A bit of script.

A bit of an idea I had for part of an audio comedy (names are for convenience sake):

JOHN: Welcome to the anarchic scrapbook, the place where you can get fresh, unscripted-

Bwhispering) Are you sure?

JOHN: (whispering)Of course, it says it here in the script (returns to announcing voice) the place where you can get fresh, unscripted comedy-

COLINwhispering) comedy? Mine says 'fish'.

JOHN: (whispering)Shut up! (normal voice) Fresh, unscripted comedy each week-

STEVEWhispers & ruffles paper) I've definitely got 'scripted fish.'

JOHN: What on earth?

COLINmutters) Sea; fish are in the sea.

JOHN: Why would you have fresh, scripted fish?

STEVEdefensively) Better than old fish.

JOHN: (shouting) But scripted makes no sense at all; now if you will excuse me (sound of paper tearing)

STEVE: Hey! that was my script!

JOHN: (Still shouting) So you are now an unscripted fish you cod! (calmer voice) Now, back to the show.

STEVE: Can't. You tore up my script.

COLIN: You did, I saw you.. He's going to flounder now.

JOHN: (suspiciously) : was that a fish joke?

COLIN: No

JOHN: (still suspicious) It sounded like one.

STEVE: (whining) I need a new script.

JOHN: You can just shut up!

COLIN: He'll have to, he doesn't have a script.

JOHN: (annoyed)Well he can have mine! (sound of paper rustling)

JOHN: (deep breath) Right, and now, news has just come in that-

COLIN: Mine says fish.

JOHN: I know, we've moved on from that, now lets carry on, news -

COLIN: Fish

STEVE He's right. It says 'fish has just come in' right over here.

JOHN: Oh for goodness sake! Let move onto the next sketch. Whats it about?

COLIN: Fish.

JOHN: And the one after that?

(pause and page turning)

COLIN: Fish.

JOHN: (suspiciously) Are you sure?

COLIN: Yep. Here it says in the introduction bit that I'm a soldier carrying a pike.

JOHN: You're an idiot.

COLIN: No, that's the next sketch.

STEVE: So are we going to do that one? I mean there's no point in me having this script if I'm no going to use it.

JOHN: Okay then, let's do it. (pause) oh, I need a script.

STEVE: You can share with me -

(Gunshot)

STEVE Oh. Right, so onto the first sketch, long long ago... (music)

I liked this. It reminded me a bit of Python and a good opening sketch for an audio show. Nice work indeed.

Thanks a lot. I had 'I'm sorry I'll read that again' in mind when writing, so there is a Python connection there.