While there's still plenty more to say about Beijing, last night deserves a mention. Linda Smith, once voted Radio 4 listeners' funniest person ever, died a couple of months ago at a young age. Listeners to The News Quiz, Just A Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue will know how upsetting this is, and what a loss she'll be. When we went to see Hamish and Dougal recorded, Jeremy Hardy seemed particularly affected by the loss.
Last night friends and family organised a tribute evening in the Victoria Palace Theatre, which was all very impressive. Including shortened versions of the three shows above, performances from Mark Steel, Hattie Hayridge, Mark Thomas, Arthur Smith and Jo Brand and music from Humphrey Lyttelton and The Blockheads, it was a pretty spectacular affair, not least because of Phill Jupitus' vocal performance with the aforementioned Blockheads.
The thing about these charity things, not that I've been to that many, is that far too many people go cause they get such an excellent cast. I hold my hand up - I went to see a live version of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. I came away with a picture of a fascinating, warm-hearted, remarkably sharp young woman, whose life was tragically cut short by several decades. I also came away with a keen interest in these people, and a picture of Phill Jupitus drugged up to the eyeballs, screaming 'Hit me, hit me, hit me' into a microphone, while Paul Merton danced about to his left, fascinated by the patterns of light his suit was making on his shoes.
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