We do beg your pardon, but we are in your garden We do beg your pardon, but we are in your garden We do beg your pardon, but we are in your garden

@gcujimmy

2 ай бұрын

Love bob Mortimer.

@colinhiggs70

2 ай бұрын

And *that's* when shrubbery comes in.

@gcujimmy

2 ай бұрын

@@colinhiggs70 If memory serves I think it was the classic game of "Assault and Shrubbery"

@b3564

2 ай бұрын

Was reading the comments whilst taking a sip of hot tea, went everywhere as soon as I read the first line!

@DugTheDog

2 ай бұрын

@@b3564hahaha!

The running joke with QI was that only 1 person on the production team actually knew how the scoring worked, and they never explained it.

@catherinerobilliard7662

2 ай бұрын

Somehow Alan Davies always managed to get the highest number of minus points, and if he was winning, Stephen Fry would soon fix that.

@wyterabitt2149

2 ай бұрын

It was explained from the very start, it wasn't a secret. Unless you mean how many points, that wasn't stated to be fair but the general basis of how it's scored was. Any obviously wrong answers that sets the klaxon off loses points. Anything at all funny, interesting, or the correct answer gets you points. The funny or interesting doesn't have to be on topic.

the popularity of these shows, it's the wit. we like wit. to us its a martial art, if someone were to take the piss out of you -in a really good and inventive way? Well, you'd salute them for it

@Isleofskye

2 ай бұрын

Yes,we like Banter and among friends it can be fierce. Can you imagine those 2 USA Captains having a pop at each other?

@Brewtifulteas

Ай бұрын

A British person never rips a new one into someone as hard as they do to their close friends.

Someone,(on one of those talking heads programs),theorised that americans are too competitive to understand parlour games,(which a lot of panel shows are based on),they don’t get that winning or losing is irrelevant. I suggest listening to “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue”,self described antidote to panel games,which has been on the radio since the early 70’s and is incredibly silly and clever at the same time.

@kb5509

2 ай бұрын

Marc Maron hosted a US version of Never mind the Buzcocks in the early 00s and said this exact thing. He couldn't grasp that the points didn't matter.

@YearRoundHibernater

2 ай бұрын

A show that never fails to hit the snail on the head, can you imagine a group of typical US comedians playing Mornington Creasant? it'd be carnage

@AthanImmortal

2 ай бұрын

It's so rare to see someone talking about I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue! I still remember listening to the broadcast when Rob Brydon was given Tom Jones Delilah to sing on Pick Up Song, and a legend was born as we heard that Rob had PIPES! I still miss Humph

@davidadams3408

2 ай бұрын

Going to see a recording of I'm sorry I haven't a clue on Thursday, with my (77yr old) Dad. Can't wait

@paulfrancis956

2 ай бұрын

This is exactly what I was thinking, people from the u.s. are roo competitive

Stephen Fry discussed “the difference” between British (UK) comedy and USA and the main point is that “we” can quite easily laugh at ourselves, if we are being made fun of as there is no “you can’t make a fool of me, I’m a tv/film star” attitude. Those tv/film star who make guest appearances on panel shows never seem to take it seriously - they understand that the chances of them being ridiculed or made to look like a twit by the other “contestants” are high - it’s all part of the show! Stephen Fry said that USA “celebrities” do find it hard to step back from the persona they have created, which makes it difficult for them to enjoy the comedy if they have to continue that image, whereas respected actors like Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Judi Dench and Sir Michael Caine for example revel in the banter and being made to look silly. He said that when speaking to his USA friends, they just could not comprehend how - when watching “our” kind of comedy - that prior to the recording of such shows, the celeb panellists are pleasant and friendly to each other but as soon as the recording starts, they seem to love making comedic abuse to each other - they were amazed at rude the banter was but was the audience considered it funny and acceptable! That’s just how we roll? 😂😂

@gordonwallin2368

2 ай бұрын

Canadian "stars" seem to be the same as UK stars, they don't take themselve too seriously. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

