Bringing your new baby into work

AN AVERAGE OFFICE ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WORKERS ARE QUIETLY GETTING ON WITH THEIR WORK

THE SILENCE IS THEN BROKEN BY TWO WOMEN ENTERING. JANE AND EMMA. EMMA IS A NEW MOTHER AND HAS BROUGHT HER BABY IN TO SHOW OFF

JANE: Hey everyone, look who's here!

EMMA: Hiya!

THERE'S A FLURRY OF EXCITEMENT AS EMMA'S WORKMATES LEAVE THEIR DESKS TO GATHER ROUND HER AND HER NEW BABY

EMMA: So here's little Sophie!

THE GATHERED OFFICE WORKERS GET THEIR FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE BABY AND IMMEDIATELY FALL SILENT

EMMA: What?

WORKER ONE: She's rubbish.

WORKER TWO: What a disappointing baby.

EMMA: What are you talking about? I think she's lovely.

WORKER THREE: Look at her stupid mouth.

WORKER FOUR: I think she looks like a frog.

EMMA: Why are you being like this?

JANE: Yes come on, what's got into you all?

WORKER FIVE: I think this is one of the crappest babies I've ever seen.

WORKER SIX: A waste of a womb. Let's boo her.

THE CROWD START BOOING THE CRESTFALLEN MOTHER UNTIL SHE STARTS TO LEAVE, WEEPING UNCONTROLLABLY

EMMA: You lot are horrible!

SHE EXITS WITH HER BABY

WORKER ONE: Anyone fancy a brew?

ENDS

Simple but brilliant, oddly the lack of twist makes it even better.

I think that's great- I wouldn't change a thing.

I like the concept, Mr Sausage, but feel it does need some sort of twist. The dialogue needs to be a little less clunky too and more natural, but the sketch has promise.

I like it.
Ugly baby sketches rule!

didnt I write a couple of corkers?

I don't think you'd write anything so mean.

I was surprised it didn't turn out that they were X-factor judges at the end.

Loved it. Well done.

Like the idea, but agree with Ben that the dialogue could be more convincing.

Agree with Timbo and Ben. The concept of a bunch of people heckling a baby is great but as a sketch it lacks finesse. Could do with a punchier ending too. Don't give up on it, sillysausage!

I liked it. It had a Big Train kind of vibe for me. Maybe some of the dialogue could do with a little work, but I loved the 'Let's boo it' line, and the downbeat ending.

Noggett

I was surprised it didn't turn out that they were X-factor judges at the end.

This suggestion makes the joke. imagine a backstage doc ie the xtra factor....
1 of the staff bring in there newborn but the judges stay in Judging mode without batting an eyelid.

Obviously same as ur original but the x factor panel really add aot more to it.

Rgds