NJ - John Prescott Biopic

GRAMSATMOSPHERIC MUSIC PLAYS. CONTINUES THROUGHOUT SKETCH.

ANNOUNCER:Coming soon to BBC4 (BEAT) Prescott...The Story Behind The Hypocrite. Starring (UNSURE) Peter Kay? As John Prescott.

JOHN PRESCOTT:Garlic Bread?

ANNOUNCER:And (UNSURE) Paris Hilton? As Pauline Prescott, the woman who loved him.

PAULINEAMERICAN ACCENT) eee-by-gum Jaaaaan, when you gonna get yourself into the frickin house of lords?

ANNOUNCER:A story of one mans rise from humble working class beginnings...

JOHN PRESCOTT:Cod and chips twice please love, and give us one of them saveloys while I'm waiting.

ANNOUNCER:To a position where he could betray everything he claimed to stand for.

JOHN PRESCOTT:I'll have the lobster thermidor to start and the roast swan on a bed of five pound notes for me main thanks son. Oh, and one of the bottles of Don Perignon...while I'm waiting.

ANNOUNCER:A trade unionist who rose to the heady heights of Deputy Prime Minister.

JOHN PRESCOTT:This is the proudest day of my life. I'll make sure I won't turn me back ont' people who got me here. I'll not become some lackey of the capitalist system, bleeding the working man dry to feather me own nest.

FXPHONE RINGS

JOHN PRESCOTT:Hello, John Prescott here.

CIVIL SERVANTPOSH) Hello, Deputy Prime Minster. It's Susan from the Prime Ministers office. Look we seem to have a Jaguar or two going spare on the tax payers expense, I was wondering if you'd like one?

JOHN PRESCOTT:I'll take them both. And give me one of them quad-bikes while I'm waiting.

ANNOUNCER:Few men have claimed to stand for so much, while actually standing for so little.

JOHN PRESCOTT:You won't find me in the House of Lords, I'm opposed to all that flunkery and titles.

FXPHONE RINGS

JOHN PRESCOTT:Hello, John Prescott here.

CIVIL SERVANTPOSH) Hi John, it's Susan from the Prime Ministers office. How would you feel about becoming a Lord?

JOHN PRESCOTT:I'll take it. Now, get me one of those red robe things while I'm waiting.

ANNOUNCERrescott - The Story Behind The Hypocrite, coming soon to BBC4.

I liked this a lot Trabs. I thought the length and pace was good and I like the repeated 'while I'm waiting gag'. Lose the reference to him being Deputy though, that was a long time ago (is this an update of a sketch you have done before?).

Quote: Will Cam @ July 16 2010, 1:57 PM BST

I liked this a lot Trabs. I thought the length and pace was good and I like the repeated 'while I'm waiting gag'. Lose the reference to him being Deputy though, that was a long time ago (is this an update of a sketch you have done before?).

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Cheers.

not an update no, wrote it fresh last week after him going into the Lords. I was struggling with the 1st line about him rising from trade unionist to Deputy Prime Minister, re-worked it a few times and couldn't quite find something I was happy with.

I meant this line Trabs.

CIVIL SERVANTPOSH) Hello, Deputy Prime Minster. It's Susan from the Prime Ministers office.

I quite like the idea. I'd lose the Peter Kay reference as it's just funny with it being John Prescott. Perhaps doesn't go quite as far as it could, maybe make a prediction for the future? Becoming ruler of the known world, England football manager, star of his very own soft-porn channel, PresStation?

Dan

Really good.
I could see this working.
It's paced nicely with a good premise & some very funny lines