Flipping Is Hard - Random Callers
Brian Downs for School Bully
The Bully is your classic elementary school enforcer — low-voiced, smug, and way too serious about lunch money. He’s not clever, he’s not cool — he’s just loud, pushy, and convinced he runs the swingset.
Style:
Straightforward and threatening, like a 12-year-old trying to sound like a gangster. The voice should lean into that “I’ve got dirt on you” energy kids use when they feel powerful over something dumb.
Tone:
Low and deliberate, with each line delivered like it’s a warning. The smugness should peak at the final line — like he’s already imagining Jeff flinching at the sight of him.
Role:
A school bully calling Jeff to remind him he still owes lunch money. Ends with a not-so-subtle threat and a smug exit.
Energy:
Controlled and menacing, with rising tension in the voice. The performance should feel like a kid practicing intimidation he learned from movies.
- english
- male teen
- schoolyard tough guy
- neutral american
- child
- threatening
- Cocky
- Mean-spirited
- Childish
- Smug
Jeff. Just reminding you — you still owe me lunch money.
See you at the swings, loser.