Sketch: Potluck

Potluck Surprise
Andy and Patrick ring the doorbell. Andy is holding a food dish with saran wrap. It’s deviled eggs. Mark answers the door. 
Mark: haha! Right on.  Andy! Patrick! Come on in. Ooo are those deviled eggs for the party or just for me. Haha. 
Andy: don’t worry I made plenty for both. Oh my god, did you redo your wallpaper? 
Andy steps inside
Mark: we painted actually. It’s called Mint green. 
Patrick follows in. 
Patrick: Mark
Mark: Patrick. They shake. 
Patrick: how’re you? 
Mark: good. 
Patrick: how’re the kids?
Mark: you know kids 
Patrick: nods head knowingly Yeah. 
As Mark is closing the door Stuart runs up with food tray covered in tinfoil. 
Stuart: wait. Wait. Don’t close the door in my face now. 
Mark: get in here Stuart. 
Interrior. Doorway. 
Mark: leans in. What’s in the tray Stuart. Show me the goods or you don’t make it past this point. Laughs. 
Stuart: oh I brought deviled eggs for the potluck. 
Andy: I brought deviled eggs for the potluck. 
Stuart: oh well that’s funny. I didn’t know that. Oops. 
Andy: you didn’t check the group message. 
Stuart: oh that’s right the group. Sorry must’ve slipped my mind. 
Patrick: could happen 
Mark: I’m glad. I love these things. I might just hide one away. Laughs. Can I get anyone anything to drink? Patrick?
Patrick: Yeah. I’ll. 
Andy: shoot… I think we left something in the car. 
Pause
Mark: what?
Jump cut to car interior. 
Andy: how dare she try to upstage me. what’s her angle?
Patrick: angle?
Andy: why would she do this if not to destroy me?
Patrick: destroy you?
Andy: I can’t let her get away with this. I have to get back. I’ve spent too much time away already. She could be halfway through her plans. Andy gets out leaving Patrick behind.
Patrick: I need a beer. 
Andy re-enters the home. 
Dana: Andy you made it. What did you bring?
Andy: deviled eggs. 
Dana: oh. Stuart brought deviled eggs. She walks off. 
Andy: I wrote it in the group chat. Damn it. 
Andy walks towards kitchen. Patrick enters
Patrick: where's the beer at. 
Andy: Patrick this way.  
Patrick follows her voice.  
Kitchen. The counter is full of food trays. The two deviled egg dishes right next to one another. Andy looks down at them. Patrick looks around. 
Manny: ooo are those deviled eggs?
Andy: I made these ones. 
Manny: someone else brought deviled eggs? You should have checked the chat. We started it so this sort thing wouldn’t happen. 
Andy: I said I was bringing them. Stuart didn’t check. 
Manny: oh I’ve never had Stuart’s deviled eggs before. Eats one of Stuart’s eggs. Oh very good. Walks off. Patrick finds a drink. 
Andy: how is this happening? Am I going crazy? Takes Patrick’s drink and downs it. I could ruin her dish.  Put something in it. But what. Nothing too obvious. Are there any laxatives. Or razor blades. 
Patrick: no
Andy: of course not I’m just spitballing. 
Patrick: why don’t we just go back to the party. 
Andy: struggles. Oh alright fine. I’m just being tense. 
In the other room everyone is sitting on the coach or in a chair. Mark is standing by the stereo holding a cd. 
Mark: but Pete ended up hating pinball wizard. Thought it was terrible. Andy, Patrick, join the fun. Let me get you a beer. 
Patrick: thank you. 
Andy: so what were we talking about. 
Dana: oh nothing interesting. 
Stuart: we were talking earlier about how funny it was we brought the same thing. 
Andy: oh
Stuart: yes I mean we all just couldn’t believe it. The same thing. I mean it’s a little embarrassing. We could have easily checked the chat I suppose but now it’s too late. We are forever compared to at this party. You know. We also wondered how do they compare? Yours and my dishes you know? But no ones had both yet can you believe it? they've been working on finishing mine first. Which do you think?
In the car. Patrick driving. Andy looking out the window. 
Patrick: I told you, you can’t solve everything with razor blades. 
Andy shrugs.

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