The Armstrong and Miller sketch (Chalky's a Spy) is interesting and original, mostly because the two characters speak using proper English in terms of their dialect, however, the extraordinary addition the writer has made is the informal lexis he gets the characters to act out. They use teenage-associated phrases such as, "harsh", "or whatever" and "some shit like that".
This is ironic because for men with such formal accents discussing a very serious topic, the writer has chosen the least obvious words to use and the purpose of doing this is to make the audience laugh as the genre is strictly comedy and has no informative purpose.
Good analysis Alaska, you make some good points which are supported by evidence and some frameworks. I'd like to see you being a little more confident in your use of frameworks and applying them a little more. You have already used lexis, which is great, and you could have commented on the pragmatics of the piece when you talk about audience reaction. However, this will come with practice!
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