British Comedy Guide

SKETCH: "Buying a present for Matthew"

4 Characters: Husband and wife [Gary and Jane], Shop assistant [Mark], and girl on till [Lisa]

Setting: Husband and wife in a 'Game' shop buying a PSP for their young son [Matthew, not present].

The three stand next to each other looking at the selection of PSP's on the shelf.

Jane: "Hi we are looking for a PSP for our son's 9th birthday, can you recommend anything?"

Mark: "This one sells well, you can get 3 games for the price of 2 if you buy this at the moment which can save around £30".

Jane: "Have you got any silver ones, he'd like a silver one don't you think Gary"

(Gary nods).

Jane: "So how much would it be?"

Mark: "Depends on how much memory you want. I could do you a silver one with 2 GB for around £200."

Gary [quietly talking to Mark, Jane is distracted by looking at the PSP]: "Would that come with some kind of free silver vibrator." [does small hand movement to demonstrate]

Mark [looks confused]: "No sorry Sir it doesn't." [looks to Jane as a safer option]

Jane: "And you say we could buy 3 games for the price of 2. So what about another £40?"

Mark: "Yes madam about that."

Gary: "I don't suppose you could throw a couple of cock rings in there could you?"

Mark [getting more angry now]: "No Sir this is a computer games shop, you need to go somewhere else for that kind of thing."

Jane [has overheard]: "Oh for God's sake Gary."

(Slight pause)

Jane [quietly to Mark]: "Or any kind of lubricating gel?"

Mark [has run out of patience]: "I'll just take this over to the till, if you'd pay here please."

The three walk over to the till

Mark to Lisa [rolling his eyes] "They would just like to pay for this and a couple of games."

Lisa [putting PSP and games in bag]: "Certainly, and would you like a free a butt plug with that Sir?"

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Hmmm... sex toys for a 9th birthday present...?

Sorry, it's hard to read, and it doesn't make a lot of sense (see Afinkawan's comment). Even if you buy into the world the punchline, such as it is, is telegraphed a long way out.

It would be easier to read and understand if you left out the list of characters and who they are at the start. Let the writing tell us as we go.

Agree with the above really. Must admit I thought it was the wife who was talking about the butt plug and was confused until I read up to the top and realised it was the till girl. Maybe could just call her 'Till Girl' to avoid confusing people who read without concentrating (which probably includes most Script Readers).

BTW I must be naive because I don't even know what a butt plug is and am too scared to Google it :)

Quote: Humberfloob @ October 2 2009, 7:18 PM BST

BTW I must be naive because I don't even know what a butt plug is and am too scared to Google it :)

A 'butt plug' is - if you only get a couple of replies to your first post --

i.e. > > https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/9112#P256228 (Topic: Buying a PSP for little Matthew)

-- you plug it again! (Topic: SKETCH: "Buying a present for Matthew")

CSI Morrace :D

Morrace, are you the reason I keep hearing clicks on my phone???

Quote: Humberfloob @ October 3 2009, 10:27 AM BST

Morrace, are you the reason I keep hearing clicks on my phone???

What you're describing does sound strange. However, the techniques & methods I use have recently been developed and improved to the point that if I were tapping your line - you would know nothing about it. Hope that helps.

I like your style, by putting clicks on my phone (and circling helicopters around my house) you're making me think you are not involved because that's too amateurish for you but I know a double bluff when I see one!

Quote: Humberfloob @ October 2 2009, 7:18 PM BST

BTW I must be naive because I don't even know what a butt plug is and am too scared to Google it :)

A plug put up the anus for sexual pleasure

BTW The parents were not asking for the sexual toys for their child they were asking for themselves but I agree it's a bit weak, I find Spoof story writing a lot easier than Sketch writing. I can think of a sketch but it doesn't look good on paper.

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Quote: Norman Wisdom @ October 4 2009, 3:42 PM BST

A plug put up the anus for sexual pleasure

Quote: John Burns @ October 4 2009, 3:42 PM BST

Nice one.
Very tight.

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Thanks for clearing that up guys but I'm still confused - if I shove them up me arse they'd just fall out again so not sure where the pleasure would come from?!?

Quote: Humberfloob @ October 4 2009, 4:34 PM BST

Thanks for clearing that up guys but I'm still confused - if I shove them up me arse they'd just fall out again so not sure where the pleasure would come from?!?

Thing is, Humberfloob, it's the pleasure someone else would get from sticking it up your arse.

Quote: Humberfloob @ October 4 2009, 4:34 PM BST

they'd just fall out again?!?

Is this a very bad episode of Dad's army?

Anyway...... Whistling nnocently

Think I missed that episode!
(Dont tell em I've got a butt plug up me arse, pike!)

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