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Gate Agents
The setup
The premise
Here’s the bit.
During a winter storm at New York’s airport, gate agents Lashley and Parfait, performing as Shrimp N’ Grits, announce each delay as a smooth song instead of plain information. Travelers grow more frustrated as the news gets worse: the plane has no wings, and when they are found the pilot turns up drunk and joins the singing. Once he has had some Pedialyte, the agents rush everyone to board.
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Say it with us
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We are not checking bags, but we are checking attitudes.
Good news is we found the plane’s wings. Bad news is I’m drunk.
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:03
Traveler
I I really hope we board soon. I need to be in warm weather like yesterday.
- 00:08
Traveler
I have faith, hon. They can't delay us forever.
- 00:12
Parfait
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for bearing with us through this big old winter storm. We know how frustrating these delays have been. In the meantime and in between time, we have an update for you.
- 00:23
Traveler
Ugh, finally. Thank God.
- 00:24
Lashley
And it's off and a blow. We will be providing update the best way we know, through songs. Hit it, baby.
- 00:32
Parfait
we know it's frustrating when you really want to fly
- 00:36
Lashley
but too bad your plane is delayed and not arrived
- 00:41
Parfait
if i were you right now i would start to pray
- 00:46
Lashley
because it's looking like you won't be flying today
- 00:51
Parfait
uh yeah we are super delayed more updates coming real soon
- 00:55
Traveler
Did you check in on the plane today?
- 00:59
Traveler
I do think they sang that, yes.
- 01:03
Parfait
Oh, my goodness, thank you for your applause. Um, we are Shrimp and Grits, uh, bringing you smooth sounds from gate C32 in the Mel Gibson Regional Terminal.
- 01:12
Lashley
And my name is Lashley, as in firstly and lashley.
- 01:16
Parfait
And I am parfait, as in the parfait don't start till I walk in.
- 01:21
Traveler
Okay, I'm sorry, these delays are not acceptable.
- 01:24
Lashley
Okay, so accept these nuts.
- 01:26
Traveler
all right are we gonna get a flight out of here today or not
- 01:32
Parfait
that is correct
- 01:35
Lashley
listen it is what it is y'all this is Trump's America mayor Pete Buddha Greg can now save you he cannot save you
- 01:42
Traveler
did she say Pete booty Greg
- 01:44
Lashley
listen we don't make the rules we just sing them to you
- 01:48
Parfait
speaking of we do have an update on the status of your plane
- 01:51
Traveler
oh thank god okay good
- 01:53
Parfait
honey honey i could see this plane ain't looking right cause it's got no wings basically a bus
- 02:06
Traveler
what What? What do you mean it has no wings
- 02:15
Lashley
what do you not understand about this the plane ain't got no wings they need to put them up have you ever seen a the plane fly with no wings?
- 02:25
Parfait
Yeah, it's not going to take long, all right? They just going to snap them in, click boom, we out.
- 02:31
Traveler
OK, that does not seem right.
- 02:33
Lashley
It is not right, because a normal plane looks like this. And y'all plane is looking like this.
- 02:43
Traveler
OK, well, thank you for the visual aid.
- 02:46
Lashley
OK, you have been a problem all day, OK? We are not checking bags, but we are checking attitudes.
- 02:52
Parfait
Oh, look, y'all must have been praying because the pilot is here and he has an update for you.
- 02:57
Traveler
Oh, thank God.
- 02:59
Pilot
Hello, everyone. Thank you for your patience. Good news is we found the plane's wings. Bad news is I'm drunk. So I guess you can...
- 03:11
Pilot
Blame it on the vodka, blame it on the Henny. Blame it on them five shots, got me feeling dizzy. I cannot fly-i-i-i-i-i this plane I cannot fly-i-i-i-i-i this plane Hey, she says she usually don't
- 03:25
Lashley
All right, I'm just gonna, we can cut, we'll stop right there.
- 03:27
Parfait
I, um, thought I ordered virgin margaritas, but them thangs came schlutty.
- 03:34
Traveler
This is ridiculous. I'm calling my wife. Hey, Melissa, yeah, I don't think I'm gonna be home tonight.
- 03:40
Traveler
Oh, honey, come back to bed.
- 03:42
Traveler
Why would you do that?
- 03:43
Traveler
Because I like mess.
- 03:45
Traveler
Okay, this is ridiculous. Let's just go.
- 03:47
Traveler
Yep, I'm right behind you, babe.
- 03:50
Parfait
Oh, ladies and gentlemen, you're not going to believe this. The pilot has had some Pedialyte, and the ground crew snapped the wings on. So hurry up, y'all. Your plane leaves in five minutes.
- 03:59
Lashley
And as always, we will be boarding military in Feynman first.
- 04:05
Parfait
No hesitating.
- 04:07
Lashley
We only got five minutes. to board this plane.
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