A few weeks ago I participated in a show at the Upright Citizens’ Brigade Theater called sketch cram. While you can read (and watch!) the sketch I pitched that they ended up accepting, below is a draft of a sketch I wrote that they passed on. I wasn’t surprised. In the format of the show, with each sketch not going over four pages by the time the sketch got going it was over. I imagine it as a Key & Peele type runner. With that in mind, with how long the sketch runs, I felt comfortable splitting it in two. Here’s part 2:
Charlene immediately pulls out her phone.
CHUCK
And with a pause in play, Charlene's taking advantage of the time out to do some texting. For more, here’s our on-field reporter Ramona Williams.
RAMONA appears behind Charlene.
RAMONA
Thanks, Chuck. From what I can see of her texts from here, Charlene’s not having a great time. Her friend’s calling in a fake family emergency in ten—this could be a full extraction.
JEFF
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