Embarassing name

SAD LOOKING MAN WALKS TOWARDS LAUNDRETTE, HE IS PART OF A DOCUMENTARY.

VO
Mr Love, is one of 300,000 people in this country, who suffer in silence. Mr Love has an embrassing name.

LOVE
It was my mum's fault, she so wanted a girl. So when I was born she would only call me Boy, it's ruined my life.

VO
How so?

LOVE
You'll see,

LOVE WALKS INTO THE LAUNDRETTE THERE IS A DISINTERESTED GIRL AT THE COUNTER, TEXTING, AND CHEWING GUM

LOVE
Excuse is my laundry ready, it's Love?

GIRL
Are you coming onto me, you creep?

LOVE
No that's my name, is my laundry ready?

GIRL
You'll have to shout see if Agnes has done it.

LOVE
Is Love's laundry ready?

GIRL
First name, as well and louder she's a bit deaf.

LOVE
Look I want Boy Love damn it, I want Boy Love now, I don't care if it isn't ready, I want Boy Love, now or some one's going to be crying soon.

SHOCKED SILENCE FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. LOVE RUNS OUT PURSUED BY OTHER CUSTOMERS KICKING HIM UP THE BOY, AND THROWING SOAP POWDER AT HIM.

VO
Next week we join Boy Love, as he tries to join a swimming pool. On the same day as the All Scouts swimming jamboree

The whole Boy Love name was kind of ruined at the start for me, when he mentioned that all his mother could call him was Boy. Also this bit didn't really work IMO.

Quote: sootyj @ March 24, 2008, 6:52 PM

LOVE
Look I want Boy Love damn it, I want Boy Love now, I don't care if it isn't ready, I want Boy Love, now or some one's going to be crying soon.

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It just doesn't make sense. People don't talk like that.

I think this was a bit strained and a bit predictable.

There is a good(ish) gag there but I think it was a bit rushed.

Hmm it came to me in a vision this one. Guess I'll have to edit it, a bit.

Thanks all

I like the idea. I did something similar a few months back https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/3619 It could be quite interesting in a variety of different situations with different names!

Yes, that was a good skit. The funny name one is pretty old, but there's still life in the old dog. I particularly like Biggus Dickus from Life of Brian.

Thanks! I agree-definatly life in it yet!

For one brief moment at the start, I thought this was heading in the direction of a mockumentary idea I had about ten years ago, called 'The Name Confiscation Police'. In short, Government passed a law banning all stupid names, and it was the job of this enforcement agency to see to it that no one - or thing, or place - that had a stupid name was allowed to utter or display that name publically.

But that's not where you went, so I can only echo some of the other comments, particularly the one about the ending made by Wayne. It could have potential, though.

It felt very strained. Funny names can be hilarious used properly (Gaylord Fokker for instance) but Boy Love seemed out and out ridiculous within the context of the sketch.

Mm, as it is it doesn't work. It's straining for it but doesn't make it.

Ok this mutants, off to mutant surgery. Slice off some excess verbage, pretty up the language. The poor sod will scream, as I don't beleive in anasthetic.

I liked the sketch, I imagine John Cleese playing Boy Love probably why I found it funny, but still if tightened up a bit, it could work quite effectively.

Quote: Paul W @ March 25, 2008, 12:55 PM

I liked the sketch, I imagine John Cleese playing Boy Love probably why I found it funny, but still if tightened up a bit, it could work quite effectively.

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John Cleese in his younger years, surely?

Quote: Antony Wheeler @ March 25, 2008, 1:50 PM

John Cleese in his younger years, surely?

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Of course

That's a relief. I don't think I could face older Boy Love ...