British Comedy Guide

Swine Flu or Act of Terror?

A man and a woman both in medical face masks run onto stage.

They both pull off their masks, and sound heavily out of breath.

Man: I think we lost him!

Woman : Are we safe here?

Man: Yeah, my Mum keeps a clean house.

Woman: I can't believe it! Two weeks of isolation and who knocks on the door but a Mexican pig farmer.

Man: He might not have been infected though.

Woman: Well, he just looked like he was going to sneeze.

Man: Darling, How did you know he was Mexcian Pig farmer? After all he wasn't wearing a sombrero and offering us pork chops was he?

Woman: To be honest I didn't. But I wasn't going to hang around, just in case.

Man: So How does the infection spread?

Woman: I believe it comes from brushing against the skin of a pig.

Man: Really? I thought it was to do with ( LOOKS AROUND ) sexual contact.

Woman: Look I don't really know, but Dave down the pub said all packets of pork scratchings have been recalled.

Man: I think this might be the work of Al Quaeda

Woman: Why?

Man: Muslim's! They don't eat Pork based products, there are no pigs in their countries. It could be a clever scheme to wipe out all us infidels.

Woman: Don't be so stupid! That's crazy.

The door bell rings. Man answers. Osama Bin Laden is at the door, holding a sandwich.

Bin Laden : Good Morning Sir, Can I interest you in one of Osama's Bacon Butties?

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Made me laugh.

I like it
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all I can say is.. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Thank you folks!!!

Err I thought this was abit all over the place and didn't really tickle me.

I agree with Sooty, Bigfella. Not for me this time! A bit of a jumble, without honing on a target clearly enough I think.

Disagree slightly with Sooty and Badge, as I can see a through line from the irrational panic to the Al Quaeda scare, and the punchline echoes the intro, so it should all hang together.

I think if you lost a bit of padding at the start you could get on to Al Quaeda quicker, which would make it seem less of swerve in direction.

The punchline seems a bit sledgehammered - though I have never properly succeeded in mastering the Newsrevue style so I may be off the mark there.

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Funny, Bigfella - but I agree with Timbo. Here's my take on it:
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A MAN AND A WOMAN BOTH IN MEDICAL FACE MASKS RUN ONTO STAGE.

THEY BOTH PULL OFF THEIR MASKS, AND SOUND HEAVILY OUT OF BREATH.

MAN: I think we lost him!

WOMAN: We safe here?

MAN: Yeah, my Mum keeps a clean house.

WOMAN: I can't believe it! Two weeks in isolation and a Mexican pig farmer knocks on the door!

MAN: So How does pig flu spread?

WOMAN: Straight from the fridge - sneezing - pig skin...

MAN: Really? I thought it was... ( LOOKS AROUND ) sexual contact.

WOMAN: I don't know but the Pig & Whistle has had its pork scratchings removed.

MAN: (DRAMATICALLY) This is the work of Al Quaeda!

WOMAN: Why?

MAN: Muslims don't eat pork. It could be a plan to wipe out all us infidels.

WOMAN: That's crazy!

THE DOOR BELL RINGS. MAN ANSWERS. OSAMA BIN LADEN IS AT THE DOOR, HOLDING A TRAY OF SANDWICHES.

BIN LADEN: Bacon Buttie from my Infidelicatessen?

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Very Nice - Morrace - good edit as always.

Yeah, very good. Morrace's edit works very well in tightening it up.

Dan

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