By Patrick Astill
"Famous Grouse? What did he do?"
The triumphant reprise of Punt and Dennis's World of Wine sketch from the 90s provided a perfect end to the evening, if a little untypical compared with what went before.
Steve Punt and "TV's Hugh Dennis" were at the Playhouse and back in Nottingham for the first time in four years.
This show packed them in for an absolute sell-out. And it was clear to see why.
Intelligent (if sometimes obvious) humour, running gags, a nod to their past and cultural and political observations ran through from start to finish.
They even suggested they might be still relevant in this day and age because the country was run by a double act.
Their set was based on the nuances of consumer surveys, the pair returning to the theme every now and again by gauging opinions from the audience or using the crowd to reinforce their point.
A request for us all to laugh like pirates got the desired response, and the pair tell us we've not been reading the papers or we'd know that most pirates were now Somali.
We're low on fuel and a sign tells us there's petrol at one mile and 23 miles… which do we go for? You get the picture.
A knock at Newark, a nod to the rivalry with Derby, both socially and with the football, helped settle the duo into an evening in Nottingham.
Formerly of The Mary Whitehouse Experience and well known for radio's Now Show, the pair work off each other brilliantly.
Steve's constant chatter, building the argument and setting the scene to ease in Hugh's knockabout and less than subtle antics. And yet when the roles were reversed their comedy achieved the same result.
Dog and Trumpet? Make sure you catch them soon – it'll all make sense.
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