British Comedy Guide

Gay Shower

Hi all,

Haven't put anything up for crit in a while. Comments appreciated.

EXT. PORCH – NIGHT

RICHARD AND SCOTT CANOODLE.

RICHARD:
You sure you don't want to come in?

SCOTT:
(LAUGHING) Go on then, you've twisted my arm.

RICHARD UNLOCKS THE FRONT DOOR.

INT. LOUNGE – CONTINUOUS

THE TWO MEN STUMBLE IN. RICHARD FLICKS ON THE LIGHT, AND -
- A CROWD OF REVELLERS LEAP FROM BEHIND THE FURNITURE.

CROWD:
Surprise!

SCOTT AND RICHARD JUST ABOUT JUMP OUT OF THEIR SKINS.
THE ROOM IS DECORATED WITH BALLOONS SHAPED LIKE PENISES. A GIANT BANNER READS "RICHARD'S COMING OUT!" MADONNA PLAYS ON THE STEREO.

MUM:
Hello, son!

DAD:
(SHAKING SCOTT'S HAND)
You must be the lucky lady!

SCOTT:
Erm... hi.

RICHARD:
What's going on, mum?

MUM:
It's your gay shower!

RICHARD:
Gay shower?

DAD:
Of course! Everyone's here! Look - Granny Rice came!

GRANNY WEARS A GIANT STRAP-ON PHALLUS.

MUM:
And Sarah. You remember your old girlfriend, Sarah?

SARAH WAVES WEAKLY, CLOSE TO TEARS.

DAD:
And the village people.

A MOUSTACHIOD COP PUTS A HAND ON RICHARD'S SHOULDER.

COP:
Can I get you a daiquiri, Richard?

RICHARD:
No! I don't want this! I don't want any of this!

THE NEEDLE TEARS ACROSS THE RECORD. THE CROWD FALLS DEATHLY QUIET. MUM AND DAD LOOK CRESTFALLEN.

MUM:
We just wanted to be supportive, Richard.

DAD:
We're sorry we offended you.

ALL AROUND ARE DISAPPOINTED FACES. THE COP LOOKS PARTICULARLY HANGDOG.

RICHARD:
(GUILTY)
No, I'm sorry. This is really nice. You just took me by surprise. Thanks a lot, guys!

THE CROWD CHEERS. MADONNA COMES BACK ON THE STEREO.

SCOTT:
(HOLDING RICHARD'S HAND)
Wow. All this and we haven't even slept together yet.

DAD:
Slept together?!

MUM:
You sick f**ks!

CROWD:
Bummers!

THE CROWD PELTS THEM WITH DILDOS.

That is a very good skit, and a great punch.

Jolly good.
Especially the ex girlfriend.

Extra points for making use of the word 'canoodle' of course.

Haha, yes this is very funny. "You sick f**k!"... "Bummers!" Hahaha!

Some nice touches in it as well. Oo-err.

A great sketch, David.

Snorted a couple of times. Well done.

I liked it the punch line fell flat for me though. It built up when he was angry then dropped then the punch line I felt the punchline shoulda come on that build up just me though. Are you gonna film it?

I agree with Gavin. It was good, but the punchline really let it down.

Thanks, peeps. I was worried this might read a bit rote but I am bolstered.

Quote: Winterlight @ March 18, 2008, 7:50 PM

I agree with Gavin. It was good, but the punchline really let it down.

The punchline was the reason I sat down and wrote it though. I was thinking of a fag hag girl I once knew who loved everything about gay men except for the bum sex.

Quote: Gavin @ March 18, 2008, 7:47 PM

Are you gonna film it?

Perhaps some time in the future, but once I'm done shooting the next couple of sketches I'm going to concentrate my efforts on raising awareness of the showreel I'm putting together.

The punchlines great in my opinion.

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