Doctor sketch

INT. DAY. DOCTORS.

DOCTOR: A Mr Midas is it? What seems to be the problem.

MIDAS: Everything I touch turns to gold.

DOCTOR: Tried gloves?

MIDAS: Yep. They went golden.

DOCTOR: Ok. What about not touching anything?

MIDAS: Easier said than done. My wife went in for a masectomy last month after I grabbed her breast.

DOCTOR: My god. Sounds like a bit of a passion killer.

MIDAS: Sex can be difficult. I've got a personal wanker though and he holds it when I need to pee too.

DOCTOR: Have you thought of amputation?

MIDAS: I thought of it last night when I grabbed a maid on the ass.

DOCTOR: I'm sorry but I dont think I can help you.

MIDAS: No probs doc.

THE PAIR SHAKE HANDS.

DOCTOR: Aargh! This isn't the golden handshake I wanted.

MIDAS: Ooops! Sorry doc. Your eyesight will still be good though.

DOCTOR: How come?

MIDAS: 24 carats. I'll leaf you alone now.

ENDS.

Good, but punch is a tad weak.

I thank you.

A sneaky improvement that leaves me looking a bit of a dick! but seriously a new simple, Russ Abbot style pun ending (that's a compliment).

I thank you again.

Quote: sootyj @ March 16, 2008, 7:09 PM

Good, but punch is a tad weak.

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Although this was a very nice sketch, I also thought the tag was lacking but....

Quote: Nigel Kelly @ March 16, 2008, 6:42 PM

THE PAIR SHAKE HANDS.

DOCTOR: Bugger.

ENDS.

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This, I think, not only works well as a stand alone sketch but also lends itself as part of a running gag.

Fuuny. Think it could be funnier. There has to be funnier situations this guy's got in than grabbing his wife's tit.

I'd be wary of ending a sketch with "bugger", too, people do it all the time.

Nice set up but didn't really go anywhere. Ending on a pun that only works on paper is definitely no way to go.

Check this out for inspiration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0WBiME_fM

Quote: David Bussell @ March 17, 2008, 3:42 PM

Nice set up but didn't really go anywhere. Ending on a pun that only works on paper is definitely no way to go.

Check this out for inspiration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0WBiME_fM

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Fair point about ending on a pun. Never saw that skittles ad before. Thanks.

I feel like I have read this sketch before

it was well written but the punch line was a bit weak and its nothing really new.