@tucoramirez3333

2 ай бұрын

That seems strange to me cos I have seen quite a few comedy roasts on KZread and it involved a lot of American celebrities- frank sinatra dean martin etc

@Ylyrra

2 ай бұрын

@@tucoramirez3333 Roasts are only superficially the same, they're more about bullying someone than being funny, and the subject enduring it to "prove" they're a good sport. It's still all about winning, either by breaking someone or by proving "you can take it". The subject takes it seriously because the entire point of the thing is all about them, whereas a panel show people laugh the jokes at their expense off because the show isn't really about them, they're just fuel for the comedy. One is all about ego and the other is about stepping away from your ego.

@tucoramirez3333

2 ай бұрын

@@Ylyrra not the ones I have watched - they are laughing their heads off - including the person getting roasted

@Ylyrra

2 ай бұрын

@@tucoramirez3333 Well, I guess that's what a roast is supposed to be, I've just never had the good fortune to see one that seemed genuine rather than someone being put through a right of passage like hazing.

Bob Mortimers stories on wilty are legendary , his self dendistry story is wild 😂

@grahamstrouse1165

2 ай бұрын

Fuji 9, baby!

@qasimmir7117

2 ай бұрын

@@grahamstrouse1165 Once you know how to use Fuji 9, you are basically a dentist.

@wendycoyne2899

2 ай бұрын

I love the firework story, his poor mum

@everestyeti

Ай бұрын

The egg in the bath has also got to be one of the best as well.

@snafufubar

Ай бұрын

Splitting an apple. It all comes down to the " present" at the end.

Bob Mortimer's 'Hand Lion' story is beyond hilarious. Would I lie..., Mock the week, QI, 8/10 cats does Countdown, are all unmissable.

Actually, Radio 4 is why Britain has panel shows/games 😊

@abarratt8869

2 ай бұрын

Radio 4 comedy panel games are the best. Some of the things they get away with broadcasting are incredible, especially at the time of day they’re on. I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue was is legendary.

@GHar94

2 ай бұрын

Radio is actually why we have comedy on tv in the first place, it used to be all drama!

@DanFre40

2 ай бұрын

@@abarratt8869Stephen Fry's alternative definition of the word "countryside" on ISIHAC was fantastic, he said it meant "the killing of Piers Morgan"

@roberthindle5146

2 ай бұрын

Indeed. Still waiting for the TV version of The Unbelievable Truth.

@davidadams3408

2 ай бұрын

@@DanFre40 I still think the best joke Jack has ever said on ISIHAC is when describing the life of Marcel Marceau he said he died of gesticullar cancer. Brilliant.

In the UK version there are genuinely quirky people, comedians and some straight laced people but they all relax and let their guard down and then there's the chemistry between Lee, David and Rob

I think the main issue with US attempts at panel shows is American comedians and other people in entertainment are all about being big bold personalities and getting everything hyped and thay just doesn't suit the format which is centred around mutual mockery and silliness. Other issue is people in the US tend to be less self-deprecating which is a big part of the banter.

@cultfiction3865

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I’ve met some Americans and honestly, the ones I’ve met so use different words at times than we do, and they can seem a bit extra, a bit more expressive about things in general. But just like us, everyone will find different things funny. They didn’t have any problem understanding my humour and I understood theirs. So really there is funny and unfunny stuff in both American and British Comedy

@pooman2

2 ай бұрын

Yes

The permanent glint in Bob Mortimer’s eye is a joy to behold 😊

The Satsuma Complex is Bob Mortimer’s novel. He also has an autobiography

@martynadams2011

2 ай бұрын

Bob’s Autobiography is called “And Away…..” -and it’s hilarious and we’ll worth the read or… he narrates his own book on Audiobooks.

"Shooting Stars" is mad as hats. If you want an insane panel show.

