Transcript of "I've Got Talent (part 1)"
Original Prank call by Blackout.
Transcribed by Paul "Plastic Mustard" Howerton.
Characters:
Mikey Christopher Lewis (Blackout)
Gladys (Mikey's grandmother) (Blackout)
Victims:
Man
Guy
Lady
Trish
(phone rings once...)
(sound of phone picking up)
Man: This is J. Alex. (I'm not sure this is what he actually says, but it sounds pretty close)
Mikey Christopher: Hello?
Man: Yeah?
Mikey Christopher: Yes is this the,uh, musical training center, and all that?
Man: Ummmmm, not really, but who are you looking for?
Mikey Christopher (singing): I wanna sing, I wanna be there, under the light!
Mikey Christopher: Did you like that?
Man: O.K., why don't you tell me what you're calling for.
Mikey Christopher: I, um, I call, I do music, I sing, (Man: oh) I dance, I do, (stuttering), I do everything.
Man: Uh huh.
Mikey Christopher (breathing heavily): So and I heard that you guys were a talent agency and that you do Music Talent, and Training, and all that.
Man: O.K.-
Mikey Christopher (interrupting, singing): You are the ones! And I am the STAR!
Mikey Christopher (stuttering a bit): See I can sing great, I, I, just am looking for, to be represented.
Man: O.K, um, do you usually do, uh, phone-
Mikey Christopher (interrupting, singing): I tap! I sing! I dance! I wiz around! Look at me!
Man: That doesn't help you any.
Mikey Christopher: No?
Man: Not with me.
Mikey Christopher: Alright, wait, hold on a second, let me, let me do something for ya.
Man: Hey-
Mikey Christopher (interrupting, singing): Boom, Boom! There I go! (tap! tap!) Look at me! (tap! tap!) tappin' with my feet! I'm great today! (tap! tap!)
Mikey Christopher: Is that better? Hello? ah! Hello?
Mikey Christopher (singing): Where'd he go? Hello? He is gone, I'll call baaaaaaaack!
(phone rings twice)
(pick up)
Man: Hello?
Mikey Christopher (singing): Why did you do that? Why did you hang up? You hurt me so!
Mikey Christopher: Hey, what, hello?
Man: Yeah?
Mikey Christopher: What, what, what happened?
Man: I run a bussiness here!
Mikey Christopher: I know, I'm just singin for you just to give you an idea!
Man (simultaneously): Yeah I know, but, but-
Man: But, I don't have time, to do, uhh-
Mikey Christopher: Well how do you hear new talent?
Man: You put it on a tape, and you send the tape in, like everybody else.
Mikey Christopher: Oh, God...Well I wanna make an appointment to come in, because, I know, 'cause I don't have really a tape recorder. But did you, I mean, did you just hear what I just did?
Man: I sing better than that in the shower. I need to hear you in, in-
Mikey Christopher: What?
Man: I need to hear you, uhh-
Mikey Christopher: Well, maybe it's my phone, I mean, I, I, I, just, had, I had alot, I mean, you sing better than that in the shower?
Mikey Christopher (singing): You bastard! How can you say that? You bastard! You sing in the shower! I know you don't! I know you doooooooooooooooon't! You bastard!
Mikey Christopher: Now that was good!
Man (sarcastically): Oh that was just wonderful.
Mikey Christopher: I mean, I wasn't calling you "bastard", but you know, I was letting my, letting my, I mean, just to give you an idea-
Man: Uh huh.
Mikey Christopher: I mean, I can work off emotions.
Man: Uh huh (pause) O.K... uh, well, the only thing-
Mikey Christopher: Well, let me hear you! What do you do that's so much better? I know, uh, give people a chance before, you're uh, you're like, criticizing them!
Man: That has, nothing to do with it.
Mikey Christopher: Well, you just said you sing better than me in the shower!
Man: I'm, I'm, criticizing the way you're going about this.
Mikey Christopher: But you like my voice!
Man: Not particularly...
Mikey Christopher (singing, about to crack up): You like my voice! You are just jealous! I'll put a stick, right in your bum! Don't you criticize...me!
Mikey Christopher: Hello? He hung up again, the bastard...
(phone rings twice)
(pick up...)
Guy: Famous...
Mikey Christopher: Hi, are you guys, the talent agency?
Guy: Yes we are.
Mikey Christopher: Ahhh, oh, yeah, I want-
Guy: Hold on.
Mikey Christopher: OH!
(hold music starts playing in the background)
Mikey Christopher (singing to the elevator music): I've gotta hold on! They've put me on hold, I'm all alone with their muuuusic!
Recorded Voice: Thank you for calling! Please be assured that-(voice is drowned out by Mikey Christopher)
Mikey Christopher (still singing): But they thank me for calling, they're gonna answer sooooooon! As the twinkling sound of the music, plays behind meeee! I know...that soon I'm gonna be a big staaaaaaaaaaar!"
