Legendary doubleact vic reeves and bob mortimer burst back onto our screens with a brand new series of big night out, a hilarious nonstop halfhour of mischief, fun and mayhem. Vic reeves and bob mortimer planning big night out series. Vic is joined by a man who slithers to the sound of morse code and another chap who flatters brie. Dec 20, 2017 it was nonpolitical, unoffensive and just out and out silliness. You look like ray reardon trying to obtain concessionary bus fares. One of the moments that cracked me up the first time was when vic patted a fake seagull on the head and said fly away to freedom my little beauty, then it swung back and he got knocked off his chair in such a stupid fashion. Vic reeves big night out tv series 19901991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Feb 03, 2003 2002 once upon a time in the midlands film 2000 randall and hopkirk deceased tv 1993 shooting stars tv 1993 the smell of reeves and mortimer tv 1990 vic reeves big night out tv.
Its live incarnation marked the beginnings of the collaboration between vic reeves real name jim moir and bob mortimer and started their reeves and mortimer also known informally as vic and bob comedy double act. His stage show vic reeves big night out began life as a regular thursday night gig at goldsmiths tavern, new cross now the new cross house. His company, channel x, brought vic reeves big night out to channel 4 as a. Vic reeves big night out was a popular comedy series born from regular cult performances in london pubs in the eighties. Im laughing just as hard as i type them out now, 25 years from when they first graced our screens in vic reeves and bob mortimers first. Vic reeves and bob mortimer are set to bring another series of big night out to bbc four. Watch vic reeves big night out season 2 prime video. A description of tropes appearing in vic reeves big night out.
Vic reeves big night out was perhaps one of the most weird and wonderful comedies to come out of the 1990s, but the origins of the show started way before that the original concept for the big night out began back in the 80s when vic reeves, or jim muir as he is really called, started a show for a friend in a pub in london. Developed from a stage show, big night outs novel characters les, wavy davy, graham lister, the slitherer and cultural parodying ensured cult. It marked the beginnings of the collaboration between vic reeves and bob mortimer and s. Ymmv vic reeves big night out if you meant one of those, just click and go. Watch vic reeves big night out season 1 prime video.
His original show called vic reeves variety palladium and in 1986 he moved the show to the goldsmiths tavern, new cross and renamed it vic reeves big night out where it became a regular, and popular, gig. Buy vic reeves art online shop and blog official website. Vic reeves big night out was a cult british comedy stage show and later tv series which ran on channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991, as well as a new. Vic reeves and bob mortimer are back with a brand new series of even bigger nights out.
Vic reeves big night out was a cult british comedy stage show and later tv series which ran on channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991, as well as a new year special. Les worked his way from pub backroom appearances to tv stardom with vic reeves big night out and ultimately les lives, his own series on bbc2. After a long block of tapes from the later end of my collection, now were going back to an earlier simpler age, as witness the original channel 4 logo that opens this tape. Vic reeves big night out series 1 episode 1 part 2 youtube. The show, now with mortimer on board, moved to a bigger venue in albany theatre in deptford in 1989. Vic sings im a believer accompanied by isambard kingdom.
Vic reeves and bob mortimer didnt invent surreal, non sequiturfuelled comedy. But vic reeves big night out, their anarchic early nineties show now. Jim moir started performing comedy under various pseudonyms, eventually arriving at vic reeves, the northeasts top light entertainer. The first television outing for the double act of vic reeves and bob mortimer, its a parody of lightentertainment variety shows, with vic in the role of host and bob playing a variety of characters. Vic reeves celebrity profile check out the latest vic reeves photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Vic reeves full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
To mark their 25th anniversary at the bbc which began with the smell of reeves and mortimer, vic reeves and bob mortimer return to prove their ability to constantly innovate and surprise, with their unique brand of surreal humour, which has not mellowed with time. Vic reeves house arrest was a weekly radio comedy series written by and starring vic reeves. Vic reeves big night out tv series 19901991 the movie. Vic and bob, also known as reeves and mortimer, are a british comedy double act consisting. The show is a reimagining of 90s favourite vic reeves big night out. These included a loudmouthed american called jim bell, a beat poet called mister mystery and, eventually, the northeasts top light entertainervic reeves. Vic reeves big night out was a cult british comedy stage show and later tv series which ran on channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991, as well as a new ye. He came to prominence in the late eighties with bob mortimer wearing quasiedwardian attire and wraparound sideburns with his variety show vic reeves big night out previous jobs. Moir met bob mortimer during a performance of one of his shows, and they began working together as a doubleact. Its round about this time of night that i like to slip a petri dish under a squirrel.