Who said Americans couldn’t do cringe comedy? Their version of WILTY made me cringe SOOOOOO hard! 😂

@HonestWatchReviewsHWR

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing 🤣

There are currently seven international Taskmaster series running, the uk version is shown in at least 10 countries or more

I notice from that wiki page that the usa show has 5 writers. The uk wiki page for the same show has no writers; does that illustrate something i wonder?

@Petelfc88

Ай бұрын

Of course the British show has writers who do you think writes the statements on the cards?

@mookie2637

Ай бұрын

Certainly most, perhaps all modern UK panel shows have writers. In a way, this is their central falsehood - that they are conversational and improvised, when for the most part they are anything but. On some shows (and Sean Lock talks about this somewhere), the writers actually set up in a room and the performers buy their material and the rights to it then and there. Older ones (eg Just a Minute) didn't do this, and the consequent sense of a barely suppressed riot is what the modern ones lack. PS Sean didn't buy his material, and I don't think Bob did either.

"It was reported that the series was cancelled after 1 season" - you don't say!! 🤦‍♂️😂👍

There are some great panel shows, Mock the Week, Have I got News For You, QI, just to name a few. But the problem as far as I can see it, is that you'd never get them made the same way in the US. US TV has such tight lines that they have to stick to, or the morality police will go for them, whereas in the UK we tend to more relaxed on things, and a lot of shows push things to the very edge of what they can get away with. Take "Have I got News For You" some of the front row is made up of lawyers to make sure they don't go to far on what is said. Oh!! if you ever get the chance look up the old versions of Never mind the Buzzcocks, which is now been rebooted, with Greg Davis as the host, which is also very good.

@lpsp442

2 ай бұрын

It's funny because while I see what you're saying about the quote-unquote morality police.... the example lie that Alanna featured from the US episode here was so disgusting it made me wonder where on earth their moral censors were at the time?!?! I can only imagine the British production team looking at that prospective lie and giving a solid blow-by-blow breakdown to the guest in question on why that lie won't fly - it's just revolting. So sometimes in America it seems almost like there's a twisted "immorality police" if you will, that insists on forcing these gross and pointless "anti-jokes" that totally undermine the intended emphasis of the show. And this seems to be a big battle within America, because there's both a morality police AND an immorality police that fight over everything, and many things beyond good television get ruined in the crossfire.

@EndertheWeek

2 ай бұрын

@@lpsp442 I agree. I think in the UK the celebrities live far more normal lives and so they have things to lie/be truthful about. I thought one of the telling things on the USA versions wiki page was the number of writers. I checked the UK version and there were none. That may reflect the quality of the panelists but also the different approach between the 2 countries.

Whose line is it anyway is the best. In the UK we ended up with Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops both American and Colin Mochrie a Canadian who I’m guess must be a national treasure to Canadians.

@Elwaves2925

2 ай бұрын

Mike McShane too in the early days, along with Wayne Brady later on and many others. The UK show still holds up today, a lot of it is available on YT and still gets a watch from me.

The British version of this show is such a success because of the chemistry between and talent of Rob Brydon, David Mitchell and Lee Mack. They have distinctive and individual styles of humour. Their constant ribbing of each other adds another humorous element to the show. If you watch the first few seasons of the show you will see how it has evolved into the success it is today. Rob started off as a guest where his talent shone through. It was obvious then that he was the right man to take over as the chairman. I never tire of the show. You are right about Bob and his stories. They are so out there that they drive David crazy trying to decide truth or lie. Have you seen the one where Bob claims to do his own dentistry? That's a classic. 😂😂

Anything with Bob Mortimer, Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, or James Acaster is comedy gold.

I thought this was going to be a typical reaction video (There are so many on here) but as usual you turned it into something unique. Judging by the clip you played of the USA version it seems to be very much a competition from the panels to see who can get the most attention. Whereas the UK version seems more a bunch of mates having a fun game whist taking the piss out of each other and Rob Brydon is very much part of that! Have a great week x

@Isleofskye

2 ай бұрын

The Elephant in the room is that unless Women are really goo,strong friends,they don't take the piss out of each other,publicly.

