British Comedy Guide

How satire works.

AN ORDINARY LOOKING OFFICE, WITH A CONFERENCE TABLE CHAIRS ETC.
ON ONE SIDE OF THE TABLE SITS TIM AND JEN, OPPOSITE SITS NICK CLEGG.
BEHIND TIM AND JEN THERE IS A CAVE LIKE HOLE IN THE WALL.

NICK

So he comes up with the nicknames for all the world leaders?

TIM

Yes, he called Thatcher the Iron Lady and Tony Blair "Phony Tony,"

NICK

Gosh I thought it was satire shows like that one with Rory Bremner, or maybe Question Time.

JEN

Nope just him, he decides. Would you like a glass of water, we've got one of those fancy nestle machines.

TIM

It chills and purifies it, like a magic evian machine. Doesn't make it fizzy though.

NICK

Look I've got a real vision for change, for this country, lower taxes....

THERE IS A LOUD CLANG.

JEN

He comes!

TIM

All hail the satirist.

A SQUAT BLOKE IN A GRUBBY TSHIRT COMES OUT OF THE CAVE. HE'S SMOKING A FAG AND HAS A CHIPPED MUG OF TEA. THE TSHIRT AND MUG BOTH HAVE UNFUNNY JOKES ABOUT COCKS ON THEM.

SQUAT BLOKE LOOKS NICK UP AND DOWN ONCE, THEN SPEAKS.

Puppy rapist.

HE RETURNS TO HIS CAVE.

JEN

Gosh you know Nick does have beady eyes,

TIM

Just like a puppy rapist would, and look his knees are worn.

JEN

From kneeling down to offer them rohypnol laced smackos.

NICK

This is ridiuclos I'm the head of the Liberal Democrats, I don't look like a, a puppy rapist. Just you wait till I'm Primeminister!

HE STORMS OUT.

TIM

10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1/

JEN

He's outside and the schools coming out.

SOUND OF KIDS OUTSIDE

Puppy rapist, puppy rapist, how much is that dog in the window, the one with the waggly arse!

TIM

A fizzy water machine, that'd be something.

JEN

You should take it to Dragon's Den

A nice encapsulation of the relationship between politics, the media and the electorate. And of how satire works. Good lad.

And lets not forget people who do horrible things to puppies!

Thanks you sir.

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