Q: What do the following have in common?:
Rupert Penry Jones
Rob Brydon
Stacey's mum
Steve McQueen (The Hunger one, obviously)
Michael Sheen (I had no idea he was Welsh)
Tracey Emin
Will Young (Tall)
Freema Agyeman
Kevin Whately
John Simm
The Friendly Fires (Spoke to the guitarist. Never heard of them)
(Sir) Ben Kingsley (Luvviest speech ever)
Tom Stoppard
Ken Russell
Vic Reeves (In suit he'd made himself) & inevitable wife
Ronnie Corbett
Alexander Armstrong
Arlene Phillips
Penelope Wilton
Mike Leigh (Arms around Liz Smith)
Craig Cash
Ken Loach (Right on!)
Gerald Scarfe and Jane Asher (Laughed all the way through Kingsley's speech)
Razorlight (Did a number. Dull)
Elbow
Nigel Kennedy (I went to loo in his performance)
Michael Ball (sang, beautifully)
James Corden (Smaller than me! And very pleasant)
Joanna Page (Just like Stacey)
Trevor Nunn
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Steven Mangan
Brenda Blethyn
Twiggy (Tiny)
Lulu (Tinier)
Ronnie Wood (Like a cartoon character)
Rachel Stevens (Really tiny)
Melvyn Bragg (Avuncular)
David Suchet (Not going to the RT party)
and loads of theatre directors, artists, sculptors, dancers who I've never heard of
A: I saw them all - and talked to quite a few - at the South Bank Show Awards yesterday.
I'm dashing into a meeting, so more later.
