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Sarcasmoholics

Burnistoun 2010 Season 1 Episode 5

SKETCH-O-VISION

A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.

The setup

A newcomer confesses his sarcasm problem to a recovery group whose members cannot stop being sarcastic themselves.

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Community rating

– / 10

The premise

Here’s the bit.

At a community-centre meeting of Sarcasmoholics Anonymous, new member Scott admits he has a problem with sarcasm and hopes the group can help him. Instead the leader and the regulars greet almost everything he says with deadpan mockery, until he can no longer tell when anyone means what they say. When he gives up and heads for the door, the leader pleads with him to stay because none of them can help themselves, but the heartfelt appeal earns one last suspicious question.

The funny people

Meet the cast. 3

Highly quotable.

I finally admitted it to myself. I've got a sarcasm problem.

Sarcasm? At a Sarcasmoholics meeting?

All I got was a bunch of sarcy comments from a bunch of sarcastic people, so I'm off.

Behind the scenes

The people who made it.

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

British Comedy Guide’s synopsis for Series 1, Episode 5 calls the group “Sarcastics Anonymous”, while the characters call it Sarcasmoholics Anonymous.

ScriptEnglish · 28 turns

Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.

00:02
Group Leader
Hello, everybody. How was your week?
00:05
Amazing.
00:07
Group Leader
Well, we have a new member of Sarcasmaholics Anonymous this week. Perhaps you'd like to introduce yourself?
00:16
Scott
Hi, everybody. My name's Scott and... ..and I'm a sarcasmaholic.
00:24
No!
00:25
Scott
No, no, I am, I am. I finally admitted it to myself. I've got a sarcasm problem.
00:32
Group Leader
Well, Scott, I'm sure we're all really, really looking forward to hearing your story.
00:38
Scott ?
Oh, thanks for... Sorry, was that sarcasm?
00:43
Group Leader ?
Sarcasm? No.
00:45
Scott ?
But are you a sarcasmaholic yourself?
00:47
Group Leader
No, no, no, I just help mediate the group.
00:50
Scott ?
Oh, OK.
00:51
Group Leader ?
I just gee up every Tuesday night of my life to help these screw-ups for the good of my health.
00:56
Scott ?
Why, all right, there's no need to be sarcastic. I mean, that was sarcasm, wasn't it?
01:01
Oh, really? Aye, definitely. Sarcasm? At a Sarcasmaholics meeting? Oh, he was definitely being sarcastic.
01:10
Scott ?
Oh, right, right, I see, I see. I didn't realise the sarcasm was going to be so full on, is all. So I'll just take a step back and I'll start again.
01:19
Oh, I wouldn't bother. You've got off to a really good start with the group.
01:24
Scott
No, no, I'll start again. My name's Scott and I'm a Sarcasmaholic.
01:28
No. We thought you were just here for the company. He's a sarcasmaholic, Stuart.
01:34
Group Member ?
Really? What is he doing here?
01:39
Scott
Right, I'm just having a wee bit of trouble telling when people are being sarcastic and when they're not.
01:46
No. Really? Wouldn't he have noticed? No, it's quite hard
01:51
Scott ?
for just being sarcastic there.
01:56
No! No! No, seriously, workies. Sarcastic? Us? No!
02:03
Scott
Right, fine, fine, I tried to help myself, gave sarcasmaholics a chance, but all I got was a bunch of sarcy comments from a bunch of sarcastic people, so I'm off.
02:14
Group Leader
Scott, Scott, please, come back. Look, you have to realise that we're a bunch of people with severe problems. I mean, we kind of help ourselves, just like you cannae help yourself. That's why we need to help each other. I mean, you seem like a decent guy, and I'm sure every person here really, really wants you to join our group.
02:57
Scott ?
Was that sarcasm?
03:01
No!