What George did next...

U.S JOB INTERVIEW- AN INTERVIEWER SAT BEHIND A DESK WITH A TEXAN INTERVIEWEE.

INTERVIEWER: (READING CV) Education…education…Ahaa, it says here you're a Yale man…low C average though.

INTERVIEWEE: (MORONICALLY) I was a cheerleader…

INTERVIEWER: (TAKING NOTES) Uh huh I bet you were…(UNDER HIS BREATH) 'Serious cross-dressing tendencies'…

THE INTERVIEWEE REACHES FOR A BOWL OF PRETZELS ON THE INTERVIEWERS DESK.

INTERVIEWEE: Ah these goin'?

INTERVIEWER: Yes sure, go ahead…(READING CV) Says here you were in 'TANG' but you left due to receiving 'AWOL'? (PUTTING CV DOWN)
So you were in 'Nam too? Gee I feel for you…
(REMEMBERING) The same thing happened to me in '69, damn Charlie just snuck up on us. Spent two years in that camp. 'Awol Yankee? You want Awol? Big Kin Pow give you Awol now!' Terrible times…I still use a pooper scooper…

INTERVIEWEE: (EATING PRETZELS) Nah, I was in the 'Texas Air National Guard'…

INTERVIEWER: Ohhh splendid! I heard that had a great review! You know every year the company puts on a musical production? Yes, last year we did 'Guantanamo -We hardly know ye'. Figures afterwards showed its biggest market response was from middle-eastern men, aged 18-30…

AT THIS, THE INTERVIEWEE BEGINS TO CHOKE ON A PRETZEL. THE INTERVIEWER ALARMED, SPEAKS ON HIS DESK COMM.

INTERVIEWER: Sarah? Sarah can you come in quickly?

AS THE INTERVIEWEE CONTINUES TO CHOKE, THE INTERVIEWER GETS THE MAN TO STAND UP AND ATTEMPTS THE HIEMLICH ON HIM.

INTERVIEWER: (LOUDLY WHILST PUMPING) C'mon! Spit it out c'mon! Ah this is bringing back some bad memories!

THE DOOR THEN BURSTS OPEN WITH THE INTERVIEWER'S SECRETARY, SARAH STANDING WITH A HUNTING RIFLE. THE SHOCK OF THIS ENTRANCE CAUSES THE INTERVIEWEE TO SPIT OUT THE PRETZEL.

INTERVIEWER: (OUT OF BREATH) Thank you Sarah.

THE TWO MEN SIT DOWN.

INTERVIEWER: So where were we? (SKIMMING THROUGH CV) Oh yes, a few minor crimes on human rights, a couple of wars started etc etc…(PUTTING DOWN CV) Yep! I think we can safely say you shall enjoy working here in the Senate George!

THE TWO SHAKE HANDS AND GET UP.

INTERVIEWER: Miss Palin? If you could see Mr Bush out, thank you.

SARAH PALIN: (CONFUSED) So…no polar bear?

INTERVIEWER: No, no polar bear Miss Palin.

AT THIS, SARAH, DOWNCAST, LEADS MR BUSH OUT.

END OF SKETCH.

Nice ideas here.

A few thoughts from me. First the negatives.
1. You give the punchline away in the title of the sketch.
2. The "Nam" bit drags a bit for me.
3. I don't think the Senate line works - Maybe have him working at the National Rifle Association.

Now the Postives.
1. Liked the pretzels - I'd forgotten about that.
2. Really like the sarah palin bit.

Quote: bigfella @ January 25 2009, 6:52 PM GMT

Nice ideas here.

A few thoughts from me. First the negatives.
1. You give the punchline away in the title of the sketch.
2. The "Nam" bit drags a bit for me.
3. I don't think the Senate line works - Maybe have him working at the National Rife Association.

Now the Postives.
1. Liked the pretzels - I'd forgotten about that.
2. Really like the sarah palin bit.

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Hey thanks Bigfella, yeah your right about the whole giving it away with the title. I just needed to give it a title lol. You think I should just call it the job interview or something? Ohh I like that NRA Idea! Mind if I nab it? Thanks for the feedback

Quote: Eden Carter @ January 25 2009, 7:20 PM GMT

Hey thanks Bigfella, yeah your right about the whole giving it away with the title. I just needed to give it a title lol. You think I should just call it the job interview or something? Ohh I like that NRA Idea! Mind if I nab it? Thanks for the feedback

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Go ahead!!
Yeap - can't think of anything better than the job interview!

Sorry, but for me this was bit confused. Some nice touches e.g. "I still use a pooper scooper", but a lot of it (the cross dressing, the musical, the polar bear) seemed to come from leftfield, so that sketch had no focus; and I wondered how, in performance, if we were not supposed to know it was George, how you could avoid making it obvious it was George, without the audience thinking, that was nothing like George... (If you see what I mean.)

Quote: Timbo @ January 25 2009, 8:31 PM GMT

Sorry, but for me this was bit confused. Some nice touches e.g. "I still use a pooper scooper", but a lot of it (the cross dressing, the musical, the polar bear) seemed to come from leftfield, so that sketch had no focus; and I wondered how, in performance, if we were not supposed to know it was George, how you could avoid making it obvious it was George, without the audience thinking, that was nothing like George... (If you see what I mean.)

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Hey Timbo, yeah I kind of get what you're saying. I tried to put clues in it, i.e. the Texan accent, the pretzels and I think it doesn't really matter if the audience cottons on to who it is, it's just a sketch. It's the Palin introduction which you can't guess is coming. Well I'm a great fan of leftfield humor so I don't see any harm in having those comments there, I'm only trying to raise a snigger after all.