British Comedy Guide

NJ: Murdoch Buy-Out

Here's one from last week.

Dan

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MURDOCH BUY-OUT
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MILES:
Rupert Murdoch is a lot like Jordan. All over the newspapers and smells distinctly fishy. Our objections to his media control were surely planted in our heads by him in the first place. How long before he's setting his sights even higher?

ATMOS:HEAVEN

F/X:GATE CREAKING OPEN

MURDOCH:
Hey, God!!

GOD:
Oh, Christ Almighty. Howlin' Mad Murdoch. How did you get up here?

MURDOCH:
People in high places!

GOD:
What is it you want, exactly?

MURDOCH:
Well, I've realized the easiest way to control what people believe is ... well... to buy you out!

GOD:
O... kay...

MURDOCH:
If I own you, everyone will believe everything I want them to believe!

GOD:
What about free will?

MURDOCH:
Overrated. I mean, you've had trouble with that before, haven't you?

GOD:
(SIGHS) You're not wrong. That Ark business - talk about gross misunderstanding. Won't the Religion Commission have something to say?

MURDOCH:
Oh, don't worry about them. They just need a meaningless gesture that appears more important than it actually is. Like selling off the Church of England or something.

GOD:
It *would* be nice to work for someone else for a change.

MURDOCH:
Great!

GOD:
Just one thing...

MURDOCH:
Yes?

GOD:
This is a pretty big deal to arrange.

MURDOCH:
Oh, don't you worry about that. I've got access to the world's ultimate fixer.

F/X:PHONE BEING DIALLED

MURDOCH:
Hey! (LAUGHS) You're a sun of a gun, Andy Windsor...

END

Fab. See what you can do when you leave the biscuits alone!

This was, in fact, written entirely high on jam and cream sandwiches.

Ta

Dan

I liked it as well Dan :D

Nice idea. Nice execution. Particularly tickled by the idea of God as a 'my door is always open' line manager looking for retirement.

For some reason the sign off didn't really do much for me - but that may be just Andrew overkill from last week.

Cheers Bomsh

Yeah, I know what you mean. Think I had far too much Andrew content in all my sketches last week!

Ta

Dan

Too long for such a weak finish.
What you might call a long week-end

Hi Dan

I'm not sure about the end, most likely as I'm not up to speed on my current affairs, but I thought the main Murdoch / God thing was really funny.

Def.

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