Shooting Stars
- TV panel show
- BBC Two / BBC Choice
- 1993 - 2011
- 72 episodes (8 series)
Possibly the world's barmiest, weirdest, surreal and off-the-wall panel show. Presented by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. Also features Ulrika Jonsson, Mark Lamarr, Will Self, Jack Dee, Johnny Vegas and more.
Episode menu
2008 Specials - All New Shooting Stars
Round 1 - True or False
The round includes questions about Peaches Geldof and Michael Bublé.
At the end of the round, Team A have 3 points and Team B have 1 point.
Round 2 - Counterparts
The questions are from the cast of international versions of Shooting Stars.
At the end of the round, Team A have 3 points and Team B have 2 points.
Round 3 - Jet 1000
The categories are Bears, Towns, Safety, Innovations and Who's There. The category that wasn't chosen was Electro.
After Vic asks Dizzee Rascal to play the drums, Dizzee Rascal is then asked to award points for Kate's impression of Jimmy Savile. He gives her 1 point.
At the end of the round, Team A have 4 points and Team B have 2 points.
Round 4 - Quickfire
The round includes questions about Big Ben and Gordon Ramsay.
At the end of the round, Team A have 5 points and Team B have 4 points.
Challenge - Opera Antics
An opera singer sings in Jack Dee's face. He has to not flinch.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 30th December 2008
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Vic Reeves | Host / Presenter |
| Bob Mortimer | Host / Presenter |
| Ulrika Jonsson | Team Captain |
| Jack Dee | Team Captain |
| Matt Lucas | George Dawes |
| Kate Garraway | Guest |
| Christine Walkden | Guest |
| Dylan Mills (as Dizzee Rascal) | Guest |
| Peter Jones | Guest |
| Vic Reeves | Writer |
| Bob Mortimer | Writer |
| Ian Trill | Director |
| Lisa Clark | Producer |
| Katie Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
| June Nevin | Costume Designer |
| Lisa Cavalli-Green | Make-up Designer |
| Christine Cant | Make-up Designer |
| Pete Baikie (as Peter Baikie) | Composer |
| Dan McGrath | Composer |
| Oli Richards | Lighting Designer |
| Stuart Kale | Opera Singer |
Video
George's Song - 2008 Christmas Special
A preview clip of the forthcoming Christmas Special featuring a song from George Dawes.
Featuring: Ulrika Jonsson, Matt Lucas (George Dawes), Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Jack Dee, Kate Garraway, Peter Jones, Dizzee Rascal & Christine Walkden.
Press
We were big fans of the Vic Reeves / Bob Mortimer comedy 'quiz' show and, although this revival made us laugh, it didn't make us feel the need to march on the BBC demanding that it is reinstated to the schedules.
The Custard TV, 1st January 2009While we're on the subject of wilful stupidity, BBC2 was celebrating the legacy of Shooting Stars, the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer game show. Shooting Stars: the Inside Story was an engaging retrospective, which made it clear how much fun everybody had at the time (and wasn't Ulrika pretty?). It made me annoyed at not having watched it more regularly. But then along came All New Shooting Stars, a strained attempt to revive the fun, with everybody looking older and tireder, and a depressing sense that entertaining the audience came a long way down the list of priorities.
Robert Hanks, The Independent, 31st December 2008All New Shooting Stars, a one-off special, was an object lesson in never going back. Vic and Bob seemed like their own fathers. The only recognisable celebrity was Jack Dee, who, with a blue tit balanced on his head, stood nose to nose with an opera singer giving Nessun Dorma plenty of welly. Any trembling or precipitation of the tit would indicate failure and cost him a beautiful pillowcase. To watch Dee crack into a smile was joy enough for one night.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 31st December 2008