The Complaining Monk
| Category: | Sound Effect / Visual Gag |
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| Category: | Chain Reaction Skits |
| Category: | Audience Participation |
| Category: | Parody & Satire |
| Notes: | Narrator sets the tone. Monk's pace should slow with each decade. Abbot can chant something over-the-top Gregorian for humor. |
[Narrator:] This skit is about the monks in a monastery who are only allowed to speak two words every ten years. Our friendly monk is about to come in and say his two words, after ten long years of silence.
([Monk] enters slowly. [Abbot] stands, chanting a dramatic blessing.)
[Abbot:] Yes, my son, what do you wish to say?
[Monk:] Bad food!
[Narrator:] Well, ten years have gone by, and of course our friendly monk's time has come again to say his two words. He is not quite as young as he used to be, and walks a touch more slowly.
([Monk] enters again, slower. [Abbot] repeats his blessing.)
[Abbot:] Yes, my son, what do you wish to say?
[Monk:] Uncomfortable bed!
[Narrator:] Well, yet another ten years have gone by. Our friendly monk's time has come again to say his two words. He is really old at this point, having been at the monastery for thirty long, devoted years.
([Monk] enters very slowly, maybe hunched or with exaggerated effort. [Abbot] performs one final dramatic chant.)
[Abbot:] Yes, my son, what do you wish to say?
[Monk:] I quit!
[Abbot:] I'm not surprised! You've been here for thirty years and all you've done is complain!