Non- political political sketch

Hello folks, I'd be interested to see if people think this sketch works/is funny as I've been sitting on it for a little while and am not sure what anyone would think of it.

WIFE SWAP - THE COUPLES MEET

'GORDON' AND 'SARAH BROWN' SIT ON ONE SIDE OF A TABLE WITH MR AND MRS DEVIL (WEARING RELEVANT HORNS, TAIL AND PITCHFORKS WITH RED MAKE-UP) ON THE OTHER.

V.O.
After spending a week living each other's lives Sarah Brown and Mrs Devil came back to their husbands to discuss what they'd learnt from the wife swap.

GORDON BROWN
Well, I must say it made a welcome change to have you live with me Mrs Devil.

MRS DEVIL
It was my pleasure Gordon. It felt like a home from home.

SARAH BROWN
Oh, that's charming Gordon! Didn't you at least miss me?!

GORDON BROWN
Of course dear, but Mrs Devil did keep the house nice and tidy. She was brilliant with the children too.

MR DEVIL
Yes, my wife is a fantastic mother. She has raised millions of souls in the fiery pits of hell and they have all grown up to be wonderful deviants.

GORDON BROWN
Any of them Tory MPs?

MR DEVIL
Oh yes. But I shan't name names!

GORDON BROWN
I've got a pretty good idea myself Mr Devil, don't you worry about that.

SARAH BROWN
Well, I had a horrible time Gordon. Mr Devil here pretty much enslaved me for the whole week, the people were absolutely ghastly and it was unbearably hot.

GORDON BROWN
Oh darling, I'm sure you're just exaggerating. Mr Devil here seems like a perfectly reasonable chap to me.

SARAH BROWN
I knew you'd take his side!

MRS DEVIL
Well, I know exactly what you mean Sarah. [LOOKS TO MR DEVIL] After staying with Gordon, I realise how little you appreciate me and everything I do. Mr Brown was so grateful; he wined and dined me more in one week than you've done in the 3,000 years we've been together.

GORDON BROWN
[LOOKS TO SARAH] Don't worry Sarah I put it on my expenses…oh no I didn't I mean I err, Peter picked up the bill.

SARAH BROWN
You never 'wine and dine' me! and you're just not affectionate like you used to be.

GORDON BROWN
Oh come now Sarah, what about the other day, when I gave you a pat on the heed?

SARAH BROWN
Pah! Things have got to change Gordon otherwise you'll be fighting your next election without a partner!

GORDON BROWN
Och no, Peter will always stick by me.

END

All comments greatly appreciated A.P.U.

Hi Adam

I like the premise of the sketch, but who are you 'poking fun at' here. I would have thought that Gordon Brown would have come off far worse in this sketch than he did. Was that deliberate? Lots of potential here (I would have thought) for Sarah Brown to prefer living with the devil as opose to return to her husband and to list all of his inadequacies.

Or did you want this to be 'non-political' as your title suggests? In which case why have the Browns in the sketch at all?

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Quote: Sofa_Matt @ September 24 2009, 9:41 AM BST

Hi Adam

I like the premise of the sketch, but who are you 'poking fun at' here. I would have thought that Gordon Brown would have come off far worse in this sketch than he did. Was that deliberate? Lots of potential here (I would have thought) for Sarah Brown to prefer living with the devil as opose to return to her husband and to list all of his inadequacies.

Or did you want this to be 'non-political' as your title suggests? In which case why have the Browns in the sketch at all?

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Thanks Sofa_Matt. Your analysis is spot on. Initially the concept I wanted to write was a scumbag family being put with the Devil and his family on Wife Swap. Then it turns out that the scum family lead a more amoral life in squalour and the Devil family look down on them at the Couples Meet. Realising that if I didn't make it political there would be nowhere for me to send it to I tried to work it in to the old bash Gordon Brown setting...but I forgot to bash Gordon Brown! Much appreciated, back to the drawing board I go.