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NJ - Mel Gibson Chat

Didn't really expect this to be broadcast, but I enjoyed writing it.

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GRAMS:TACKY DANCE TRACK PLAYS THROUGHOUT.

MALE V/O:(AUSSIE VOICE - SINGS) 9-8-9-1 29-29 45

FEMALE V/O:Would you like to chat to drunken racists in your area?

MALE V/O:(SINGS) 9-8-9-1 29-29 45

FEMALE V/O:Do you want to hear terrifying threats aimed at you and your property?

MALE V/O:(SINGS) 9-8-9-1 29-29 45

FEMALE V/O:Then call Mel Gibson Chat now....why not call Mel in the early hours and hear him threaten to burn down your house...but not before you blow him!

MALE V/O:(SINGS) 9-8-9-1 29-29 45

FEMALE V/O:Hear Mel rage at you in a misogynistic tirade where you could be called a "F...

FX:(BLEEP)

FEMALE V/O...ing pig in heat"....or maybe a "psycho C...

FX:(BLEEP)

FEMALE V/O:...nt" or maybe even a...

FX:BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP, BLEEP BLEEEEEEEEEEEP

FEMALE:who can go and...

FX:BLEEP, BLEEP, BLEEP, BLEEEEEEP, BLEEP

MALE V/O:(SINGS) 9-8-9-1 29-29 45

FEMALE V/O:Chat to Mel live while he's comprehensively intoxicated, and behind the wheel of a car. Yes sweet tits, pick up the phone now and you could hear Mel rant about how Jews are responsible for all global wars.

MALE V/O:(SINGS) 9-8-9-1 29-29 45

FEMALE V/O:(SERIOUS TONE) Calls cost 20 pence a minute, and may result in you having to take out a restraining order.

I guess Mel Gibson has a chat show then? Miles intro joke would be great here.

It's a bit one-joke for the length. You're just repeating it again and again. Maybe some other stuff (the Jewish stuff, other dodgy stuff Mel has done that I'm not aware of) would work better.

Wouldn't it be more fun to have snippets of people ringing him and then (an impression of) him actually doing this stuff, rather than being told it happened by the FEMALE V/O? An angry man is always funnier than being told about an angry man.

Just a thought.

Dan

Was Mel Gibson in the news this week?

Quote: chipolata @ July 9 2010, 10:29 AM BST

Was Mel Gibson in the news this week?

yep, (well last week)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jul/02/mel-gibson-racist-rant

Quote: chipolata @ July 9 2010, 10:29 AM BST

Was Mel Gibson in the news this week?

Didn't you hear? There are a couple of new Mad Max films in production!

I laughed.

Disagree with Dan, IMHO it doesn't need more angles. The fun is in the relentless hammering home of the 'Mel Gibson, the man you wanted to be, is a nasty, angry old man now' theme in explicit detail. You might even have gone further, something along the lines of 'Why take the trouble of visiting a homeless shelter, when you can have a confused, embittered old man scream at you in the comfort of your own home'.

It's not very Newsjack, though, is it? They don't really do dark in the sketches, although the Sri Lanka reporter sketch was pretty dark - I liked that.

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