I think that my 'palate cleanser' will be to hunt down Bob Mortimer's story about the fireworks...!! 😀

Shooting Stars? Since you're a Bob Mortimer fan. Also, Creature Comforts may be a show you'd love if not seen it. it's such an insane concept but absolute quirky Britishness. Somone pitched the idea like "Let's spend months making plastecine animals that talk about random outakes of their lives" And us brits loved it! 🤣

@davidz2690

2 ай бұрын

the Stars in Their Eyes sketch is top tier

@daranphilipson1025

2 ай бұрын

I am literally watching advert now of 2 dogs in the back of car using this very concept.

@qasimmir7117

2 ай бұрын

Oh god. Nick Park’s Creature Comforts is one of my favourites.

@robertadavies4236

2 ай бұрын

Creature Comforts has a KZread channel with most, if not all, of the episodes (complete and in clips). To appreciate it properly, you must be aware that the voices are real people being interviewed about their lives, without any kind of scripting. The animations were then done around the recordings.

I grew up in Canada watching Front Page Challenge which was a hugely popular panel show about the news. I was actually on the Reach For The Top team for my school. But those are about the only panel shows I can remember in Canada. I love watching Would I Lie To You though. Kevin bridges buying a horse (accidentally) was my favorite episode.

@rach_laze

2 ай бұрын

Check out Mock the Week if you want a British comedy news show, much better than have I got news for you

John Simm was, of course, The Master but just before that he played DCI Sam Tyler in a series called Life on Mars which was actually the first thing I remember him from.

@TrickyDicky2006

2 ай бұрын

Mostly know of him as 'Jip' from a brit flick called Human Traffic about a group of friends night out in Cardiff. his 'The weekend has landed' speech was probably the most quoted lines for most ravers in the late 90s 😆

@jackmartinleith

Ай бұрын

Also cop show Grace. New series coming soon.

To be fair, Who’s Line Is It Anyway is a British panel show that did hit big in the US (still airing after decades).

Yay! Would I lie to you is one of my favourite shows. Love it. Brilliant stress reliever! My favourite was mock the week 😊

Congrats on hitting 150k well deserved, Alana.

As a UK fan, the recent 10+ year run of Whose Line US is now my favourite which I rewatch a lot more than the 00s series. Aisha Tyler was such a fantastic addition as presenter and the new regular guests were all great as well as the original guests who returned. The humour is pretty much the same slapstick, innuendo laden stuff from its previous two versions, but right up to date in regards to trends and satire. It’s exactly what you loved in the 00s but just with more recent references.

Panel shows are brilliant...I think I mentioned them to you a while ago...love them ❤

Omg! Loved this! I hope you do more reactions! So funny!

have you seen Lee mack's cockney routine at the Apollo, you've probably lived here long enough to appreciate it, thanks for the content, love it!

@AdventuresAndNaps American here, I love British comedy. First fell in love with it when I stumbled across The Vicar of Dibley. Now thanks to KZread i can watch these shows. I love The Taskmaster. You should do 8 out of 10 Cats

This is just the kind of video I needed today. Thank you, and congratulations on 150,000 subscribers!

@AdventuresAndNaps

2 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

@grantparman4705

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

whose line is it anyway started in the uk... clive anderson, tony slattery, ryan stiles, greg proops, josie lawrence was the original line-up.

Sean Lock - Carrott in a Box. Enough said.

I'll have to watch this later but just want to add that new Taskmaster is starting next week. Woo-hoo! The US managed to screw up their version of that too, which is quite an achievement. The NZ version (especially seasn 2) is well worth a look. 🙂

@AdventuresAndNaps

2 ай бұрын

I really liked the AUS version!

@Elwaves2925

2 ай бұрын

@@AdventuresAndNaps Yeah, that was good too but the NZ season 2 is up there with the best of any version.

