Royal Variety performance.

Yes, I did realise my error and corrected it. Similar hair 'style'! He was good and watched him on YouTube

Oh, just saw that "liked Max Wall" comment. He died in 1990, so would be delighted to hear such praise?! That chap was actually Mick Miller. who might date as far back as The Comedians series (?), and he was quite funny.

We watched the recording of the show, to zip through all the stuff of no interest, and stopped on him as we couldn't remember his name! The Dead Ringers section was great, and Katherine Jenkins, and the magician (looked about 12 to me?!) was good, especially as they linked to Charles being in the Magic Circle (I expect he'd like to make Andrew disappear?).

For WithNobs, why show yourself up as being SOOOO out of touch? RVS has been on every year bar wars and Covid, since 1912 or so (?) and is for CHARITY!!

Sure, it's had some dross on during the last decade or two, but as the British public so loves utter tripe like 'Wannabe Celebs Covered in Cockroaches', and 'Love Island Narcissists' (etc) then the folk booking the acts are presumably using a low threshold?

As for the "Jason Manford - never heard of him" - really, where HAVE you been?! He's a reliable host for all such events, has been on every comedy panel show going, is a panto regular, and was in Waterloo Road for a while, also the Scarborough mild comedy series.

I taped it expecting to fast forward through most of it but I enjoyed most of it. Not a fan of Les Miserables. Sorry.

jobieP He was born in 1908! I remember him from my childhood.

Didn’t Jason Manford present on the One Show for a while.?

Really enjoyed it and was in on my own hubby out. I watched it right through thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thiught this kind of show has bitten the dust years ago.

Presume Andrew Mountbstten was not invited as the guest of honour?

Mick Miller. Can be seen on your tube

Oops! Should have checked first. Max is no longer with us.
Wonder who it was?

Max Wall was funny. Otherwise we flicked back and forth with A/Road show.
Hate musicals (apart from Chicargo)

Not my usual viewing but saw it on and off. Jessie J's song so beautiful. Don't know their name but thought the group of 4 comedians was good.

I saw Jojo in Kinky Boots in Southampton. He was amazing & there was ever a role written to him, this was it. Definitely worth seeing

Jason Manford was in ‘Scarborough’ alongside Catherine Tyldesley a few years ago,

A very funny series which never saw the light of day after only one run. Such a shame when we keep seeing tripe like ‘Mrs Browns Boys’ getting series after series.

We dipped in and out of it and yes it was a big improvement on other years. Les Mis to finish was wonderful as always. It makes me want to see it again.

I don’t know who he is either, still don’t, so might google ….

Jason Manford is in the panto in Manchester (Robin Hood). Our younger daughter, son in law and both grandchildren are really looking forward to it at the Opera House because he’s starring. I’d never heard of him!

I dint usually watch but watched it for Les Mis and wasn’t disappointed. I shed a tear, as I always do.
The rest was enjoyable, and the variety of the acts took me back to days gone by. Once we had a tv we never missed Sunday night at the London Palladium.

Mollygo

Sorry if there’s already a thread about this, but I can’t find one. We actually enjoyed that tonight, not all of it. What’s enough of it to keep us watching?
I remember Kathryn Jenkins as a warm up act at a concert I went to. Very good tonight.
That dog really made me laugh.
I now want to go and see Paddington.
Last but never least Les Mis. Always superb.

I also remember Katherine Jenkins as a warm up act years ago at one of those 'picnic in the park' afternoon events that had just become all the rage. Got to be over 20yrs ago.

Waitrose sponsored the event and had a pop up mini shop onsite, selling the most delicious picnic foods.

I remember Katherine wearing a long wrap dress, the front of which she unfolded and it became a Union Jack, as she sang the National Anthem.

We waved our flags and sang along.

I remember El Divo the next year.

What a wonderful show that was. I thought I would be turning it off after a while, which I usually do, but I watched it to the end and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I loved the show. The magician was amazing. Jason is always good. I also loved Les Mis and Just One Day. Bob was just being Bob. He raised all that money along with the others. It was a very special time when ordinary people like myself could buy a record , give a little money and know it was doing some good.

I usually turn it off after about ten minutes but watched all of it last night.
I loved the Dead Ringers act and there was an older comedian towards the end (can’t remember his name) who only had a very short act but was very funny.
Loved Paddington and Les Mis.

really enjoyed this last night! A good all round entertainment show.
The Paddington musical part was magic!

I don’t usually watch it but I’m going to give it a go this year after reading these comments.

I wasn't expecting much but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also am a fan of Michael Ball.

I barely recognised JoJo in Kinky Boots, but not something I would go to watch.