Commercial Skits

Materials:
various

Characters:
various

Directions:
Any commercial can be fair game for a one-timer skit. Keep your eyes open. For example, mocking the milk commercials have worked well. Also, you could use a little puppet with a kid’s face on it like the Nike Little Penny Hardaway commercials.

Talk Show Travesty Skit

Materials:
costumes, 3 chairs

Characters:
guest female, tough guy, burnout guy, host

Directions:
Here’s your chance to mock the favorite daytime talk show trash of your choice. Do it up like any show you wish. Today your guests are students who their whole life have only used one word. One guest female only say "OK" (flightily) to everything, one large tough guy only says "dude," and a third burnout guy only says "whoa."

You begin with the girl. Questions are like: What has life been like for you? How do you communicate with your parents? How do you do in school?" She answers these with some undertones to each OK. Your host mentions that peer pressure sure must be tough in today’s school. Would she jump off a bridge if her friends did? She hesitates with a thoughtful face, then perks up dizzily and says OK.

Next you work on the burnout "whoa" guy. Ask him questions about how he feels about things. For example, what do you think about your life? How does your girlfriend feel about this? What do you feel when kids pick on you? He answers each with undertones to match his whoas.

Finally you work on the "dude." He answers each similar question with an attitude or excitement depending on the question. The interviewer is concerned that these people can’t really communicate so he goes to the audience with questions. Kids planted in the audience ask the dude guy what he’d do if someone stole his bike. He grabs a chair and swings it around while yelling violently "dude!" The kid with the questions shakes his head and says "right on man! I hear you!"

The interviewer shrugs his shoulders and says he wants to watch each of he guys ask the girl out on a date. Dude guy turns to her and says real romantically and with the nod of a head to the door "dude." She looks lovingly at him and sighs "OK." Dude guy acts all cocky then. Whoa boy then turns to her and caresses her cheek and says whoa real intensely. She sighs and reaches for his hand and says "OK." He smiles and she moves closer to him. Dude guy comes over to whoa boy and says toughly "Dude!" Whoa boy acts all scared and says "whoa, whoa" defensively.

Soon they scuffle and dude guy picks up whoa boy and tosses him out. He leaves yelling "whoa." Dude turns to OK girl and offers his hand. She takes it and say "OK!" They walk off happily together. Your host wraps up and tells them to tune in tomorrow for more.

Olympic Nose Blowing Skit

Materials:
gymnastics uniform, hand chalk

Characters:
announcer, commentator, competitor, (judges)

Directions:
This idea is to mock Olympic announcing. You must have funny hosts. Have a Bryant Gumball host and a Mary Lou Retna commentator to go along with him. They talk about Olympic nose blowing and comment on your first contestant (in a gymnastics uniform, loosening up, chalking the hands).

You can talk about how she blew out a nostril on her last blow and really shouldn't be competing but the team may need this to win the gold. Great comments like, "Would you look at the nostrils on her, Mary. I bet kissing her is like double dating a two car garage." "It’s snot really possible to get a perfect 10 here."

You may want to bring in judges. She picks up hankie, hobbles on one leg, gets a score, wins, whatever. Announcers can toss to end skit, "and to Bruce Jenner and company for a look at the indoor javelin catching competition."

Wind Beneath My Wings Skit

Materials:
guitar, ice, 2 flashlights, 2 hair dryers

Characters:
leader, 2 pranksters

Directions:
This may be a good skit for two seniors to have some fun with you. We have used it to kick off a senior skit night as a Saturday Night Live like opening. Explain to the crowd the tradition and incredible meaning of this night, and how you and two other seniors have chosen a very serious song to kick things off that you feel will set the tone for the show.

They come and stand on either side of you very serious, and you begin to play the guitar. You all begin to sing, "It must have been cold there in my shadow" (as you finish the line they break in "You’re as cold as ice…" and throw ice down you back). You yell at them and they apologize, you reluctantly go on. "To never have sunlight on your face" (They break off into Sunshine On My Shoulders as they shine big flashlights in your eyes). You chew them out more, then go on. "You were always one step behind" (You may have them de-pants you, with some great shorts on underneath, or smack a kick me sign on your behind…pointing and singing Moon River).

Same scenario, you go on keeping your eyes on them. "You’re everything I wish I could be." You turn defensively only to have them looking innocently back at you. You go on big, "You are the wind beneath my wings!" They lift your arms and use hair dryers on you. You explode for a final time and ask them, "Why are you doing this? What do you think this is?" They look at one another and yell, "Live from , it’s Monday night!" Lights out, Saturday Night Live music on.

Dirty Socks/Laundry Detergent Skit

Materials:
2 white socks, chocolate syrup, 2 detergent bottles, milk, food coloring

Characters:
commercial character

Directions:
This is a TV commercial. Get a pair of white socks with chocolate syrup all over them to make them look dirty. Fill two different detergent bottles with milk and food coloring. Wash the socks and compare the results. Both clean the same so drink the "water" to see which tastes better.

