Chris McGuire: The Interview

The Interview: Chris McGuire

Interior, an interview room. The interviewer sits behind a desk, we don't see him we only see his voice. After a moment the interviewee knocks on the door and after walks into the room looking nervous.

Interviewee: (Nervously)
Good afternoon.

OOV Voice:
Ah Mr Jones, come in do take a seat.

Interviewee:
Thankyou... it's good to be here...

OOV Voice:
Let's get down to brass tacs shall we?

Interviewee:
Of course.

OOV Voice: (Aggressively)
I don't like to waste my time, time is money as they say...

Interviewee:
It's very true...

OOV Voice: (Barking)
It's total rubbish! Time is much more valuable than money!

Interviewee:
That's also true...

OOV Voice: (Shouting)
Stop your flapping. Now I'm looking for someone I can work closely with, someone I spend a lot of time with, we'd be a unit you and I...

Interviewee:
Well that's certainly very exciting in prospect.

OOV Voice: (Annoyed)
Exciting, exciting? It's the chance of a lifetime to work with me! People dream about having this opportunity...

Interviewee:
Well I am a good worker and appreciate any opportunity I'm given...

OOV Voice:
You talk a lot...

Interviewee:
Thanks I think...

OOV Voice: (Growling)
It's not a good thing...

Interviewee:
Oh...

OOV Voice:
But at the end of the day there's only really one question that I want to ask of you Jones...

Interviewee:
Oh yes...

Cut to reverse shot to reveal that the Interviewer is in fact a Ventriloquists Dummy.

Interviewer:
Do you have warm hands?

Cut to exterior of the room...

OOV Voice: (Shouting)
You could have trimmed your nails!

I do like this one a lot. Would work well, especially if the interview room was quite creepily and malevolently lit. I'd finish on the 'warm hands' line and leave the rest.

Dan

It's very good, nice one Chris. You could combine the two jokes and have the last line as something like

"But you must have warm hands and trimmed nails!"

A Very Nice Sketch.

Incidentally,

we only see his voice

Rather poetic, but think you're looking for "hear"

I like this alot, a solid pull back and reveal gag with good characterisation and some dleightful hints.

The you talk to much line only makes sense when you see the punchline, but then it's just so sweet.

Funny clever and slightly sinister.

Love to see this some how get on TV.

Good one.

Arguably it takes a little longer to get to the funny than is necessary, but the pay off is worth it.

Would be an interesting challenge for the actor to get the voice right, so that it does not give the gag away, but still sounds credible once you have the reveal.

I'd go for a voice change from Alan Sugar style shouty boss, to sinister Johnty dummy.

Thanks guys glad you like it.
Ah getting it on TV... if onlyit were that easy...lol