17 People
Act 1
Josh: Sam and I are gonna punch up the thing for tomorrow. Hey, we need funny people.
Donna: Yeah?
Josh: You know any? See, right there was a joke. It's the oldest joke in the book.
Donna: I'll say…You want help with the thing?
Thing = speech for the Correspondents' Dinner
Act 3
Josh: Why are we talking about the ERA?
Sam: She's doing a thing.
Josh: Yeah, but it's not back or anything, right?
Sam: Certainly not if Phyllis Schlafly over here has her way.
Ainsley: Look, I'm a low maintenance lady. I've got the 14th amendment; I'm fine.
Thing = panel at Smith College on resurrecting the ERA
Sam: We're doing fine. Toby's going to come in and nail it. This is his thing.
Thing = forte
Act 4
Sam: Where's Josh?
Donna: You sent him to get the thing.
Sam: For how long? I've had time to spill coffee, you know, a lot.
Donna: I'll find him.
Thing = copy of a past speech that might have some usable jokes
Posted by Ryo at April 4, 2001 05:57 PM