The Interview

YOUNG SUITED QUITE GOOD LOOKING YOUNG MAN WITH A PERMANENT CHEESY SMILE IS BEING INTERVIEWED FOR A JOB

BOSS:
Well I must say Mr Potts that your CV is very Impressive.

POTTS:
Thankyou, I wrote it myself.

BOSS :
Ok. Before we talk about the role why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself

POTTS:
What's to tell ? Six foot three, fourteen stone, Incredible head of hair

BOSS: (AFTER A PAUSE)
Is that it ?

POTTS:
What, the hair ? Yes this is it, in all it's flaxen glory

BOSS:
Doesn't Flaxen mean yellow ? Your hair's black.

POTTS:
Oh does it ? I thought it meant Luxurious.

BOSS:
Putting your hair aside for the moment...

POTTS:
You want to talk about the teeth don't you ?

BOSS:
Excuse me ?

POTTS:
These Gnashers, not bad either. Straight as a die, no fillings & not at all flaxen. Impressive eh ?

BOSS:
Yes they're very nice I'm sure, if we can just discuss the role

POTTS:
Of course, we can't spend the whole interview discussing my good looks especially my hair however much we may want to.

BOSS:
Hmm, yes quite. So what experience do you have in this particular field.

POTTS:
Well as you know, great looks can only take you so far, so I'm pleased to say that I have exactly the experience you're looking for & more.

BOSS:
Great. How much experience ?

POTTS:
All of it.

BOSS:
Would you care to elaborate.

POTTS:
If you'd let me.

BOSS:
Well ?

POTTS:
Well what ?

BOSS:
I'd just like some more details.

POTTS:
Oh yes of course, well your in luck. I may look like your average good looking guy with hair to die for, but details are the name of my game. Big details, small details, You can't get more detailed than me.

BOSS:
In what way exactly ?

POTTS:
In every way my friend.

BOSS:
You're being very evasive.

POTTS:
Thankyou. If that means what I think it does.

BOSS:
This is getting ridiculous. Look, you haven't given me a single straight answer to any of my questions. You tell me why I should employ you.

POTTS:
Well apart from the fabulous hair, great teeth and fine physique I feel I have just the qualities you're looking for.

BOSS:
And those would be..?

POTTS:
Very beneficial to the company sir.

BOSS:
Do you even know what the job is ?

POTTS:
Mine I hope.

BOSS:
Look this is getting silly. I think you should leave.

POTTS GETS UP, HIS SMILE DROPPING FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LEAVES THE ROOM

BOSS: (TO HIMSELF)
Shame though. This company could have used someone with a hairstyle like that.

Thought the ending was a HUGE anti-climax Mr Sunshine. Great build up though.

I thought it was heading towards this....

"Shame, he came up with all the right answers, he'd make the perfect politician"

I liked that Fred.

Only negative, maybe a bit long? Maybe trim it down a little, cut out the teeth stuff and concentrate on the hair stuff because that is what the punch relates to.

Lots of smiles in this, but I am not sure you have quite nailed it. I think it might work better to have the interviewer more bemused an lose the confrontational aspects of the dialogue. ("This is ridiculous" is never a good line to have in a sketch.) Perhaps have two interviewers, and end the interview with them telling him they will let him know. Then something like:

FIRST INTERVIEWER: Well, what did you make of that?

SECOND INTERVIEWER: Excellent hair.

FIRST INTERVIEWER NODS VIGOUROUSLY.

It needs a twist. This might be accomplished by the boss realising what potts is up to and turning the conversation so he becomes the evasive one.
Perhaps starting after the Potts line:-
All of it.
BOSS
"i see, and you would be happy to work for such a pitifully small sum?"
going on to other negatives:-

"under such dangerous conditions? no holidays?, no drink, the awful smell, the natives predispostion towards anal sex" etc.
until he frightens potts out of taking the job.

Haha
I suppose it doesn't have much of a point to it ( hair alone will not be able to sustain a sketch, however wonderful that hair may be )
But Timbo & Bigfella have given me some good pointers which I shall definitely be using back at the drawing board.

I shall also be stealing Fusbys suggestion for my next sketch, as it's on my thread & possesions is nine tenths of the law.