Originally broadcast on channel 4 in 1990, the show was a tv adaptation of material performed by reeves and comedy partner bob mortimer at. It was first broadcast in 2007 in the 1 pm slot on saturday afternoons. The nearly complete and utter history of everything captain scott. So lets catalogue the events of the first episode and see if we can make any sense of it at all in retrospect. T he oneoff special, a reimagining of the original, will air on bbc2 on. Nov 28, 2018 t he fact that vic and bobs big night out bbc four was on our screens at all is something of a prechristmas miracle. The 58yearold comedian who has been a lifelong fan of the soap has managed to bag the role of. My six best albums vic reeves, 50, one of britains bestloved comedians, shot to fame with televisions big night out and went on to star with bob mortimer in a string of tv shows. Feb 10, 2011 i was thrilled to interview fred aylward, who spent almost ten years as les, the baldheaded, labcoated henchman to vic reeves. With vic reeves, bob mortimer, vaun earl norman, matt berry. May 22, 2017 vicjim first rose to public consciousness with vic reeves big night out in 1990.
Vic reeves big night out began life as a solo comedy show by james moir in the goldsmiths tavern in london in the mid1980s. Vic reeves and bob mortimers return for another big night out will air over christmas, it has been revealed. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Vic reeves to star in new bbc2 sitcom hebburn media the.
Vic reeves big night out is a british cult comedy stage show and later tv series which ran on channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991, as well as a new year special. Vic reeves and bob mortimer will present a studio show full to the brim of their trademark comedy, including original songs, sketches and stunts. Vic and bob produced a show in 2014 called house of fools, which returned for a second series in 2015, and reprised their big night out characters the stotts for a sketch on this years comic relief. May 23, 2019 vic reeves big night out was originally a stage show which first made it to tv in 1990 on channel 4. Vic reeves was born on january 24, 1959 in leeds, west yorkshire, england as james roderick moir. Vic reeves and bob mortimer say tv needs more idiots as big. If you want to start a mainvicreevesbignightout page, just click the edit button above. With vic reeves, bob mortimer, fred aylward, charlie higson. Vic reeves big night out c4 sketch show british comedy guide. Film genre action animation comedy documentary drama. Its live incarnation marked the beginnings of the collaboration between vic reeves real name jim moir and bob mortimer and started their reeves and mortimer also known. Yet for all his northernness, it was london that made reeves success possible. He is an actor and writer, known for catterick 2004, vic reeves big night out 1990 and house of fools 2014. It marked the beginnings of the collaboration between vic reeves and bob mortimer and started their vic and bob comedy double act.
Its a long time since he made his television debut with vic reeves big night out back in 1990, and was. Vic reeves big night out was a british comedy tv series written by and starring vic reeves and bob mortimer, which ran on channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991. The dashing vic reeves takes to the stage alongside the debonair bob mortimer. Vic and bob have performed on a number of television programmes as a. A friend and i used to go and see his very early stuff, mainly around greenwichwoolwich area, if anybody remembers les from vic reeves big night out, he was an art technician at out school and he would get us free tickets. Vic reeves big night out cinemattractions tape 923. Emf the 5th dimension u2 vic reeves vic reeves big night out various bob mortimer. Dec 23, 2017 vic reeves and bob mortimer say tv needs more idiots as big night out returns to our screens the pair will be back with the hit show and want the face of television to change share. Achieved chart success with the song dizzy in 1991 with the band the wonderstuff. Vic reeves big night out is one of the funniest shows that i have ever seen. Vic reeves big night out page 3 rtg sunderland message. At first only friends attended, but soon word spread of the ever.
