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The programme included a play-along second screen game based entirely on Twitter.
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Creator/CharlesDance, John Craven, Brian Blessed, Creator/DavidHarewood, Phil Daniels, Mariella Frostrup, John Sergeant an Kirsty Wark appeared as guest narrators.
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Creator/CharlesDance, John Craven, Brian Blessed, Creator/BrianBlessed, Creator/DavidHarewood, Phil Daniels, Mariella Frostrup, John Sergeant an Kirsty Wark appeared as guest narrators.
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'''''Was It Something I Said?:''''' Teams play one at a time and have to determine if the quote was said by either of the opposing team members, David Mitchell, the guest narrator, or a "virtual TV guest" (random celebrity).
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'''''Was It Something I Said?:''''' Teams play one at a time and have to determine if the quote was said by either one of the opposing team members, David Mitchell, the guest narrator, or a "virtual TV guest" (random celebrity).
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* ActorAllusion: In the episodes featuring Charles Dance and David Harewood, Series/GameOfThrones and Series/{{Homeland}} respectively were referenced.
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* ActorAllusion: In the episodes featuring Charles Dance and David Harewood, Series/GameOfThrones ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and Series/{{Homeland}} ''Series/{{Homeland}}'' respectively were referenced.referenced.
* BadImpressionists: Micky Flanagan thinks he is the ManOfAThousandVoices, but all of his impressions and voices sound unrecognizable.
* BadImpressionists: Micky Flanagan thinks he is the ManOfAThousandVoices, but all of his impressions and voices sound unrecognizable.
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* MenDontCry: Enforced by [[spoiler:David Mitchell]] who revealed he hasn’t cried since 1996.
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* MenDontCry: Enforced Invoked by [[spoiler:David Mitchell]] who revealed he hasn’t cried since 1996.
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* TheSmartGuy: Richard Ayoade. His team also wins distinctly more episodes than Micky's.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: In most episodes there is only one female contestant or narrator.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: {{Lampshaded}}. After David Mitchell reveals the very lengthy title Idi Amin wanted to be addressed with (His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor, Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular), the panelists point out all the things he missed.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Micky Flanagan thinks he is the ManOfAThousandVoices, but all of his impressions and voices sound unrecognizable.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: In most episodes there is only one female contestant or narrator.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: {{Lampshaded}}. After David Mitchell reveals the very lengthy title Idi Amin wanted to be addressed with (His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor, Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular), the panelists point out all the things he missed.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Micky Flanagan thinks he is the ManOfAThousandVoices, but all of his impressions and voices sound unrecognizable.
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* TheSmartGuy: Richard Ayoade. Ayoade who revealed he has obscure and some not so obscure knowledge about a number of things. His team also wins won distinctly more episodes than Micky's.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple:In most episodes there There is usually only one female contestant or narrator.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: {{Lampshaded}}. After David Mitchell reveals the very lengthy title Idi Amin wanted to be addressed with (His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor, Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular), the panelists point out all the things hemissed.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Micky Flanagan thinks he is the ManOfAThousandVoices, but all of his impressions and voices sound unrecognizable.missed.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple:
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: {{Lampshaded}}. After David Mitchell reveals the very lengthy title Idi Amin wanted to be addressed with (His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor, Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular), the panelists point out all the things he
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Micky Flanagan thinks he is the ManOfAThousandVoices, but all of his impressions and voices sound unrecognizable.
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Creator/CharlesDance, John Craven, Brian Blessed, Creator/DavidHarewood, Phil Daniels, Mariella Frostrup, John Sergeant an Kirsty Wark appeared as guest narrators.
* ActorAllusion: In the episodes featuring Charles Dance and David Harewood, Series/GameOfThrones and Series/{{Homeland}} respectively were referenced.
* BornAsAnAdult: Robert Webb about Sylvester Stallone:
--> '''Robert Webb:''' As we all know, he didn't go to school, he sprang fully formed from a block of solid rubber.
* CoolOldGuy: John Craven. He even helped out the panelists.
* CloudCuckooLander:
** Brian Blessed. When he appeared as guest narrator, he told a few of his crazy stories.
** Rhod Gilbert claims one of his first memories is of almost drowning in a bowl of ginger beer.
--> '''Robert Webb:''' As we all know, he didn't go to school, he sprang fully formed from a block of solid rubber.