Water Shortage At The Frat House Skit

Materials:
table, sign, comb, Q-tip, frosting, whipped cream, aspirin, glass, water

Characters:
5 frat guys

Directions:
This is a "picture if you will" skit of a water shortage at a local frat house. The scene opens with a glass of water on a table with a sign that reads, "water out of order, this is the last glass." Guys enter one at a time all in jammies as if it is a mirror and do different things with water.

First guy combs hair dipping in and out of cup, second guy cleans ears (fake it but have flour on the Q-tip to cloud water), third guy rinses and spits toothpaste (frosting), fourth guy shaves (whipped cream), fifth guy comes in to take aspirin and drinks the water!

Little Mobile Nemo Skit

Materials:
long sleeve shirt, safety pins, gloves, shorts with high socks or pants and shoes, elf hat, dark-colored king size sheet or blanket, pillows

Characters:
Nemo

Directions:
This skit works great with Christmas elves or little UPS people (people that carry lots of packages). Here is how it works: this is a single uniform for one person. The person puts a long sleeve shirt over their head, but puts their arms down through the shirt (not in the sleeves). The sleeves must be stuffed to look full, safety pin gloves to the arms as well. Then, put shorts with high socks or pants and shoes on their arms so that they will look like the legs (much like Little Nemo). Pin the shorts or pants to the shirt, throw on an elf hat and you begin to see the littler Nemo.

Then the person kneels down in the middle of a dark-colored king size sheet or blanket with their entire body on the blanket, but their "arms-now legs for the creature" are outside the sheet.
Throw a pillow or two on their legs (their real legs) and then wrap their real legs and body and pillows up into a bundle and pull the tie portion of the bundle over their shoulder and pin it to their fake hands (also pull the sheet up under their fake legs and pin it on their shirt in back for better support as well). Now with their hands, and then dragging their body in what looks to be a big sack.

Remind then to keep their shoulders back and head up for good posture and appearance. Do whatever you want with them, just keep in mind that they have no way to move their fake arms.

Little Nemo Skit

Materials:
2-3 sheets, table, shorts, shoes, big shirt

Characters:
Nemo

Directions:
This can be done in a doorway. You need two people one with long arms. The front person is the face and legs placing hands into shoes. The back person is the arms by reaching around the front person and through slits in back of shirt then out the sleeves. One sheet hides the legs under the table and other sheet hides the back person. You may want a third sheet to place in front of them and pull it over their heads so they can get in and out unnoticed. Nemo can be prepared for a date (brush teeth, comb hair, shave (remove blade from razor)). Also do exercises. Dancing with a strobe light helps. Practice!

You Gotta Try This! Skit

Materials:
table, chairs, food, plates, milk, glasses

Characters:
4-5 family members

Directions:
A family is sitting around the table getting ready to eat. A kid comes running in and hits his toe on the table. "Oh, this hurts so much! I’ve never stubbed my toe this hard, I think its broke." He carries on and says, "You gotta try this and see what I mean! It hurts!" They all get up and try it.

Another family member takes a bite of dinner and burns their mouth. They spit it out screaming how hot it is and carrying on and says, "You all got to try this!" They all do, screaming and burning.

Another takes a swig of some lumpy old sour milk carrying on how disgusting it is saying, "You got to try some of this!" They do and behave similarly.

Scene ends when someone comes in saying "Oh man, I just got hit by a bus, every one of my ribs are broken and I have internal bleeding! You gotta try this!" They all run out and scream with screeching tires.

Spittoon Boy Skit

Materials:
rain slicker, boots, hat, goggles, coffee can

Characters:
3 hillbillies, Spittoon Boy

Directions:
Three hillbillies acting like they are chewing begin to brag about their spitting prowess. One spits for speed, one for distance and one for power. They decide to have a contest and call out Spittoon Boy (guy enters wearing rain slicker, boots, hat, goggles, and carrying a coffee can).

They each back him up more and spit for distance. He flicks the can each time as if the spit landed in it. The last guy even sends him out side, down the street (he comes back amazed). Now for speed, he flicks the can, he flicks it faster, the third time he flicks before the guy spits. Now for power, he flicks and falters a bit. He flicks and falters more, third time he flicks and spills it (water) all over crowd.

Coke’s Fine Dining Campaign Skit

Materials:
bottle of coke, 2 tuxes, 2 prom dresses, handkerchief

Characters:
4 commercial actors

Directions:
This is a quick commercial: "And now ladies and gentlemen, a word from our sponsor. With the successful marketing of the Arch Deluxe for adults, Coca-Cola now turns its advertising to a more mature fine dining audience: Coca Cola — the choice of a mature generation."

