So he has a belly full of cheese and take away
curry he is thirsty, overtired
and stayed up way too late watching Netflix
Which means?
Nightmares
Let's make some nightmares
All right scripts what have we got?
Okay that's something I've been working on
John?
I'm thinking exam nightmare
Uh huh
So uh he hasn't studied at all
Great
He doesn't even know what subject it's in
Yeah
and he can't find the room it's on in
Trouble he's in trouble
An exam dream?
You have a problem with that?
Yeah he hasn't done an exam in 20 years
I mean it's
But they're still relevant they're always relevant
I just don't know why we're torturing him
decades after his last exam
it doesn't make any sense to me
Because it works
We have done the research we've got the proof it works
I went with the psychological angle you know?
let's represent his fears in the dream
If you've got something I'll give you two minutes okay?
Okay yeah okay so
It's set in a car park
It's good car park's are scary
comes out he can't find his car
okay and then
he sees his ex-girlfriend right
but when she gets closer
she turns into his mother
okay
and he realizes through the nightmare
that he's trying to replace that lost love in early
childhood with a romantic partner
and then he'll understand...
Way too complicated
Go back to car park
Car park is scary
That's just the setting
Okay he's in a car park and then he can't
find his car
Yeah yeah
I mean he's searching around
and he can't find his car at all
It's nowhere
He still can't find it
He's ages searching searching and searching
and he just never finds it
How long do you think we could get out
of him looking for the car?
The whole thing
like a whole 60 minutes searching for the
Oh what a nightmare
And why are we getting him to not find his car
for the whole nightmare?
Because it's annoying
So annoying
Because it's annoying that's the reason for it?
No we need to have some sort of resolution
Now I would suggest that when he finds the car
He sees his ex-girlfriend
No no we're not doing the girlfriend thing again
No no no no no
If you want a resolution okay
He starts falling
Great
Oh and then you know
just before he hits the
He wakes up
The falling ending?
Yeah
That's where we are aiming?
You've a problem with the falling ending now?
It's so hack
Hack?
It's guaranteed results
It's a total cop-out
When you can't figure out an ending
of a nightmare
A cop-out with proven results
it's a classic for a reason
I just think we should try and do something original for once
Original okay right I've got an original one for you okay
but it's set in a remote hotel
um and
he's like the caretaker
and weird stuff starts happening
like the lifts open and blood starts pouring out
and these creepy two twins right okay
they'd come like argh
Or then like a tricycle
Yes that's really good
Yeah yeah
and there's a bar man who knows his name
this is the movie that he watched on Netflix
before he went to sleep
No it's not
Yes it is it's The Shining
I felt like this was set in Ireland
It doesn't matter where it was set it's the same
it's the same plot
he's even written Jack Nicholson here
and then scribbled it out
I'm just thinking this is a nightmare you know
we don't get a chance to do them that
often and I feel like we're wasting the opportunity
okay I think I know what you want
out of this you what you want a nightmare
that represents like a loss of potential
you know someone being dragged down by
colleagues and peers
No one's listening to you
Can't fulfill their goals
Yes
Frustration
But it's never gonna happen Derek
No way no
You guys are a nightmare to work with
you know that?
I'm sorry that you think that okay
Well I just oh my God hang on a second
Is this a nightmare right now?
Am I in my own nightmare?
Yes I am
Uh...
I knew it
Why don't we go with your ending was pretty...
Look okay he's figured it out
But if this is my nightmare
That means I can do whatever I want right?
Technically yes
No no
Argh
Doomdah
Hi we're Foil Arms and Hog
and we are writing a new show 'Hogwash'
that's premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
when you say that we're writing it now
That's probably not inspiring people to buy tickets...
We did a work in progress show
that went well
You're a bit of a work in progress yourself actually
There's always room for improvement
Yeah I don't know I'm finished
Think you're the best
I'm perfect
Awwww
Already?
Yeah got my certificate
Doomdah