British Comedy Guide

Jobs for the Royals

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The Queen and Prince Philip are sitting in bed. The Queen is reading the Times and Philip is reading Playboy.

Queen : Phily baby. I've been thinking.

Philip : You be careful Liz, you'll get all excited again. Last time that happened we ended up with Edward.

Queen : (giggling) I've think the time has past for that Phily. No I've been thinking, with the country in such a poor state maybe we should give up the civil list and go out and work.

Philip : Give up the civil list? We bloody work our arses off for that Liz. Where the hell would we get jobs anyway? – Andrew stands no sodding chance, Wollies has closed now.

Queen : No wait. People are going to get pretty pissed off with us over the coming months if we aren't seen to be sharing the sacrifice.

Philip : Well we don't want a peasants' revolt on our hands do we. What do you suggest?

Queen: Look, I think it's pretty easy. The boys are already in the services. Eddie can go back to his film work, Anne can be a farrier and Andy must have got his golf handicap down enough to turn professional.

Philip : He might win the open. (giggling)

Queen : Charles can be a horticulturist.

Philip : He certainly is a cu...

Queen : Language Philip.

Philip : What about us?

Queen : Well with your sense of tack I thought you could join the diplomatic service.

Philip : That's true. Maybe I could sort out the bloody middle east?

Philip turns the magazine around. And makes face.

Queen : And I thought I might take up glamour modelling

Philip : Yes. (PAUSE) What?

Queen : I might get some chuffing attention then.

They both go back behind their reading material. Philip then puts his magazine down.

Philip : Hang on, we don't have a job for Camilla yet?

Queen shows Philip her newspaper.

Queen : No problem (PAUSE)look, scientists are looking for more brain donors.

Not bad at all, but a weak punchline.

Quote: sootyj @ January 6 2009, 8:10 PM GMT

Not bad at all, but a weak punchline.

Does this work better?

Knock on the door. Servant Enters

Servant : Apologies for disturbing Your Majesty. I've had Edingburgh Univeristy on the phone.

Queen : Oh Yes.

Servant : They are delighted by your response to the recent press and your offer of help with the brain donor appeal.

Queen : Excellent.

Servant : Can the Duchess of Cornwall make the operating theatre on Tuesday at 10.00?

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