Obama In Berlin Confusion (sketch)

Because Newsrevue were looking for sketches about Obama's tour of Europe, I quickly knocked up this sketch, which I have sent to them.

I've also added references to the "Max Mosely" , "basement in Austria" and "fake tickets on ebay" recent stories.

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OBAMA IN BERLIN - TICKET CONFUSION
by Mikey J (M. Jackson)

EXT. BERLIN. DAY.

TWO YOUNG-ISH MEN STANDING BEHIND, AND ONE WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF THEM; SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF THE CROWD LISTENING TO OBAMA'S SPEECH IN BERLIN.

WOMAN IS LISTENING INTENTIVELY. TWO MEN BEHIND ARE CONFUSED.

MAN #1:
Are you sure this is the concert? Don't look much like a concert to me. There's no music. It's just some black guy talking shit. Are we in the right place?

MAN #2:
Course we're in the right place. The band will be on in a minute. That black man must be the warm-up act.

MAN #1:
Are you sure? I still think you shouldn't have got those tickets on eBay. They're bound to be fakes. Remember those tickets you got last year?

MAN #2:
Yeah. Tickets for a blue weekend in Brighton. Mmmmmm.

MAN #2 GYRATES HIS PELVIS SEXUALLY.

MAN #1:
Yes, but, what did we actually get?

MAN #2:
The Conserative Party Conference.

MAN #1:
Exactly.

WOMAN:
Shhhhh! I'm trying to listen to him speak.

MAN #2:
Sorry, love. Who is he, anyway?

WOMAN:
Obama.

MAN #2:
Aha. Knew we were in the right place. He's Obama.

MAN #1:
Who?

MAN #2:
Obama. As in Sweet Home Obama. He's obviously part of a Lynard Skynard tribute band.

MAN #1:
Oh, I see. But where's the rest of the band?

MAN #2:
Probably pissed. Or ain't turned up yet. You know what these rock bands are like.

WOMAN:
No, you idiots. It's Obama.

MAN #2:
What? Obama Bin Laden?

MAN #1:
Oh shit, oh shit! It's Obama Bin Laden!

MAN #2:
We're all gonna die! We're all gonna die!

WOMAN:
No, you twats! He's running for President.

MAN #2:
What? Obama Bin Laden running for President?

MAN #1:
Oh shit, oh shit! Obama Bin Laden is running for President!

MAN #2:
We're all gonna die! We're all gonna die!

WOMAN:
For God's sake! You two are fools. Let me see those tickets.

THEY GIVE HER THE TICKETS. WOMAN SIGHS.

WOMAN:
These are tickets for Max Mosley's House Of Bondage, Torture And Pain. That's not a band.

MAN #2:
Isn't it?

WOMAN:
No. And besides. You're in the wrong country. It's not happening in Germany. He rented a secret basement for it in Austria.

MAN #1:
Bugger. Ah, well. We might as well carry on listening to this black guy then. Who is he again?

WOMAN:
Obama. He's been talking all over Europe.

MAN #2:
What? Obama Bin Laden taking over Europe?

MAN #1:
Oh shit, oh shit! Obama Bin Laden is taking over Europe!

MAN #2:
We're all gonna die! We're all gonna die!

END.

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It's good, and hoorah for the return of Obama bin Laden a joke I've used my self.

That said, you could probably half it's length byt taking out the chatty bits.

I can't help doing chatty bits.

Agghh, didn't know you'd used the Obama reference.

I wouldn't worry every one does.

It's like Bush being stupid, it's a trope, an accepted comedic fact.

Ah, ok.

I think I always do chatty bits as my sketches (I feel) are more for TV sketch shows, where a sketch has more time to develop, whereas Newsrevue and Treason sketches have to be quick, punchier and straight to the point.

Cut out ALL of the Bin Laden references and this would be better. Sootyj used it, everyone has used it, it has always been obvious, now its obvious and old.

Rest of the sketch works fine.

True, shame it's a good joke.

Fair enough, but it fails to catch anyone out anymore. In fact in a lot of sketches your almost waiting for the 'hilarious name confusion' gag to be crowbarred in somewhere. I am increasingly pleasantly surprised when it is not.

Ah, ok. I'd not actually heard that reference before.

I must've had my head down a hole for a few months.