Question of Why?! - Question of Sport on Tour

So there I am in a pub waiting for a friend of mine and supping on my pint whilst flicking through the dregs of one of those free London papers which save you from looking at other people.

Scanning through the Live Music pages: Michael Buble, Usher, Simply Red, The Script, Gorrilaz, Thin Lizzy, Question of Sport..

Woah, hang on. What? Friday 12th November, Wembley Arena.. A Question of Sport LIVE ON STAGE.


A Question of Sport?! Wembley Arena?

More like A Question of WTF? A Question of WHY.. why would you pay to go and watch A Question of Sport live on stage?

Why PAY to sit in a seat watching a tiny Sue Barker, Matt Dawson and Phil Tuffnell in the distance.. when you could watch it feet up on the sofa in HD?

And you know what? I've been to see so many of these sort of shows: Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Eight out of 10 Cats, They Think It's All Over, Have I Got News for You etc being recorded for TV (yes, I was tight and it's a free night out). And I can tell you that for that 30 minute show you sit through about 2 hours of material.. most of it dull and awkward. It's only with some clever editing that it's good! (With the exception of Radio 4's The News Quiz which I've seen numerous times to be fair and is always funny the whole way through).

So why watch Barker and buddies (who always seem to be drunk) on stage?! And then I noticed it was on Tour?! On Tour?! A 17 night tour! Is there a tour bus with the coiffured cougar roaming this country ensnaring sports men and women in every town? After each show do her and Tuffers hit the town with Joe Calzaghe, Steve Davis and Rebecca Adlington in tow inviting people back to their hotel rooms? How did this happen?!

I can just about understand the Doctor Who tour. I get the X Factor tour. But A Question of Sport?! At Wembley Arena?! And who on earth is the support act? Eggheads?

Oh actually, I take it back. On that particular night at Wembley their special guest is Graeme Le Saux. How do I buy?