The Life of Rock with Brian Pern may not be for everyone in particular for those who hate Prog Rock but those who watch it will be laughing for a long time after. Simon Day of The Fast Show fame plays Brian Pern one time lead singer of Thotch and now turned world music pioneer with other members played by Nigel Havers in a role far from his usual smoothie roles, Day's fellow The Fast Show member Paul Whitehouse (another Fast Show regular John Thomson appears as a Thotch fan) and in the role of the band's manger Michael Kitchen showing previously untapped comic skills.With episodes featuring a rock opera version of The Day of The Triffids turning into a 80's pop fest after Pern is locked out of the arena by an over zealous guard, Brian trying to reconnect with his children and a Thotch reunion concert. With the likes of Jane Asher, Simon Callow and Suranne Jones to name just 3 as people in Brian's life and the likes of Roger Moore, Martin Freeman, and Kathy Burke amongst others playing themselves. This is one of the funniest shows in the last couple of years on UK TV.
