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1

ALISTAIR DARLING IS SPEAKING TO GORDON BROWN.

ALISTAIR

Gordon the papers say you're claiming you saved the world.

GORDON

Yes I saved, every one of us. I'm Flash Gordon Brown!

ALISTAIR

Gordon you're not a superhero, you're a very naughty prime minister.

GORDON

How about a better super identity? As I saved the world by an insignificat reduction in value added tax. I'll become VAT man!

ALISTAIR

Gordon this is serious we're going to have to ramp taxes up, it'll be like robbery.

GORDON

VAT man and Robbin'!

ALISTAIR

Can I be a supervillain?

GORDON

Really which one?

ALISTAIR

Dr we're all Doomed, you stupid numpty.

2

VO

And now for auditions for David Tenants replacement for Hamlet.

WILLIAM SHATNER WALKS ON WITH A SKULL.

WILLIAM

Alas poor Yorick I knew him well, he was a (PAUSE)

Bones what have they done to you? Khaaaannnn!

3

2 UNEMPLOYED TYPES ARE SITTING AROUND TALKING TO EACH OTHER (ERIC AND JEN)

ERIC

I was down the job centre the other day the blighters want me to get a job. Don't they know I'm disabled?

JEN

Oh yeh what's wrong with you again?

ERIC

I've got Prince Charles Heather Mills syndrome.

JEN

Eh?

ERIC

I've got 2 arseholes and neither of them work.

JEN

You want to be careful the governments paying private companies to get people back into work. I think the guy I saw today was in the Mafia.

ERIC

How do you know?

JEN

He made me a job offer I couldn't refuse.

1 starts well, then gets a bit feeble (Vatman and Robbin).

2 is quite fun.

3 is pony.

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