British Comedy Guide

Pain in the Neck

Another recent Skit Comp entry. Any suggestions?

DOCTOR:
What seems to be the problem?

SUE:
I can't sleep, can't eat.

DOCTOR:
When did this start?

SUE:
Sunday morning.

DOCTOR:
OK...

SUE:
Then I discovered these bumps on my neck.

DOCTOR:
Let's have a look.
<CHECKS SUE'S NECK>
Were you at that new nightclub on Saturday night?

SUE:
Errr, yeah.

DOCTOR:
Invite a pale, yet strangely attractive guy back to yours?

SUE:
Oh my god! It's not an STD is it?

DOCTOR:
No, but it is bad news.

SUE:
Tell me straight.

DOCTOR:
You're a vampire.

SUE:
What? A vampire?

DOCTOR:
Yes, you've got 'Bloodsucker by proxy'. There's a lot of it going round at the moment.

SUE:
You can't be serious.

DOCTOR:
Deadly, or 'Undeadly' in your case.

SUE:
Why me?

DOCTOR:
Well, you need to take a long hard long at yourself.

SUE:
I've got no reflection!

DOCTOR:
Look on the bright side.

SUE:
I can't, it burns my skin.

DOCTOR:
At worst, you'll live for another thousand years, provided you get plenty of human blood.

SUE:
Can I get a prescription for that?

DOCTOR:
Not anymore, NHS cutbacks!

SUE:
But I've got BUPA.

DOCTOR:
Well, why didn't you say so?
<RELEASES COLLAR AND EXPOSES NECK>
Here, have a suck on that.

SUE:
Aren't you scared I'll bleed you dry?

DOCTOR:
I was going to ask you the same thing.

I like it as it is. :)

The only bit I'm less keen on is the "Look on the bright side" & "I can't, it burns my skin". Dunno why. :P

Quote: Nil Putters @ April 13 2010, 10:17 PM BST

I like it as it is. :)

The only bit I'm less keen on is the "Look on the bright side" & "I can't, it burns my skin". Dunno why. :P

Cheers Nil, reading it back, I can see those lines are a little forced.

I liked it. Didn't think the 'Bright side' lines were forced - probably because once I was pulled along into the idea I was looking for more of those kind of references.

Maybe the lines:

DOCTOR:
Well, you need to take a long hard long at yourself.

SUE:
I've got no reflection!

Were a bit 'tell not show'. Maybe you could have said:

DOCTOR:
Well, you need to take a long hard long at yourself.

SUE: (HOLDING UP A MIRROR AND SHOWING NO REFLECTION)
Yeah, well that's another problem, doctor.

Anyway. nice sketch Angie.

Nothing wrong with this at all and the punchline is excellent.

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