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Nothing Serious © 2002 chortle.co.uk Mel Giedroyc is remarkably relaxed about her return to the stage with double-act partner Sue Perkins - despite the small matter of material... With a little over a week to go before their West End show, their first full-on theatre performances for three years, you might expect Mel and Sue to be putting the finishing touches to the script, just making small tweaks to the final draft. Not a bit of it. "We still haven't
fully decided what we're going to do," admits Mel Giedroyc.
"These gigs are going to be rough and ready, don't expect them to be
gliding on oiled wheels." Not that they are daunted by the idea of busking it to some extent - years of live performance, a weekly slot on BBC's London radio station and two years fronting a live Channel 4 show has given them a certain confidence in their ability. "We've done live stuff for so long, we'll be able to banter and ad-lib," said Mel. But despite their blasé attitude, the duo do have something to draw on - their Radio 4 series now being broadcast every Thursday. "Recording it was such a good laugh, it renewed our enthusiasm," Mel added. "We introduced lots of characters, which has given us three hours of material - six half-hour shows. "Some of it is usable live, but it seems a bit of a cheat to go 'sketch, blackout, sketch, blackout.' We need a bit of narrative.
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