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. Vic reeves big night out began life as a solo comedy show by james moir in the goldsmiths tavern in london in the mid1980s. Anyways, im not sure if it was designed to hurt, but vic reeves is the type of person who acts before he thinks and probably believes that nothing is sacred in the field of comedy. Its first series appeared in 1993 following the duos move to the bbc after. 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. The show was later acknowledged as a seminal force in british comedy throughout the 1990s and. The show often appears to be completely random, ramshackle and nonsensical. On 3 october 2007, the first episode was rebroadcast on more4 as part of channel 4 at 25, a season of. 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. Vic reeves big night out channel 4, 19901991 when vic reeves big night out launched in 1990, the cover of nme said you dont know this yet but vic reeves is britains funniest man, and although it might have been something of a risk to put him on the cover, reeves went from a virtual unknown to a big comedy star by the end of the shows run as the selfstyled britains top. With vic reeves, bob mortimer, vaun earl norman, matt berry. Vic reeves, bob mortimer, dudley freeman, charlie higson, fred.
Be the first to ask a question about vic reeves big night in. Developed from a threehour live neovariety show which jonathan ross once went to see and then commissioned them to make a cutdown halfhour version for tv. In the music video, which was directed by reeves, the duo dress as mike nesmith and. Les worked his way from pub backroom appearances to tv stardom with vic reeves big night out and ultimately les lives, his own series. In 1995, reeves and mortimer released a cover of the monkees song im a believer with british band emf which reached no. The smell of reeves and mortimer season 1 full episodes. Vic reeves and bob mortimer are making a oneoff special of big night out for the bbc. Vic and mortimer are doing a full big night out series. I cant imagine hed have been too upset at morrissey turning his back on him. I seem to remember that moz was very complimentary towards bob mortimer though. 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 and bob mortimer provide songs, sketches and silliness in buckets. Vic reeves big night out, too2much, london stage the.
Moir met bob mortimer during a performance of one of his shows, and they began working together as a doubleact. They appeared in the second series of the smell of reeves and mortimer and bang bang, its reeves and mortimer as talk show hosts again. Vic reeves stars in a new comedy sketch show for radio 2, which sees him paired up with his old partner, bob mortimer, for the first time in six years. 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. Allegedly the idea came about because reeves real name jim moir ended up. He is an actor and writer, known for catterick 2004, vic reeves big night out 1990 and house of fools 2014. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. 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. The oneoff bbc two show will mix sketches set on location with segments filmed in front of a studio audience.
It was nonpolitical, unoffensive and just out and out silliness. 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. Vic reeves big night out streaming online justwatch. Buy vic reeves art online shop and blog official website. The reason moz fell out with vic reeves morrisseysolo. I was thrilled to interview fred aylward, who spent almost ten years as les, the baldheaded, labcoated henchman to vic reeves. Vic and bobs big night out promises to deliver their inimitable brand. Vic reeves big night out series 1 episode 5 part 1 youtube. There are sketches, songs, eyepopping special effects, ridiculous fights and clever stunts packed into this fastpaced studio show. Paul julian whitehouse born 17 may 1958 is a welsh actor, writer and comedian.
Vic reeves was born in leeds, england in january 1959. Reeves had a history with the track, having both sung it at the beginning of early big night out performances in london, and opened the channel 4 series with it. Hugely influential, surreal and anarchic parody of the variety show format. Vic and bob and their mateshangers on would go to the rub a dub club at the greyhound in sydenham and talk loudly throughout the entire show as if it was their space and someone had set up a cabaret club around them, rather than the other way around. But vic reeves big night out, their anarchic early nineties show now resurrected for a. The show, now with mortimer on board, moved to a bigger venue in albany theatre in deptford in 1989. 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. In a 2005 poll to find the comedians comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders. Vic reeves and bob mortimer during vic reeves bob mortimer big night out live at. As a solo performer, vic has branched out into various other fields, earning a number one single with the song dizzy, presenting historical series vic reeves examines and taking over from richard. 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. Vic reeves big night out was a cult british comedy stage show and later tv series which ran. It also gave the 90s a new fashion, allowing a revival of easy listening, and the wearing of suits and velvet, of which the madchester lot had deemed unfashionable before. Vic and bob are joined by les, the man with the stick and kim wilde for a.
It marked the beginnings of the collaboration between vic reeves and bob mortimer and started their vic and bob comedy double act. If you want to start a main vicreevesbignightout page, just click the edit button above. 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. Meet vic alongside a stellar list of other wellknown artists at the art car boot fair love margate edition where you can greet, haggle. The dashing vic reeves takes to the stage alongside the debonair bob mortimer. Catch the brandnew series vic and bobs big night out on bbc four every wednesday at 10pm. Currently you are able to watch vic reeves big night out streaming on all 4 or buy it as download on apple itunes. With vic reeves, bob mortimer, fred aylward, charlie higson. 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. 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 and bob mortimer introduce a selection of eccentric characters. Vic reeves was born on january 24, 1959 in leeds, west yorkshire, england as james roderick moir. The pair began working together in 1990 on madcap variety performance vic reeves big night out, before creating sketch shows the smell of reeves and. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from vic reeves. Vic reeves celebrity profile check out the latest vic reeves photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
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. The smell of reeves and mortimer is a bbc tv sketch show written by and starring double act vic reeves and bob mortimer. Vic reeves and bob mortimer say tv needs more idiots as. Vic and bobs big night out tv series 20182019 imdb. He has been married to nancy sorrell since january 25, 2003. Big night out began in a pub in new cross the name of which i have forgotten. A little chat with fred aylward wiffle lever to full. Vic reeves big night out began life as a regular thursday night gig at goldsmiths tavern. They somehow manage to outdo themselves with every programme they create, and building on the foundations of shows like big night out and shooting stars, that truly is some feat. Born james moir, vic adopted the name vic reeves in part thanks to him being a fan of american crooner, jim reeves. Find out when vic reeves big night out is on tv, including series 1episode 1.
Vic reeves big night out tv series 19901991 the movie. The inimitable vic reeves again joins forces with the irrepressible bob mortimer to present. The name vic reeves reportedly came from his favourite singers vic damone and jim reeves. Series one of house of fools was a comical violation of the senses, in the most enjoyable way imaginable. Vic reeves big night out series 1 episode 1 part 2. Nancy sorrell and vic reeves during south bank show awards 2007 at the savoy in london. Vic reeves and bob mortimer didnt invent surreal, non sequiturfuelled comedy. Download vic reeves big night out tv show all season directly. A pop music radio show for people who already know plenty about pop music, hosted by ron boogiemonster gerber and heard every friday night from 10.
Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. According to bruce dessau,vic reeves big night outmarked a watershed in tv comedy history. Vic and bobs big night out 2018 tv show vic reeves and bob mortimer burst onto our screens with a hilarious nonstop halfhour of mischief, fun and mayhem. Another little nugget transcribed from my radio archives, this time from march 2007. Achieved chart success with the song dizzy in 1991 with the band the wonderstuff. The first television outing for vic reeves and bob mortimer. From the big night out came absolutely naked video but actually funny, paul merton the series and the mary whitehouse experience.
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