What do you call Private Eye on stage? The Treason Show, with a wit so quick that intentional offence took place before you knew it and innuendos that flew faster than Frankie Howerd.

Under the lunatic fringe of Mark Brailsford, three actor-singers, with Brett Wellcome at the keyboard, had fun at almost everyone’s expense – notably Nick Clegg, David Cameron, Michael Gove and Kim Jong-un. And Nick Clegg, again. Updated revelry focused on Sauce Hollande-aise and OAP Twitter, while perennial favourites included energy companies, obesity and immigration.

Guest star Daniel Beales impersonated Patrick Moore to surreal effect and was tastelessly funny as Merkel and Schumacher recovering from ski accidents.

Burlesque, that almost forgotten art, was hilariously revived with a ballad to a transplanted liver. But best of all was an encore send-up of West Side Story with an all singing, all dancing troupe carolling “there’s a plaice for us”.

The nice line in local interest included Portslade, Portslade, It’s A Wonderful Town, and something tricky about Jason Kitcat.

With so many coconuts chucked a minute, some flew wide of the mark, but most hit head-on. No one was quite safe and everyone had a marvellous time.