British Comedy Guide

Archbishop

POPE BENNY IS KIPPING WITH A BLANKET OVER HIS KNEES, CARDINAL SIN RUNS ON.

CARDINAL

Pope Benny, Pope Benny time to wake up. The Vienna Boy's choir are here and they're sleepy.

POPE

Where? Oh it's you Cardinal Sin what do you want?

CARDINAL

Arch Bishop Connor Cruise of Britain has retires we need to find a replacement.

POPE

That gobshite.

CARDINAL

What did he do?

POPE

Refused to take me cruising in Soho, he really is a conner Cruise O'lying.

CARDINAL

Pope Benny if we can be serious who do you want to replace him? The anti abortion archbishop who hates queers? Or the anti queer archbishop who hates abortions?

POPE

Both liberals eh, don't worry I've chosen a replacement already?

CARDINAL

Who? Not the Baby eating Bishop of Bath and Wells?

POPE

Nope the Pope eating git of Number 10, out you come.

TONY BLAIR APPEARS FROM UNDER THE BLANKET, WIPING HIS LIPS.

TONY

It's what you've got to do if you want the top job.

CARDINAL

You'll never be pope.

TONY

I'll settle for Messiah.

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