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On 3 March 1999, the last Late Lunch (formerly Light Lunch) was broadcast, ending the two year era that was the televisual presence of Mel and Sue.
 

It was a sad moment, but all is not lost! They have their own website (albeit very rarely updated) and have completed a comedy tour around Great Britain (albeit now a long time ago). I had the privilege of going to see one of these comedic extravaganzas and thought it was superb. Sue wore black in the first part and Mel wore white and then they swapped after the interval - as *black is so part one*.

 

They opened with a song to introduce themselves and the band, then launched into sketches, more songs and general observations on life.  Sue did a fantastic Sharon Stone impression (thankfully not going as far as Basic Instinct).

 

The best bit of the show was when Sue played a 'naughty' trick on Mel, during the Austrian sexual therapist sketch. I won't go into all the details, suffice it to say that if you ever saw the Light Lunch with French and Saunders then you will probably have a good idea of what went on. V funny.

 

I thought that the two solo moments were v good - Sue's was about trying to give up fags (cigarettes that is) and involved Mel coming on stage in a giant cigarette outfit. Mel's moment was singing *I'm every woman*, only for Sue to cruelly tell her that she wasn't!

 
On the game

The best sketch was about two ladies at a bus-stop in London, during the War - Mel had a very special relationship with the butcher and the Sue just wanted to get some game.

 

The lighting effects were v clever and extremely well done and the Band (although not the complete LL band) were v good indeed.