Concept: A theater owner can manipulate what a magician is doing, while he's performing, through the means of the typewriter he has enclosed in his office.

Sketch

Setting: Behind the scenes of a theater show.

Starts with a conversation between two old theater owners. They haven't seen each other in a long time. One of them applauds the new recruit Mr. X has managed to find. Mr. X doesn't say much of him, but can be seen grinning. Mr. X invites Mr. A to sit quietly while he goes in his office to sign some papers. He tells him to watch the show for the next couple of minutes, for it will be quite phenomenal what he will witness.

What follows are pure acts of magic, which no one can explain. Mr. A is left dumbfounded.

Upon Mr. X's return from the office, Mr. A expresses his amazement. Having not told anyone of the real secret, we can read it in Mr. X's eyes that he finally is ready to share the secret with an old friend.

The next day, same time, same show, same place, Mr. X takes Mr. A in his office and shows him the secret. It is a typing machine. Upon writing the miracles here, on this piece of paper, the magician on stage is able to do them prento-presto without even him knowing how.

Ending: Depending on how you want to take this, you can have Mr. A give the typewriter a go (and thus creating humor or horror), you can end the sketch bluntly or you can have someone break into the office and manipulate what is happening on stage (for evil).

One Step Further

You can create a world where every person is given such a typewriter when they are born and a slave which they can manipulate any way they want. This slave, they are being told, is not a real human being, but a genetically engineered one - so in conclusion it is not human (#lies).

If you're building a story, you can have this typewriter be God himself, and whoever manages to survive some trials, can eventually write one sentence on the typewriter. This sentence will have effect over everyone in the world (so you can make it comedic or serious).