British Comedy Guide

Problem Solved

INT. SEMINAR ROOM. DAY.

A CONFERENCE; THE LARGE AUDIENCE COMPRISES PEOPLE IN BUSINESS ATTIRE. THE SEMINAR HOST STANDS AT THE FRONT, ON A SMALL STAGE. A BROAD WHITEBOARD IS POSITIONED BESIDE HIM. WRITTEN IN BOLD LETTERING ACROSS THE WHITEBOARD IS THE FOLLOWING:

TODAY'S SEMINAR
PROBLEM: EVIL, VICE & SIN ON EARTH
SOLUTION: NAIL GOD TO A CROSS (AGAIN)

HOST:
Well, glad that's sorted. Any questions?

FIN.

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(Optional additional ending) A FRIGHTENED-LOOKING CHAP WEARING FIRST-CENTURY ROBES AND SANDALS HURRIES AWAY THROUGH AN EXIT.

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VERSIONS #2 & #3 POSTED BELOW

--- VERSION #2 ---

INT. SEMINAR ROOM. DAY.

A CONFERENCE; THE LARGE AUDIENCE COMPRISES PEOPLE IN BUSINESS ATTIRE. THE SEMINAR HOST STANDS AT THE FRONT, ON A SMALL STAGE. A BROAD WHITEBOARD IS POSITIONED BESIDE HIM. WRITTEN IN BOLD LETTERING ACROSS THE WHITEBOARD IS THE FOLLOWING:

TODAY'S SEMINAR
PROBLEM: BOURGEOIS CONTROL OF THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION
SOLUTION: PROLETARIAN REVOLUTION & THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNIST STATE

HOST:
I'm concerned that we keep returning to these antiquated answers.

FIN.

Both rather clever and quick and funny in a quiet intellectual sort of way.

Hahaha. Brilliant.

If you can come up with a third to go in the middle, you've got a nice little runner there.

These came out of a cartoon I did ages back. I'll add a third tomorrow.

Look forward to your third, nice.

Bloody intellectual Australians. :P

VERSION #3

INT. SEMINAR ROOM. DAY.

A CONFERENCE; THE LARGE AUDIENCE COMPRISES PEOPLE IN BUSINESS ATTIRE. THE SEMINAR HOST STANDS AT THE FRONT, ON A SMALL STAGE. A BROAD WHITEBOARD IS POSITIONED BESIDE HIM. WRITTEN IN BOLD LETTERING ACROSS THE WHITEBOARD IS THE FOLLOWING:

TODAY'S SEMINAR
PROBLEM: LACK OF AN ARYAN MASTER-RACE
SOLUTION:----
[A LINE IS SCRUBBED OUT IN BLACK MARKER PEN]

HOST:
Now seriously! A bit of originality wouldn't go amiss!

AN AUDIENCE MEMBER RAISES AN ARM IN NAZI SALUTE. THE HOST GLARES AT HIM.

HOST:
I bloody mean it!

FIN.

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