Shooting Stars

Meteor 'Formed From Halley's Comet Debris' Spotted Over England & Wales (PICTURE, VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK/ PA | Sara C Nelson | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK

Did you see a green-tinged meteor flash across the sky on Wednesday night? Witnesses have reported seeing the "fireball" shoot over England and W...

Vic And Bob's BBC Return After Sacking

PA | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are coming back to the BBC two years after the corporation axed their surreal panel show 'Shooting Stars'. The pair wil...

Is Mad Men a Period Piece? Not If You Work in Comedy - Part Two

Deborah Frances-White | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK Comedy
Deborah Frances-White

Outright sexism is such a rare sight in an office, it's fascinating to see it depicted as a recent historical curiosity in the fictional world of Sterling Cooper. But lately I've noticed that it parallels pretty well with attitudes that 21st Century women working in comedy, deal with all the time.

Back With The Beeb.. As A Sailor

PA | Posted 07.03.2012 | UK Entertainment

Vic Reeves has signed up to play a merchant sailor and devoted father in a new BBC comedy drama. Vic, whose panel show Shooting Stars was recently ...

Vic And Bob Shooting... A Film

PA | Posted 09.04.2012 | UK Entertainment

Vic Reeves has revealed he and Bob Mortimer are planning to make a film together about life in a hotel. The comedy duo are moving on from Shooting ...

Sky Turns Down Chance To Revive 'Shooting Stars'

Chortle | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK Comedy

Sky TV has turned down the chance to revive Shooting Stars, disappointing fans of the axed Reeves and Mortimer panel show. ...

Keep Your Eyes Peeled For Tonight's Geminids Meteor Shower

Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.12.2011 | UK Tech

Stargazers could be in for a treat as the Geminids meteor shower prepares to peak tonight. The annual shower, which is active from 7 - 17 December...

We're (All) Doomed!

Trevor Neal | Posted 18.01.2012 | UK Comedy
Trevor Neal

It's the classic catchphrase uttered by "Private Frazer in Dad's Army. We've all repeated it, (admittedly with varying degrees of accent authenticity), and many of us can still hear the original echoing inside our heads, thanks to the genius of actor John Laurie and the continuous BBC repeats.

'Shooting Stars' Axed In BBC Comedy Panel Show Cutdown

PA | Posted 16.11.2011 | UK Entertainment

The BBC has "cancelled" Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's surreal panel show Shooting Stars. The show began life as a 1993 Christmas special and then r...