#pthalodog

First off, YAY(!!) you are about to become much happier because Vic and Bob will be in your life <3 Seriously, there is nothing offensive, aggressive or vulgar about their comedy - it’s just pure silliness. If you like silliness you’ll love them.

So let’s get down to business. I grew up watching Shooting Stars (a quiz show - and that term is used very lightly - that is basically V&B being stupid with six celebrities watching) so their comedy style really helped shaped my sense of humour. However, there’s an abundance of Shooting Stars and even though the quality of the show didn’t falter through its 15+ year run it would be quite a lot of material to recommend for first watching. Once you’re enjoying them though, if you do, you should definitely watch some. Old or new, it’s all good.

I’d definitely suggest watching The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer first. It wasn’t their first show, but I personally don’t think there’s any better introduction to V&B. Smell Of introduces you to a lot of their characters and will really pull you into their world. If you don’t like Smell Of then I don’t think you’d enjoy their other material as it’s often sillier or follows the same kind of format. If you do like Smell Of then it’s up to you where you’d like to go next. You can go back to their very first show Vic Reeves Big Night Out (for more zany situations and utter nonsense), Bang Bang, It’s Reeves & Mortimer (for a similar show to Smell Of but with more non-studio sketches) or Catterick (a sit-com and the “Marmite” show of V&B’s work, you’ll either love it or hate it). 

I would recommend leaving House of Fools until last. It’s their most recent offering but took a while to grow on me because it’s so far removed from what I’m used to when it comes to V&B. Once I got past my dislike of the format I fell in love with it but I still don’t think it would appeal to those not already very familiar with V&B.