@reducer774

2 ай бұрын

Agree with the recommendation for the NZ version. I’d love to see the Aussie version

You are a lovely addition to Britain, glad to have you.. You are with us for good reasons

I agree with you about Bob, as mentionrd below, anything with Sean Lock (rip) in 8 out of 10 cats do Countdown, but surely especially the 2 episodes of carrot in a box

@stevemayes8799

2 ай бұрын

Shaun Lock's seal clubbing, challenging wank and 'greatest achievement' - all in one show. That and both carrots in a box raised him to Bob Mortimer levels.

You know your panel shows, milady! That’s a sub from me. 🙂

The new Whose line is it anyway isn't a reboot, it's just new seasons with almost the same participants from the early 2000s show you grew up on, even Laura Hall and Linda Taylor were there as the musicians, the only main difference is Aisha Tyler is hosting instead of Drew Carey.

Very interesting, that last section! Hi from N Ireland. And yes, I've often made this observation about the distinct uniqueness of UK "panel show" comedy - and how legit god tier it is - vs the lack of it over there. I'm 39, and remember vividly watching the first series of "Have I Got News For You" in 1990, no IDEA wtf the politics was about, but laughing my head off at the shildish humour of Paul Merton, and indeed "Whose Line is it Anyway?", which ofc, was also largely accessible to kids.

@danmayberry1185

2 ай бұрын

I'm Canadian, debating whether to suggest she watch a compilation of Kevin McAleer's Uncle Colm on Derry Girls. Knocks the wind out of me every time.

@garethm3242

2 ай бұрын

@@danmayberry1185 I was born In Omagh, County Tyrone, Kevin McAleer's home town :) That would be interesting. Love the fella

there was a pannel show called blankerty blank, when i was little, it was a national treasure. when i was little i liked one called never mind the buzzcocks a music one

@Elwaves2925

2 ай бұрын

Buzzcocks is still going although it's on Sky now. Greg Davies is the host.

@paulqueripel3493

2 ай бұрын

Blankety blank came back recently.

Friends was filmed with a live audience and that made it good, although the Classic "Mash" had canned laughter which was removed when it first came to the UK

@Petelfc88

Ай бұрын

The laughing on friends is edited in. There’s plenty of videos on here where the laughter track has been removed, you can still here the audience laughing but it’s only really at bloopers not so much at the jokes in the show.

I wonder if you've come across the UK sitcom Coupling? It's a bit like friends though more adult and they don't all live together.

Waaaay back in the 1970s there was a show called Call My Bluff, also based on 2 teams of 3, but instead of stories the questions were 3 definitions of unusual words. One of the regulars was Alan Coren, father of Giles and Victoria (David Mitchell's father in law). By the way I enjoyed the edit of your F bomb - freeze the video but not the audio hahahahaha! Thumbsup++

Re head and taps; if the tap end is against a wall and the other end isn't, then Greg's long legs can hang out the bath with his head at the tap end

There is a US Taskmaster as well. Also there is a New Zealand version of Taskmaster that is actually really good, which is on the Channel 4 streaming site. Takes a while to get used to the dynamic being different.

I think the funniest Would I lie to you episode is the 1 with Kevin Bridges & the horse 😂

Love your vibes

I think that the next panel show you should cover is 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 🙂

FYI they filmed the UK version of Whose Line Is It Anyway in the US, the last series anyway and I think it was to help with the US setup as the guys behind the show obviously switched over for the US version later

I used to live in the states. Loved my years there and adore the friends I made. However, regarding TV... my bugbear about the import and export issue is that we buy successful US TV shows for broadcast in the UK. Eg: Golden Girls, Starsky & Hutch, Cheers, Frasier, Cagney & Lacey, Roseanne, Taxi, Friends, Kojak, Happy Days, Will & Grace, ER, Greys Anatomy... I could go on forever. (This, I think, also plays into why we're so much more aware of their culture than they are of ours). But... America, for the most part, REMAKES successful British shows and, other than the Office, they mostly fail. There's an arrogance about that, as if our TV isn't good enough as is, and Americanising it will make it somehow better. You'd think by now, after so many fails, they'd just buy them and show them in their OG state. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Have I got news for you, QI, Mock The Week, Celebrity Juice, Never Mind The Buzzcocks….. the list goes on!

