British Comedy Guide

Impersonation Sketch

We see a judge in court with the attendants sitting in front of him.

Judge
Mr Lance Barlow, you are hereby charged with, on the morning of the 16th, openly impersonating a police officer. How do you plead?

We see the dock, where three policemen stand in a triangle. There is a long pause before one of the rear policemen pokes the frontal man.

Policeman 1
Oi, tell 'im sonny.

The front policeman turns round, irate.

Policeman 2
What are you talking about? You're the defendant.

Judge
Please, constables, could you correctly identify the defendant?

Policeman 3
Well, it's one of these two.

Policeman 1
Trying to instigate me? It's you isn't it ya bastard!

Policeman 2
It must be one of you.

Policeman 3
You devious wanker.

Policeman 1
Well, how are we going to sort this out?

Policeman 2
Draw straws?

Policeman 3
Get away, he's the one.

Judge
Silence, I find you all guilty of contempt to the court and sentence you accordingly. Take yourselves away.

The policemen all place hands on eachother's shoulders.

See, that's more like it!!! You can't beat a good copper joke. That is to say a good joke about coppers not a joke about good coppers - that is a joke!!!

Ha, ha, ha, goody.

Great idea, but, for me, it fizzled out.

(I would have the judge tell them to line up and two of them walk with the comedy policeman walk and one slouch!)

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