British Comedy Guide

As Long as you've got your health

Two old men on a park bench.

Man 1 - If you've got your health you've got everything.

Man 2 - Yes if you've got your health that's all that matters

Man 1 - yes health is very important

Man 2 - Mind you, you need money too

Man 1 - Oh yes you need money, you need to be able to buy food.

Man 2 - Yes money to buy food, have a flutter, get a pint

Man 1- Oh yea you need a pint to relax

Man 2 - You've got to unwind

Man 1 - And I wouldn't like to be without Sky sports

Man 2 - Oh yea I like me football

Man 1 - I do

Man 2 - Still as long as you've got your health, money, a pint or two, food, a flutter and Sky sports

Man 1 - Yea... it would be nice to have a bit occasionally

Man 2 - Bit?

Man 1 - You know a bit of how's your father.

Man 2 - Oh yea that would be nice.

Man 1 - and a foreign holiday

Man 2 - Oh yes I like to get away to the sun, especially with the summers in this country!

Man 1 - yes you need that break

Man 2 - Well as long as you've got your health, money, a pint, food, a flutter, sky sports, a bit of how's your father and a holiday, what more do you need

Man 2 - And central heating, I feel the cold something horrible

Man 1 - It's important to keep warm.

Man 2- Especially at our age

Man 1 - They don't half talk a load of bollocks about your health

Man 2 - They do don't they

Smart and real dialogue as usual.

I enjoyed it although I think I've heard similar in a slightly different context. I made a link between them feeling the cold and the last lines about health again. Was there meant to be? If so, it needed to be tighter, or if not you need to precede the final lines with something even more disconnected and absurd - like a Blueray player or a Sonyplaystation 3 etc...

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