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The Wolf who cried 'Boy"

TWO WOLVES (DAVE & ROB) ARE SITTING IN A COTTAGE HAVING A CUP OF TEA

DAVE:
So all I'm saying mate, is if you are going to dress as an old lady, try to cover up the eyes & the teeth, otherwise it's a dead giveaway.

ROB:
To be honest I would have thought it's pretty hard to pull off regardless.

A THIRD WOLF (BRIAN) COMES RUSHING IN.

BRIAN:
Boy! Boy! Quick lads there's a shepherd boy outside.

DAVE:
Come on Rob, looks like lunchtimes come early.

ROB:
Nice one! I'm starving.

THE WOLVES ALL RUSH OUTSIDE.

DAVE:
Where did he go?

BRIAN:
Where did who go?

ROB:
The little shepherd boy.

BRIAN:
Oh that! I made it up. sorry guys I was a bit bored.

ROB:
Oy! Don't cry Boy when there's no boy!

BRIAN:
Oh come on It's just a giggle.

DAVE:
You are such a twat sometimes Brian.

CAPTION: THE NEXT DAY

ROB & DAVE ARE AT THE TABLE AGAIN

DAVE:
So there I am Rob, I'm huffing, I'm puffing...

ROB:
And still nuffing

DAVE:
That's the problems with those new builds, they make them far too strong nowadays.

BRIAN COMES RUSHING IN AGAIN

BRIAN:
Boy! Boy! There's a little shepherd boy outside!

DAVE:
You're not lying again are you Brian?

BRIAN:
No I swear, there's a delicious shepherd boy right outside, quick before he get's away.

ROB:
Well come on then! What are we waiting for!

THE WOLVES ALL RUSH OUTSIDE AGAIN.

DAVE & ROB LOOK AROUND URGENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THEN STARE AT BRIAN WHO IS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY & WHISTLING INNOCENTLY.

DAVE:
Erm... Brian?

ROB:
There aren't any shepherd boys out here are there Brian?

BRIAN:
Aaaaah - I gotcha again. honestly if you could see your faces.

DAVE:
Just piss off Brian!

CAPTION: THE NEXT DAY

DAVE:
And they pulled out the next ball, number 11 Aston Villa at home.

ROB:
Wooah the last thing you need is a Derby at that stage of the season.

BRIAN RUSHES IN AGAIN

BRIAN:
Boy! Boy! There's a little shepherd boy outside.

DAVE:
Yeah.. right

BRIAN:
No seriously, I know I said it before.. twice, but this time it's true.

ROB:
What-ever!

BRIAN:
No I'm really serious this time

THEY BOTH STICK TWO FINGERS UP AT BRIAN
BRIAN SHRUGS AND WALKS OUTSIDE.

CUT TO:
BRIAN SITTING CHEWING ON A HUMAN LEG THERE IS A CROOK AT HIS FEET

BRIAN: (TO CAMERA)
I know there's probably a moral to this story, but I'm buggered if I know what it is.

END

I believe you know my feelings about this one Mr S. 7!?!

That is genius.

Esopecially the Wolverhampton bit.

It's quite long but I can see it being very comfrotable on stage or reworked into stnadup.

Great sketch Steve. :)

One tiny thing though, Wolves' big derby game is against West Brom.

Yeah, great sketch. Nice little jokes on the way too.

I'd invert the 'new builds' thing though, so you can blow them down. 'Yeah, these new builds aren't what they used to be!' might work better.

Dan

Quote: Gerry McDonnell @ February 11 2010, 1:18 PM GMT

Great sketch Steve. :)

One tiny thing though, Wolves' big derby game is against West Brom.

Cheers Gerry, nice one.
I think I can swap Villa for West Brom without changing the plot too much

I was half expecting the shepherd boy to come in and lay waste with a machine gun or something.

Quote: Kevin Murphy @ February 11 2010, 1:42 PM GMT

I was half expecting the shepherd boy to come in and lay waste with a machine gun or something.

Ah you're thinking of the Directors cut.

Now I come to think of it the idea for this came to me after you'd put up a Boy who cried Wolf sketch a while back

https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/14749

Thumbs up from me Mr Sunshine.

Cheers all :D

Quote: swerytd @ February 11 2010, 1:21 PM GMT

Yeah, great sketch. Nice little jokes on the way too.

I'd invert the 'new builds' thing though, so you can blow them down. 'Yeah, these new builds aren't what they used to be!' might work better.

Dan

Yes good point Dan
I may change that line slightly
Cheers

i've just returned after a couple of weeks away (Uni work) , this is the first sketch I read and seriously I was in stitches over the Wolverhampton bit.

The first two days are funny, but predictable so to throw in a random 'wolves' based joke was hilarious. That's my opinion .

Hehe, I venture to critique and see this little gem! :)

I like it.

I thought this was funny as well Steve but agree with some of the other comments about it being a bit long.

Definitely not too long. It works at the length and is beautifully paced.

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