NJ: Clown MP

Is this, you know, too... what's the phrase again?

Dan

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CLOWN MP
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MILES:
Consternation this week when a Brazilian MP, also a clown by trade, managed to press the wrong button during an important vote, showing support for his opposition. A direct result of that motion means Brazil is now entirely run by mimes...

F/X:VERY SMALL CAR CHUGS CLOSER. COMEDY HORN

AIDE:
Minister!

F/X:CAR PULLS UP. SPRINGS BREAK. CAR FALLS APART

MP:
Ta-da!

AIDE:
Sir, I don't think this is appropriate. Only last week the opposition referred to us as 'auguste colleagues who are no more than a bunch of clowns'

MP:
We're hardly a bunch. Pass me those electoral reform details.

F/X:JUGGLING AND MOVING SIDE TO SIDE

MP (CONT'D):
Wooooah! Woooo-oooooaaaaahh!

AIDE:
I really don't understand how you manage all these things at once.

MP:
It's really quite easy when you get the hang of it. Throw me that chainsaw, would you?

AIDE:
I'd really rather not, Secretary of State. Speaking of which, a journalist was inquiring as to what your thoughts were on the selling off of the forests? He thinks we all treated it as a big joke.

MP:
That's simply not true...

F/X:FLOWERS PULLED FROM SLEEVE

MP (CONT'D):
Bunch of flowers!

AIDE:
Oh, just one more thing. The landmine protesters have been back again. They've... erm...

F/XOOR CREAKING OPEN

AIDE (CONT'D):
... left us a... well, a minefield directly outside.

MP:
Oh, I really can't resist this! Music please!

GRAMS:'DA-DAT-DADA' CLOWN CIRCUS MUSIC

MP (CONT'D):
Well, wish me luck!

F/X:BIG FLAPPING FEET RUNNING SIDE TO SIDE. BOOM!

AIDE:
Ooo. Confetti. Nice touch...

END

A bit confused I think Dan. I wasn't aware of the story - maybe a bit obscure? Putting that aside, if the country is run by mimes, why is the MP saying things? And you have two "FX" cues which aren't actually sounds as far as I can tell.

I think there's a very quick sketch in there but short and snappy would be best.

Cheers Badge.

The mimes thing is a throwaway gag -- them being the opposition to clowns. It was never meant to be the point of the sketch.

When they said 'don't write a clown running across a minefield sketch', I thought they meant metaphorically...

Dan