Quote: Lady Laughter @ July 14 2011, 1:47 PM BSTBy the way, I don't care if TP likes it or not.
Well I've given it a run through with a few people and got some good laughs. Obviously delivery can help. I think it will work, although hopefully I can work the creases out.
Nothing is to everyone's taste, but unlike Theodore I won't resort to infantile name calling.
I will you C**t.
Scientologists are scary, they are seriously f*cked up and seriously f*ck up the lives of the victims that they recruit. I was for a while involved with a group that protested against their brainwashing and exploitation. On one protest I was followed on a brief toilet break by a guy with a big camera and a zoom lens.
Anything that riducules them, gets the thumbs up from me. Ridicule is the best weapon, believe me they hate it.
Ridicule is ok to a certain extent, but a chair across the back speaks volumes in my book!
Opening too long, too drawn out...
Why not start with Grand Master/Travolta..?
'It's a load of bollocks' worked well, short and sweet...
Liked the Cruise bit too...
Quote: 404 Not Found @ July 14 2011, 9:26 PM BSTOn one protest I was followed on a brief toilet break by a guy with a big camera and a zoom lens.
Quote: Teddy Paddalack @ July 14 2011, 10:02 PM BSTRidicule is ok to a certain extent, but a chair across the back speaks volumes in my book!
Maybe drama is more your area Teddy?
Or slapstick.
Quote: 404 Not Found @ July 14 2011, 9:26 PM BSTI was followed on a brief toilet break by a guy with a big camera and a zoom lens.
Is "a guy with a big camera and a zoom lens" a euphemism? Kinda sounds like he just fancied a bum. Though that said, that would kinda fit with the mental guy's experiences who investigated them.
Quote: sootyj @ July 14 2011, 3:20 PM BSTAlso Scientology has much more funny stuff.
Including the fact that the Cruiser can apparently fly thanks to his elevated status.
Surely that can't be true? Surely he'd realise it was all bollcks if that was the case.
Quote: Teddy Paddalack @ July 14 2011, 10:02 PM BSTRidicule is ok to a certain extent, but a chair across the back speaks volumes in my book!
"Well, well, a satirical piece in the Times is one thing, but
bricks and baseball bats really gets right to the
point."
I think that after the intro, it works great as a quickie sketch.
It's funny & reminded me of a Family Guy type cut away.
Marc, Gbus
I am rather disappointed at the flaw in your basic comedy knowledge.
'The chair across the back' is as old as the custard pie in the face and has been synonymous with B movies as well as Vaudeville.
The 17th century Italian Scaramouche did use a chair, but it was replaced with the reusable clacker (For economic reasons and ease of transportation). Whilst the Clacker preformed the same task and was later used by Codman and the likes,for me it failed to have the visual effect of the chair.
The chair (Sadly made of Balsa wood) has featured in films by Chaplin, Lloyd and Keaton,but it was by the late thirties hijacked with the advent of the western where it was used in so many saloon fights that became what is termed 'A dead Horse Trope'.
With Monty Python, The Simpsons even Indiana Jones and WWF the chair across the back could be described as a classic visual statement and will no doubt be enjoyed in years to come for its ability to provide a visually succinct statement of a persons reaction to a given circumstance.
To be blunt in comedic terms a chair across the back speaks volumes, it needs no sub text nor translation and I for one advocate its usage (But not a balsa one)
Timbo it is a tad slapstick but it works on so many levels that it is to my mind a classic and should be used much more.
Also this particular usage of the old gem when taken in context was advocated for use on a Scientology film crew who were following people into public toilets.
Quote: gbus @ July 15 2011, 1:26 AM BST"Well, well, a satirical piece in the Times is one thing, but
bricks and baseball bats really gets right to the
point."
Oooooooh, well played sir. Ten Woody Allen points to you.
Sorry Teddy I thought you were talking to LL.
No problem, if I was referring to her I would have mentioned machine guns.