When the house lights went down in Komedia on Monday, the crowd sympathetically shuffled forward.

The room looked disastrously empty, and the space was filled with apprehension.

“What could rescue tonight’s show?” I thought. We needed a true professional, an old hand.

Enter stage left – Lyrics Born. With singer Joyo Velarde, siren of San Francisco Bay, the veteran MC had come to rescue the situation.

Even though some sticklers stayed sitting down, he enthused everyone standing with ease. The new songs, with an all-new disco-funk direction, didn’t quite hit the high notes, but old favourites such as Callin’ Out and I Changed My Mind washed away any worry of low numbers.

So did the old pro save the day? My hat goes off to you Lyrics Born, you made it look as if it was never in doubt.