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Comedy Revues / Variety Show Skits
Large-Cast Variety Sketches
by SUSAN STEPP
Ten comedy revue skits for teens
Cast: 4 to 10 each skit, mixed plus extras
Age level: Middle School to College
Playing time: Varies, 2 to 5 minutes each
Complete playkit with 10 scripts and
rights to reproduce copies: $20.95
Order #R-P1192
Hilarious short skits, surefire gags and situations for
both performers and audiences. Each a big laugh
punch line at the end. Includes: Earth Angels,
Just Imagine, All-Star Mom, African Adventure,
Dream Vacation, Career Day, Lost and Found,
Out to Lunch, The Visitors and Going Up.
Excellent sketches for a large group of students to
perform as a variety show. They can also be used
individually for contests or classroom acting exercises.
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Channel Surfing
by HARRY M. BAGDASIAN and LISA LEVIN ITTÉ
A two-act comedy revue of TV parody skits
Cast: 15F, 5M or up to 50 players,
2 to 12 each skit
Age level: Middle School to High School
Playing time: About 1 hour, 1 to 7 minutes each
Complete playkit with 12 scripts and
rights to reproduce copies: $25.95
Order #R-P1164
Everyone can get involved in this variety show of
parodies and original sketches about the crazy world of
cable TV. Includes: The Homework Hotline, The
Bad Movie Monster Network, The Home
Shopping Channel, The Games Channel:
Dysfunctional Family Feud, The Lifetime
Channel: Vital Information for Life, The
Channeling Channel: Psycho Psychic Friends
Network, The News Channel: Newsbreaks #1
and #2, Public Service Announcements #1 and
#2, The News Channel Special Report: Teen
Magazine Junkies and The Contemporary
Channel: He Said/She Said. Three scenes of teens
set in a girl’s bedroom tie the TV skits together,
providing continuity for a two-act show. The skits can
be mixed, matched or used individually. Easy to stage.
Funny You Should Ask
by HARRY M. BAGDASIAN
A collection of 22 parody skits
Cast: 2 to 15 each skit, mixed
Age level: Middle School to High School
Playing time: 1 to 8 minutes each
Complete playkit with 10 scripts and
rights to reproduce copies: $25.95
Order #R-P1509
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America’s Next Top (Boy)
Model and Other Comic Sketches
by RACHEL SOLOMON, LEAH SOLOMON
and SARA MOZERSKY
edited by HARRY MICHAEL BAGDASIAN
A collection of 18 short
TV parody and comedy skits
Cast: 2 to 10 players each, mixed
Age level: Middle School to High School
Playing time: 40 minutes total, 1 to 5 minutes each
Complete playkit with 12 scripts and
rights to reproduce copies: $25.95
Order #R-P1685
A new set of contemporary short sketches from the
students of one of our best comedy writers and himself.
They spoof TV shows and the newest trends, especially
cell phones. Includes America’s Next Top (Boy)
Model, Lost (Parts 1 and 2), Comedy Club Idol,
Ambush Makeover, Model Mania, Battle of the
Blondes, So Bad, Rude Cell Phone Guy (at the
movies, at the Presidential debates, at the funeral),
Embarrassing Things Parents Do (Parts 1-3), The
Sleepover (Parts 1-3), The Parents and more. These
sketches may be used together for a complete show or
individually as part of a comedy revue. Simple set, props
and costumes for easy staging.
Sharp and ingenious sketches from one of our top
comedy writers and his students. The skits satirize
teacher meetings, academic standards, corporate
names for schools and math formulas, non-violent
team mascots, Survivor, Joan of Arc and more.
Collection includes: Testing 1,2,3…, Academic
Standards, School Survivor: Lockdown in the
Cafeteria, The Snack Machine, The Corporate
School, SPAT — The State Parental Assessment
Tests, Loosest Link Game Show, “The
Adolescent Hunter,” Newsbreaks #1,#2,#3 and
more. These sketches may be used together as a
complete show, for individual contest use or to create a
comedy revue. Easy to stage, fun to perform.