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Comedy
A brief moment of your time
By Minimango
08 June 2007
You may get annoyed when you get that fifteenth telemarketer phonecall of the day. But their day isn´t a of bed of roses either.
(For the record I am not or ever shall be, a telemarketer)

SCENE: A BUSY TELEPHONE MAKETING COMPANY. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 5PM AND EVERYONE IS DESPERATE TO GET OUT OF THE OFFICE. THE INTERVIEW STAFF MUST MAKE ONE MORE INERVIEW AND CANNOT LEAVE UNTIL THEY DO SO, SO FAR WITH NO LUCK.
 
Hello, this is Jenna Parkinson from TransMarketing group. We are conducting a survey and I am wondering if you would have the time to......oh that is great (big thumbs up to the rest of her co-workers, who are one the edge of desperation) Pardon?.......About 8 minutes I believe.......er no I can’t be more specific, about 8 minutes.......well if I had to make a blind guess, then yes it could be more than eight minutes twenty six seconds but that would depend on how quickly you answ......er, no, I don’t think my manager would know the exact time either.......no, no that wouldn’t include the time we are speaking now. That would be the actual interview...... No this not a part of the interview. I haven’t asked you any questions yet......Oh you’re your sister likes doing these interviews? Oh is she there now? Maybe she can.......oh I am very sorry to hear that......oh at least it was quick......oh it wasn’t, ok..... 1974?.....fond of the sherry? Hmmm......But back to the questions………No, there are no questions about Michael Bolton. It’s actually about...... I’m not really into men with long hair......you're friend touched him where? ...........bonce? What is a...........oohhh! Once, she touched him once.....his foot, great......restraining order......can’t think of any of his songs off hand, I couldn’t say I am a f......no, NO there’s no need to sing one of his songs to me, No, no, I need you to answer this questionnaire about......I wasn’t using any tone......well if I was….... yes......yes……yes,I mean no!.......indeed, twenty three times......London. Our offices are based in London......no he doesn’t ring any bells.....well I’m sure he does live here, there would be a lot of Simons here in London....... brown hair? No that wouldn’t help.....because there are eleven million people here and lots of Simons with brown hair and………yes, also a lot of women called Sandra.....well I wouldn’t say it is as bad as all that.....well of course, this is a big, city. You get all kinds of....... Absolutely not! You do not see people on the streets doing that all the time......why? Because its vile and I’m sure there are some strict laws against that sort of thing......well I’m sure your friend saw the exception to the rule.....well what do you expect? That’s Liverpool.... Hey! lets try the first question and see where we go from there shall w......I know the eight minutes are nearly over, but as we established at the start this wasn’t a part of the interview, the interview itself would take eight......NO! THIS NOT A PART OF THE INTERVIEW!.......... Sorry bad line..... Prizes? No you don’t get any prizes for this......I’m sure if I asked the manager, he would say the same as me.....Well, if you answer my questions I will go and ask the owner myself....... I dont know, A hamper.....I DON’T KNOW WHAT WOULD BE IN IT, hampery kind of things......like those plastic plates and jars of stuff and sparkling wines.....OH YEEES! I’m sure there would be wine......oh you are ready now are you? Great. Ok number one. Do you have or are planning to buy double glazing.....hello.....HELLO......BUGGER NOT AGAIN.

Reviews

Written by wltshr (314 comments posted) 8th June 2007
Very funny. Just the right length and I could hear both sides of the conversation very clearly. 
 
Good stuff. 
 
Regards 
 
Wltshr

Written by Phil (6730 comments posted) 8th June 2007
Enjoyed thoroughly. As wltshr, could hear both sides. Funny piece. 
 
you're - contracted version of you are 
your - personal pronoun meaning - belonging to you 
 
Phil

Written by teddy (240 comments posted) 9th June 2007
i too enjoyed this, very well put together and funny. I smiled all the way through. 
 
teddy

Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3362 comments posted) 10th June 2007
A well stuctured piece, raising smiles rather than laughs. It was reliant on the one repeated situation but you kept the gags coming and there were lots of them which kept the sketch lively. Some of the gags went on a bit too long and it might have been better to "up the ante" by going more OTT or surreal to keep it progressing but, you had gags a plenty and the wit to present them well 
cheers 
J

Written by woody44 (775 comments posted) 15th June 2007
I liked this too Min. I couldn`t help wondering throughout the piece if the caller was sending the operator up or was indeed just the `caller from hell`. This uncertainty, together with the pacy prose, kept my interest right up to the final denoument. Well done. 
 
Woody

Written by SeaneyBskiMeski (9 comments posted) 18th June 2007
I really enjoyed this. 
 
It's always nice to read some light hearted comedy and you got it spot on. That poor girl, I really felt for her, nothing worse than getting a nightmare customer at the end of the day. 
 
Very well put across and funny. I give this a thumbs up. 
 
Sean.

Written by coosh (868 comments posted) 19th June 2007
With BBS and Woody, nice, gentle humour, which could have benefitted from some OTT. Certainly liked some of the directions in which it meandered. One-sided conversations always bring to mind those old Bob Newhart sketches, and a lot is in the timing. You seem to have plenty of material here.

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