British Comedy Guide

Yourself in three sentences... Page 2

You find yourself in a dead end job.
You find yourself in a loveless marriage.
You find yourself watching endless children's television.

There. Ta-daaaah.

You need to move to England and make a fresh start. Pleased

Except we have too many of you dirty foreigns here already. *spits* Angry

Um...thanks???

Did you notice my use of 'yourself' in 3 sentences? And I described myself as the thread dictated?

Hi honey, I'm Gav Balfour, comedy writer. No, seriously. Come back here, you little strumpet!

I came. I saw. I sat down and ate my sandwiches.

Julius Caesar, 55 BC, The Oval, England 555 for 9, enforcing the follow on.

Quote: roscoff @ July 26 2009, 6:53 PM BST

I came. I saw. I sat down and ate my sandwiches.

Of couse, you realise I'm gonna put that on a Tshirt.

Loved too much. Drank too much. Wrote short sentences.

Quote: Tim Walker @ July 27 2009, 12:30 AM BST

Wrote short sentences.

In the past tense?

I always talked about myself in the past tense, dearest.

Just as long as you don't refer to yourself in the first person. That's just spooky.

Aaron wants shiny things.

Quote: AndreaLynne @ July 27 2009, 12:39 AM BST

Just as long as you don't refer to yourself in the first person. That's just spooky.


Do you mean 3rd person? (As Aaron is demonstrating?) :)

Quote: Tim Walker @ July 27 2009, 12:41 AM BST

Do you mean 3rd person? (As Aaron is demonstrating?) :)

Yes, sorry, running on no sleep and my kids are distracting me. :P

Quote: AndreaLynne @ July 27 2009, 12:47 AM BST

Yes, sorry, running on no sleep and my kids are distracting me. :P

Quite understandable. And you're completely correct about it being weird...

http://www.screenplayproductions.ltd.uk/index%20talent.htm

(Look in the writers section.)

I worked with a guy who referred to himself as Jimbo, all the time. Jimbo's gonna ask you on a date. Jimbo's gotta take a leak, you get the idea.

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