Shooting Stars

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Shooting Stars is available on streaming right now. 8 seasons of it means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 27 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Watch it for Bob Mortimer — stay for everyone else around them. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Shooting Stars arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Shooting Stars does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them. Between them, Bob Mortimer and Ulrika Jonsson carry the comedy without ever forcing it. 8 seasons (1993–2011) gave the story room most shows never get. The timing in Shooting Stars is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Shooting Stars respects your intelligence. Viewers who responded to Whose Line Is It Anyway? Will find a lot to like here too. At 8 seasons, this is a genuine commitment — one that pays off. Bob Mortimer anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Shooting Stars wrapped up in 2011, created by Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves — and 8 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.