Podcast Guest – Alex Horne

Jelly Trumpet – The Search for the most wonderful celebrity

Welcome to our sample guest script for Alex Horne on Jelly Trumpet. Just a bit of fun which we hope will lead to Alex guesting on ‘the world’s only comedy podcast about creativity.’

Thank you for reading!

Podcast Guest Alex Horne

S/FX: BONGOS BEING PLAYED

QUEEN ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE:
Arrête ça Nigel.

S/FX: DOOR BELL RINGING

JIM:
What was that strange sound?

MR B:
[VERY TETCHY] The doorbell Jim. [RESIGNED] I’ll get it.

S/FX: CREAKY DOOR OPENING

MR B:
Look Jim. It’s Alex Horne.

JIM:
Can’t be. He doesn’t look frightened enough.

MR B:
Good afternoon Mr Alex Horne.

ALEX:
Good afternoon…Is that a set of Bongos?

JIM:
Yes, it is. They are Nigel’s pride and noise.

MR B:
Where is Nigel Mr Jim?

JIM:
He’s practicing. You know. That Rage Against the Machine track.

MR B:
The one where he plays the oboe?

JIM:
That’s the one.

MR B:
We had that Greg Davis on Jelly Trumpet you know.

QUEEN ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE:
He was too large for the studio. We had to go on all fours.

JIM:
Turned our he made a great dining table for 12.

MR B:
Mind you he didn’t like all the crumbs getting in his ears.

JIM:
He enjoyed the wipe down with the damp sponge though.

ALEX:
He’s always enjoyed a damp sponge.

MR B:
Really?

JIM:
Enough prattle. We’re here to do a show.

ALEX:
Very well.

JIM:
We’d like you to be very funny and tell the world you love Jelly Trumpet.

MR B:
Share the goodness and we’ll appoint you Jelly Trumpet ambassador to the stars.

JIM:
Very well Mr b. Let’s get on.

S/FX:  CLUNK, CLUNK, CLICK AND A WHOSH OF STEAM

MR B:
Ready. FOR ALL MANKIND!

ALEX:
What is that that? Is that a giant squirrel?

JIM:
Yes it is Alex. Nigel is our resident bongo playing giant squirrel And this is Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine from 12th century France.

QUEEN ELEANOR:
Monsieur.

ALEX:
What exactly is this madhouse?

TONY (VOICE OVER GUY):
Not a madhouse Alex. This is Jelly Trumpet.

INTERVIEW COUNTDOWN STARTS

MR B:
Well Jim, was Alex the most wonderful celebrity?

JIM:
Close.

We’d love to have Alex on the show with or without this script. We only need half an hour of his time…promise!

Jim & Mr b

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