(music cuts off)
Guy: Can I help ya?
Mikey Christopher (singing): I'm gonna be the one, I've got the talent, I am the big one, listen to meeeee!
Guy: (sarcastic) Yeah you are.
Mikey Christopher: Hello?
Guy: Yeah?
Mikey Christopher: Yes, I wanna sing!
Guy: Good.
Mikey Christopher: And I can be great!
Guy: aha.
Mikey Christopher: So what do I have to do?
Guy: Well first you gotta send me a headshot andresume, you gotta-
Mikey Christopher (interrupting, singing): A headshot resumeeeeeeeeeee! I'll send it to you, TODAAYYYYY!!!
Mikey Christopher: Is that great?
Guy: Please do.
Mikey Christopher: umm. Ok, and I can be in musicals?
Guy: Maybe.
Mikey Christopher (in awe): awww! Great! Then what do you guys, like, you represent where, like, all Broadway and Hollywood?
Guy: Everybody.
Mikey Christopher: Here, listen to me, O.K., I'm gonna do something for ya.
Mikey Christopher (singing): I'm gonna be there, the big one, in Hollywood! With a stick in my ass! Oh I'll be grea-(he cracks up right here) *WHEEZE* Shit...
(phone rings once)
Lady: Aaron Talent, could you hold just a moment please?
Mikey Christopher (singing): I can hold on for yooooouuuu!
Lady: Who's this?
Mikey Christopher: This is...Mikey Christopher!
Lady (wowed): Mikey Christopher?
Mikey Christopher: How are you guys?
Lady: O.K., hang on...
(hold music, "Lean on Me" starts)
Blackout, out of character (laughing): What's that name? Mikey Christopher? What was I thinking?
(right after the part where it goes "I'm gonna be, somebody to lean on!" He does this:)
Mikey Christopher (singing): Just call, on me, brother, when you need a friend! We all need somebody, to leeaaan on! Lean on me! I'll be your white brother! I'll be your buddy...I'll be your paly-pal! Lean on me, with all of your weight!
(music cuts off)
Trish: Uh, yeah, this is Trish.
Mikey Christopher: Hi Trish!
Trish: What is this call regarding?
Mikey Christopher: I uh, I wanna be promoted.
Trish: O.K., you need to have professional headshots, and if you do, you actually need to call back between the hours of 10 and 11 PM.
Mikey Christopher (singing): Professional headshots is what I neeeed! I'll call back when I-
Mikey Christopher: Oh, that's too expensive, though!
Trish: I can't promote you without headshots.
Mikey Christopher: Can I just come and sing for people right there?
Trish: Nooo...
Mikey Christopher: I can tap!
Trish: Goodbye!
Mikey Christopher: But Trish?
Trish: You gotta call me back when you have headshots!
Mikey Christopher (singing): Trishie my dear, don't do this to me,
Trish: Hehehe!
Mikey Christopher (singing): I'll be so screwed...
Trish: Hahaha!
Mikey Christopher (singing): I need an agent pleaaaaaaaseee!
Trish: Well if you need an agent, how do you expect to be promoted without headshots?
Mikey Christopher: Everybody loves me!
Trish: I can't
Mikey Christopher: Mikey Christopher Lewis, the amazing, singing, tapdancing fool!
Trish: I am sorry.
Mikey Christopher: *sigh*
Trish: Get your photos together, call me between 10 and 11 Monday through Friday, when you do,
Mikey Christopher (singing): How 'bout a polaroid, how 'bout a snapshot?
Trish: Not gonna do.
Mikey Christopher (singing): A sketch drawing or two!?
(Trish hangs up)
Mikey Christopher (singing): YOU BITCH, YOU WHORE! What have you done? (laughs)
(hangs up)
(phone picks up)
Trish: Apparent Talent, may I help you?
Mikey Christopher (singing and tapping): Don't you just, hang up on me like that! Don't you just, hang up on me like that!
Mikey Christopher: How was that? Hello? Oh man....Oh man......(sigh)......OH Man!
(Trish hangs up)
(phone rings)
Trish: Apparent Talent, may I help you?
Gladys: H-Hello? Is this, uh, Trish?
Trish: Yeah.
Mikey Christopher (in background): Trish! it's Trish, grandma! Tell her that's she's mean and shouldn't have hung up when I tried to audition!
Trish: (sigh)
Gladys: Hello?
Trish: Yes ma'am, I-
Gladys: Yes, my, my, my grandson's very upset, I told him I would uh to look in the yellow pages and to call a talent agency-
Trish: Yes, and I'm sure this is not his grandmother, don't play with me,
Gladys: What?
Trish: I don't have time for this.
Gladys: What are you talking about?
(Trish hangs up)
Gladys: You Bitch!
Mikey Christopher (singing): I've been found out! The scam is over!
END