Not at all. It’s a complete farce and a joke. Not one of the four finalists are proper ‘variety’ acts. When the first serious came about I was excited because the Royal Variety Performance was just full up of singers/pop stars, and I thought this would be the time to turn it around.
Those that should be in the final:
Bruce Sistaz
Joe Oakley
Up and Over It
David and Karen
That would have made a proper variety show. I found all of these much better and exciting to watch than the painfully cringeworthy Ronan and easily forgettable oh not another boyband New Bonce! Paul is not bad on the piano, and Jean’s excitement and happiness is infectious, but neither really fulfil the criteria of what the show is, or should be about.