The Birthday Game and Jonathan Ross’s “er” habit
Scott considered whether a holiday at sea might suit him, though he was not convinced he was old enough for a cruise. The conversation set the tone for a show that found big entertainment in the smallest of decisions and familiar habits.
The team introduced the Birthday Game, testing the format and inviting the audience into its early attempts to establish itself as a regular feature. Elsewhere, Jonathan Ross’s repeated “er”s became the kind of precise, oddly compelling statistic that fitted neatly into the afternoon’s games.
Patrick returned for Oh! What’s Occurring?, where Matt Fincham’s encounters with flying objects provided one of the questions. As usual, the challenge was to guess the outcome of a clip or survey from little more than Scott and Beccy’s deliberately selective setup.
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