Who Knew What?

MINISTER AND GORDON BROWN

MINISTER:What’s this all about, Gordon?

GORDON: Watt.

MINISTER:This donations scandal.

GORDON:Yes. Watt.

MINISTERorry?

GORDON: Watt.

MINISTER:What?

GORDON: Yes. He didn’t know.

MINISTER:What?

GORDON: It was wrong.

MINISTER:Who didn’t know?

GORDON: Watt didn’t know.

MINISTER:Gordon, you’re talking balls.

GORDON: No, he knew nothing.

MINISTER:What?

GORDON: Nor me.

MINISTERidn’t know what?

GORDON: No, we both knew Watt. We just didn’t know what Watt was up to.

MINISTER:What!?

GORDON: He didn’t tell us, you see.

MINISTER:Who?

GORDON: Watt.

MINISTER:For God’s sake Gordon, what’s wrong?

GORDON: Yes, and that’s why he’s got to go.

MINISTER:Gordon, you need help. (BEAT) Darling?

GORDON: Ooh, I didn’t know you cared.

Yes another nice bit of wordplay John. Satirical and topical too and once again echoes of Gerald Wiley.

Nice one

Thanks very much Blenkinsop.

Sadly I am old enough to have grown up with the Two Ronnies. Though I had to google Gerald Wiley to remind myself who he was.

I was thinking more of the famous Abbott and Costello "Who's on First?" sketch and all the derivatives of that - there's a long article on Wikipedia. When I was in the car and heard talk of a Peter Watt resigning as Labour's General Secretary because he didn't know what he did was wrong, I just thought - Bingo!

Treason and Newsrevue material I reckon.

Yeah, that's who I was aiming for. Mark Brailsford from Treason Show emailed straight back to say he really liked it, so I'm hoping it'll be in this month's show.

Good work, John. Congrats on TTS

Thanks Slag.

By the way the other influence I realised here is one I'm sure most people here will be much too young to remember - Dick Emery. Totally politically incorrect, but I can remember loving him as a child.

After I wrote the punchline here, I realised I was echoing "Ooh, you are awful ... but I like you".

Hi John I'm of a similar vintage. Nothing to be sad about. Boo-hoo

These bloomin' youngsters don't know they're bleedin' born etc etc etc

Nice take on a very funny sketch. Good attention to comedy detail, John.

Thanks Baumski and Blenkinsop.

I still worry whether the punchline jars with the rest of the sketch, or is too old-fashioned. But nobody's mentioned it, so maybe it'll work.