History Series / ShootingStars

The show was hosted in a traditional PanelGame format, with Vic and Bob in the middle acting as quizmasters and two teams on either side, headed a regular team captain. Team B was always hosted by TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson, while Team A was initially hosted by greasy-haired 1950s throwback Mark Lamarr (who himself hosted the PanelGame ''Series/NevermindTheBuzzcocks'' for over a decade), later by English intellectual and novelist Will Self (during which time comedian Johnny Vegas became a regular contestant on Ulrika's panel), and later still by comedian Jack Dee. The scores would be read out by George Dawes, a giant baby played by Matt Lucas (later the star of ''Series/LittleBritain''). Sometimes George's mother, Marjorie, (also played by Lucas) would take over.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Fairly often, such as a self-propelled deckchair or UncannyValley mannequin dragging itself across the studio in the middle of a question, ignored by everyone.

* {{Corpsing}}: Happens regularly, mostly from Vic and Bob trying to get the contestants, or each other, to crack up. The most well-known incidence, however, belongs to Matt Lucas, who began laughing hysterically roughly 10 seconds into [[http://youtu.be/lMPJZ4YZnqI his song about peanuts]] and never recovered.

* BiggusDickus:
-->'''Bob''': "Love me for a reason, and let the reason be...?"
-->'''Ulrika''': "Love."
-->'''Bob''': "No, my thirty-seven-and-a-half inch penis."

* AmusingInjuries: to Vic Reeves.

* {{Calvinball}}
* CannotTellAJoke: See ChirpingCrickets below.

** Another time, Mark Lamarr steps in to "tell the joke properly". It is treated as the funniest joke the programme created.
*** Occasionally scuppered by foreign guest stars unfamiliar with the format, who accidentally burst out laughing at how bad the joke actually is, the stony reception it receives, and the presence of a real life tumbleweed rolling across the studio floor.

* IndecipherableLyrics: The "Club Singer" round.

* PanelGame

* ReunionShow
* {{Revival}}: Twice.

The show was hosted in a traditional PanelGame format, with Vic and Bob in the middle acting as quizmasters and two teams on either side, headed a regular team captain. Team B was always hosted by TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson, while Team A was initially hosted by greasy-haired 1950s throwback Mark Lamarr (who himself hosted the PanelGame ''Series/NevermindTheBuzzcocks'' for over a decade) and later by English intellectual and novelist Will Self. Comedian Johnny Vegas became a regular contestant on Ulrika's panel. The scores would be read out by George Dawes, a giant baby played by Matt Lucas (later the star of ''Series/LittleBritain''). Sometimes George's mother, Marjorie, (also played by Lucas) would take over.

A 15th-Anniversary Special was broadcast on 30 December 2008 with most of the original cast returning and Jack Dee filling in as the captain of Team A. The result was a new series which began in August the following year, with a new regular guest panelist in the form of [[CharacterAsHimself Angelos Epithemiou]]. In 2010, George Dawes left, and Angelos took over scoring. The show ended for the third time following its cancellation after the 2011 series.

* ForeignRemake: Parodied by one of the film clips, which is supposedly a remake of ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk'' TV series done on a shoestring budget by the [[OopNorth Sunderland Independent Film Trust]].

* WhosOnFirst: "What is the unit of power?" Vic never got it.

* CommediaDellArteTroupe: Some questions feature film clips, typically spoofs of other media, which star the regulars on the show in other roles.

A 15th-Anniversary Special was broadcast on 30 December 2008 with most of the original cast returning and Jack Dee filling in as the captain of Team B. The result was a new series which began in August the following year, with a new regular guest panelist in the form of [[CharacterAsHimself Angelos Epithemiou]]. In 2010, George Dawes left, and Angelos took over scoring. The show ended for the third time following its cancellation after the 2011 series.

* ReallyGetsAround: Ulrika Jonsson is, as we were frequently told in 2002, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny football crazy]], even football mad[[note]]"He's [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]] crazy, he's football mad" was a lyric from a popular song in Britain, and lives on as a {{meme}}[[/note]], to the point where Bob Mortimer couldn't think of a footballer that Ulrika hadn't had.

-->-- '''[[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Larry Hagman]]''', after appearing on the show in 2002.

** Once Bob asked Ulrika what name she would use if she was a [[Series/{{Gladiators}} Gladiator]], then asked the same question to guest Noddy Holder. Noddy replied "Cup-a-Soup!", which had been the TrademarkFavoriteFood of his band Slade when Vic and Bob had mocked them in ''TheSmellOfReevesAndMortimer''.