British Comedy Guide

Dukka tish - dukka tish - dukka tish - dukka tish

A sort of visual gag.

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INT - A TUBE TRAIN - DAY

THE CARRIAGE HAS TWO YOUNG BLING-TOTING GUYS. DESIGNER SPORTSWARE AND BASEBALL CAPS. THEY ARE SITTING SPRAWLED ACROSS THE SEATS. THE TRAIN PULLS OUT OF A STATION.

GUY # 1
You going to the party?

GUY # 2
Yo man! You bet. I'm taking Sharon bro' She's well fit man and up for it dude.

GUY # 1
Proper bangin' guy. You're well lucky innit?

THE TRAIN PULLS INTO THE NEXT STATION. A BUSINESSMAN CARRYING A LARGE GIG BAG GETS IN AND SITS BETWEEN THE TWO GUYS. THE TRAIN PULLS OUT OF THE STATION.

THE TWO GUYS EYE UP THE BUSINESSMAN AND MAKE DISPARAGING GESTURES TO EACH OTHER. THEY ARE LAUGHING BEHIND HIS BACK.

THE BUSINESSMAN UNZIPS THE BAG HE'S BEEN CARRYING AND REVEALS A SET OF HIGH-HAT CYMBALS. HE TAKES A PAIR OF STICKS FROM HIS BRIEFCASE AND STARTS PLAYING A VERY FAST DISCO RHYTHM.

GUY # 1
Tchech!

GUY # 2
Proper ignorant guy.

GUY # 1
Bloody business men man. They don't care and have no respeck innit?

GUY # 2
Yeah man. Bang outta order an' that.

END:

Blenks

Get a joke (or two) in before the business man boards. Misdirection, you see. Then the viewer is more pleasantly surprised as they were expecting it to go in a different direction.

Needs a stronger punchline too, though 'Bangin' out of order' would be great if he was playing some sort of lunchtime acid jazz funk rhythm on the drums, rather than disco on the cymbals.

Dan

I liked this. I have a similar sketch written several months ago, got the lingo spot on. Wicked!

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