THE PSNI, the UUP and The Irish News provided a plethora of material for this tour of Give My Head Peace.
Pastor Begbie (Paddy Jenkins) forgot his lines and missed the spotlight but in a comedy that breaks the fourth wall repeatedly it could be forgiven.
The format is much like the TV show - a scene in Uncle Andy's house followed by a scene in Ma and Da's taking it in turns to poke fun at "the other side".
Audience participation is to be feared at all comedy shows and the front row is to be avoided at this one. Uncle Andy brought Melissa on stage to teach her how to march and protest but it was Andy who was caught off guard when she said she was from Andersonstown and could play the flute. Policeman Billy is joined in the force by two new recruits: his wife Dymphna and Pastor Begbie - who both want to get as many arrests as possible so as to be made the new chief constable. Matt Baggott is the butt of a few jokes of varying quality, more good than bad at least.
When the various characters pontificate about the folks on the hill the jokes range from topical (Anna Lo and flags at the Giro) to obvious (Edwin Poots's ears) but some were just funny: Mike Nesbitt, the only man who can make you miss Reg Empey.
Before the second act, Tim McGarry did his own stand-up routine, cracking jokes about council meetings that happened the night before. Here he shared his views on sports - he's a soccer man - and newspapers. McGarry still isn't over The Irish News not putting the birth of Prince George on the front page and he doesn't care for the GAA coverage. But when it came to the climax of Give My Head Peace Live, the newspaper played a pivotal role - McGarry's a fan, really.
With a packed theatre and lots of laughs, Give My Head Peace is still popular 15 years on and that popularity shows no sign of dwindling (unlike that of the UUP).
* Runs until Saturday. See goh.co.uk.