SKETCHES
SKETCHES
By Maggie Smith
SKETCHES
I graduated the Second City's Writing Program in November, 2023, where 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 that have either been performed or pitched in writer's rooms.
ACE ATTORNEY
ACE ATTORNEY
At the height of a murder trial, a defense attorney presents one final piece of evidence: Her client is asexual.
ACE ATTORNEY was performed as a part of the sketch revue, CLOWN THESIS, in 2023.
PERCIVAL BUGLETON III
Susan goes up to her grandma's attic to explore, but she finds something much more unsettling: a puppet named Percival Bugleton III, who has seen too much.
PERCIVAL BUGLETON III
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
THE COMPANY CREDIT CARD
THE COMPANY CREDIT CARD
An employee is called into her supervisors office to go over odd purchases on the company credit card.
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.