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Hot Cross Buns sketch
By stan
17 February 2007
Hi again, another comedy sketch from me. Much appreciated if you could submit some feedback on this one especially because I'm not too sure whether it works to well. Anyway, just tell me what you think,
cheers.

Hot Cross Buns sketch

Sketch begins with two bakers talking.

Bill: So Tim are you sure you've got that? I want all the buns you make today to be pulled out of the oven piping hot, kept at a constantly hot temperature for the rest of the day and Make 'X' shapes on the top of every single bun is that clear?

Tim: Sure is boss. But why?

Bill: Oh, we're just trying out a new type of bun to see how it gets on. Ok then, I'll be back later to see how you've got on.

Cuts to some time later and Bill has returned to inspect the buns.

Tim: I'm all finished boss, hope you like the buns. They took me ages.

Bill: Lets have a look then...Tim! You've done this all wrong!

Tim: Why what have I done?

Bill: You see what you've done here, these aren't X's are they? These are crosses that you've drawn here. I asked for X's Tim.

Tim: Oh yeah. Oh sorry mate, I must've got confused, oh god I'm really sorry. It's just really hard to manouveur in here with all the heat from the incredibly hot buns. I'ms o sorry. Oh god that is pretty bad actually.

Bill: Don't worry about it now Tim, what's done is done. The only thing is I just don't think there's a market for hot, crossed buns. I mean, I dont know a single soul who would want to buy hot , cross , buns.

Tim: Yeah thats a shame because I know loads of people who would want to buy Hot X buns.

Bill: Yeah exactly. Well we'll just have to try and move them off the shelfs anyway I suppose. Hopefully they'll sell just as good as those other ones you cocked up last year Tim.

Tim: What ones? Oh the Cold cakes! Yeah we sold loads of them didn't we? Loads and Loads.

Bill: Yeah except they we'rent cold cakes were they? Because you coked them up and they went on the shelves as hot cakes. And well I think they sold really well, really well, in fact I dont think any cake has ever sold so well as those cold cakes you cocked up which actually came out as hot cakes.

Tim: Yeah.

END OF SKETCH.

Reviews

Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3331 comments posted) 17th February 2007
Ok ,I thought the business with the Xs and crosses was mildly amusing and was expecting it to build to some sort of big gag at the end but I didn't really understand the end- was it a play on selling like hot cakes?- I do think you need to make it a bit clearer, with the hot cakes-cold cakes stuff. I think you really need a strong gag at the end to pull this off. 
I applaud anyone who has a go at comedy and you have talent with it,it just need sharpening up IMHO,others may disagree 
Keep 'em coming,though 
J

Written by Phil (6683 comments posted) 17th February 2007
Certainly needs a lot more punch at the end - also a little confusing with the crosses and Xs. Sometimes you need to lead the reader by the hand to exactly where you want them. 
 
Phil.

Written by TomtomKent (33 comments posted) 12th April 2007
Ach, pleanty more cliches that can be dragged in. "Those gingerbread dogs that looked like men." 
 
"That cookie where the chocolate just got broken up and chipped." 
 
"That bread you dropped into the slicin machine..." 
 
 
On a serious note the sketch was so short that there is certainly time to expand upon the premise and build it up to a bigger punch line, although I will admit I don't know what it is. But you have a good few minutes left to play with before the audience gets bored.

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