British Comedy Guide

Late For Work Sketch

Int. Office

A manager is putting a sheet up on a notice board. An office junior staggers in. The manager turns round.

Manager: You're late!

Junior: I had trouble with Colin again.

Manager: Oh of course! Colin the hobgoblin!

Junior: He's an orc.

Manager: Forgive me for confusing two imaginary creatures.

Junior: You shouldn't doubt him. He doesn't like being doubted.

Manager: Why is it he's after you?

Junior: I am the protector of seven sacred crystals.

Manager: How could I forget!

Junior: Seven crystals which will give him his full powers.

Manager: And where's he from?

Junior: The fourth dimension of Sneet.

Manager: And where are we located?

Junior: Holborn.

Manager: So how does he get here?

Junior: On his winged unicorn, Sir Henry.

Manager: Well I hope he paid his congestion charge.

Junior: He always honours his debts.

The manager shakes his head.

Junior: He came at me with hedgeclippers this morning.

Manager: What happened to his sacred staff?

Junior: I destroyed it with a tincture.

Manager: What a shame.

Junior: You're telling me! I got a bloody splinter from it!

Manager: This can't go on.

Junior: I'm not making it up.

The manager goes back to putting something up on the notice board.

Manager: You're a lazy young man.

An orc enters the room and creeps up behind the junior. The orc puts his hand over the juniors mouth and drags him out.

Manager: I expect you'll be sneaking off for a fag break next. Hm? Hmm?

The manager turns round and shakes his head.

Manager: Unbelievable.

ENDS

Many great lines (for some reason "He always honours his debts" got a big laugh) but a bit too close to your Spaniel sketch. No bad thing if this exsited in isolation (it's a great little skit) but the superior Spaniel one trumps it I think.

Laughing out loud I loved this skit! Great stuff Winterlight.

It's nice, and funny. You really seem to have this quick fire pacy dialogue nailed, that's also quite naturalistic. If it's a bit close to the Spaniel sketch, why not have the spaniel in it. Maybe leaping out of the cupboard to attack the goblin?

Liked this a lot, destroying the sacred staff with a tincture just cracked me up. Laughing out loud

That is funny. I did think the orc/hobgoblin confusion smacked a bit of The Office though, where he's firing the forklift driver.

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