Sponsorship Sketch

Int. Living Room

A man is watching the TV. A woman walks in to shot with a piece of paper.

Woman: D'you mind sponsoring me, dear?

Man: What's it for?

Woman: My drug habit.

Man: What?!

Woman: I'm addicted to smack.

Man: When did this happen?

Woman: Since they started putting it in the water.

Man: They don't put smack in the water!

Woman: How much I should I put you down for? £20?

Man: I’m not sponsoring you.

Woman: You want me back on the game, don’t you?!

Man: You were on the game?!

Woman: (LAUGHS) Where did you think I was going every night last summer?

Man: You said you were learning Spanish!

Woman: (LAUGHS) You believed a junkie?!

Man: I didn't know you were one!

Woman: Are you gonna sponsor me or what?

Man: No!

Woman: But I'm starting to go cold turkey!

Man: No!

The woman looks towards someone out of shot.

Woman: Well how 'bout you?

The camera reveals there is a small boy sat next to the man. The boy looks at the man.

Boy: Can I sponsor Mummy?

Man: Do what you want. It's your pocket money.

ENDS

Nice, I like it, it's certainly funny, and it's got a nice twist.

Dialogue sizzles. Love this one.

Yep - definitely funny.

I would maybe extend the start slightly, she asks for sponsorship, he asks what for and she says for drugs - it all seems a bit rushed to get into the dialogue that follows.

The ending is fairly obvious, but I think it would get a laugh so that doesn't really matter. I think some people are guilty of trying to think of a complete twist in the ending at the expense of humour.

The complete twist, is something the Treason Show really expect, and I think other shows do as well.
It's a practical thing, it announces to the audience,
"This skit it over, here comes the next one,"
Monty Python famously never did it, but always had linking characters (such as the Colonel).
On forum it's no biggy. On the stage a skit that ends with out a pace changing punchline, can lead to embarrassed silences.

I really like it.

There is a possible twist at the end if you reverse the roles between the mother and the father, so it could finish....

Boy: Can I sponsor Daddy, it is my pocket money

Mummy: It might be your money, but he's not your daddy!

Sketch ends with man getting the money but losing a son?

Very good indeed!