British Comedy Guide

Court case sketch

Here is a small sketch I wrote up. Please let me know what you think.

Judge: I am supposed to be picking my kids up from school so let's make this quick.
Prosecutor: You're a judge aren't you; you can't just make it quick.
Judge: Can we start the case? I now feel a bowel movement is coming.
Defendant: Yeah I left the stove on at home.
Prosecutor: You just murdered a man!
Defendant: Not with my stove.
Barrister: What sort of stove do you have?
Defendant: Oh the usual.
Barrister: I should come over for dinner one time.
Defendant: If you do I'll shank ya.
Judge: Good point. You shouldn't get to closely involved with your defendants mr barrister.
Prosecutor: He just threatened his defendant, isn't that a felony?
Judge: Do you ever shut up.
Defendant: I know he's a pain isn't he?
Judge: Some people eh? (Laughs hysterically)
Prosecutor: This is ridiculous. This man killed someone and you're not taking this seriously.
Judge: Alright let down, state your case.
Prosecutor: This man killed someone with a knife on walrus road yesterday. He was caught as he left the knife in the body with a where to return message on the knife. Not only that but he appeared to of leaked a bag of cocaine back to his house which was only one block away.
Judge: enough, enough. You're starting to bore me. Will you do it again sir?
Defendant: awww yeah nah I reckon I might.
Judge: Sounds good enough to me, community service one week.

I found this amusing and liked the absurdity of it. I'd say it would work better with only two characters interacting, bouncing the silly lines off each other.

Quote: Shandonbelle @ October 18 2011, 1:04 PM BST

I found this amusing and liked the absurdity of it. I'd say it would work better with only two characters interacting, bouncing the silly lines off each other.

Thanks and could you explain further what you mean. As this is a court case 2 people probably wouldn't be enough.

Maybe the defendant on the stand being cross examined by the prosecutor.

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