British Comedy Guide

Buying a PSP for little Matthew

Buying a present for Matthew [a sketch NOT A SPOOF]

4 Characters: Husband and wife [Gary and Jane], Shop assistant [Mark], and girl on till [Lisa]
Setting: Husband and wife in a ‘Game' shop buying a PSP for their young son [Matthew, not present].

The three stand next to each other looking at the selection of PSP's on the shelf.

Jane: "Hi we are looking for a PSP for our son's 9th birthday, can you recommend anything?"

Mark: "This one sells well, you can get 3 games for the price of 2 if you buy this at the moment
which can save around £30".

Jane: "Have you got any silver ones, he'd like a silver one don't you think Gary"

Gary nods.

Jane: "So how much would it be?"

Mark: "Depends on how much memory you want. I could do you a silver one with 2 GB for around
£200."

Gary [quietly talking to Mark, Jane is distracted by looking at the PSP]: "Would that come with some
kind of free silver vibrator." [does small hand movement to demonstrate]

Mark [looks confused]: "No sorry Sir it doesn't." [looks to Jane as a safer option]

Jane: "And you say we could buy 3 games for the price of 2. So what about another £40?"

Mark: "Yes madam about that."

Gary: "I don't suppose you could throw a couple of cock rings in there could you?"

Mark [getting more angry now]: "No Sir this is a computer games shop, you need to go somewhere
else for that kind of thing."

Jane [has overheard]: "Oh for God's sake Gary."

Slight pause

Jane [quietly to Mark]: "Or any kind of lubricating gel?"

Mark [has run out of patience]: "I'll just take this over to the till, if you'd pay here please."

The three walk over to the till

Mark to Lisa [rolling his eyes] "They would just like to pay for this and a couple of games."

Lisa [putting PSP and games in bag]: "Certainly, and would you like a free a butt plug with that Sir?"

Ooh nice to see a sketch - Though I'm a big fan of your spoof articles.

Was genuinely taken by surprise by the punchline, and did laugh. Up to that point was rather confused as to what direction the sketch would take - and worried, given they were buying a present for their son. This might actually be a good device as the audience tension could be relieved at the final line, hopefully in the form of laughter.

Find the mentions of pricing a bit superfluous, and anyhow Mark doesn't seem to really know the exact prices ("Yes, about £40")

Could add a visual e.g. a drawer at her desk which she opens and is filled with the sorts of things they'd been asking for.

I like this, Norman. Quite surreal.

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