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Is this original?

Wasn't sure where to post this.
Myself and a few friends are planning on doing a few sketches just to put on-line, I haven't written anything yet but my friend sent me this tonight.
When I read it I keep thinking I've seen almost the exact same thing on TV, not sure why but I get the feeling Peter Kay might have done this.
Be great if anyone knows if it has been done before and where.
Cheers :)

We see a male TV presenter (Daryl) standing outside a house speaking into the camera.

DARYL
Hello and welcome back to Popmania. I'm outside Ian Smiths house, about to give him a big surprise.

The presenter walks over and chaps the door. A man in his 40s answers the door dressed as Elton John.

IAN:
What's this? Daz doorstep challenge? Where's Barrymore?

DARYL:
Hello Ian, I'm Daryl from Pop mania.

IAN
Oh yes I know who you are now! I watch you on telly every week. You're fatter in real life.

DARYL
Okay. Do you remember entering our number one fan competition?

IAN
Oh my God yes! Of course I do! About 50 times, my phone bills through the roof, have you came to pay it?

DARYL
Well, Ian ,congratulation! You've won! You are the official Popmania number 1 fan. You're off on a luxury holiday to Las Vegas.

IAN
OH MY GOD! I can't believe it, this is the best day of my life. (Bursts into song) Rocketman, burning out his fuse up here alone.

DARYL
Ha ha indeed, so would you like to tell the viewers at home who your idol is, which pop star can say that you are their number one fan?

IAN
Its the one, the only Mr Elton John! Come in, come in, I've got something to show you. Take your shoes off, can't all afford laminate flooring.

Ian leads Daryl and the camera crew into his house and into a room.
They enter a room filled with Elton John merchandise, the walls are covered in posters and newspaper clippings, there is Elton inspired clothing hanging on manequins, a bust of Princess Diana's head and right in the middle of the room, a life size statue of Elton John.

IAN
What do you think? Brilliant eh? Its like America without the Americans.

DARYL
Yes its great, you certainly have a lot of merchandise.

IAN
Yes I love my Elton John gear. (Points to Diana bust and bursts into song) And it seems to me she lived her life like a candle in the wind.

DARYL
Yes very good haha, so Ian have you been an Elton fan all your life?

IAN
Oh yes , right back to the yellow brick road days when I was just a boy, he's my hero, my ultimate idol. I went through an ABBA phase but turns out they're foreigners. Who knew?

DARYL
Great stuff, have you ever seen him live?

IAN
Yes! Of course I have, you think I'm just some sort of arm chair fan? I've seen him many times, always an amazing experience. (Burst into song) We were hopping and bopping to the crocodile rock yeah.

DARYL
Superb, have you ever met the man himself?

IAN
Look at this, come here and see. (Gets out an autograph book) Look, I got him to write Elton John and Reg Dwight, that's his real name in case you didn't know.

DARYL
Yes I knew that, was it at a concert you met him?

IAN
Yes, I met him in 2003 after a gig in Manchester. He was with his girlfriend after it and I spoke to him, it was amazing.

DARYL
His girlfriend?

IAN
When he used to go out with Liz Hurley, she's a stunner eh? Phwoar!

DARYL
Haha yeah she wasn't his girlfriend but she's certainly attractive.

IAN
Yeah all right not his girl but he was having a pop at her though eh? Oh yeah.

DARYL
Okay moving on. Its great to see Elton and David settling down with the baby now isn't it? A proper little family.

IAN
Who's David?

DARYL
David Furnish, Elton's husband.

IAN
WHAT? Where do you get this crap from?! Husband? Elton John is a man, look! (Points at picture) He is a bloody man. He has a penis, he doesn't have a husband.

DARYL
Yeah I can see that he's a man, he is a gay man.

IAN
Do not talk shit. Elton John is not gay! David Bowie, now that's a gay man.

DARYL
I'm sorry Ian but he is.

IAN
Get out! Just get out of my house. How dare you come into my house and disrepect my hero? Who are you anyway? Are you who they phone when Fearne Cotton is up to her knees in cow shit at a festival? (Burst into song) Don't go breaking my heart.

DARYL
Look I'm sorry but Elton John is gay, everyone knows it.

IAN
Can you prove it? Come on Mr Pop TV, prove it to me, lets see you make a fool of yourself.

DARYL
Look (takes phones out and shows to Ian) this is the photos from the wedding. I was there with some colleagues. It was a great day.

IAN
I don't believe it, you bastard! You've ruined my life, Elton John a bloody gay boy, a dirty batty.

DARYL
What is your problem? Why does it matter that he's gay?

IAN
A dirty smelly bum licker! They should all be shot. I'm a modern man, I've got broadband but that's just wrong. Men were put on this earth to pleasure women and drive cars.

DARYL
You are out of order, this is 2011! We're not in the seventies any more you know.

IAN
Shut up, just shut your mouth. Are you one of THEM? Do you take it up there? Don't sit on the couch, febreeze makes the cat queasy.

DARYL
I am actually, yes. And very happy in myself.

IAN
Oh are you really? Well just you hang on here a minute. Don't touch anything, don't know where your hands have been.

Ian leaves the room then comes back holding a pink glittery baseball bat.

IAN
Get out of my house you filthy creature or I'll show you how real men operate.

DARYL
Okay, okay I'm going. You've just threw away a holiday because you're homophobic. You're a disgrace.

IAN
What? No! I'm having that holiday, I've never been out of England before, I tried to go to Glasgow once but my van broke down at Carlisle, must be the change of climate crossing the border, curdled the diesel. Just you wait a minute.

Ian rips posters off the wall and smashes his statue then runs out of the room.

Ian comes running back into the room wearing a white WHAM t-shirt and tight white shorts.

IAN
(Singing) Wake me up before you go go..

In terms of originality I suppose Lucas and Walliams did Elton John pretty well in Rock Profiles. I also think Bo Selecta may have done something similar also. In terms of technical points you could probably cut about a quarter off it as it takes a while to get to the point. Overall, I thought it was ok but needs to a redraft.

Laughing out loud

I like it. Not got a clue if it's been done before. And agree it could do with a trim but still very amusing.

Would like to hear this on the radio. I like the bizarre characters.

That's a great idea amd nicely played

it feels slight;y familiar no more so then perha[s a few lines on father ted or something

that said the intro is too long and too dull, cut it down cos it's weapons grade.

Probably could be fitted to a topical show quite easily (maybe with the hoo ha over george micheals health?)

Is this original? No.. but what is? You could morph it into the 21st century- how's about Tulisa plus pals?

Aye. Not bad.

This is actually pretty funny although I don't like the premise or the anti-gay thing. Write something else.

Got potential but the whole nutty celeb obsessed fan with a room full of photos etc has been done on Partridge, Frasier etc. And as others have said the gay thing has been done before. Still a good idea though.

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