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NJ - Fashion Designer failure

Maybe this did'nt get in because my ms word wasnt working and I had to type it directly into a mail or maybe it just wasnt good enough. See what you think.....

PRESENTER ON THE RED CARPET AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES.

PRESENTER:
....Now have you ever wondered how the actresses pick their dresses for the Golden Globes, well we have managed to track down one of the stylists to the stars. He is also a fashion designer and is also very much a fashionista in his own right... It's O-Rod.

O-Rod you have designed some of the dresses and style many of the ladies here tonight. Who have you styled and which are you most proud of?

HEAVILY ACCENTED.....

O-ROD:
Yees. Zank you very much. I am ah... very happeee zu have, how you say, my clothings on display at ze show, zis show tonight.

PRESENTER:
So who have you styled?

O-ROD:
Sophia Montazeri, Tatiana Zavialova, Tiffany Amber Thiessen, Zdenka Podkapova, Maria Grazia Cuinotta and um how you say Meee, Ma, Mme... how you say Mag, Muga Reen, Magga Ruin. Mag Ruan.. Mag Reeen.

PRESENTER:
Do you mean Meg Ryan?

OROD:
Yes Meeeg....her.

PRESENTER:
So are you enjoying the buzz of excitement?

OROD:
Y-yes. Very nice time I having. Very am...... Sorry I do not have word.

PRESENTER:
Don't worry about it. Now your own suit is quite unusual. You have a purple cape. Do you have a whole wardrobe of capes? Give our listeners a quick twirl there...

OROD:
Oh yees. My wardrobe is full with zem. I have wow...I must have over two capes at home. Including zis purpeel one I have a green one and a how you say yel, yel, yeeel-brown one.
Its part of my new raa, rarnge, ra. My new rar, my new rank.

PRESENTER:
Your new range?

OROD:
Yees my new rank.

PRESENTER:
Now we don't actually know that much about you. Your a bit of an enigma.

OROD:
Weeel my name is....(thinking) oh am.... how you say... Pate, sorry Pat O' Rod and I'm from Ballyporeen in County Tipperary in Ireland. I am ze son of a piiig farmer.

PRESENTER:
Wait a second. You're from Ireland?!

OROD:
Yeees.

PRESENTER:
So english is your first language?

OROD:
Zat is ..how you say... correct.

PRESENTER:
Ah so you've been living in a foreign country.

OROD:
No.

PRESENTER:
(A little confused) OH-kay..Am as a final question Orod who do you think will win best actor tonight?

OROD:
Sorry I fail zu understand.

PRESENTER:
Who do you think will win?

OROD:
Am...who...?

PRESENTER:
(getting annoyed) Look, its a simple question. Who will win the Golden Globe for best actor?

OROD:
.....................Yes please.

PRESENTER:
Oh just f**k off.

Hey Otterfox

First thing: they're not going to swear on Newsjack.

Then it just feels *really* long. Too many actresses in the list for a start and the fumbling over language might be funny once or twice but grates after a bit and takes too long to get to the right word.

I like the general idea about him being Irish really, but I just think you could execute it a lot better with a rewrite or two.

Dan

Cheers for the advice and feedback Dan. Might have another go at this at some stage.

I like the idea of an infuriated interviewer getting more and more angry with pompous, daft or annoying interviewees

It does feel a bit too long and it's a tad "Bruno". I also didnt understand why the interviewer suddenly asked who was going to win best actor when the set up was that O-Rod was there to talk about the fashion.

The final line made me laugh.

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