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Tuesday, 13th November 2001, an extremely bitter cold day in Londy, and I emerged from the delays and stuffiness of the Tube into the chaos of Shepherd's Bush in rush hour...
 
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And so after another short interval, we were treated to a special live episode of PE Department - with a very lucky BBC LDN listener, Suzie Holmes, appearing on stage alongside Mel and Sue as Miss Sequin "Cameo" Haberdasher.  Lucky devil!!
 
The episode was absolutely hilarious - with puns and innuendo a plenty - and was about the banning of trousers at St Swithuns, causing Martin and Derrick untold anguish.  Mel and Sue kept saying that their new, temporary addition to the cast was far too attractive and young to be on stage with them.  Alas, Miss Haberdasher was killed at the end by a stray ball (I think?? - please correct me if I'm wrong), seeing as she was merely a cameo role.  As always Mel and Sue kept making each other laugh, which made it even more fun.  It's just a shame we didn't get more of Mel and Sue during the evening. :o(
 
Al Murray Finally, came Al Murray, The Pub Landlord.  A good observation of your stereotypical English (landlord-type) bloke - beer drinking, putting the world to rights.  There was lots of audience participation by people with "Good British names".  He even asked one of the guys in the front row to go and get him a drink from the bar, half way through his act.
 
Heaven help anyone who said they worked in IT - "www? You know what that means: wan*er, wan*er, wan*er!!"  And could he shout!!!  Blimey!
 
And so that was the end of a great night of comedy.  Having done my bit for Children In Need and had a really good night into the bargain, it made getting home late and getting up early for work the next day, all worthwhile.  I'll certainly have to look out for some of the above and make the most of some top quality comedic entertainment!!  A really good night.
 
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