Shoe Shop Sketch

Int. Shoe Shop

A man is stood at the counter of a shoe shop. All the racks are empty apart from one shoe on the counter. An assistant comes out from the back.

Man: Excuse me, are you closing down?

Assistant: Certainly not, sir!

Man: But you've only got one shoe out.

Assistant: Correct.

Man: What kind of shoe shop has only one shoe for sale?

Assistant: A grammatically correct one.

Man: What?

Assitant: This is a shoe shop, sir. Not a shoes shop.

Man: Oh I see. What size is it?

Assistant: A 10.

Man: Damn I'm a 9. Can you order me one in?

Assistant: Not until this one has been sold. We can only stock one shoe at a time. Trading standards you see.

Man: What if I buy this one and then you order me a size 9?

Assistant: That could work. I would have to charge you for 4 shoes though.

Man: Four?

Assistant: Yes. This one here today. Then we order you a 9. Then we order another 9 for your other foot. And finally, we order one for us – this ensures we stay a shoe shop and not a ‘no shoe’ shop

Man: Sorry, but I'm only willing to pay for three.

Assistant: Why?

The man hoists one of his legs up on the counter. It has a wooden stump and no foot.

Man: Boating accident.

ENDS

nice. very monty pythonesque.

liked this. had a two ronnies feel about it for me.

I was aiming for a Python vibe, but I can also see a Two Ronnies feel to it as well.

Genius genius genius

Could we do more, Pie Shop, Antique shop (the shop it's is very old), sex shop?

Quote: sootyj @ February 20, 2008, 3:52 PM

Genius genius genius

Could we do more, Pie Shop, Antique shop (the shop it's is very old), sex shop?

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The pie shop would have two shelves with 22 pies on the upper shelf and 7 on the lower.

Obviously.

The paper shop would blow away before the sketch started.

Equally obviously.

Slightly less predictably, you could have a man go into a sex shop, come out carrying a whip, go next door into Top Shop, come out with a top and go off down the pavement, whipping the top as he goes?

Teenyboppers won't get the last one.

Like that one foxy, he could go into a joke shop.

The shopkeeper from the other shops is there, and he says,

"I suppose thats meant to be ironic,"

Mm, I liked this sketch. Very silly.

Loved it as it is. One of the best sketches on here in a long while IMO.

Yes well done. Agree with the pythonesque crit.
I giggled I did.

Fry & Laurie did a sketch I'm sure was set in a shoe shop. I've been trying to find it ever since and I can't

Anyway, I thought it was very funny, winterlight.

Loved this, agree with badge.

Definitly one of the best sketches you've written.

I liked it. I was beginning to think it could've been shorter but then of course there was the twist at the end.

Yes yes yes lovely idea and nice little twist at the end. I was thinking very flying circus all the way through. Very funny. Well done!

Yes, very good Winterlight.
Enjoyed this one lots.