So, last night Peter and myself journied over to Leeds to form part of the biggest audience ever for a recording of I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Clue. I’m not going to attempt to describe the show to those of you who haven’t heard it before, because you really need to hear it yourself; suffice to say, though, that it’s even funnier in real life. Yes, we were all blown away by the gorgeous Samantha, dazzled by the incredible technology of the new super-twist-LCD-enhanced Laser Display Board, and treated to not one but two world class games of Mornington Crescent – the first of which was won by Ross Noble in his first ever public exhibition game; an astounding feat by any measure, given the subtle complexities of this deeply intellectual and thoughtful game.
In addition to the two editions of ISIHAC, we were also cajoled into being a crowd of 80,000 school children for a sketch Jon Naismith is preparing (no, we had no idea what it was about), and forced to sit through the recording of four separate trailers for the I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Christmas Carol special. A true feast of comedy; I haven’t laughed so much in ages. I’m still grinning to myself now, in fact.
All hail Radio 4 🙂
I’ve lost count of the number of times someone has recommended ISIHAC to me and then I’ve forgotten to listen to it. Will try again tonoght…
Tonight, even.
sadly, i’ve alwasy thuoght ISIHAC would be vastly improved if they got the audience to SHUT UP FOR FIVE MINUTES.
Or at least gave them some beta-blockers or something. God, they’re far too excitable.
They actually encourage the audience to make lots of noise (or, as Jon Naismith put it – ‘Every now and again, the panel may say something, and you may be unsure as to whether it’s actually funny or not. In these circumstances, we ask that you please give them the benefit of the doubt.’) Anyway, *I* like it :-p
Ooh, I’m jealous! I would have enjoyed that.