This Tuesday, NBC's comedy "Undateable" did something very daring, a live show. This show revolved around a open mic night at a bar. The cast did two live performances, to air different versions of the episode on the east and west coasts. The special was a star studded experience. Actress and singer, Victoria Justice guest stared, and Grammy nominated singer/song-writer Ed Sheeran had a cameo role.
The east and west coast episodes have the same concept, but certain details changed. I watched parts of both episodes On Demand. The east coast version, Ed Sheeran opened the show singing his hit single "Thinking out Loud." After finishing the song he was then kicked out of the bar by the owner (Brent Morin), who was not aware that he was the real Ed Sheeran. Later on Sheeran comes back to comfort Morin's character, telling him "I wont let anyone hurt you again."The west coast version of the episode was undeniably more daring. Sheeran opened this show singing "Photograph," which will be the next single off his album "x". Later in the episode, when he comes back to condole Morin, he surprises the audience by planting an intense kiss on the actor. A moment that was later spread across social media in repetitive glory. The episode wrapped with Sheeran coming back to sing a cover of Britney Spears's "Hit Me Baby One More Time" accompanied by Victoria Justice and "Undateable" star Bridgit Mendler.
Overall, I thought that the show was funny. I liked to see Ed Sheeran try his hand acting, even though it was clearly out of his comfort zone. There was clearly an excited energy surrounding the entire cast, something you could feel through your TV screen.
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