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Chav Job Interview For Brain Surgeon sketch

Hiya,
Another new sketch of mine.

It's NOT really one for Newsrevue or Treason.
Instead it would be best suited in a TV sketch show.

Chav Job Interview For Brain Surgeon
by Mikey J

INT. HOSPITAL INTERVIEW ROOM. DAY.

A HOSPITAL CONSULTANT IS SITTING AT A DESK. A CHAV IN FULL STREET GEAR; BASEBALL CAP, TRAINERS AND TRACKSUIT WALKS IN.

CONSULTANT:
Er… Excuse me. What do you want?

CHAV:
I is ‘ere for da job interview, innit.

CONSULTANT:
Sorry, you're obviously in the wrong room. The hospital porter interviews are taking place down the corridor.

CHAV:
I is not ‘ere for dat. I is ‘ere for da job of brain surgeon.

CONSULTANT:
Surely, you've got to be joking.

CHAV:
Nah, man. If I was joking, I'd be spitting lyrics like der was dis English geezer, Irish geezer and… er… wotzizname... yeah, das it. Diamond geezer.

CONSULTANT:
Erm… all right. What's your name?

CHAV:
I is da one and only Notorious Two Blades.

CONSULTANT:
That's your name?

CHAV:
Dat's ma street name, innit. I don't use ma real name.

CONSULTANT:
What is your real name?

CHAV:
Tarquin.

CONSULTANT:
Ah. I can see why you don't use that name. Makes you sound like a right gaylord. So, Mr Two Blades. What surgical experience have you got?

CHAV:
I cut someone up badly once.

CONSULTANT:
Sorry?

CHAV:
I knifed someone, man. Dis geezer was well asking for it, innit.

CONSULTANT:
Erm… that's hardly surgical experience, is it?

CHAV:
Yeah, issit.

CONSULTANT:
No, it's not. Knifing someone is not brain surgey.

CHAV:
I knifed him in da head.

CONSULTANT:
(NOW SHOWING INTEREST) Oh, I see. And do you have any other medical experience? Such as stitching perhaps?

CHAV:
Yeah, I stitched dat geezer up good and proper, man.

CONSULTANT:
Okay, good. You've got the job. You start Monday.

CHAV:
Wicked.

A WOMAN ENTERS, SMARTLY DRESSED.

WOMAN:
Hello. I'm here for the job interview.

CONSULTANT:
Hospital porter interviews are down the corridor.

WOMAN:
Okay, thanks.

END

It's a good idea and was going swimmingly and then it just threw me because the doctor was taking it seriously at the start and then offers the guy a job because he stabbed someone in the head?

The tone does change quite suddenly, though it doesn't detract too much for me. I suppose you could cut out some of the filler jokes e.g. the "if I was joking" stuff. Has a good rhythm though.
Is a similar idea to something I couldn't seem to make work the other day. I might make a thread, perhaps you can help rescue it Rolling eyes

The main joke made me laugh, nice ideas. I also like the twist at the end.

I have just had a bit of a trawl though critique...

Dear God please send me help quickly ..

Ahem, but didn't Mr Sooty post something very similar to this recently Mikey?? As I recall the bit in it that that made me chuckle was a line 'Where's your plane now then?'

I had to get out of there so I didn't find the exact post.

:)

I'm not a fan of chav humour, so this one would never work for me. A few points though:

The 'Tarquin' joke has been done a million times before. It also suggests that he's a posho, but then there's nothing else in the sketch to suggest that he's a posho trying to rough it.

The woman entering at the end doesn't add anything. It just prolongs the sketch.

I agree with the others that the tone does change rather suddenly.

Quote: Marc P @ August 15 2008, 5:06 PM BST

Dear God please send me help quickly ..

Ahem, but didn't Mr Sooty post something very similar to this recently Mikey?? As I recall the bit in it that that made me chuckle was a line 'Where's your plane now then?'

God at your service:

https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/8180

Sketch was a simple reversal, I saw the punchline coming after "You've got the job".

It was ok, but Chav sketches ar being sketched in my opinion.

Nicely written though. :)

I'm not a writer or anything, but if I may...

The consultant calling Tarquin a gaylord makes it a bit unbalanced in terms of straight man/funny man. I know that in the end it turns out that the consultant isn't the most responsible, but perhaps the gaylord thing introduces to us quite early on that he isn't as professional as we assume him to be. If that makes sense...?

Yeah, I suppose it IS strange, the Doc's sudden change of heart.
Hmm... yeah, that needs fixing.

And, no, I hadn't seen that sootyj sketch before.
Coincidence. Honest, Guvnor!

The Tarquin name wasn't meant to give the impression that he's a posho. It was just supposed to be a gay, emarrassing name, in total contrast to his "street" image.

I like the rewrite though find the explaining of the brain being in the head a little unnecessary and makes it less punchy - Find it obvious enough as it is.

Like the end though. The pedants among us may ask why he's applying for a job that he can't possibly take. What about the night shift? Though please let's not use this as an excuse to argue the illogical natures of humour again

I think the rewrite is punchier than my original :P

Like this bit:

CHAV:
I knifed him in da head – where da brain is, innit.

CONSULTANT:
Oh I see! That's entirely different. When can you start?

Quote: shaggy292 @ August 15 2008, 7:57 PM BST

I'm not a writer or anything, but if I may...

The consultant calling Tarquin a gaylord makes it a bit unbalanced in terms of straight man/funny man. I know that in the end it turns out that the consultant isn't the most responsible, but perhaps the gaylord thing introduces to us quite early on that he isn't as professional as we assume him to be. If that makes sense...?

Yeah, that makes sense.

I think that the recreational drugs I was taking at the time kicked in at the point where the Doc had a change of heart :P

Quote: Rob0 @ August 15 2008, 8:08 PM BST

though I find the explaining of the brain being in the head a little unnecessary and makes it less punchy - Find it obvious enough as it is.

'e's NOT explainin' - 'e's a CHAV, innit!

Da chav is really prad that 'e atchilly KNOWS where da brain IS, innit - an' 'e's showin' da consultint wot a clever chav 'e is!

I really fawt abatt it before I wrote dat bit, 'cos I 'ates words put in just to explain fings. I fink you knows dat, innit.

Quote: Morrace @ August 15 2008, 9:10 PM BST

'e's NOT explainin' - 'e's a CHAV, innit!

Da chav is really prad that 'e atchilly KNOWS where da brain IS, innit - an' 'e's showin' da consultint wot a clever chav 'e is!

I really fawt abatt it before I wrote dat bit, 'cos I 'ates words put in just to explain fings. I fink you knows dat, innit.

Terribly sorry. I'm afraid I'm not really "down" with the kids these days. Easy now.

Yeah, izzit

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