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The sketch presents the 90th birthday of elderly upper-class Englishwoman Miss Sophie, who hosts a dinner every year for her close friends Mr Pommeroy, Mr Winterbottom, Sir Toby and Admiral von Schneider to celebrate the occasion. The problem is that given Miss Sophie's considerable age, she has outlived all of her friends, and so butler James makes his way around the table, impersonating each of the guests in turn. During the four-course dinner, he repeatedly drinks a toast on behalf of all four absent guests, consuming a total of 16 drinks... [[Hilarity Ensues|and acts accordingly]]. |
The sketch presents the 90th birthday of elderly upper-class Englishwoman Miss Sophie, who hosts a dinner every year for her close friends Mr Pommeroy, Mr Winterbottom, Sir Toby and Admiral von Schneider to celebrate the occasion. The problem is that given Miss Sophie's considerable age, she has outlived all of her friends, and so butler James makes his way around the table, impersonating each of the guests in turn. During the four-course dinner, he repeatedly drinks a toast on behalf of all four absent guests, consuming a total of 16 drinks... [[Hilarity Ensues|and acts accordingly]]. |
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* [[The Alcoholic]]: Sir Toby. |
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Sir Toby. |
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* [[Alcohol Hic]]: Inevitable. |
* [[Alcohol Hic]]: Inevitable. |
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