Crap job

Child abuse, holocaust, paedophillia, drugs, what's the next controversial topic.

Dur dur dur...

THE ELDERLY.

SCENE 1. INT. OLD PEOPLE’S HOME LOUNGE - DAY
WE ARE IN AN OLD PEOPLE’S HOME, AT ONE TABLE A FEW ELDERLY MEN AND WOMEN ARE SAT PLAYING CHECKERS.

ON ANOTHER TABLE THEY ARE PLAYING GO FISH, SOME OF THE ELDERLY PEOPLE ON THIS TABLE ARE IN WHEEL CHAIRS.

SOME OTHER FRAIL ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE SAT WATCHING THE TELLY, SUBTITLES ON, OF COURSE.

IN THE BACKGROUND “NIGHT TRAIN” BY DUKE ELLINGTON PLAYS, REMINDING THEM OF THEIR YOUTH. THOUGH A LOT OF THEM MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HEAR IT.

WE ENJOY THIS CALM SCENE FOR A FEW SECONDS.

NURSE STORMS IN, FURIOUS, WITH FAECES UP BOTH OF HER ARMS AND OVER HER WORK UNIFORM.

NURSE: (SCREAMING)
Right, new rule. The next person who shits themselves has to f**king eat it!

SHE STORMS BACK OFF.

NURSE: (UNDER HER BREATH)
I hate this job.

I can see it working, and it did make me laugh. It's short, too-the-point and quick with a good twist. It possibly is not to everyone's taste, however.

One thing: your stage directions are very prose-y. You don't need extra descriptions. You've set the 'INT. DAY. OLD PEOPLE'S HOME' at the top, so you don't need to 'WE ARE IN AN OLD PEOPLE’S HOME, AT ONE TABLE A FEW ELDERLY MEN AND WOMEN ARE SAT PLAYING CHECKERS.' after it. 'TWO ELDERLY MEN AND A WOMAN ARE PLAYING CHECKERS AT A TABLE' is enough.

Stuff like 'OF COURSE' and the 'REMINDING THEM OF THEIR YOUTH' you don't need either.

It doesn't take anything away from the sketch so I'm being ultra-pedantic but I think you'd need to be more concise if you were sending them anywhere for consideration. If you're not planning on sending your sketches anywhere, you can ignore everything I've said!

Hope it helps

Dan