A few hours before I saw this episode, I was in some store that displayed a signed poster of one of the Ali v Frazier fights. I remarked to my son that the poster is obviously a reprint and not from the original fight.
I am sure that the store paid a lot of money for this poster and I can believe that it has Frazier's autograph. The question is when did Ali do his autograph? It would have to be in the early 1980s or before because after that his Parkinson's worsened. His autograph is perfect. The poster did not look it has been around for more than 30 years.
Last Gasp examines the monetary value of celebrity culture. We really do live in a time when celebrities are reluctant to give away a free autograph knowing it will end up in sale on ebay.
Pop singer Frankie J Parsons comes to visit an ill girl, Tamsin who is celebrating maybe her last birthday. The visit was arranged by the Wish-Maker charity. While blowing some balloons, Parsons keels over and dies.
Tamsin's parents and Parson's entourage see pound signs in the balloon that contains his last breath and start squabbling.
Last Gasp left me deflated. It lacked a certain cleverness that I expect from Pemberton & Shearsmith. I even saw the twist coming.
