I'm sorry, but this was such a poor show. Paul O'grady stated that he didn't want to be constrained by the televsion PC brigade..he wanted an edgy show with people invited that didn't plug things. Well JLS plugged something, Tom Jones his album and Dawn French her book. The interviews were lazy, uninspiring, dull and superficial and certainly not for a 9pm slot. The comedy pieces were so weak and unimaginative. Jokes about the woman binning the cat have been done to death from the time it actually happened. Surely a live show on a friday should be doing comedy about very current subjects? The acrobatic couple (woman with the hair) was so short that at the end I said.."is that it" and realised it was really only a vehcle for PO to do a visual gag (terribly done by the way).
Paul O'Grady was edgy in his character roles...very good, topical and had blistering one liners. His five o'clock show material just won't work at 9pm.
Sorry, but I just feel this is the typical way television is going. No adventure, no risk, no bold ideas.
Boring show....and to be frank, the only thing going through my mind while watching it that created any element of watchability was considering it was live, would PO with his substantial history of heart problems make it to the end!!