Swamped

"I swear, that halfwit old miser Mackenzie would sell his soul to the forgotten god for a penny, 'cause there's no way he'd get any more than that!"

The forgotten god is meant to be a secret. Yet here it is, just being blurted out by an actor.

Lee is the one making a shocked face as Mackenzie walks closer towards them. This is the moment, you expect.

"I was looking for someone to fix up my roof," he says, irritated. "But it seems I'll need to find laborers of better taste."

The actor turns around, nervously.

"Mr. Mackenzie, sir! Wonderful to see you! How's business been?"

"It was a good deal better before my roof started leaking. Right as the rainy season is opening. And the thatcher's asking price is far too high. Nearly a whole day's revenue!"

You're definitely getting a sense of why Monty was unimpressed. This is a decidedly average performance. Filled with cliche, and the actors aren't really doing much with the material. The audience isn't reacting much either, until Mackenzie turns his back and the workers make faces at him. That gets some laughs.

And you have to admit, the physical comedy of it is well-staged. Perhaps if they focused more on that, it would be more entertaining.

Mackenzie says a few more lines to cement himself as a ridiculous caricature, and then walks off. The scene shifts.

And it soon becomes clear that you can expect quite a bit more physical comedy in this one.