Saturday Night Takeaway 2017

I think that's looking back at the early series with rose-tinted glasses a bit, of course it was going to be a set-up for a joke. You can't expect subtlety on this series. There were loads of bits on the early series that were contrived and stagey too, probably more so than now.



And the other thing as well is that, regardless if they're on YouTube (and as you say, Make Em Laugh especially is hardly a concept), on YouTube Ant and Dec aren't playing them. We're watching this for Ant and Dec, not the format.

Anyway, last night we had Kevin Whateley dressed as Geoff from Byker Grove and not being introduced and named, and last week they were able to chuck away a reunion with a soldier returning from Afghanistan in thirty seconds. It's a remarkable series. I would also suggest it is the best thing on TV right now.

Standing in front of a curtain... Is that a deliberate nod to M&W and the comparisons?

It's argued that curtains did in fact pre-date Morecambe and Wise by at least a couple of years.

But are considered an M&W trademark.

I don't think it's so much about what's M&W and what's not. It's more them trying to emulate a music hall comedy double act, when they are not. I don't think it's why people find them endearing, and it feels rather forced.

This has been a far better series, its been a bit more off the wall, I like a few weeks ago how Mrs brown went off script and this evening with that phone competition has been enjoyable.

This has been a far better series, its been a bit more off the wall, I like it a few weeks ago, how Mrs brown went off script and this evening with that phone competition has been enjoyable.

Cat Deeley revealed as Mask Face, I don't think many expected that. It wasn't Cowell, or Walliams or any of the predictable suggestions.

I wonder what all the Americans will think if they are in the Magic Kingdom today, and wonder what is going on.

They will recognise Cat though, although how famous is Cat in the U.S compared to her equivalent here?

She is well know, she is the presenter of So You Think You Can Dance

It felt like six weeks of promos for and one final hour-and-a-half advert for Disney World. Not the future of tv I look forward to.

Slightly stretched credits overlayed on the show at the end, suppose it's better than last year, with an expensive fireworks display taking place over the regular black credit background

I noticed the end credits were shown over a live feed. If I remember correctly this goes against ITV policy to have boring black background?