DEAD FUNNY
WELL-DRESSED GUY AT HIS DESK, TALKING ON THE PHONE.
GUY: Well that's fine... If that's what you really want. You must do as you feel right - please don't let me stop you. I'm happy you've made up your mind, and can only encourage you to take what you feel is the right path. Best wishes.
He puts down the phone. It rings again, he picks it up.
GUY: Hello, Samaritans?... Yes Bridgend branch.
Very good.
Haha. Funny. Maybe just "Bridgend Samaritans" would be a neater finish.
Quote: wayne lewis @ February 22, 2008, 9:24 PMyeah. just a few more left in bridgend then hopefully move onto another welsh town! right dave?
Just as long as it's Newport (County).
V. good!
Yep, very good. Made me laugh out loud and that doesn't happen often!
Thanx for your kind comments... Yeah I guess you could go straight to the Bridgend Samaritans line. The way it is, the Bridgend bit's either a topper or a tailing-off.
Thanks again
Not funny at all
I like the joke but am I being ignorant? Why Bridgend?
Quote: David Bussell @ February 27, 2008, 7:17 AMI like the joke but am I being ignorant? Why Bridgend?
It's where 17 teenagers have commited suicide recently
Quote: bushbaby @ February 27, 2008, 8:38 AMIt's where 17 teenagers have commited suicide recently
I see. I did read about that but I forgot the location. It's a funny sketch even without that information though.
Very neat. I agree with James Williams about the punchline, and also that it would work just as well without any reference to Bridgend if you wanted to avoid upsetting the very recently bereaved.
i actually think its better without the bridgend reference. i suppose it depends what you think the gag is....is it that you call the Samaritans and they encourage you to kill yourself - in which case the Bridgend link is unnessersary (and in fact takes away from the joke as lots of dead kids dont make it funnier, we all know what the samaritans do) or is the gag that the reason those kids are dead is because of some loon in bridgend giving out this advice....in which case the Samaritan should be a bit MORE encouraging to show that's whats happening.
Forgot to mention - I once did a little piece in a similar vein to this. Great minds and all that...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT_c7YdP_CQ&eurl=http://www.davidbussell.com/naptime/teasers.htm
As with a lot of comedy, sometimes there's such a thing as too much analysis. Bridgend is an important tag because it's topical. It might be tasteless and it might offend but that's just the way it is.
This is a very succinct piece of writing and personally speaking I'd kick it right off to Treason and News Revue without delay because this sketch has a really good chance of earning you some money.