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
Series 6, Episode 2
Round 1 - True or False
The round includes questions about Costa Coffee and turkeys.
At the end of the round, Team A have 3 points. George Dawes doesn't say what Team B's score is.
Round 2 - Clips
The sketch is an advert for Geordie Sofas (featuring the Hairy Bikers).
At the end of the round, Team A have 3 points.
Round 3 - The Dove From Above
The categories are Eggs, X and Ashyt. The category that wasn't chosen was A Little Time.
At the end of the round, Team A have 5 points.
Round 4 - Quickfire
The round includes questions about a drawing and turnoffs.
At the end of the round, Team B have won with 6 points.
Challenge - CSI Wallop Wallop Wallop
A professor is in a maths-induced coma. Gregg Wallace has to give him his favourite pudding to wake him up.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 2nd September 2009
- 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 |
| Dan Skinner | Angelos Epithemiou |
| Nico Tatarowicz | Announcer |
| Liz McClarnon | Guest |
| Ricky Wilson | Guest |
| Gregg Wallace | Guest |
| Vic Reeves | Writer |
| Bob Mortimer | Writer |
| Ian Trill | Director |
| Ben Wheatley | Location Director |
| Andy Delaney | Location Director |
| Lisa Clark | Producer |
| Katie Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Charlie Phillips | Editor |
| Jane Tomblin | Production Designer |
| June Nevin | Costume Designer |
| Lisa Cavalli-Green | Make-up Designer |
| Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
| Pete Baikie (as Peter Baikie) | Composer |
| Dan McGrath | Composer |
| Josh Phillips | Composer |
Videos
Angelos' Impersonation
Angelos Epithemiou attempts to do an impersonation for Ulrika.
Featuring: Ulrika Jonsson, Bob Mortimer & Dan Skinner (Angelos Epithemiou).
Geordie Sofas
For anyone from Newcastle in need of a sofa, you might be interested in this.
Featuring: Jack Dee, Ulrika Jonsson, Matt Lucas (George Dawes), Bob Mortimer & Vic Reeves.
Maths Nut Challenge
Gregg Wallace takes part in the final challenge on Shooting Stars.
Featuring: Bob Mortimer & Vic Reeves.
Press
Even if you don't happen to enjoy the surreal exuberance of this wacky game show, there are consolations. Principal among them is the mournful presence of Jack Dee. With a face like a doomed horse he does nothing other than pretend to look miserable. It's a classic example of "less is more" - whenever the camera focuses on his gloom, it's like an ice-pack applied to a migraine. Matt Lucas continues to give a magnificent panto performance as the drum-playing baby. But once again, the show stopper is the new regular guest Dan Skinner as a burger-bar owner. You can almost smell the rancid fat clinging to his clothes.
David Chater, The Times, 2nd September 2009Lots of things we can't decide about Shooting Stars. Was it actually better than this, or did it have the same funny only fresher? Is Vic ill or just much older than he claims? Is the bullying of Ulrika just misogyny? Is anyone actually going to be converted to liking it or is it like going to one of those Jesus And Mary Chain reunion gigs, solely for the benefit of their own generation? Is there really nothing new that could have been better? Why isn't David Mitchell on it? Why are we complaining when it could have been Horne And Corden?
TV Bite, 2nd September 2009Jack Dee has got what must be the easiest gig in TV at the moment. Turn up, scowl, try not to laugh. Drinks and nibbles in the green room afterwards. Car home. Thanks very much.
Meanwhile, new panelist Angelos Epithemiou is turning out to be quite a hit with his cross-eyed squint at these celebrity shenanigans. "It's all right but it's not my sort of humour," he offers tonight. You might well agree. Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's surreal nonsense - like a hallucinogenic Morecambe and Wise - has always been an acquired taste and you either get it or you don't.
Jane Simon, The Mirror, 2nd September 2009What the returning Shooting Stars lacks in novelty, it makes up for in undiminished surrealism. Tonight's guests include Ricky Wilson from the Kaiser Chiefs and Jack Dee ("Your face is like an abandoned walnut. Like a doomed horse"), but it's the enduring madness of the hosts that entertains. Within mere moments, Vic has arrested a jazz pancake and shot it with a clarinet. Even regulars Ulrika Jonsson and drumming baby George Dawes (Matt Lucas) look surprised.
The Guardian, 2nd September 2009