SOUPER BOWL OF CARING
SKIT
The Shuffling Chef
Submitted by: Rev. Cynthia Huling Hummer, First Presbyterian Church, NY
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 speaking roles—male or female – and several kids with
collection pots.
APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 3-5 minutes, depending on how the players ham it up.
TIME FRAME: Before or on Souper Bowl Sunday.
PLOT: Interviewer invites a chef to make his/her delicious soup. Comically, the chef
adds ingredients until the secret ingredient is discovered for the Souper Bowl of Caring.
PROPS AND STAGING: This skit was written as a minute for mission to be used for
"Souper Bowl Sunday". It can easily be performed by two actors, who should be
encouraged to "ham it up big time!" You also need a few young people who are there to
collect the donations at the end of worship. Props are simple: assorted vegetables, a
few big pots, a spoon, and a dollar bill. The Chef should wear an apron and a Chef's
hat. A rolling cart works nicely- for easy set-up and exit when the skit is over.
Scene:
HOST: Greetings, f ello w f ood lovers. My name is Tom Mato, your host of
the popular cooking sho w: The Shuffling Chef ! As you know it is Super
Bowl Sunda y and we thought it wou ld be appropriate to talk today
about soups. W e've invited a wor ld f amous Soup Chef : Boy R. Dee of
Paris, France to be our guest on this morning's sho w. Thank you f or
being here today, Chef .
CHEF: My p leasure, Tom!
HOST: W ell we've got a really great show planned f or this morning. In
f act, we're goin g to try somethi ng that we've ne ver t ried before -wh y
don't you tell the folks about it Chef !
CHEF: W ell, each and every one of you here will ha ve an opportunity
today - to help me create my prize winning soup.
HOST: Sounds gre at…so, Chef , just what makes a good soup?
CHEF: W ell, there's the stock. You must start your so up with a good
hearty stock.
HOST: Smells wonderf ul!!! ( sniffing the air & rubbing stomach )
CHEF: Then of course, you must use only the f inest vegetables - tasty
tomatoes, celery, potatoes, onions ( naming the vegetables as he drops
them in whole - into the pot )
HOST: (looking a bit startled by his te chnique )...That's an interesting
technique you've got there, Chef . Chef , I don't believe that I've e ver
seen such an unusual wa y of cooking soup.
CHEF: (interruptin g ) W ell, it took me years to perf ect it.
HOST: (trying to regain composure )... W ell Chef , I've heard that every
Chef has a secret ingredient - one that gives his soup just the right
f lavor. Tell us, wha t it is that makes your soup so…so unique ?
CHEF: W ell a great Chef never e ver shares his secret.
HOST: (to the congregation/audience ) Oh, we wou ld never tell, would we
studio f riends?
CONGREG ATION/ AUDIENCE : NO…
HOST: You can tru st these f olks, they won't tell.
CHEF: Promise?
EVERYONE: Promise!
CHEF: W ell alright then. Close your eyes 'til I'm ready… ( Host tries to
sneak a peek ) and No peeking!
HOST: Oh, all right .
The Chef has takes out his/her wallet and takes out a dollar bill
CHEF: You can open your e yes no w...
HOST: W here's th e secret ingredient?
CHEF: Right here ( holding up a dollar bill )
HOST: (incredulous ) Dollar bills? Dollar bills! I can't believe it! I just
can't believe it. Dollar bills!!! Audience, who would have e ver
guessed? This is incredible!
CHEF: (W aving one hand in the air ) It does give my sou p a certain
uniqueness...
HOST: So tell us Chef, you said in the beginning of our show that eve ry
one here today, wo uld have a chance to help with the soup.
CHEF: That's right Tom
HOST: W ell there are a lot of folks here this morning - f if ty, no, probably
more like a hundred - how are we e ve r goin g to make sure that
everyone gets a ch ance to help make this incredible sou p??
CHEF: W ell, Tom, I've got it all p lanned. You see I've asked some of my
assistant Chef s to be here today- and each of them has a pot of soup
with just one missing ingredient. I thought that everyone could add
that special ingredient on their wa y out of church this morning.
HOST: (laughing; emba rrassed ) W ell, Chef , I don't know if anyone
brought ingredients with them. W hat exactly d id you ha ve in mind?
CHEF: W ell, this looks like a cro wd of gourmets. No amateurs, here.
Yes, I guess I can trust them to add the most important ingredient.
HOST: You bet you can, Chef. So what exactly do you want them to add?
CHEF: Their Money.
HOST: Their Money?
CHEF: That's right, dollars give the soup a nice bite…a savory f la vor. It’s
quite delicious!
HOST: Chef , Are those your assistan ts I see in the back of the church?
CHEF: Yes, these young men and wo men are studying cooking with me.
HOST: You kno w- t hose student Chefs look really f amiliar to me...They
remind me a bit of kids f rom the Youth Group! They are! W hy there is:
(na mes young people ) Say…you're no Chef - You're really (Actor
playing Chef's real Na me ) f rom our church - I knew you looked f amiliar!
Say, what were yo u planning on doing with those dollars, hmmmm?
(looking back at Chef, wagging a finger ) Caught 'ya just in time.
CHEF: Yeah, Tom, you caught me. I thou ght we could get awa y with it,
but you were too smart for us. W e were just tryin g to help.
HOST: (smugly) Help?! Humph! ( cross arms acting disgusted ) Help
steal money f rom these good folks in our congre gation. Shame!
CHEF: W ell, Tom, it's not f or us - honest. You see, we wa nted to collect
money f or (CHARI TY ). They're open f ive days a week a nd give f ood to
needy f amilies in ( YOUR CITY )! W e we re also hoping t o raise money
f or the (OTHER CHARITY ). Did you kn ow that they f eed about 60
people a day over ther e?
HOST: W ell, I must say that this has been a very unusual morning - one
surprise af ter another. W ell f olks, wh at do you say? Ca n we help
these young people out by putting a dollar in the soup pots on the way
out of church today? ( tu rn to congregation )
CONGREG ATION: Yes, etc
HOST: W hat did you say? ( pause and cup ear ) W hat? W ell that about
wraps it up f or today's edit ion of the Shuff ling Chef . Tune in next week
f or Feeding a Crowd with Just 5 Loaves and 2 F ish