29 Minutes of Fame

29 Minutes of Fame is a British satirical celebrity quiz series which aired on BBC One on Fridays in early 2005. The show was presented by comedian Bob Mortimer. The show's two team captains were Jo Brand and Alistair McGowan, they were also joined by a regular panelist Sean Lock.

29 Minutes of Fame
29 Minutes of Fame intertitle
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Mark Leveson Dan Patterson
Directed by	Geraldine Dowd
Presented by	Bob Mortimer
Starring	Jo Brand Alistair McGowan Sean Lock
Theme music composer	Philip Pope
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	29 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	21 January (2005-01-21) – 25 February 2005 (2005-02-25)

Format

The format of the show was similar to another BBC quiz program, Have I Got News for You, but without the politics. Each week three celebrities joined the regular cast on the two panels. The questions were based around comical elements of other celebrity figures of the time.

Guests

Episode 1

(21 January 2005)

• Amanda Donohoe
• Stephen Fry
• Jason Wood

Episode 2

(28 January 2005)

• Graeme Garden
• Lee Mack
• Jason Wood

Episode 3

(4 February 2005)

• Tony Hawks
• Debbie McGee
• Ricky Tomlinson

Episode 4

(11 February 2005)

• Jennie Bond
• Tony Hawks
• Ben Miller

Episode 5

(18 February 2005)

• Tony Livesey
• Matt Lucas
• Arabella Weir

Episode 6

(25 February 2005)

• Eddie Izzard
• Carol Smillie
• Ricky Tomlinson

External links

• 29 Minutes of Fame at IMDb