Some people convince themselves out of loyalty and respect to the performers on stage, and perhaps a dash of nostalgic comfort thrown in, that they will laugh their heads off whether what they witness is actually funny or not. There were quite a few of those there in the audience in Nottingham on the night. The additional trouble was the performers lost all the visual capabilities that being able to film in advance was able to give them at the time, and now with no real backdrop or props at all. Essentially, just five people in their mid-60s, laid bare, moving around the stage in various characters from decades previous - some of whom not carrying well with the passing of all that time.
One thing a lot of us seek, particularly during the process of getting older, is to go back to times when we were happier, and we were younger – hence the interest in previous decades numerous music extravaganzas we have now. There is a massive market of people like us to tap into, and The Fast Show Live tour was no different. The stark reality is that it really isn’t a true recreation to see your former comedy and pop heroes now decades older and trying to behave in a manner that they did 30 or 40 years previously. Some can embrace it regardless of the passing of time, but some others like me struggle with it,