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Cable Pirates
written by: Brian Ziak


Bob.....Drew Carey
Guard.....Tracy Morgan
Inmate #1.....Chris Kattan
Inmate #2.....Darrel Hammond
Warden.....Dean Edwards


INT. A PRISON

The GUARD escorts BOB to a jail cell.

Bob: "No! I don't belong in there!"

Guard: "Please sir, if I had a nickel for everytime I heard that, I'd be richer than Worldcom right now."

They finally get to the cell, which houses two other inmates dressed in orange jumpsuits.

Bob: "Please, I'll do whatever it takes to get me out of this place!

THE GUARD shoves BOB into the cell and closes the door.

Guard: You should have thought about that before you committed the crime, you dirty, little man...

Bob: (while clinging to the cell bars) "Thought about what? I'm not dirty or little either..."

THE GUARD leaves while humming the theme song to COPS.

Inmate #1: "...its no use porky. We wouldn't be criminals if we could think."

Bob: "What is this? I pay tax dollars to support this place, and when I visit, I get ridiculed? Sheesh."

INMATE #2 steps forward with a smirk on her face.

Inmate #2: What are you "visiting" for?

BOB stammers and tilts his head to the ground, too ashamed to tell.

Inmate #1: "That's ok, man. Hookers are a very essential part to human life. The undercover cops are always the hottest ones..."

Bob: "No, no. It wasn't anything to do with a prostitute.

Inmate #2: "Then what was it? Believe us, its probably nothing we haven't heard before."

Bob: "Ah, ok....I stole cable."

Both of the INMATES exchange confused glances.

Inmate #1: (half laughing) "You stole cable as in cable TV?!"

BOB puts his back down and mutters something.

Bob: "Yes."

Both INMATES howl in laughter.

Bob: "Hey, you said you guys have heard everything!"

Inmate #2: "Yeah, like REAL crimes!

Bob: Well, what did you two do that was so bad?"

Both INMATES faces change to toughness and seriousness

Inmate #1: "I had an arrest warrant in eight different states for Grand Theft Auto and Arson."

BOB takes a step back.

Inmate #2: Attempted homicide, Disturbing the Peace, five time DUI-er, and a stolen car police chase for fifty miles..."

BOB takes a few more steps back.

Inmate #1: Wait a second, I think I understand why this dude stole cable."

Inmate #2: "He's a heartless, gutless, cheapskate?"

Inmate #1: "Well, that was my second guess, but I think he wanted to hide the fact that he wasn't a subscriber to the porn channels."

Bob: (biting his lip) "Uh...yeah...sure!"

Inmate #2: "I don't believe him. I still think he's a heartless..."

Suddenly, BOB lunches forward at INMATE #2 to hit him. But just then, the WARDEN steps in front of the cell.

Warden: "Hey, HEY! What is going on here?"

BOB pats INMATE #2 on the back and dusts himself off as he walks towards the bar.

Bob: "Nothing sir. We were just getting to know each other better."

Warden: "Well, I hope you guys enjoyed your time together; all of you will be split up. Guard, take the cable pirates out of this cell and put then in the East Wing."

Bob: "Wait. Cable PIRATES? I thought I was the only one?"

The WARDEN starts to laugh.

Warden: "No, definately not. These two other guys were some of the most notorious cable pirates in the tri-state area. You didn't believe their stories, did you?"

BOB lowers his head again and mutters.

Bob: "Yes."

Now, BOTH INMATES join THE WARDEN in laughter as they all exit.

FADE OUT.


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