* CoolOldGuy: John Craven. He even helped out the panelists.
* CloudCuckooLander:
** Brian Blessed. When he appeared as guest narrator, he told a few of his crazy stories.
** Rhod Gilbert claims one of his first memories is of almost drowning in a bowl of ginger beer.
* FakeHairDrama: One quote is about Andy Warhol's wig getting snatched away.
* FreudianSlip: Parodied.
--> '''David Mitchell:''' This is a quote from Sigmund Freud, life and work, 1955, penis - sorry, hard, hard-on, hardback book by Earnest Wank - uh, Jones.
--> '''David Mitchell:''' This is a quote from Sigmund Freud, life and work, 1955, penis - sorry, hard, hard-on, hardback book by Earnest Wank - uh, Jones.
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* TheHost: Presented by [[Creator/DavidMitchellActor David Mitchell]] who's usually a panelist. Incidentally, a guest contestant is Jimmy Carr, who is more often than not TheHost.
* ShortRunners: Cancelled after one season with 8 episodes.
* ShortRunners: Cancelled after one season with 8 episodes.
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* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: A quote from [[spoiler: Nick Hewer]] is about his nanny allegedly trying to drown him in the bath when he was a child.
* TheHost: Presented by [[Creator/DavidMitchellActor David Mitchell]] who's usually a panelist. Incidentally, a guest contestant is Jimmy Carr, who is more often than notTheHost.
TheHost himself.
*ShortRunners: Cancelled after one season with 8 episodes.MenDontCry: Enforced by [[spoiler:David Mitchell]] who revealed he hasn’t cried since 1996.
* NoPokerface: [[spoiler:Robert Webb]]. Miles Jupp correctly guessed a quotation was from him based on his bad pokerface.
* TheHost: Presented by [[Creator/DavidMitchellActor David Mitchell]] who's usually a panelist. Incidentally, a guest contestant is Jimmy Carr, who is more often than not
*
* NoPokerface: [[spoiler:Robert Webb]]. Miles Jupp correctly guessed a quotation was from him based on his bad pokerface.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: [[spoiler:David Mitchell]] reveals he sometimes googles himself.
* ShoutOut: A lot, due to the premise of the panel show. Amongst others to Creator/IanFleming, Music/LadyGaga, UsefulNotes/IdiAmin, UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, Creator/SylvesterStallone, and UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln. In the episodes featuring Creator/CharlesDance and Creator/DavidHarewood, there are shout outs to Series/GameOfThrones and Series/{{Homeland}} respectively.
* ShoutOut: A lot, due to the premise of the panel show. Amongst others to Creator/IanFleming, Music/LadyGaga, UsefulNotes/IdiAmin, UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, Creator/SylvesterStallone, and UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln. In the episodes featuring Creator/CharlesDance and Creator/DavidHarewood, there are shout outs to Series/GameOfThrones and Series/{{Homeland}} respectively.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: [[spoiler:David Mitchell]] reveals SharpDressedMan: PlayedWith. While Charles Dance will wear a suit for professional engagements and everyone is in agreement that he sometimes googles himself.
looks good in a suit, he actually prefers to dress down.
* ShortRunners: Cancelled after one season with 8 episodes.
* ShoutOut: A lot, due to thepremise of the panel show. Amongst others to premise.
** Quotations were, amongst others, from Creator/IanFleming,Music/LadyGaga, UsefulNotes/IdiAmin, UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Music/FiftyCent, UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr, UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud and UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln. In the episodes featuring Creator/CharlesDance and Creator/DavidHarewood, there are shout outs to Series/GameOfThrones and Series/{{Homeland}} respectively.UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.
** Robert Webb commented Stephen Hawking was "bascically a [[Series/DoctorWho timelord".]]
* ShortRunners: Cancelled after one season with 8 episodes.
* ShoutOut: A lot, due to the
** Quotations were, amongst others, from Creator/IanFleming,
** Robert Webb commented Stephen Hawking was "bascically a [[Series/DoctorWho timelord".]]
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Micky Flanagan thinks he is the ManOfAThousandVoices, but all of his voices sound unrecognizable.
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''Was It Something I Said?'' was a British PanelShow broadcast on Channel 4 in 2013, revolving around quotations. It was hosted by Creator/DavidMitchellActor and featured team captains Creator/RichardAyoade and Micky Flanagan.
