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Channel Notes 1989 One Hour with Jonathan Ross: Channel 4 TV Debut in "Knock Down Ginger" segment 1990-1991 Vic Reeves Big Night Out: 1992 The Weekenders: Pilot 1993-1995 The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer: BBC Two: Sketch show 2 series, 12 episodes 1993 Reeves and Mortimer's Driving School: 45 Min. Video 1995-1997, 2002, 2009-2011 Shooting Stars
The show sparked the interest of Alan Yentob of the BBC, and Michael Grade of Channel 4, and eventually a deal was struck with Channel 4 to put the live show on television. With the help of Jonathan Ross' production company Channel X, a pilot was produced in 1989 (available to watch on YouTube) where the three-hour show was cut down to 25 minutes.
Reeves and Mortimer, colloquially known as Vic and Bob, are a British double act consisting of Vic Reeves (born 24 January 1959; real name Jim Moir) and Bob Mortimer (born 23 May 1959). They have written and starred in several comedy programmes on British television since 1990, with Reeves having made his first TV appearance in 1986.
The first series established the format of the show. Each programme began with an absurd introduction, narrated by Patrick Allen ("Austria, 1930, a young boy is challenged by his mischievous grandfather to attempt to throw a handbell at the local village idiot") before the studio set appeared and Allen introduced the duo ("Please welcome Libya's foremost air-conditioning engineers, Reeves ...
Catterick, aka Vic and Bob in Catterick, is a surreal 2004 BBC situation comedy in 6 episodes, written by and starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, with Reece Shearsmith, Matt Lucas, Morwenna Banks, Tim Healy, Mark Benton and Charlie Higson. The series was originally broadcast on BBC Three and later rerun on BBC Two.
House of Fools cast. Bob Mortimer as Himself; Bob owns the house where most of the action takes place. A proud wig-wearer, Bob has a crush on Sandi Toksvig as a running gag. . Though he is often led to frustration by the antics of his friends, Bob and his friends always manage to pull through tough situations with teamwork, which they celebrate in the closing credits musical routine of the
Vic Reeves' Turner Prize Moments: Channel 4: Presenter 1 The Fun Police: Channel 4: Richard Traves 1 Pilot. Credited as Jim Moir Eric and Ernie: BBC 2: George Bartholomew, father of Eric Morecambe: 1 Credited as Jim Moir 2012 Hebburn: BBC Two: Joe Pearson 5 Credited as Jim Moir The Million Pound Drop: Channel 4: Contestant – with Bob Mortimer ...
The Weekenders is a one-off comic television pilot starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, produced by Granada Television for Channel 4.Broadcast on Wednesday 17 June 1992 as part of a series of pilots entitled Bunch of Five, it was a surreal sitcom in which two friends, Jim and Bob, visit a meat festival taking place in an open field.