Two couples enter in tuxes and prom gowns. The first girl: pulls out a bottle of Coke; hands it to the next guy in line; he pulls out a handkerchief; twists the cap and hands it to the next girl; she in very lady like fashion guzzles down whole bottle; and hands the empty to the last guy who belches.

Foreign Exchange Student Skit

Materials:
none

Characters:
foreign exchange student, leader

Directions:
You need someone who can speak a foreign language very fluently. It sometimes is fun if you have a real foreign exchange student at club to have them play it up. Explain that you the leader are excited to make Young Life for everybody, and thought that it may be best to have a foreign exchange student come and share their thoughts on Young Life. You will ask the questions and translate for the crowd.

Bring in your non-English-speaking student and ask them things like…"How do you like the music at club?" Have the student rant and rave, holding there nose, rambling about how awful it is and when they are finished, you smiling, tell the crowd they loved it. Continue until the student gets mad and walks out.

Toucharama Skit

Materials:
2 lab coats, 3D glasses, 2 microphones, chair

Characters:
announcer, guy and girl in lab coats, guy and girl backstage, planted kid

Directions:
Announcer sells the skit as a new way to experience movies. One guy and girl in lab coats walk out and stand behind a chair. Meanwhile the announcer pulls up a planted volunteer. The kid sits down in the chair, puts on 3D glasses and stares ahead as if watching a movie behind the crowd.

A guy and girl read a movie story line backstage over microphones while the lab coats help make it "live" to the volunteer. For example, "Oh Jim I've missed you so much I just want to hug you" (Lab coats hugs him). You may kiss, slap, throw water on, the volunteer to make the most of their experience. The volunteer may even ham it up and when they begin to fight, root for them to make up; then they make up, get sick.

Motorcycle Gang Skit

Materials:
4-5 round sticks or dowels, 4-5 kazoos

Characters:
4-5 bikers

Directions:
Turn off the lights and 4 or 5 people come in and lie on their backs, on floor (heads toward crowd) with their arms up in the air, and each having a round stick or dowel covered with tinfoil for the handlebars. They are the bikes. "Bad To The Bone" plays as a "motorcycle gang" walks in they sit on the "bikes" knees and use kazoos to simulate motorcycle sounds. They all lean left, right, wheelie in sync. When they finish, they all say together, "Mom, can we have another quarter?"

Peanut Whistlers Skit

Materials:
cardboard, markers, shirts, shorts

Characters:
dancing heads

Directions:
Take a large piece of cardboard and make tall top hats (to cover head arms and chest). Guys take off shirts draw faces on stomachs (belly buttons as mouths). Put shirts on waists and shorts below that. Play music with whistling (Globe-Trotters, middle of Walk like an Egyptian by the Go Go’s) and let them dance through the room.

"The Game" Skit

Materials:
costumes, glasses and bottles, pistols, deck of cards, table, 6 chairs

Characters:
Bartender, Gaylord Ravenal, Honest Tom Foolery, Just Plain Bill, Injun Joe, Manual Labor, Dirty Bert

Directions:
(Narrator reads and kids or leaders act out and repeat their lines for... THE GAME!)
Perhaps you didn't know it, but for the past 25 years, has been the scene of a momentous occasion. In truth, this epic of the Old West has been going on for much more than a mere quarter century. We must go back to the thrilling era of yesteryear, when great herds of buffalo grazed the plains and bandits held up stage coaches. Yes, for many years in the boom town, now ghost town of Hudsonville, six men brought together by circumstances too unbelievable to believe - got ready to begin on an adventure that would strike feat into the hearts of men everywhere, and the adventure was called... THE GAME!

Every year these initial players played again in the same town this terrible game only they knew so well. Now the descendants of those men still keep alive the tradition sacred to their hearts by meeting once a year playing... THE GAME!

You have probably figured out by now that tonight, yes tonight, is the night that these men will meet and tonight here at , honored for the past 25 years by the players as their playing ground, will be played the most fantastic game. It is truly the most amazing phenomenon of the age... THE GAME! Truly it is a game of crime, of mystery, yes, even of death!

First there was Gaylord Ravenal 0f the notorious Mississippi Riverboat Gambler. For him, to win and lose a whole stake in one evening of pleasure is strictly commonplace. He is sly, underhanded and deadly with a pistol. Through the years many prizes have crossed the table his way, tonight he has traveled many miles at great expense for the sole purpose of mending his reputation.

Gaylord: (Comes in; fixes gun, has cigarette in mouth, shuffles the cards, and then misses.)

Second there was Honest Tom Foolery - the sheriff from Cut-up Creek. Old Tom is one of the best sheriffs money can buy. Tom never runs from trouble. But of course, he never looks for it either. Tom is a friend of gunmen, gamblers, train-robbers, horse thieves, and claims jumpers; he also has many enemies as a result of... THE GAME!

