SKETCHES
SKETCHES
By Maggie Smith
SKETCHES
I have been enrolled in the Second City's Writing Program since November of 2022, where I will be graduating from in November, 2023. I began my classes learning the fundamentals of sketch writing, including formatting and the different types of sketches. I later moved onto writing sketches for film and satirical writing, taking inspiration from recent world news while still putting her own absurdist spin on each sketch. I am now focusing on the experience of being in a writer's room and building a sketch show.
Below are selected sketches I have written since beginning the Writing Program.
GRIMSLY
GRIMSLY
A grieving widow just wants her husband's embalming to be completed, but this can't be completed without speaking everyone's favorite mortician, Grimsly.
D&D
A group of friends get together to play D&D. Too bad the DM has a vicious and personal vendetta against one of the players.
D&D
GIVE ME A G
GIVE ME A G
A cheerleader-turned-counselor helps a group of middle school children go through the ups and downs of their personal lives.
ASK THE BOARD
Three friends decide to each use their own Ouija Board to conjure up the ghosts in their house. Little do they know, these ghosts are much less exciting than they had hoped.
ASK THE BOARD
AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT
AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT
A couple discusses their crumbling relationship while attending Mass.
XANAX FOR CATS
A classic commercial for a product you desperately need.
XANAX FOR CATS
WAX HISTORY MUSEUM
WAX HISTORY MUSEUM
A teacher runs her middle school classroom's annual Wax History Museum.
YOUNG PENNYWISE
An advertisement for Young Pennywise, America's favorite television series that tells the story of a young clown with a dream.
YOUNG PENNYWISE
DR. PENICILLIN
DR. PENICILLIN
Parodying The Last of Us, this sketch takes a look at how the series would have played out if Ellie had administered the penicillin correctly.
More sketches or satirical essays are available upon request.