Shooting Stars (Reeves & Mortimer)

Rowley Birkin QC

Just wondering what the consensus is on this show around here. I'm catching up on it on Challenge TV with the last week and I had forgotten how funny it can be.

My dad on the other hand thinks I'm on some kind of donkey strength hallucinogenic to be laughing at it.

What's your view, surreal genius or stupid nonsense? Eranu or Uvavu?

Mossy Monk

Fantastic fun. << That is what it is.

Jesus Wept

Very Hit n Miss, occasionally hilarious, occasional tumbleweed.

monkeyfudge

I've never been able to understand how Reeves & Mortimer are considered funny.

loyatemu

its absurdist humour like all their shows - inevitably a bit hit-and-miss, but very funny at times. Reeves seems to have retired from doing original comedy and is spending his time on panel shows like QI these days - no idea what Mortimer is up to.

Utopia Parkway

The-Rigger wrote: »

Very Hit n Miss, occasionally hilarious, occasional tumbleweed.

They actually literally had tumbleweed blowing past.:D

Used to love Shooting Stars back in the day.

dodgyme

monkeyfudge wrote: »

I've never been able to understand how Reeves & Mortimer are considered funny.

+1 - never laughed at it. Not funny. (in my humble opinion)

At that time the best stuff was Paul Calf (coogan) and Alexei Sayle (stuff)

mike65

Prefer "the Smell of...." esp the earlier series with Slade at Home and Sitting on the Dock of the Bay sketch but Shooting Stars could be very funny.

Mike.

BaZmO*

Absolutely loved this show back in the day but didn't like their other stuff.

Utopia Parkway

Who can remember Mulligan and O'Hare?

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=6qv1DhdPAS8

Pigman II

I love it! (even have link somewhere in my sig there.)

Creature

I love it too. Chaotic madness at it's best.

Kur4mA

I think they were both genius in their day but also preferred the smell of! Shooting Stars was really good too though.

SEPT 23 1989

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBPbXtcz65s

JP Liz

Comedy quiz show Shooting Stars will return for a Christmas special.

Hosts Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, along with Matt Lucas's romper suit-wearing George Dawes character, will return for a BBC Two one-off this December to mark the show's 15th anniversary.

The station's controller Roly Keating has additionally ordered a "best of" clip show that will include behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes.

The original version of Shooting Stars ran from 1992 to 1997 on BBC Two with team captains Mark Lamarr and Ulrika Jonsson. The show was revived in 2002 for digital channel BBC Choice with Will Self replacing Lamarr.

It is not yet known who will captain the teams, though Russell Brand is rumoured to be one of the celebrity panellists.

120_Minutes

JP Liz wrote: »

Comedy quiz show Shooting Stars will return for a Christmas special.

Hosts Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, along with Matt Lucas's romper suit-wearing George Dawes character, will return for a BBC Two one-off this December to mark the show's 15th anniversary.

The station's controller Roly Keating has additionally ordered a "best of" clip show that will include behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes.

The original version of Shooting Stars ran from 1992 to 1997 on BBC Two with team captains Mark Lamarr and Ulrika Jonsson. The show was revived in 2002 for digital channel BBC Choice with Will Self replacing Lamarr.

It is not yet known who will captain the teams, though Russell Brand is rumoured to be one of the celebrity panellists.

errr, wasnt this last xmas?