I've had a bit of a dry spell recently, so have decided to go over a few old ideas. What do you think to this one? Does the ending work?!
Int. Living Room
Eddie is sat in an armchair. The door opens and in walks Jess and Pete - a young couple.
Jess: Hi Dad!
Eddie: Hello Dear.
Jess: Dad, this is Pete. Pete, this is Dad.
Eddie and Pete shake hands.
Jess: Where's Mum?
Eddie: She's just putting the finishing touches to dinner.
Jess: I'll go give her a hand. It'll give you a chance to get to know each other.
Jess leaves. Eddie looks at Pete.
Eddie: So, I hear you're a comedian.
Pete: Yeah, I've been gigging for a few years now.
Eddie: Go on then, tell us a joke.
Pete: Right, well, there's this woman-
Eddie: NO!
Pete: What?
Eddie: There's NOTHING funny about sexism!
Pete: It's not sexist, right, so there's this woman in the kitchen and-
Eddie: Don't tell me! She's slaving over the stove as she irons her husbands socks whilst wearing fishnet stockings.
Pete: Look, I've got another: There's these two men-
Eddie: HOMOPHOBE!
Pete: It's not homophobic! They enter some public toilets and-
Eddie: OH. MY. GOD!
Pete: It's not like that! They meet this magic dragon and-
Eddie: They CHASE the dragon?! How can you joke about heroin?!
Pete: I'm not! How ‘bout this one: There's this black man and-
Eddie grabs hold of Pete and starts shaking him by the shoulders.
Eddie: Is there no end to your depravity?!
Pete: You've got it wrong! It's about police brutality!
Eddie: The same police who protect us from murderers and molesters?!
Eddie slaps Pete. Jess re-enters the room hurriedly.
Jess: Dad! It's Mum! She's had a stroke!
Eddie: (SNIGGERS) Your mother's had (SNIGGERS) a stroke?
Eddie bursts into uproarious laughter. He looks at Pete.
Eddie: Now that's funny!
ENDS
