want to do the honours or should I blast him to high heaven?

BOSS:
Slight change of plan, Paul. You're being redeployed to the factory floor and our Martian friend will be taking over your role.

PAUL:
What?!

BOSS:
Oh and bring in your children for him to eat.

MARTIAN:
Yum!

ENDS

Now this is a good solid sketch, maybe needs a few more jokes and be a little less on the nose
But it works, zips along, very nice twist punchline and good characters.

If you submitted that, I can't imagine why they didn't accept it. Really entertaining from start to finish.

Thanks, chaps. From what I heard of the show, it's probably not quite in their style. C'est la vie etc.

It strikes me that the 2525 BCG writers could get together and record the better sketches and either sell them to that 2525 production company or persuade Aaron to podcast them as "2526 (one better than 2525)".

Good stuff Ben, very well written.

Bill...that is a genius idea...I suggest we barricade, em, bother, em, pester, em, just ask Aaron very nicely to do the honours.

MARTIAN:
If you adjust that figure here and downsize the workforce, then you're going to increase production and save millions on labour.

Not keen on this line - you could bring it up to date by having the Martian suggest cheap Martian labour or interplanetary asylum seekers?

Just a thought...

Quote: billwill @ 29th January 2014, 6:51 PM GMT

It strikes me that the 2525 BCG writers could get together and record the better sketches and either sell them to that 2525 production company or persuade Aaron to podcast them as "2526 (one better than 2525)".

In order not to offend 2525 why not call it 'The sound of things to come'...

Quote: Shandonbelle @ 29th January 2014, 8:49 PM GMT

Good stuff Ben, very well written.

Thanks, Shandy!

Quote: playfull @ 29th January 2014, 9:22 PM GMT

MARTIAN:
If you adjust that figure here and downsize the workforce, then you're going to increase production and save millions on labour.

Not keen on this line - you could bring it up to date by having the Martian suggest cheap Martian labour or interplanetary asylum seekers?

Just a thought...

Yeah, that's probably a cleverer idea and more in line with the sketches theme of discrimination.

In my short time on the forum, the best 2525 I've read so far.

I like that, it's based a on a neat idea, and zips along. Better than very nealry anything on the 2 shows I listened to.

As Sooty says, it runs the risk of being too tidy, and not sticking in the memory, but that could be an advantage in a quickfire show.

Thanks! It's one of my personal faves.

Quote: Shandonbelle @ 29th January 2014, 8:49 PM GMT

Good stuff Ben, very well written.

Bill...that is a genius idea...I suggest we barricade, em, bother, em, pester, em, just ask Aaron very nicely to do the honours.

Ask Mark. Whistling nnocently

Loved it, and great ending!

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