Leonard Dunham

Gawker recently leaked Lena Dunham's book proposal, which sold for $3.7 million dollars in October 2012... http://gawker.com/5966563/here-is-lena-dunhams-37-million-book-proposal

Of course Ms. Dunham and her legal team had Gawker pull the book proposal off line... http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/lena-dunham-forces-website-to-pull-published-book-proposal.html

So, just slightly related to all of this hubbub, I present a short sketch I wrote when Ms. Dunham first sold her lucrative book proposal. It would probably never see the light of day otherwise. Here ya go...



"BOOK ADVANCE"

INT. JESTER PUBLISHING OFFICES – EVENING

OFFICE WORKERS mingle in a boardroom. Corks pop! Champagne pours! Celebration! MR. BACKIE stands on a chair.

MR. BACKIE

Attention everyone! Attention! It’s a great day here at Jester

Publishing. We beat out the big six and nabbed our star for a

cool five million dollars! That's ninety percent of our budget, but,

as I’m sure you will agree, worth every penny. Now, without

further ado, please welcome Mr. Leonard Dunham!

LEONARD DUNHAM enters. He’s a gray-haired black man in his 70s. Office Workers erupt in jeers.

MR. BACKIE

What’s wrong?

OFFICE WORKER

We told you LENA Dunham… creator of “Girls”...

tattooed Brooklynite… FEMALE!

Mr. Backie screams in agony then jumps out a window to his death. Office Workers are stunned silent. They look to Leonard. He shifts, uncomfortable under their gaze.

OFFICE WORKER

Mr. Dunham. What is your book about?

LEONARD DUNHAM

Well… It’s actually a dream journal…

Office Workers scream in agony and begin to commit suicide in various ways: Seppuku, hanging by noose, cyanide capsules, etc.

After everyone is dead, Leonard wipes his brow with a handkerchief.

LEONARD DUNHAM

Good thing I already cashed that check.

Blackout.