British Comedy Guide

A sketch that is gay.

...and wordy...

INT. DEPUTY HEAD'S OFFICE

BOY: So, basically Greenpeace PROVED that they was only making criminal damage so they could PREVENT further damage from global warming.

DEPUTY HEAD: Yes, I heard but what has this got to do with this?

BOY: Basically, like, it's not proper graffiti because imagine the damage, like psychological and that, that would caused by the world never knowing that Tom was gay.

TOM: F**k off! you're gay!

BOY: I'm helping you!

TOM: Sir, give him a detention he's being a-

DEPUTY HEAD: No, no... he's got a point.

TOM: I'm not gay! (BURIES HEAD IN HANDS)

BOY: You see the pain being in the closet puts him through!

DEPUTY HEAD: I do see.

BOY: And his parents.

DEPUTY HEAD: God, yes... the parents...

TOM: THIS IS GA-STUPID! THIS IS STUPID! YOU'RE ALL STUPID!

DEPUTY HEAD (IGNORING TOM): Now, we will have to verify this...

TOM LOOKS UP, TEARS SMUDGED ON HIS FACE

INT. CLASSROOM - AFTER HOURS

DEPUTY HEAD: How about... this one...

THE DEPUTY HEAD CLICKS FOR THE NEXT FRAME IN A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, AN IMAGE OF A JOHN BARROWMAN-ESQUE MALE UNDERWEAR MODEL APPEARS

TOM: Urgh... (SLAMS HEAD AGAINST DESK)

DEPUTY HEAD: Tom, this will go a lot easier if you can just answer.

TOM: This is gay...

DEPUTY HEAD: You know what I think's gay, Tom? Your lack of co-operation. Now are you going to start working with us? (CLICK) How about this one?

TOM: (SIGHS) No...

DEPUTY HEAD: Hmmn... (CLICK)

THE END

Who was it who said they were bored of reading scripts in which people use the word gay as a generic insult?

[quote name="Eggie" post="259846" date="September 10 2008, 11:43 PM BST
Who was it who said they were bored of reading scripts in which people use the word gay as a generic insult?
[/quote]

Everyone.

I like the sketch. Well written I felt.

But I can't find the word gay an insult.

The different meanings of the term gay leave me less than gay, I'm using the 'Fred Flintstone' interpretation of the word here.

"..let's have a gay old time!"

Now that's a clever sketch and topical.

It's also funny I like it.

I do like these silly decisions in real world situation sketches.

well, I didn't get that one

Quote: Eggie @ September 10 2008, 11:43 PM BST

Who was it who said they were bored of reading scripts in which people use the word gay as a generic insult?

Not me. I'm just bored of reading scripts that aren't funny.

Rather like this. Something is familiar about it; regardless, I agree wholeheartedly with Sooty and F. Rage.

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