Jack Dee

Years of lugubrious wit are turning Jack Dee's face as saggy as the late Clement Freud's. Tonight's dosage of self-indulgent gripes from an invited audience won't help any. He's joined by Jeremy Hardy, Katherine Ryan, Larry Lamb and Andi Osho to field "first world complaints" about baby Facebook updates, emptying bins when husbands are away and inquiries about where best to shield an iPhone from the sun ("Britain," offers Hardy).

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It's debatable as to whether the world is quite in the mood for a light-hearted take on the presidential inauguration of Donald J Trump. But sometimes, all you can do is laugh. Jack Dee - whose mordant wit should serve the context well - will be joined by Gabby Logan and Romesh Ranganathan to answer questions, attempt to assuage audience concerns and essentially join the rest of us in hoping for the best.

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With only a few hours before Donald Trump becomes the most powerful man in the world, now is a good time to ask questions about the future president - and who is better qualified to deal with it than four comedians and a sports presenter?

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Nobody can say that the writers of Power Monkeys have been short of material over the last six episodes. We've had shock votes, Trump, resignations a-go-go, imminent political collapse, leadership campaigns, betrayal and so much more. And it was still coming with the final episode which aired on the day of the publication of the Chilcot Enquiry.

Having consumed hours of "debate" programmes which involved neither side contesting each other, bewildered viewers rushed to Jack Dee's Referendum HelpDesk for some much-needed light relief, and guidance.

First, was an issue that many of us have failed to think about: cafe service. A middle-aged lady told Dee and his panel, including the rampantly funny Romesh Ranganathan, that her main reason for voting "Remain" was that upon returning to the UK from abroad she looks forward to buying a coffee: "I really like the service you get in coffee shops."

When the audience stopped laughing 10 minutes later, she revealed she was in dispute with her husband over the referendum. He must have been a tea drinker. So (shockingly), we could face a critical shortage of competent foreign-sounding baristas. Now I'm confused.

Other perplexing issues were raised as we were encouraged to "make a suitably ill-informed decision". That's actually a given. Someone was worried about losing the Queen's head off the currency. We're voting about a republic now? Hang on. Dee, however, was adamant: "I want David Bowie on our money."

Others was quite concerned about food. Aren't we always? According to one, "wet mozzarella" might disappear in the event of Brexit, along with "Spanish omelettes you make yourself" and Italian-style gesticulation. I'm definitely out now. By far the funniest contribution came from one gentleman who suggested: "Shall we just leave to see what happens?" Or is that the equivalent of, "will the last person to leave please turn off the lights?".