British Comedy Guide

The grumpy executioner and his cheerful aide 14

This came to me in a vision whilst walking home in the rain. It's in poor, prejudiced and I doubt it's funny. If you read it, well that's your problem.

THE GRUMPY EXECUTIONER STANDS NEXT TO JEFF THE CONDEMNED MAN (CM) WHO IS UNUSUALLY TALL AND HAS A NOOSE AROUND HIS NECK

GE
You have been sentenced to death by a jury of your peers....

CM(INTERRUPTING)
Isn't there meant to be two of you?

GE
Yes there usually is, where is that dimwit? I turn around to hitch the noose and he's gone. I can't apologise enough.

CM
Well this is a health and safety disaster, I could be killed.

GE
You're about to be executed. And didn't you used to be taller?
CM
Not by accident I'll sue.

SNIGGERING COMES FROM CM'S MIDSECTION GE STOPS SCRATCHES HIS CHIN, THEN RIPS OPEN CM'S SHIRT TO REVEAL HE IS A MIDGET SITTING ON THE CHEERFUL AIDES (CA) SHOULDERS.

CA
Ha fooled you!

CM
Oh the look on your face, I wish I had a camera.

CA LIFTS OFF OF HIS SHOULDER AND SETS HIM DOWN ON THE TRAPDOOR, BEFORE PULLING OUT HIS CAMERA PHONE AND TAKING A PICTURE OF THE GE'S RED FUMING FACE

CA
Good thing I do!

GE PULLS THE LEAVER THE MIDGET DISAPPEARS DOWN THE TRAPDOOR

GE
You idiot why did you even stick him on your shoulder?

THE CM'S SEVERED HEAD FLYS BACK UP THROUGH THE TRAPDOOR AND SMACKS THE GE IN THE FACE WHO FALLS ON HIS BUM
CA TAKES HIS PICTURE.

CA
Because he's so tidgy the noose would rip his head right off! Oh the look on you're face.

GE
I hate you so very much.

I like the scene and a grumpy executioner is good to play around with (behind closed doors) but I found it confusing towards the middle.

I know, roughly the idea.

Is the midget and the assisstant decided to pull on a prank on the executioner. With the midget hiding on his shoulders.

Why? Well why do anything.

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