Salesman Sketch

Something that isn't topical or dark for a change!

Ext. Front door of house

Tony knocks at the front door. Steve answers.

Steve: Hello.

Tony: Hi there! I’m Tony McPhee. Here, take my card.

Tony hands Steve a business card. Steve looks at it and it reads “Tony McPhee – Customer”.

Steve: What’s this?

Tony: Now come on, Steve. You’re a salesman and I’m a customer.

Steve: Well, yeah but- Hang on, how d’you know my name?

Tony: Research, my boy. Customer research!

Steve: I still don’t get what you’re doing though.

Tony: It’s simple! I’ve come to try and buy something off you.

Steve: Well, I’m not interested to be honest.

Tony: Don’t be so hasty! Now look, I'm willing to take out a 3 year extended warranty on anything I purchase. And that’s a special promise to you.

Steve: Nah, really, I’m fine. I’ve got plenty of customers as it is. So, y’know, sorry.

Steve slams the front door.

Ends

I understand that it's an inversion, a classic sketch premise, but it seems a bit pointless to me. Seems like an inversion for inversion's sake without rhyme, reason, or laughs...
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Didn't get it.....sorry

Sounds like Groundhog Day to me.

I think it's a great idea, you had the card that read "customer". From there and on I think this sketch if reworked could have a lot of potential.

No, I didn't quite get where this was meant to be going. I know what you were trying to get across but it wasn't funny really.

I can't believe Im saying that about a WL sketch

I know you won't take this to heart because you're pumping out such a surfeit of sketches anyway, but this just left me cold.

it was a decent idea but there weren't enough gags. I like one or two lines but not enough overall.

interesting though

Yea the idea is cool. I think you need some more lines though Winterlight.

Sorry Winterlight, This is beginnning to look personal, but that was another poor one. [ Just my opinion ofcourse ]

It's fine, Pat.

Once you're here for a while you'll notice that I post quite a lot of sketches. I do this mostly to get crap out of my head which builds up.

One or two out of 10 are good ones though and that's a fairly good average.