PRINCE CHARLES IS TLAKING TO A CAR SALES MAN.
PRINCE
This enviromentally firendly car you sold me, I've a few complaints.
SALESMAN
What the Aston Martini? Lovely number runs on waste alcohol not fit for human consumption.
PRINCE
Yes, it also sounds awful, veers all over the place, and last night it punched me.
AMI WINEHOUSE STAGGERS ON
AMI
Hello Charley Boy, where's my booze? Fancy a piggy back.
They're trying to make me goto Glastonbury. I say fight, fight.
Is there a topical news story that makes this skit make any sense?
Yes Prince Charles has a car that runs on waste alcohol.
Fine, I knew that much. In which case, this is just weak sorry.
Why is Amy there? Apart from shoe horning her in with Charlie's line:
"Yes, it also sounds awful, veers all over the place, and last night it punched me."
And where is the punch?
Think this would work for stage. Amy Winehouse is the ‘car’ Prince Charles has bought. Maybe think of another word for ‘car’ in Charles opening line (‘transport’ doesn’t really work but I expect something would)
How about reworking it so that he isn't happy with the first car but Amy is the potential replacement?
How about something like:-
PRINCE
This enviromentally friendly heap you sold me, the one that runs on wine.... I've a few complaints.
SALESMAN
What the Aston Martini?
PRINCE
I've a few complaints; sounds awful, veers....etc
Or how about:
PRINCE
This old banger you sold me, the one that runs on wine....
SALESMAN
What the Aston Martini? A lovely ride.
PRINCE
I've a few complaints; sounds awful, veers....etc
ALways good to inspire decent suggestions, and imrpovements I think it shows the intial idea was solid.
Was planning on giving a new car, that had an annoying whine and ran on Opium. Pete Docherty. Certainly I wanted an absurdist feel, and toa nswer the questions who'd give Prince Charles a piggy back for industrial alcohol?
I may have a rewrite, but I want to get it out quick.
I like the idea of Amy being called an old banger, maybe with deflated airbags?