8 out of 10 cats does countdown is a must

Shooting stars, vic and bob being surreal.

@michaelstamper5604

2 ай бұрын

@gideondurham924. Yer wouldn't let it lie, would yer? 😄😄

How was the funniest part of this whole video not the professional comedians but Alanna reading the comments under the American version. So good

It is possibly the greatest panel show ever created on British TV, and certainly better than all others remaining. No politics, no whining, no virtue signalling, just performers doing what they do best. It is really a treat! It's a strange relic, like one of those ancient Egyptian Obelisks encountered in Rome, Paris or London, still there after all these years because nobody can think of anything better to replace it. Btw, on the radio check out "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" the self-styled "antidote to panel shows".

And you've got to watch more WILTY, it's brilliant. There's an "Unseen bits" one where Sophie Herman flirts with David Mitchell, there's Kevin Bridges once accidentally bought a horse, Lee Mack's Wok Around the Clock and more. Obviously you've seen some but keep searching them out to react to.

The Satuma Complex isn't an autobiography but is well worth a read. It might as well be, though, as his actual life is just as odd, and you certainly picture him as the lead character and can hear his voice as you read it. 😂

Bob Mortimer compilation from 8 out of 10 cats is really something 😂😂

Real comedy is off the cuff, not scripted, and the British shows are almost always filmed in front of a real audience.

I’ve seen a few comments mention ‘Shooting Stars’. Now THAT’S a panel show where people don’t care about winning & losing. In all my life, I’ve never understood the scoring system - if there even is a system!? 👶🏻 🥁 🕊️

We have a very strong comedy panel show generator in the form of Radio 4. A lot of these TV ones started there.

Whose line is it anyway is a UK show that US made their own version of 10 years after the UK version. The show was full of Canadians though. Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles was regulars when i watched it in the 90's. Greg Proops, Wayne Brady and Mike McShane was the go to yanks for a long time..

You should check out Never mind the buzzcocks but the earlier episodes , Britain was different in the late 90's early 2000nds.

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown . A show well worth checking out. So many good clips on youtube. There is no way any of it would ever be in an American version.

@pashvonderc381

2 ай бұрын

2nd that… “ that’s a challenging wank”….

It boils down to the fact that egos are generally left at the door in British shows and they take the piss out of each other regardless of who you are and nobody takes offence.

Hey great channel

at the end, Alana, it looked like you were being held at gunpoint!

Great show, my fav

14:52 I pretty much quit drinking towards the end of 2023 and one of the reasons was I had a very boozy evening and spent the next day in my bathtub. There was no water in the bathtub, there was just me. It just felt safer than my bed, I knew I couldn't fall out of it as long as I didn't try to stand up. Once I _could_ stand up I took a shower and went to bed. My step counter for that day showed a total of about 8 steps. Anyway it was surprisingly comfortable and if I'm ever home alone and severely hungover again in the future I'll definitely do that again.

@stewartbrodie1720

2 ай бұрын

I feel that you left the most important question unanswered: did you have your head at the tap end?

@bobblebardsley

2 ай бұрын

@@stewartbrodie1720 My taps are on the side!

@rach_laze

2 ай бұрын

@@stewartbrodie1720as the younger sibling who always had the tap end when we shared baths I still lay with my head at the tap end in an empty bath 😂 I feel like I never learned how to have a nice relaxing bath

@wendycoyne2899

Ай бұрын

Was there an egg in the bath?

Old ones: "Call my bluff" or "Face the music"

@vladd6787

2 ай бұрын

Call my Bluff was originally American I believe.

@archie6945

2 ай бұрын

@@vladd6787 Not according to chatGpt: ""Call My Bluff" was a British game show that originally aired on the BBC in 1965.

