British Comedy Guide

Simon and Susan

I wrote this this afternoon but I'm really not happy with the ending, if anybody can offer an alternative please do so.

INT MENS TOILET DAY

SIMON COWELL SITS AT A MAKESHIFT DESK IN ONE OF THE CUBICLES, SUSAN BOYLE ENTERS.

SUSAN:
Simon, Simon, are you in here?

SIMON:
Hold on Susan I'll just buzz you in.

SIMON FLUSHES CHAIN

SIMON:
Come in Susan come in, how's my favourite...and only act?

SUSAN:
Um I'm good thanks Simon...why have you changed offices.

SIMON:
I'll level with you Susan, ever since the spectacular failure of your first album I've lost everything, it's a minor setback.

SUSAN:
Look Simon there's something we need to talk about...

SIMON:
(INTERRUPTS) About the second album, don't worry I've got it all worked out, you'll do an album of covers with special guests...I've got them all here (HOLDS UP RAGGED HEAT MAGAZINE).

SUSAN:
Look Simon I can't live on promises, how many of those artists have agreed to be on the album.

SIMON:
None of them have. That why I said I've got them here, we'll just cut out their pictures and glue them to the front cover, look I've made a start.

SUSAN:
I'm sorry Simon but I've decided to change agents, I'm going to go with Pete Waterman.

SIMON:
That bastard Waterman, what's he offered you, I'll double it.

SUSAN:
You can't compete with his offer; it's a six month stint.

SIMON:
Where is it? West end? Broadway?

SUSAN:
No, I stand near his swimming pool and it stops the kids going anywhere near it.

END

I think it would be funnier if you wrote in a visual of Susan actually running about trying to stop children.

That's very good nice punch and a killer setup.
Only thing is you haven't got how she speaks right, I think yu'd need a couple of Boyle quotes at least.

Quote: sootyj @ June 2 2009, 7:20 AM BST

That's very good nice punch and a killer setup.
Only thing is you haven't got how she speaks right, I think yu'd need a couple of Boyle quotes at least.

Thanks Sooty, yeah you're right.I'll have a look at that. Still think the punch is weak though.

I like it - the good set-up definitely deserves a better punch though. The only problem for me was the leap of imagination to see Cowell as a failure (much as I would like to see that happen). Maybe you could list a few more bad investments he may have made to get him so low? Well written.

Bo.

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