Originally Posted by VicDakin  Although Spinal Tap is daddy of mock docs,theres something wonderfully British about the Comic Strips BAD NEWS TOUR
Opening shots of London skyline intercut with shots of Bad News performing "Bad News". Skyline shots reach a tower block and zoom in on a lit window. Cut to the kitchen inside this flat. A radio/cassette player is playing the song, loudly. There are various kitchen utensils lying around, and underwear hung up to dry. Vim is in the kitchen, trying to look natural for the cameras. He starts to fry an egg.
Den: D'you see the Whistle Test last night?
Colin: Sort of, yeah, but I... I was really stoned, you know, and I drank a bottle of brandy, and... yeah, I was with this chick and we were just about to get down to it - huh - I went and put my foot through the television set.
Vim: Oh no!
Colin: Yeah, so it sort of blew up a bit, you know, and set fire to the curtains, and I missed the second half of the show, so...
Den: I bet your mum was really angry!
Colin: Well... she wasn't there, was she, Den?
Den: Yeah, but, I mean, when she gets back, she's gonna be...
Colin: No, Den, Den, she won't be getting back.
Den: How come?
Colin: 'Cause... 'cause she's dead.
Den: Eh?
Vim: She's dead, Den.
Den: Oh, I get it. Alan's called Vim and your mum's dead. (Colin shakes his head in despair.) Can we cut this bit as well, please? |