Vic & Bob's Big Night Out
- TV sketch show
- BBC Four / BBC Two
- 2017 - 2019
- 9 episodes (2 series)
Comedy from the madcap duo Vic & Bob. Stars Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and Vaun Earl Norman.
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Vic & Bob's Big Night Out
Further details
Vic & Bob's Big Night Out returns for a special one-off episode and proves the perfect showcase for the legendary duo's unique comedy talents.
Shot in a studio in front of a live audience, this high-octane half hour features songs, sketches and silliness in buckets. Novelty Island is open for business once again, while a very popular television show gets the Reeves & Mortimer makeover treatment. The show also features Matt Lucas, and Mel Gibson and Idris Elba as you've never seen them before.
Notes
Unlike the series, the set on this special did not have an apostrophe on the title.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 29th December 2017
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Tuesday 13th June 2017, 18:30 at The Hospital Club
- Wednesday 14th June 2017, 18:30 at The Hospital Club
Cast & crew
| Vic Reeves | Host / Presenter |
| Bob Mortimer | Host / Presenter |
| Vaun Earl Norman | Ensemble Actor |
| Matt Lucas | Ensemble Actor |
| Victoria Elliott | Ensemble Actor |
| Matt Skillington | Ensemble Actor |
| Vic Reeves | Writer |
| Bob Mortimer | Writer |
| Mat Whitecross | Director |
| Dave Walker | VT Director |
| Lisa Clark | Producer |
| Chris Sussman | Executive Producer |
| Helen Bishop | Line Producer |
| Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) | Editor |
| Joshua Grace | Production Designer |
| Nicola Coleman | Make-up Designer |
| Tudor George | Costume Designer |
| Oli Richards | Lighting Designer |
| Alex Moody | Commissioning Editor |
Press
Vic and Bob's Big Night Out review
The middle-aged dads of alternative comedy return once more with a holiday special which -as can only be expected from the pair- has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas or the New Year.
Ruby Martin, Cult Box, 30th December 2017Bad accents, the return of Graham Lister, and "Idris Elba" worrying about his kestrels getting wet. Yep, Vic and Bob are back with a one-off episode of their much-missed show. As ever, they offer meandering comedy that isn't afraid to disappear up a cul-de-sac, provided there's a gag to be found there. That all this silliness imbues a warm sense of familiarity shouldn't be taken as a criticism, but an indication of the duo's abiding influence.
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 29th December 2017Vic & Bob's Big Night Out review
Vic Reeves Big Night Out is back - or at least some bits of it are back.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 29th December 2017Review: Vic and Bob's Big Night Out
We should be grateful they wouldn't let it lie, and the next four Big Night Outs planned for BBC Four next year can't come fast enough.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2017Vic and Bob's Big Night Out, review
The hugely influential 90s comedy show returned - but they didn't make a fuss.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 29th December 2017Vic & Bob's Big Night Out, BBC2, review
As uniquely strange, surreal and inspired as ever.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 29th December 2017TV preview: Vic & Bob's Big Night Out, BBC2
I still love Vic and Bob and there are some deliciously odd moments here which I won't reveal. Maybe it's just hard to same the same gobsmacking impact the second time around. Particularly if it is more than a quarter of a century on.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th December 2017Vic and Bob say 'TV needs more idiots'
The pair will be back with the hit show and want the face of television to change.
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, The Mirror, 23rd December 2017Vic and Bob, interview
'What do modern comedians do? Do they just tell long, rambling stories?'
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 14th December 2017