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''Was It Something I Said?'' was a British PanelShow broadcast on Channel 4 in 2013, revolving around quotations. It was hosted by Creator/DavidMitchellActor [[Creator/DavidMitchellActor David Mitchell]] and featured team captains Creator/RichardAyoade and Micky Flanagan.
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'''''Threesomes:'''''
The panel has to guess which of three celebrities said a particular quote read out by the guest narrator. The same celebrity could have more than one quote.
'''''Key Words:'''''
The panelists are given only specific key words of a famous quote and must complete the entire quotation.
'''''What Are They Talking About?:'''''
A quote is given completely out of context and the panelists have to determine the context of why the quote was said.
'''''Was It Something I Said?:'''''
Teams play one at a time and have to determine if the quote was said by either of the opposing team members, David Mitchell, the guest narrator, or a "virtual TV guest" (random celebrity).
The panel has to guess which of three celebrities said a particular quote read out by the guest narrator. The same celebrity could have more than one quote.
'''''Key Words:'''''
The panelists are given only specific key words of a famous quote and must complete the entire quotation.
'''''What Are They Talking About?:'''''
A quote is given completely out of context and the panelists have to determine the context of why the quote was said.
'''''Was It Something I Said?:'''''
Teams play one at a time and have to determine if the quote was said by either of the opposing team members, David Mitchell, the guest narrator, or a "virtual TV guest" (random celebrity).
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'''''What Are They Talking
'''''Was It Something I
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* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Jimmy Carr alludes to this when he talks about the shoe size of Idi Amin.
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* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Jimmy Carr alludes to this when he talks about the shoe size of Idi Amin.large feet. It doesn't go over well with Richard.
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* TheHost: Presented by Creator/DavidMitchellActor.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Mickey Flannagan thinks he can do a lot of voices, but he really can't. {{Lampshaded}} by Charlie Higson who remarks that all of his voices sound cockney.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Mickey Flannagan thinks he can do a lot of voices, but he really can't. {{Lampshaded}} by Charlie Higson who remarks that all of his voices sound cockney.
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* TheHost: Presented by Creator/DavidMitchellActor.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Mickey Flannagan thinks he can do[[Creator/DavidMitchellActor David Mitchell]] who's usually a lot of voices, but he really can't. {{Lampshaded}} by Charlie Higson panelist. Incidentally, a guest contestant is Jimmy Carr, who remarks that all of his voices sound cockney.is more often than not TheHost.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Mickey Flannagan thinks he can do
* NotSoAboveItAll: [[spoiler:David Mitchell]] reveals he sometimes googles himself.
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: In most episodes there is only one female contestant or narrator.narrator.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: {{Lampshaded}}. After David Mitchell reveals the very lengthy title Idi Amin wanted to be addressed with (His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor, Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular), the panelists point out all the things he missed.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Micky Flanagan thinks he is the ManOfAThousandVoices, but all of his voices sound unrecognizable.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: {{Lampshaded}}. After David Mitchell reveals the very lengthy title Idi Amin wanted to be addressed with (His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor, Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular), the panelists point out all the things he missed.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Micky Flanagan thinks he is the ManOfAThousandVoices, but all of his voices sound unrecognizable.
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''Was It Something I Said?'' was a British PanelShow broadcast on Channel 4 in 2013, revolving around quotations. It was hosted by Creator/DavidMitchellActor and featured team captains Creator/RichardAyoade and Micky Flanagan.
The teams, consisting of the team captain plus one guest pannelist, are pitted against each other in a battle of word play answering questions based on sources including quotations, tweets and autobiographies as well as some of the teams very own one-liners. Featured quotes are read out by a guest narrator every week.
The programme included a play-along second screen game based entirely on Twitter.
Contestants included Creator/JimmyCarr, Creator/RobertWebb, Miles Jupp, Sally Phillips, Reginald D Hunter, Rhod Gilbert, Gabby Logan, Ed Byrne, Jason Manford, Romesh Ranganathan, Bob Mortimer, Katherine Ryan, Charlie Higson, Josie Long, Josh Widdicombe and Vic Reeves.
'''Rounds:'''
'''''Threesomes:'''''
The panel has to guess which of three celebrities said a particular quote read out by the guest narrator. The same celebrity could have more than one quote.
'''''Key Words:'''''
The panelists are given only specific key words of a famous quote and must complete the entire quotation.
