TOWN CRISIS! SHORT COMEDY SKETCH ABOUT THE NEWS
Hear ye! Hear ye! All the latest news from your faithful town crier. Who’s attacking who, the latest outbreak of plague: All the important stuff, ye know.
Hear ye! Hear ye! Don’t listen to HIS boring news. Why listen to that depressing stuff when you can find out right here just how to lose weight without dieting? AND know your future. And who has the biggest butt in the whole kingdom. Right here. Right now.
Fake news – it’s older than you think in this short comedy sketch about the news.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
ACS – American Community School of Abu Dhabi – 2020
Okotoks school youth drama class – Alberta, Canada – 2020
Read other sketches by Peter Keel – Bad News, Pluto – comedy sketch for ten actors
Author: Peter Keel
Type: Short comedy sketch about the news
Genre: Comedy, skit, sketch, one act
Cast: Cast of 8, 6M, 2F but it is flexible
Ages of the actors: Kids up
Suitable for: All ages to watch and kids up to perform
Length: 8 minutes
Set: At the director’s discretion. Can be a blank stage or even done in front of a curtain during scene changes.
Level of difficulty: 6/10 – short funny sketch with not too many lines to learn
Read a Sample of the Script
Cost is $7.50 for this short digital sketch. Just Click Shakespeare!
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