Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer was comedy double act Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer's third television sketch show, which aired in January 1999 on BBC2 in the United Kingdom. While maintaining certain elements from The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, the show was very different in many ways. Vic Reeves in the mid 90s Vic Reeves (born James Jim Roderick Moir January 24, 1959) is an English comedian, best known through his double act with Bob Mortimer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer was a BBC TV sketch show written by and starring double act Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer. ...

As with the previous sketch show, a song kicked off the proceedings, and once again the duo sat at their trademark desk. However, the desk was almost completely bare, (as opposed to their previous prop-covered ones), and had a transparent front, through which the moving form of a naked man (in interviews, the duo explained that he was "a humunculus") could be seen. The studio set was different too, the huge R&M letters replaced with large stained glass representations of the pair. The duo's humour had evolved too, their chat at the desk seemed more improvised, but also more obtuse.

There were also changes in the double-act dynamic. Vic's character was frequently unhinged and waved guns and large blunt objects around with relish, while Bob played a slightly baffled innocent most of the time. As usual, however, they would tend to fall out very easily, which would result in one of their trademark slapstick fights, which grew more absurd, violent and freeform as the series progressed. One memorable instance involved Vic's head becoming mutated after a spin in a tumble dryer as Bob, unable to contain his laughter, set about him with a baseball bat.

There were also a number of pre-recorded sketches, all of which heightened the obtuse, unusual nature of much of the show. It was a firm favourite with Vic and Bob's cult following, but confused and unsettled many new fans who had joined them after viewing their more accessible game show spoof, Shooting Stars. With this in mind, it is perhaps ironic that the duo confessed that they originally set out to make Bang Bang a genuine attempt to create a show that didn't polarize people's opinions as much as before. The duo themselves are very proud of the show, Bob stating that "If we're remembered for anything, we hope it's for that one."^{[citation needed]} The original panel of Shooting Stars, left to right: Vic Reeves, Mark Lamarr, Bob Mortimer and Ulrika Jonsson Shooting Stars is a UK television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC TWO. Created by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it is both a parody of the game show format, and an...

Recurring Sketches

Lunchtime Capers (The Car Door Blokes)

These extremely odd slapstick sketches would see the duo driving around an idyllic location only to park their car between two immoveable objects (two trees, two other parked cars, a ship's engine, a petrol pump etc), resulting in a protracted bout of "very frustrating" door-opening attempts, after which the duo would have to resort to other methods. Usually, at some point the boot or the windscreen wipers would fly off the car and explode in a nearby field, and in the last one, the duo found themselves engaging in a bout of staring with some grief-stricken monkeys on their way to a baptism. In these sketches, someone was always killed in a strange way, ejecting an egg from their mouths before vanishing into thin air. The duo explained that the eggs were "their souls". In the first episode of the sreries, Vic was killed and Bob greedily ate his egg.

Fun, Fun, Fun

Tom Fun and his best friend Derek were shown in these oddly touching sketches wandering aimlessly around a city centre at dawn, having been "thrown out of our lodgings" for unclear reasons involving Derek's behaviour. Their quest to find something "fun" to do was very childlike and knew no bounds, from going down the drains, prizing up cobblestones and rooting around in a skip.

The Club

The main event on Bang Bang was this spoof-docusoap, which took us behind-the-scenes at Baron's Nightclub, the "4th best club in Hull." Paul Baron (Vic) was the dodgy, oafish proprietor who kept all the keys for the premises on "luxury chains" about his person, while his long-lost brother Tony (Bob, with a bizarre accent) was in charge of the day-to-day running of the club, often expressing "serious reservations" about Paul's half-baked ideas. The compere was an insane American called Kinky John Fowler (Vic), whose "plucking peppercorns" routine was not one of Tony's favourites. After a disastrous "Erotic Night," and an even more calamitous "Talent Night" (which consisted of a man with a fox on his head and a man frightening ducks with a strange hydraulic machine), things took a turn for the better when boy band Mandate played a successful set, and Paul managed to secure the services of Les Dennis for one night only. However, a jealous Kinky John got "shit-faced" and threatened everyone with a large gun. A boyband (British English)—or boy band (American English)—is a type of pop group featuring between three and six young male singers who are usually also dancers. ... Les Dennis (born Leslie Dennis Heseltine October 12, 1953) is an English television presenter. ...

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The Stotts

Once again, the Stotts returned, developing their celebrity interviews. Damon Hill was asked if his nose was aerodynamic and tested in a wind-tunnel. Sinead O'Connor was given a full-frontal view of what lurked within Davey's kilt, a truly baffled Paul McKenna was asked if peanuts were soluble, Caprice was told that Davey's long pointy shoes were offered to him by the King of Spain in retribution for him "attacking his wife with a fish slice," while Michael Winner was quizzed on whether a human could leave fingerprints on a parsnip! At the end of every interview, the pair would abandon the celebrity onstage while sad music played. Damon Graham Devereux Hill, born in London on September 17, 1960, is the son of the late, two time Formula One World Champion Graham Hill. ... Sinéad OConnor (born December 8, 1966) is an Irish pop singer and songwriter. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Caprice can mean: Caprice Bourret American supermodel and actress. ... Michael Winner (born October 30, 1935 in London, England) is a British film director and producer. ...

External links

• It's Reeves and Mortimer!
• The Complete Guide To Reeves & Mortimer