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