'''''What Are They Talking About?:'''''
A quote is given completely out of context and the panelists have to determine the context of why the quote was said.
'''''Was It Something I Said?:'''''
Teams play one at a time and have to determine if the quote was said by either of the opposing team members, David Mitchell, the guest narrator, or a "virtual TV guest" (random celebrity).
!!The show provides examples of:
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Jimmy Carr alludes to this when he talks about the shoe size of Idi Amin.
* DeadpanSnarker: Richard Ayoade, as well as David Mitchell.
* FirstKiss: One quote from [[spoiler: Richard Webb]] is about his awkward first kiss.
* HeterosexualLifepartners: David Mitchell calls Robert Webb his reluctant lifepartner.
* TheHost: Presented by Creator/DavidMitchellActor.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Mickey Flannagan thinks he can do a lot of voices, but he really can't. {{Lampshaded}} by Charlie Higson who remarks that all of his voices sound cockney.
* ShortRunners: Cancelled after one season with 8 episodes.
* OddCouple: Richard Ayoade and Jimmy Carrr definely have that dynamic in first episode, but the team captains, the dry-witted Richard Ayoade and the more coarse Micky Flanagan also are one.
* ShoutOut: A lot, due to the premise of the panel show. Amongst others to Creator/IanFleming, Music/LadyGaga, UsefulNotes/IdiAmin, UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, Creator/SylvesterStallone, and UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln. In the episodes featuring Creator/CharlesDance and Creator/DavidHarewood, there are shout outs to Series/GameOfThrones and Series/{{Homeland}} respectively.
* TheSmartGuy: Richard Ayoade. His team also wins distinctly more episodes than Micky's.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: In most episodes there is only one female contestant or narrator.
The teams, consisting of the team captain plus one guest pannelist, are pitted against each other in a battle of word play answering questions based on sources including quotations, tweets and autobiographies as well as some of the teams very own one-liners. Featured quotes are read out by a guest narrator every week.
The programme included a play-along second screen game based entirely on Twitter.
Contestants included Creator/JimmyCarr, Creator/RobertWebb, Miles Jupp, Sally Phillips, Reginald D Hunter, Rhod Gilbert, Gabby Logan, Ed Byrne, Jason Manford, Romesh Ranganathan, Bob Mortimer, Katherine Ryan, Charlie Higson, Josie Long, Josh Widdicombe and Vic Reeves.
'''Rounds:'''
'''''Threesomes:'''''
The panel has to guess which of three celebrities said a particular quote read out by the guest narrator. The same celebrity could have more than one quote.
'''''Key Words:'''''
The panelists are given only specific key words of a famous quote and must complete the entire quotation.
'''''What Are They Talking About?:'''''
A quote is given completely out of context and the panelists have to determine the context of why the quote was said.
'''''Was It Something I Said?:'''''
Teams play one at a time and have to determine if the quote was said by either of the opposing team members, David Mitchell, the guest narrator, or a "virtual TV guest" (random celebrity).
!!The show provides examples of:
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Jimmy Carr alludes to this when he talks about the shoe size of Idi Amin.
* DeadpanSnarker: Richard Ayoade, as well as David Mitchell.
* FirstKiss: One quote from [[spoiler: Richard Webb]] is about his awkward first kiss.
* HeterosexualLifepartners: David Mitchell calls Robert Webb his reluctant lifepartner.
* TheHost: Presented by Creator/DavidMitchellActor.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Mickey Flannagan thinks he can do a lot of voices, but he really can't. {{Lampshaded}} by Charlie Higson who remarks that all of his voices sound cockney.
* ShortRunners: Cancelled after one season with 8 episodes.
* OddCouple: Richard Ayoade and Jimmy Carrr definely have that dynamic in first episode, but the team captains, the dry-witted Richard Ayoade and the more coarse Micky Flanagan also are one.
* ShoutOut: A lot, due to the premise of the panel show. Amongst others to Creator/IanFleming, Music/LadyGaga, UsefulNotes/IdiAmin, UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, Creator/SylvesterStallone, and UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln. In the episodes featuring Creator/CharlesDance and Creator/DavidHarewood, there are shout outs to Series/GameOfThrones and Series/{{Homeland}} respectively.
* TheSmartGuy: Richard Ayoade. His team also wins distinctly more episodes than Micky's.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: In most episodes there is only one female contestant or narrator.
