British Comedy Guide

Job Centre

INT. JOB CENTRE. DAY

CAREERS ADVISOR AT A COMPUTER. ENTER DARREN.

ADVISOR:
Ah, Darren, isn't it? Your first time at the Job Centre? Let's try to make sure it's your last, shall we? First of all, what kind of careers are you interested in?

DARREN:
Fishmonger.

ADVISOR:
I see. Anything else?

DARREN:
Cheesemonger.

ADVISOR:
Yes.

DARREN:
Ironmonger.

ADVISOR:
Okay…

DARREN:
Any type of monging, really.

ADVISOR:
Monging?

DARREN:
Yes, I've always been really fascinated by monging. My dad was a monger, my granddad was a monger, my great granddad was a monger, my great-great...

ADVISOR:
Yes, yes, I get the point.

DARREN:
I really want to get into monging.

ADVISOR:
Well, you haven't set your sights very high, which is fine. It says here that you have four GCSEs. All F's.

DARREN:
I have a BTEC.

ADVISOR:
Oh? What subject?

DARREN:
Monging.

ADVISOR:
I see. Well, Darren, I don't think we have any monging jobs on the computer at the moment. But if it's supermarket work you're interested in, we do have an opening here for a shelf-stacker at Lidl. The money's not great, but you're definitely qualified.

DARREN:
Shelf-stacking? I don't want to do that!

ADVISOR:
Oh… well, let me see… um… how about this one? Lidl again, they're looking for a qualified… shelf-monger.

DARREN:
Perfect! I'll take it! [EXITS]

ADVISOR: (SIGHING)
What a mong.

REVEAL: SIGN ABOVE HIS DESK READS "JOBMONGER"

That's lovely it made me smile.

Haha, very good.

Yes. Plenty good enough. :)

I did like that one. I'd lose the exams/BTEC stuff as you don't need it and go straight into the 'I don't think we have any...' line, just to sharpen it up.

Dan

Yep - I like that one chief

Liked it. Nice unexpected reveal at the end.

Nice. Concise, well written and a smiler.

Love this sketch! Kinda takes balls to build a whole sketch around the fact that 'monger' is just an inherently funny word! Very funny.

Quote: Kevin Murphy @ July 23 2009, 2:32 PM BST

ADVISOR:
Well, you haven't set your sights very high, which is fine. It says here that you have four GCSEs. All F's.

DARREN:
I have a BTEC.

ADVISOR:
Oh? What subject?

DARREN:
Monging.

This little exchange made me laugh. However, I didn't really like the way it ended.

I liked it.
Good stuff.
:)

Thanks for all the nice comments fellers.

I liked it, flowed nicely. I think the ending should be either the reveal or the 'What a mong' comment. Both seems to dilute it a bit.

Yeah nicely written but bit of a weak punchline.

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