Doctor Who has been in the news a lot lately, what with the firing of the 15th Doctor and the sneak peek at the 16th, if there is in fact a 16th Doctor. So, I pulled out this sketch from the hard drive that I had written back during the 50th anniversary rigmarole. Growing up as a solid Abbott and Costello fan and being a recent Doctor Who convert, this seemed like the most logical sketch to write. It's not like I hadn't worked withing the "Who's on First" premise before. Or constantly.
I was submitting material to Hollywood: TMI at this time, so it was very hit and miss. They weren't much into nostalgia (like PHC). They weren't really Doctor Who fans. And it was a shorter sketch with only a few actors. The troupe had a good-size stage and a large cast, so the more characters you had in a sketch, the better off you were. As I said, this was from the time of the 50th anniversary of the series, so there was a lot of retrospectives and look-backs, so it was a good time to get involved with the show. I knew it existed, PBS ran episodes of it back in the 70s. I knew there was a guy with a long scarf. And some nasty roombas that were a lot of trouble. I did get into the show and still enjoy it. But that doesn't mean I can't parody it. So join us now as...
I was submitting material to Hollywood: TMI at this time, so it was very hit and miss. They weren't much into nostalgia (like PHC). They weren't really Doctor Who fans. And it was a shorter sketch with only a few actors. The troupe had a good-size stage and a large cast, so the more characters you had in a sketch, the better off you were. As I said, this was from the time of the 50th anniversary of the series, so there was a lot of retrospectives and look-backs, so it was a good time to get involved with the show. I knew it existed, PBS ran episodes of it back in the 70s. I knew there was a guy with a long scarf. And some nasty roombas that were a lot of trouble. I did get into the show and still enjoy it. But that doesn't mean I can't parody it. So join us now as...
