Category: Sketches

  • Christmas Presents Skirmish: The Aftermath of the Magi

    INT. DEPARTMENT STORE – DAY JIM YOUNG, in his 20s with sharply creased pants, shiny from too much wear, stands at the RETURNS COUNTER opposite MIRIAM, efficient and professional. MIRIAM What a lovely story, Mr. Young! So do you want to exchange the chain for a nice hat, or maybe a wig? JIM Actually, I…

  • Sketch Skirmish, "Christmas Presents" Edition, Peter’s Entry

    Friday Sketch Skirmish Christmas Presents Edition “Christmas Presents” FADE IN: INT. LIVING ROOM – NIGHT Christmas tree. Fireplace. Cozy. MAN 1 cheerfully hands MAN 2 a wrapped present. Man 2 takes it and walks O. S. Sounds of unwrapping. MAN 2 Gahhh! Spiders! SPIDERS!!! AAAAAHH — A door SLAMS. MAN 1 (scoffs) Expensive spiders. FADE…

  • Christmas Skirmish: Ken’s Entry

    INT. OFFICE – DAY One very agitated man (MAN 1) stands in front of a bigdesk, while MAN 2 suit sits behind it. MAN 1 (a bit pissy and "nelly") I KNOW I’m high maintenance, and I know I just take and take and take from this relationship without giving a thing. But you and…

  • Sketch War, "3:34am" Edition, Peter’s Entry

    Friday Sketch War 3:34AM Edition “Building Maintenance” BLACKNESS A light SWITCHES ON to REVEAL — INT. CONFERENCE AREA – NIGHT SANJAY walks into an ad-hoc meeting-space in a vast, dark office floor. It has a couple of couches and a coffee table. A projection screen (now blank) occupies a nearby wall. A large mechanical device…

  • Ken’s Entry – 3:34 AM editon

    I couldn’t resist a little Seasonal flavoring – so here’s my offering for 3:34 am: INT. BEDROOM – NIGHT ZACH and his wife MARION, both in their late 30’s / early 40’s, are asleep in their bed. The lights are out, the clock radio on the night stand shows 3:34, and the only illumination is…

  • Jared at 3:34AM

    INT. JARED’S APARTMENT, BEDROOM – NIGHT TITLE: MONDAY JARED sleeps alone. Young and nebbishy, at least what we can see poking from under the covers. An old-school FLIP CLOCK reads 3:33AM. It flips… …and three car alarms go off simultaneously. Jared pops up, reaches for the alarm clock, realizes the noise is outside. He lies…

  • Ken’s Entry: First Date – Honesty

    INT RESTAURANT – NIGHT JACK a man in his early 30’s, sits alone at table wearing a business suit with a cocktail in front of him. He checks his breath, checks his appearance in the back of a spoon of any other convenient shiny object, and all manner of things someone waiting to make a…

  • Sketch War, "First Dates" Edition, Peter’s Entry

    Friday Sketch War First-Dates Edition “Thirteen Ways a First Date Can Go Wrong” FADE IN: TITLE GRAPHIC reads “Thirteen Ways a First Date Can Go Wrong”. CHEERY BOSSA NOVA MUSIC plays throughout. This is the only audio. FULL-SCREEN GRAPHIC reads “Thirteen Ways a First Date Can Go Wrong: #1”. INT. RESTAURANT – NIGHT NEIL and…

  • The First Date

    EXT. GARDEN – DAY Lush, jungle-like. Three tree stumps conveniently positioned as table and chairs. ADAM, grinning like a rube, and LILITH sit naked across from each other, hair and branches strategically concealing naughty bits. The brunette smolders and looks slinky even while seated. ADAM …and I call those goats. LILITH They stink. ADAM Yeah,…

  • FSW: Learning Something New About History Edition (Peter’s Entry)

    Friday Sketch War Learning Something New About History Edition “Learning Something New About History” FADE IN: TITLE GRAPHIC reads “Learning Something New About History”. BAROQUE MUSIC plays. A CLASSY NARRATOR with an aged, respectable British voice starts the show. CLASSY NARRATOR (V.O.) This week on “Learning Something New About History” — TITLE GRAPHIC reads “Hannibal…