Bobs book is called The Satsuma Complex

@phoenix-xu9xj

2 ай бұрын

I couldn’t get into it on an audio book

@noahrussell2043

2 ай бұрын

@@phoenix-xu9xj I did but I’m in the UK, don’t know about you. In America it was titled The Clementine Complex

I'd highly recommend James Acasters 4 parter 'Repertoire' Absolute game changer. And cold Lasagne 👌🏽💙

I’m sure others comments have already said it but personally I think it’s because of the difference in culture between the UK and US. In the US you’re competing to be the biggest and loudest in the room compared to the UK where we don’t want to cause a fuss. We are not main characters and we don’t want to inconvenience others.

I do love Lee Mack, I live abt 30 miles from his hometown.

One of the things about this show is that it doesn't really matter whether it's true or a lie. Other panel shows? try 'Have I Got News For You'.

Your reaction to WILTY US version shows that you are officially, or at least comically, now completely British!

I found myself agreeing with one of the comments at 19:07. Then I realised it was my comment.

US had panel shows in the 50s and 60s. What’s My Line was a good one. But some were also game shows like Password (on which Betty White was a regular as her husband hosted. That’ll be a good 😊 me to check out)

@xetalq

2 ай бұрын

I'm old enough to remember British TV shows of either the same or similar titles from the 1950s and 1960s - and I'm talking about what ere obviously British shows with British 'personalities'. In other words: these were British productions. It was a more formal era and so they were less chaotic than the panel shows we make in the UK now. But I'm left to wonder about these shows form the 1950s and 60s: which came first - the UK version or that from the US?

@Uatu-the-Watcher

2 ай бұрын

@@xetalq a US show in 1946.

Eight Out of Ten Cats Does Countdown is worth a look.

I have read Bob's the satsuma complex and it's great. I love him, he is truly hilarious.

You should see Bob Mortimer on Gone Fishing. Very different but worth watching.

Love it! :D

I've never heard of bumped bannana bread eitherq.

Who's Line is it Anyway, continues in the States but stopped here years ago

I’ve been to recordings of several UK panel shows, including live broadcasts like The Last Leg, and we don’t use canned laughter! We’d all cringe at canned laughter and a show that used it would be cancelled quickly!

Bob Mortimer+ panel show = Shooting Stars 🤩 but it's a bit dated now

Whose line is it anyway was legendary. There was no prep for the participants, entirely random. You had to go out there and be funny on demand improvising absolutely everything. Not everyone could cope!

I had assumed "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" was of Canadian origin because some of the regulars (Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie) were Canadian.

I love QI, educational as well as very funny 😂

There is a panel game on TV that has all the usual qualities except that winning really, really does matter. It was A Question of Sport. The two regular team captains were retired sports pros, accompanied by other competitors from all over the sports world. It was funny (especially when presented by Sue Barker) and serious. Famously Ian Botham kept losing series to Bill Beaumont. Botham did win but the recording was interrupted by a fire alarm. When they went back in to finish the recording the BBC decided to re-record the very last question. But it was a different question and Bill Beaumont won. Botham was furious!

Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

@Isleofskye

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I'm 69 from London and it's nor going to happen but I always fancied a second home on Vancouver Island which I visited in 1979.

Bobs book the satsuma complex is a novel, not an autobiography, and it’s great 👍🏻

lmao Girl you have Sooooo become British , the way you shut that US version down , you could see your finger on the pause button so fast. You know British humour and it’s something that we do well. Keep up the good researching 👍

Loved Mock the Week (RIP), but glad that we have QI, 8 Out of Ten Cats and WILTY. Could also include Have I Got News For You, which while not a traditional panel show, does really highlight how we really do like to take the proverbial out of ourselves - and we wouldn't want to do it in any other way! Remember watching 'Whose Line...' way back when with Clive James, someone who even though from Aus we Brits really took to loving his comedic style and delivery with his distinctive voice - much missed.

Yes! I’m sorry I haven’t a clue is a radio panel show (of which there have been many super successful shows) is excellent. Can get past series on KZread. Rob Brydon has an excellent voice - very talented man.

Bob Mortimer wrote the odd sketch for ... The Fast Show 😉