The show ran on channel 4 from 1990 to 1991 and went on two nationwide tours. It marked the beginnings of the collaboration between vic reeves real name jim moir and bob mortimer and started their vic and bob comedy double act. Mar 06, 2012 vic reeves is to star in a new bbc2 sitcom coproduced by steve coogans baby cow hebburn is written by standup comic jason cook and is based on his experiences of growing up in the northeast. Vic reeves big night out series 2 episode 7 part 2. Vic and bob produced a show in 2014 called house of fools, which returned for a second series in 2015, and reprised their big night out characters the stotts for. I had no idea what to expect from vic reeves big night out when i tuned in that fateful friday night in 1990, but the sheer oddness of what unfolded onscreen was very welcome. The first television outing for vic reeves and bob mortimer. Vic reeves timeline featuring tv shows and other highlights.
Did bob mortimer mastermind a daring heist on a campsite tuck shop. Vic reeves big night out complete global ips youtube. To mark their 25th anniversary at the bbc which began with the smell of reeves and mortimer, vic reeves and bob mortimer return to prove their ability to constantly innovate and surprise. It was produced by open mike productions and broadcast on bbc radio 2 it costarred reeves wife, nancy sorrell, his comedy partner, bob mortimer and the mighty boosh star, noel fielding. With victoria elliott, matt lucas, bob mortimer, vaun earl norman. Find out about booking film programmes internationally. Vic reeves big night out, too2much, london stage the.
The inimitable vic reeves again joins forces with the irrepressible bob mortimer to present intriguing crowdpleasers such as novelty island, les facts and the man with the stick. It also marked the beginnings of the work between vic reeves and bob mortimer and made the public aware of their double act. Vic and bobs big night out to return to bbc four for. A little chat with fred aylward wiffle lever to full. Vic and bobs big night out 20182019 tv series comedy. To promote the dvd release of their channel 4 series big night out, vic reeves and bob mortimer were staging a oneoff gig in a. Best movies and tv shows like vic reeves big night out.
Vic reeves and bob mortimer introduce a selection of eccentric characters. Vic reeves big night out was originally a stage show which first made it to tv in 1990 on channel 4. The duos 25th anniversary tour was cancelled three years ago when bob. You should watch vic reeves big night out the sundae. Ive got great ideas, but it seems like its a lot cheaper and easier to stick a camera through someones window. Vic and bobs big night out to return to bbc four for second series. Vic reeves big night out tv series 19901991 full cast. Best vic reeves big night out quotes quote catalog. Almost undefinable entertainment featuring velvetsuited vic reeves born jim moir and exsolicitor sidekick bob mortimer. T he fact that vic and bobs big night out bbc four was on our screens at all is something of a prechristmas miracle. Specifically south london, where the enthusiasm of new cross audiences propelled big night out on to television. The dashing vic reeves takes to the stage alongside the debonair bob mortimer, and the world of surreal comedy will never be the same again.
These included a loudmouthed american called jim bell, a beat poet called mister mystery and, eventually, the northeasts top light entertainer vic reeves. And theres an appearance from mr dennis, a dour confectioner. Vic reeves and bob mortimer will return with a new series of big night out pa. Vic reeves is set to play a television presenter in coronation street. But vic reeves big night out, their anarchic early nineties show now resurrected for a. The show often appears to be completely random, ramshackle and nonsensical. Vic reeves big night out on tour 1991 concert vhs duration. Vic and bobs big night out tv series 20182019 imdb. Sep 30, 2008 vic reeves big night out was a cult british comedy stage show and later tv series which ran on channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991, as well as a new year special. Hugely influential, surreal and anarchic parody of the variety show format. Featuring a blog and online shop where you can buy original works and limited edition prints by vic reeves. Its very difficult to get anything on tv at the moment. May 18, 2017 when is vic and bobs big night out on bbc two, is it a oneoff special and which celebrities will have a cameo.