I usually avoid this stuff on a Saturday night, as I got fed up with the over hyping of acts and the often unwarranted appreciation, constantly expressed in shrieking hysteria.
I watched it again last night though, nothing much else on to watch, and it was the final. We had no less than four magic acts, one was particularly good, unique, modern and genuinely mystifying. One dance couple with a routine that looked like ice dancing, without the ice. A large group of singers made up of young people with various disabilities. A black comedian, who I thought was excellent and should have a very bright future if there is any justice in the entertainment world. A zany hyperactive comedian, who tried very hard, but in my view, failed to hit any spot, and finally the winner, who was a middle aged guy born of music hall parents who did a singing/piano act, mainly about the Covid trials and tribulations in a Victoria Wood style, but without any added stand up gags routine.
It was a public vote decision. I thought it was a bit unfair to include the disabled group against the other acts, as they were always going to get the popular vote for reasons other than purely their talent, and they were the runner ups. The black comedian should have won it in my view, but I can understand that some of the public would not appreciate all of his content.
The real winner were the three theatre musical groups that came on and did a fifteen minute extravaganza socially distancing, ending with a Les Miserables mass chorus on the large stage. This was the first time since March that they had been performing live on a stage, and it was fantastic and very moving, at least for me, and put the the rest of the preceding show into the shade.
I watched it again last night though, nothing much else on to watch, and it was the final. We had no less than four magic acts, one was particularly good, unique, modern and genuinely mystifying. One dance couple with a routine that looked like ice dancing, without the ice. A large group of singers made up of young people with various disabilities. A black comedian, who I thought was excellent and should have a very bright future if there is any justice in the entertainment world. A zany hyperactive comedian, who tried very hard, but in my view, failed to hit any spot, and finally the winner, who was a middle aged guy born of music hall parents who did a singing/piano act, mainly about the Covid trials and tribulations in a Victoria Wood style, but without any added stand up gags routine.
It was a public vote decision. I thought it was a bit unfair to include the disabled group against the other acts, as they were always going to get the popular vote for reasons other than purely their talent, and they were the runner ups. The black comedian should have won it in my view, but I can understand that some of the public would not appreciate all of his content.
The real winner were the three theatre musical groups that came on and did a fifteen minute extravaganza socially distancing, ending with a Les Miserables mass chorus on the large stage. This was the first time since March that they had been performing live on a stage, and it was fantastic and very moving, at least for me, and put the the rest of the preceding show into the shade.
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