Tom: (Acts cocky, steps up to bar, watches Gaylord.. orders drink, gets it poured all over him.)

Third , there is Just Plain Bill - this is a man as hard as the rocks he digs. We would like to say more, but we can't because he is just plain Bill.

Bill: (Stumbles in, acts out of it.)

He has come for... THE GAME!

Fourth, there is Injun Joe 0f the last of the famous Apaches, one of Geronimo's right hand braves. Strong, silent, ruthless, and just plain mean. The scalps of many men have hung from his belt, some of them gathered in... THE GAME!

Joe: (Comes in and sits down, looks mean. Gaylord deal cards here. Bartender pours drinks.)

Fifth, there is Manual Labor. He's old fashioned and that's how he likes to play... THE GAME!

Manual: (Just sits down.)

And finally, there is Dirty Bert - dirtier than the dirtiest dirt. He was reared by a grizzly bear, educated by a coyote, whips his horse with a rattle snake. A ripsnorting, gun slinging, fist fighting, tough skinned galloot. Most feared hombre west of Pecos. He's been in so many wars that he is known in these parts as Pin Cushion Pete.

Bert: (Comes in, brushes off dirt, then pulls arrows out of body, looks at everyone’s cards, then knocks Manual Labor off chair after taking his cards. When Manual Labor pulls knife, Gaylord shoots him; bartender drags him out.)

Cards are re-dealt.

Bill: (Starts by sneaking cards.)
Joe: (Cuts off his hand.)
Bill: (Goes for Joe.)
Gaylord: (Shoots Bill; Bartender drags him out. Then hypnotizes Injun Joe and takes the cards he wants from him, then wakes him up. Bartender keeps pouring drinks and while watching game, pours drink on Honest Tom Foolery’s head.)
Bert: (Points out toward imaginary object and while all are looking, he takes all cards in the middle of the table.)

(Start with Injun Joe and each man gambles more and more, upping with more money and then objects until finally someone calls. Then, one at a time each man puts down his cards until Dirty Bert finally lays down his last card.)

Bert: (yells, frustrated) "Oh man, I’m the Old Maid again this year!" (Or, use whatever kids game kids in club would know.)

Statue In The Park Skit

Materials:
small bottle of water

Characters:
statue, Prof. Arthritic Kneecap

Directions:
(Narrator reads and kids or leaders act out and repeat their lines. The skit begins with one person posing as a statue in the park (the thinker or the discus thrower). Another person introduces himself as Prof. Arthritic Kneecap, of the University of Amputation and Mutilation.)
After a long study the professor has discovered a way to revitalize the calcium deposited in joints of the human body, the painful and crippling effect of arthritis. In fact his solution will bring life to almost any old lump of calcium.

Professor: "Even this old statue." (He pours the bottle on the statue's head. Slowly it comes to life.)
Statue: "Boy, I've been standing like that for 1500 years."
Professor: "What is the first thing you want to do?"
Statue: "Kill 5000 pigeons with my bare hands!"

Granny's Candy Store Skit

Materials:
3 five-year-old costumes, granny costume

Characters:
Granny, 3 chairs, 3 five-year-old kids

Directions:
Paint a verbal picture of the various kids acting as three chairs in Granny's store. Have three guys standing there, but with no parts to play. Have three kids come dressed up as five-year-olds. They ask granny for licorice, and she regretfully tells them she has none, they ask for several other kinds of candy and each time she says she just ran out. Finally, disgustedly, the little kids ask what kind she does have, and she says all she has left is these three suckers standing over here in the corner.

Coke Commercial Skit

Materials:
coke bottle, bottle opener

Characters:
4 people

Directions:
Have one person standing, holding an unopened coke bottle, the next fellow holding a bottle opener, the other two doing nothing. The skit opens with the first examining the bottle very closely, then he passes it it on to the next. He opens the bottle and passes it on to the third person, he guzzles the entire thing and passes the empty bottle to the next person. The last person looks at the empty bottle with a sick look and burps as loud as he can.

Pick Pocket Skit

Materials:
2 trench coats, hats, watch, boxers, car keys, license plate, pacifier, liver, other ridiculous items

Characters:
Freddy Fingers and Hands Harry

Directions:
"Freddy Fingers" and "Hands Harry" meet and embrace each other. They tell where they've been in the last few years (like what prisons they were in, etc.), and as they say goodbye, one says to the other, "Oh you may want this." He give him back his watch. The exchange of articles that they have picked up from each other until one of them hands back the other's pair of boxers.

The thieves can also have a competition and embrace several times and show what they've stolen. The items that were stolen can escalate to a ridiculous level (i.e., car key, then license plate of the car, going back in time and stealing the pacifier from when they were a baby, their liver, etc.). Just be creative and practice. If done right, it'll bring the house down.