Alan Carr's Friday Night Project was to entertain the audience, and he certainly did that. With his first solo live tour since hitting the big-time in hit shows like The Friday Night Project and Eight Out Of Ten Cats, it was not surprising that he performed to a sell-out crowd.
Worryingly, it could all have gone wrong without his "FNP" sidekick Justin Lee Collins, but he held his own with laughs a plenty for more than 90 minutes.
Bounding onstage, Carr revealed a knack of making comedy out of everyday life. Whether it was working in call centres, living on a estate in Manchester, grim B&Bs or orange-faced perfume counter assistants, he got a laugh for every subject.
On having his credit card cloned and used in Tesco, he had mixed feelings: "Half of me was fuming, half of me was, think of the points'."
After a quick outfit change, the second half was mainly based around his childhood and being brought up in a football-mad family; his dad was a former manager of Northampton Town. Despite his sporting roots, he was always the one picked last for games due to his glasses and a brace for his crooked teeth.
He interacted well with the audience, especially a guy he nicknamed "Dork". I don't think he'll forget that evening for a while.
The variety of people who filled the theatre with laughter proved that Alan Carr's camp appeal continues to charm the people of York.
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