NJ Reject Prince Harry Diary Sketch

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VOICEOVERThe Diary of Prince Harry. Wednesday

HARRYDid an interview with CBS today. They asked me if royalty lived up to the fairytale. Can a frog turn into a prince? Only if I marry Nicolas Sarkozy, and that's not going to happen buster. Talking about weddings I think my regal status is really putting women off the position of being my wife. I said it would be easier to meet someone if I was normal, and that gave me a great idea, act more like a commoner. Well what could be more common than getting a job? Not being able to get one! So I went straight down to the job centre and stood in a queue; I felt just like a normal person. Then I signed on and was given money from the tax-payers for doing absolutely jelly all, so I felt just like a royal again. Still no wife, feeling depressed so went to a fancy dress party as Adolf Hitler.

VOICEOVERThursday

HARRYIf royalty lived up to the fairytale a pumpkin carriage would bring Cinderella to one of my balls. But it's not so my balls have to go without! Sticking to acting like a commoner. I thought to myself what could be more common than watching a football match? Being hired and fired by Chelsea! Now I've been made redundant I feel just like everybody else! Still no wife; feeling low so cheered myself up by going to a fancy dress party as Hermann Goering, in a tutu.

VOICEOVERFriday

HARRYI wish being a royal was a fairytale, then if I woke up sleeping beauty with a kiss she'd call me her prince charming and not that royal ginger pervert, what are you doing in my room, get out of my room or I'm calling the police. Still trying to be common. What could be more common than listening to Pulp's Common People? Getting Pulp to sing me Common People, in a supermarket! I never felt so normal. I wanted to sing along with the common people, but they just sort of stared at me and called me that royal ginger weirdo. Still no wife, feeling very low, wish I wasn't a royal. Glad to be back on duty so I am dressing up like Boadicea the warrior Queen tonight, and staying in. God I love being normal.

This is magnificent !

Enjoyed that.

Shame Newsjack didn't

I think it's fantastic - well-written and really funny. I'm guessing (although I've only ever had one one-liner used in three series of trying, so I'm clearly no expert on what Newsjack are looking for) that the reason they might not have gone for it is lack of topicality. Although Prince Harry has been in the news lately, the sketch doesn't really relate to the recent events he's been involved in (the Caribbean tour). And possibly the individual diary entries are a little too long for NJ's normal diary format? But it can't be faulted in terms of quality. I loved it.

Quote: blackbroom @ March 27 2012, 4:15 PM BST

I think it's fantastic - well-written and really funny. I'm guessing (although I've only ever had one one-liner used in three series of trying, so I'm clearly no expert on what Newsjack are looking for) that the reason they might not have gone for it is lack of topicality. Although Prince Harry has been in the news lately, the sketch doesn't really relate to the recent events he's been involved in (the Caribbean tour). And possibly the individual diary entries are a little too long for NJ's normal diary format? But it can't be faulted in terms of quality. I loved it.

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Cheers! I felt it was topical - as Prince Harry was on the BBC website the Wednesday before after an interview with CBS (see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17363861) - the only thing I figured was perhaps it wasn't enough in the limelight to be useable. Perhaps it was too long but I just wanted to plug it with as many jokes as possible and I assumed they trim whatever they didn't need.

It was funny, and well worth a punt, and I would never worry about putting too many jokes in. It didn't feel overly long, but maybe just a little trim would help to sharpen it up, but I can't tell you which jokes I'd drop from which I'd keep. That's why I'm not a script editor.

The only thing that I'd say is that, sure, that story was on the BBC website the previous Wednesday, but that's still more or less last week's news the following Thursday, and it would have already been done by other topical shows. Also, Prince Harry dressing as a Nazi is probably a little off the radar now, but I know that doesn't stop other shows using the same gag.