Acceptable in the eighties

ACCEPTABLE IN THE EIGHTIES

GEORGE BUSH IS GIVING A PRESS CONFERENCE, TO TWO JOURNALISTS

JOURNALIST1

Mr Bush what do you make of the collapsing stock market?

GEORGE

Well this is only a small upset, we’ll bounce back by gosh

JOURNALIST2
Mr President, is it wise at this time if financial concern, to be reinvesting in a large star wars style, anti missile screen, dangerously close to Russia?

GEORGE
When Bin Laden gets intercontinental weapons of mass destruction, you’ll be thanking ole’George by golly.

JOURNALIST1
But your just encouraging, Putin to take part in an increasingly dangerous arms race, and flying possibly nuclear armed bombers, over the borders of our NATO allies.

GEORGE
Too Mr Putin, I have one thing to say, tear down this wall Mr President.

JOURNALIST1
Mr President are you trying to bring back the 80s?

JOURNALIST2
Mr President what about the rumours that you and Mr Putin, are running the largest 1980s memorabilia shop on EBay?

PUTIN WALKS IN, HE IS WEARING A PAIR OF DEELY BOPPERS, AND A FRANKIE SAYS T SHIRT.

PUTIN
George, you forgot your hat, and glove

PUTIN HANDS GEORGE ONE WHITE GLOVE, AND A FEDORA

GEORGE
Later dudes, and don’t be bogus to each other, excellent!

GEORGE, AND PUTIN MOON WALK OFF, TWO TRIBES, BY FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

I wasn't keen on the first bit as I think that type of G W Bush humour has been done ad nauseum but I love the line Jounalist 2 has about Bush and Putin running an ebay account together! If the sketch were mine I'd be thinking about trying to make the first section less "generic Bush joke" ...just a thought mate.. that one great line made it for me anyway!

Before going further I'd consider changing the sketch's title. I was half way in before I realised it was George W rather than George Snr (as I'd assumed from the 80s thing). I had to go back, and that's not always good.

Quote: Badge @ February 2, 2008, 12:53 AM

Before going further I'd consider changing the sketch's title. I was half way in before I realised it was George W rather than George Snr (as I'd assumed from the 80s thing). I had to go back, and that's not always good.

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Yes, I thought it had to be George snr.

Interesting idea, cut the chase quicker and then crank it up a level/expand on the original concept.

Ok bad writing but in my pitiful defence, once it's on stage then you'll rapidly tell it's Simian Georgy, and not sinister CIA killer Bush snr.