British Comedy Guide

The Tardis Factory

An old Skitcomp reject slightly rejigged:

INT: A TARDIS FACTORY IN GALLIFREY
TWO OLD TIMELADIES ARE JUST STARTING WORK.

THE NATTERER:
Ooh I am Excited about these new TARDIS thingies they're making.

THE INTERFERER:
I don't know why they just don't stick to the good old fashioned TARD.
Now that was a Time Machine,
'
THE NATTERER:
Yes but they didn't travel in Space silly. the new TARDISes can do that.
I've always fancied two weeks in space.

THE INTERFERER:
It's all space now is it? Time's not good enough for people these days.

THE NATTERER:
You've got no adventure in either of your hearts have you?

THE INTERFERER:
Adventure? Pah! It's not like we'll ever get to go in one.

THE NATTERER:
Well we're too old to go gallivanting dear, we've both gone through the changes

THE INTERFERER:
Well I wish they'd hurry up with it, I've got Bingo at 4.30 last Friday

THE NATTERER:
It's already here, look at the conveyor belt.

THE INTERFERER:
There's nothing on it.

THE NATTERER:
No it disguises itself as it's surroundings. it is the conveyor belt.

THE INTERFERER:
So we have to check all of these while they try to disguise themselves, I've never heard anything so ridiculous.

THE NATTERER:
This is the only one they've made so far & We just need to clean it.

THE INTERFERER:
Ooh well that's different, the two of us'll be done in a Jiffy.

THE NATTERER:
That's the spirit Dear, I'll do the outside.

END

:D
Nice sketch

Quote: Steve Sunshine @ September 8 2012, 12:22 AM BST

I'll do the outside.

And good punch!

I liked this, I can't abide Dr Who but I know that the inside of a Tardis is larger.

The part that was really clever was the names of two old women as they summed them up and their dialogue interaction was spot on.

If this is as you say a rejig then one more won't hurt and I would like to see these two old women at a conveyor belt but in a more earth based products sketch.

That said for Doctor Who fans it is spot on.

Wonderful ending.

I like TARD, too: there could be room to expand on other acronyms of prototype models.

IMHO I think the "i'll do the outside" gag ( which I think is inspired BTW) is rather swamped by the rest of it.
I would have one old lady - the old hand- telling the new girl about the Tardis - then con her into doing the inside.

* sticks idea up arse without even being told to*

I liked it :)

Great punch, but not sure you have quite nailed all the gags in the body.

Good stuff Steve

>The part that was really clever was the names of two old women as they summed them up and their dialogue interaction was spot on.

Mayhap, but the audience cannot SEE or HEAR the names, so it acts only as a guide to the actors.

Give them name tags.

Good idea, very funny Steve.

That's bad, man! I'm told that means good, really. I'm so street, innit. :$

Cheers all
Thanks for reading
:)

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