The Echo (American Style)
| Category: | Physical Comedy & Slapstick |
|---|---|
| Category: | Audience Participation |
| Props: | None |
| Notes: | This skit demonstrates how echoes work through call and response. The Leader speaks loudly, the Echo repeats everything. The "Baloney" sequence where the echo stops working adds great comedy. Works well with younger scouts! |
(The skit leader announces during the singing that he has noticed an echo around the campfire and he is going to demonstrate how the echo works. The following dialogue takes place between the leader and the echo - a skit performer who is out of site.)
[Leader:] Hello.
[Echo:] Hello.
[Leader:] Bread.
[Echo:] Bread.
[Leader:] Cheese.
[Echo:] Cheese.
[Leader:] Baloney.
[Echo:] (silence)
[Leader:] Baloney.
[Echo:] (silence)
[Leader:] (acting surprised and embarrassed) The echo must have stopped working. Let me try again.
(He then says in a louder voice) This leader is great.
[Echo:] Baloney.
(Freeze. Blackout.)