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News Sketch

NEWS SKETCH

TWO MEN ARE SAT IN A CAFÉ.ONE IS READING A NEWSPAPER.

1ST MAN:
An MP says here dyslexia doesn't exist.

2nd MAN:
Try telling that to dyslexic alcoholic who goes into Waterstones for a pint.

1st MAN:
Corronation Street had to cover up a cross during a wedding scene.

2nd MAN:
No hope for Crossroads making a come back?

1st Man:
Patrick McGoohan,The Prisoner died aged 85.

2nd MAN:
He was a number after all then?

1st MAN:
Baroness Shriti Vaderia says she can see some green shoots on the jobs front.

2nd MAN:
That makes me cross,or am I not allowed to say that in front of her?

1st MAN:
Looks like the NHS want to give fat people 425 pounds to lose weight,pounds for pounds they're calling it.

2nd MAN:
They ought to give then euros,as in you get your fat ass to a gym,sit on a rowing machine and you row.Fat Bleeders.

1st Man:
An MP got the mace in the House of Commons.

2nd MAN:
I hope a few others got sprayed aswell.The place is packed with villans.

1st MAN:
Still more jobs axed.

2nd MAN:
For one moment I had the vision of Gordon Brown,Alistair Darling and Lord Mandelson sat around a table laughing and joking,while Simon Cowell pitches the idea for a new television show Axe Factor.

1st MAN:
One town hall is offering women upaid time off to have boob jobs

2nd MAN:
Bet that'll go tits up.

1st MAN:
Swearing is now the blight of Britain.

2nd MAN:
What the F**k is that all about?

1st MAN:
I'll get some more tea.Want a look at the paper?

1st MAN:
Nah, never bother to read them.


End

Nice aketch. With great pace and some good gags. Tits up! Great.

I'd chop one or two that don't work for me. - The crossroads one, the Axe factor one and maybe looking at reworking the fat folks one, does Euro's really work in that context????

Erm, well I personally wouldn't use it as a sketch. Maybe develop a few to use as some material for stand-up but there's quite a few groaners in there. THe last three had some energy to them though.

Thanks,to be honest it was just a collection of things I had left over and was trying to force into a news sketch.On reflection it really doesn't work.

You could try and word some of them as 118118 jokes.

Quote: Nigel Kelly @ January 18 2009, 8:18 PM GMT

You could try and word some of them as 118118 jokes.

I'd agree with that

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