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Title: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: colonial on December 03, 2018, 10:56:01 AM
New episodes of "Blockbusters" are coming to Britain in 2019, but as a "comedy reboot" for Comedy Central UK.

https://deadline.com/2018/12/comedy-central-uk-blockbusters-1202512644/

Two seasons have been ordered with Dara O'Briain, the longtime host of the BBC2 panel show "Mock The Week", tapped to emcee.


JD
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: KrisW73 on December 04, 2018, 11:28:28 AM
New episodes of "Blockbusters" are coming to Britain in 2019, but as a "comedy reboot" for Comedy Central UK.

https://deadline.com/2018/12/comedy-central-uk-blockbusters-1202512644/

Two seasons have been ordered with Dara O'Briain, the longtime host of the BBC2 panel show "Mock The Week", tapped to emcee.


JD

I'll have a P please... *snickers*
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: Stackertosh on December 04, 2018, 02:48:34 PM
New episodes of "Blockbusters" are coming to Britain in 2019, but as a "comedy reboot" for Comedy Central UK.

https://deadline.com/2018/12/comedy-central-uk-blockbusters-1202512644/

Two seasons have been ordered with Dara O'Briain, the longtime host of the BBC2 panel show "Mock The Week", tapped to emcee.


JD


I'll have a P please... *snickers*

Paging Steve Harvey to host and make a face and go on about it for 10 mins.
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: SamJ93 on December 04, 2018, 07:34:25 PM
I'm uneasy about this, since I don't see the format adapting too well to comedy routines. Then again, I do love 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, so I'll give it a shot.
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: Jimmy Owen on December 05, 2018, 05:26:52 AM
"As you know, Blockbusters is a comedy game...."
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: WhammyPower on December 05, 2018, 07:54:30 AM
"...of definitions."
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: pacdude on December 05, 2018, 08:42:08 AM
I've very recently seen casting for Blockbusters. I wonder how they'll do a comedy-leaning game show with civilian contestants.
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: MSTieScott on December 05, 2018, 01:18:24 PM
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Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: snowpeck on December 05, 2018, 03:17:45 PM
I've very recently seen casting for Blockbusters. I wonder how they'll do a comedy-leaning game show with civilian contestants.
Dirty/double entendre laden questions?
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: DoItRockapella on December 05, 2018, 03:55:28 PM
I've very recently seen casting for Blockbusters. I wonder how they'll do a comedy-leaning game show with civilian contestants.
Dirty/double entendre laden questions?

I'm honestly imagining something akin to the current version of The Joker's Wild with Snoop Dogg, where the "questions" are closer to "pick which of these options the prerecorded celebrity liked" then to actual trivia.

I can't believe I'm comparing Dara O'Briain to Snoop Dogg, but there you go.
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: BrandonFG on December 05, 2018, 04:22:38 PM
I have a feeling the Brits will keep it cheeky without immediately going for the obvious punchline, or the one with the lowest common denominator. Seems like spelling out the joke is something only we Americans do. :P
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: Mr. Matté on December 05, 2018, 04:45:07 PM
I've very recently seen casting for Blockbusters. I wonder how they'll do a comedy-leaning game show with civilian contestants.
Dirty/double entendre laden questions?

Always have the kid who accidentally answered "orgasm"
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: TimK2003 on December 05, 2018, 07:37:23 PM
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Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: geno57 on December 07, 2018, 01:33:45 AM
I’d love to see Blockbusters return here in the States, as a high school and/or college quiz show — as was done successfully in England for so long.
Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: SuperMatch93 on December 07, 2018, 12:51:40 PM
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Title: Re: "Blockbusters" returning to UK as "comedy reboot"
Post by: geno57 on December 16, 2018, 10:07:06 PM
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