The Porn Goblin

THE PORN GOBLIN

1. INT. HOME OFFICE. NIGHT.

A YOUNG BLOKE (STEVE) IS SAT WORKING ON HIS PC IN THE HOME OFFICE. HIS GIRLFRIEND (TRACEY) POPS HER HEAD ROUND THE DOOR.

TRACEY:
Right love I'm off to bed. You should knock off soon, it's late.

STEVE:
Yeah I know, I will. Night.

TRACEY BLOWS HIM A KISS AND EXITS. STEVE LEANS BACK IN HIS CHAIR, RUBS HIS EYES AND YAWNS.

SUDDENLY THERE'S A GUST OF WIND AND THE "TING!" OF A LITTLE BELL. STEVE LOOKS UP TO SEE A PIXIE SAT ON THE OTHER CHAIR NEXT TO THE COMPUTER TABLE.

A FULLY-GROWN MAN – PIXIE. WITH A HAT SHAPED LIKE A COCK.

PORN GOBLIN:
(JOLLY IRISH ACCENT) Hello there!

STEVE YELLS IN FRIGHT.

STEVE:
Jesus!

PORN GOBLIN:
Shush don't yell, for in your fright
You'll wake her up, you noisy shite!

STEVE:
Who…who are you?

PORN GOBLIN:
I'm known by many names it's true
But Porn Goblin will do for you.

STEVE:
Porn Goblin? I…I don't understand. What do you want?

THE PORN GOBLIN OPENS A SCROLL AND READS FROM IT.

PORN GOBLIN:
The fairy land has just decreed
That every man must spill his seed,
Yes every man of woman born
Must chuck his muck to filthy porn.

HE POINTS TO THE PC.

STEVE:
Internet pornography? Nah, you've got the wrong bloke mate. I don't believe in all that, it's degrading to women. And anyway, I've got a gorgeous girlfriend upstairs, why would I need to look at that sort of thing?

PORN GOBLIN:
Oh come now Steve, she'll never know!
Just have a fiddle down below,
Now rev that little willy motor
And then I'll have me daily quota.

HE RUBS HIS HANDS IN GLEE.

STEVE:
Quota? What do you mean? Are you saying you have to get a certain amount of blokes to…do that…before you're allowed to knock off for the day?

PORN GOBLIN:
In that assumption you're correct
Now quick, get Mr Soft erect!

STEVE:
No! I won't do it.

PORN GOBLIN:
(SADLY)
Then all my children shall not eat
And I'll be cast into the street,
And end up selling the Big Issue
(BITTERLY) 'Cause you won't squirt into a tissue.

HE BURIES HIS FACE IN HIS HANDS AND BEGINS TO SOB, HIS COCK-HAT WOBBLING TO AND FRO.

STEVE:
Hey don't cry, shush… oh…alright alright I'll do it!

PORN GOBLIN:
(LOOKING HEAVENWARD)
God be praised, your love is vast!
He's going to knock one out at last!

STEVE UNCOMFORTABLY CLICKS ON A DIRTY WEBSITE. WE HEAR THE SOUND OF DIRTY WOMEN MOANING, AND HE STARTS MOVING HIS HAND RYTHMICALLY BENEATH THE DESK.

STEVE:
I'm not happy about this you know…

PORN GOBLIN:
Shut your gob and burp your worm
And then I'm done and can go home

STEVE:
That doesn't even rhyme.

PORN GOBLIN:
Shut up. I'm knackered.

SUDDENLY TRACEY WALKS IN. THE PORN GOBLIN DISAPPEARS WITH A "TING!"

TRACEY:
Steve, what's that noise? I thought I heard...(NOTICING, FURIOUS)…what the Hell ...is that porn?

STEVE:
You don't understand….It's…goblin…

TRACEY:
I can see that!

END SKETCH

Perfect. Brilliant. Laughing out loud

It's a great sketch, very funny idea and brilliantly written. The pun ending felt a bit er...unsatisfying to me though. I thought you'd be better off having the Goblin sum up with one of his great rhymes, maybe a warning to the audience to keep fiddling or he'll come and get you type thing.

Very good but it really doesn't need that pun ending. Just having him pleading "The Porn Goblin made me do it!" would be funny enough.

I liked it. Good stuff me, erm I mean Lee.

Extremely funny and well written. Lovely rhymes that fit with the story. Great stuff!

I won't ask about your inspiration.

Hell, yes. There are sketches and sketches, but this is a f**king skeeeetcchh! Nice one, Lee.

f**king good one considering I hate rhymes. Well done that man................ and what the f**ks wrong with puns? Big up all the punsmiths keeping the world at war.

Good sketch Lee, I agree with others who say drop the pun ending; and I would also cut these lines:

STEVE:
Quota? What do you mean? Are you saying you have to get a certain amount of blokes to…do that…before you're allowed to knock off for the day?

PORN GOBLIN:
In that assumption you're correct
Now quick, get Mr Soft erect!

They're not needed and hold things up. Good stuff.

Agree with Stott, whilst at the same time disagreeing. What's wrong with trying to squeeze another smile in? Or is that where I go wrong?

Excellent construction as always. I'm with everyone else that the pun doesn't really work.

Quote: Leevil @ March 10 2009, 9:37 PM GMT

Agree with Stott, whilst at the same time disagreeing. What's wrong with trying to squeeze another smile in? Or is that where I go wrong?

It's just that that line of Steves is very awkward and doesn't feel needed. To me at least.

Thanks peeps. You're right about the pun ending. It cheapens the rest of the sketch (if that's possible) :-)

I shall think on it.

Stott - I think the line you mention is a bit clumsy, that's the problem. But it also explains the Porn Goblin's motivation. I think at the moment it's a bit expositional and that's why it feels a bit wrong. I'll tidy it up.

Cheers all for reading

Quote: Lee Henman @ March 10 2009, 11:47 PM GMT

Stott - I think the line you mention is a bit clumsy, that's the problem. But it also explains the Porn Goblin's motivation. I think at the moment it's a bit expositional and that's why it feels a bit wrong. I'll tidy it up.

Ah, but the goblin already mentioned getting its quota, so only the quite dumb wouldn't be able to make their own links there, rather than spelling it out. Maybe I'm giving people too much credit though! :D

For the ending, how about when the girlfriend enters it turns out the goblin is just some random bloke who's broken into the house.

Or her brother in fancy dress, or something. Eg:

TRACEY

Oh, hi Bob, how was the party? [BEAT] Oh! Steve! What are you doing?!