Raj Persaud

QC: So, Doctor Persaud, what do you say to the allegations of plagiarism?

RAJ: I have nothing to declare but my genius.

QC: So you don't deny that one of your papers contained 'over 50%' of someone else's work?

RAJ: I need a job so I want to be a paperback writer.

QC: Even now, you're just quoting other people. That was the Beatles!

RAJ: You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!

QC: This is getting ridiculous...hang on....

RAJ: Call me Ishmael.

QC: ...This is just a cardboard cutout of Dr. Persaud with a tape recorder attached! Your honour, surely this is contempt of court?

JUDGE: Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.

Bit long, perhaps?

Nah, very good. About time somebody put the boot into top telly shrink Persaud.

This is funny. Some good lines in there.

Doesn't really work for me.

It was the same joke over and over and the judge suddenly plagarising a line didn't make any sense to me. It was a twist but, I don't know, seemed a little contrived.

isn't it about two years too late?

Don't know if it's out of date,

but otherwise lovely and snappy and fast, and clever.

Perhaps it's come to light again, but I remember hearing he was up for plagiarism in 2005 or 6.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/dec/28/broadcasting.highereducation

Yeah Barbs, I'm pretty sure it has come to light again. I think I heard something on the radio about it today.

Yeah read about this on BBC online today, I like this sketch too - very good.

Fair enough - I guess that shows how slowly these things progress from runour to case to answer.

Anyway - the sketh; I'm with WL on this one. It's a promising starting point, but the treatment doesn't quite work for me, perhaps a bit too obvious?

Maybe if a judge asked him questions and he had to say 'hang on a minute, I've got an answer here somewhere' and then read through a book looking for a suitable line to nick.