The Devil's Welcoming Speech

Old Nick (played by ROWAN ATKINSON), carrying a clipboard, descends stairs amid swirling smoke and screams of anguish.

He addresses the audience:

"Ah hello! It's nice to see you all here. As the more perceptive of you have probably realised by now, this is Hell, and I am the Devil, good evening!

But you can call me Toby, if you like. We try to keep things informal here, as well as infernal. That's just a little joke of mine. I tell it every time. Now, you're all here for... Eternity! Ooh, which, I hardly need tell you, is a heck of a long time, so you'll all get to know each other pretty well by the end. But for now I'm going to have to split you up in groups."

Will You Stop Screaming!

Thank you."

"Now, murderers? Murderers over here, please, thank you. Looters and Pillagers over there. Thieves, if you could join them, and Lawyers, you're in that lot too."

"Fornicators - if you could step forward? My God, there are a lot of you! Could I split you up into Adulterers and the rest? Male adulterers, if you could just form a line in front of that small Guillotine in the corner."

"Em... The French, are you here? If you would just like to come down here with the Germans. I'm sure you'll have plenty to talk about."

"Okay, atheists? Atheists over here please. You must be feeling a right bunch of Nitwits. Never mind."

"And finally, Christians. Christians? Ah, yes, I'm sorry but I'm afraid the Jews were right. If you would come down here, that would be really fine."

"Okay! Right, well are there any questions? - Yes?"

"No, I'm afraid there aren't any toilets. If you read your Bible, you might have seen that it was damnation without relief, so if you did not go before you came, then I'm afraid you're not going to enjoy yourself very much, but then I believe that's the idea."

"Okay. Well, it's over to you, Adolf! And I'll catch you all later at the barbecue. Bye!"