Fingers On Buzzers

HE'S BEEEEEN! NOW IT'S CHRISTMAS, AS OUR LUCY AND JEN FINALLY LET US HEAR WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THEY SPOKE TO THE ONE, THE ONLY, CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS EARLIER THIS YEAR, LIVE ON STAGE AT THE MUSEUM OF COMEDY. AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, THERE'S NOT A GAME OR QUIZ SHOW IN THE LAND THAT HASN'T BEEN GRACED BY THIS NATIONAL TREASURE'S PRESENCE AND SO WE GET TO HEAR SOME CRACKING ANECDOTES FROM DINNER WITH SINATRA TO HUGGING BEN SHEPHARD, BIGGINS HAS DONE IT ALL. AND AS HE IS OF COURSE, THE ULTIMATE PANTO DAME, LUCY AND JEN TEST HIS KNOWLEDGE ON THE SUBJECT... OH YES THEY DO! THE FOB TEAM WILL BE BACK IN '25 WITH LOTS MORE FUN TO BE HAD, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HUGE THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. DON'T FORGET TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT US, SO WE CAN KEEP MAKING THE SHOW AND IF YOU WANTED TO GIVE US SOMETHING FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON, WHY NOT POP A NICE REVIEW ON YOUR PODCAST APP?! SEE YOU SOON, MUCH LOVE, LUCY, JENNY AND PRODUCER AMANDA XXX ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

DESPITE BEING RECORDED BACK IN THE SPRING OF 2024, THIS EPISODE FELT VERY MUCH LIKE CHRISTMAS EVE, AS OUR JEN, LUCY AND THE AUDIENCE HOTLY ANTICIPATED THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTMAS IN HUMAN FORM, MR CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS! IN ACT ONE OF A FANTASTIC NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM OF COMEDY, OUR HOSTS QUIZZED AND QUIPPED IN THIS VERY LIVELY EPISODE, WHERE OUR STAR GUEST MAKES A BRIEF APPEARANCE AHEAD OF HIS BIG MOMENT, WHICH YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR IN OUR FESTIVE SPECIAL, NEXT WEEK! BUT FOR NOW, ENJOY SOME CLASSIC FACTS ABOUT CELEBRITY SOLIDS AND THE FAN MUSEUM! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR, WHERE LUCY AND JEN CAN'T HELP BUT PERUSE THE SHELVES FOR QUIZ BOOKS THAT WILL OCCUPY THE LITTLE GREY CELLS OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD. THIS YEAR THEY GET STUCK INTO SOME MIND-BOGGLING BRAIN TEASERS FROM THE BRAIN HEALTH PUZZLE BOOK BY DR TIM BEANLAND [The Brain Health Puzzle Book - by Dr Tim Beanland - Alzheimer's Society] AND THINK TWICE [https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/461898/think-twice-by-bellos-alex/9781529934793] BY THE GENIUS HIMSELF, ALEX BELLOS, PLUS THERE'S FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY WITH KIDS VERSUS ADULTS, THE ULTIMATE FAMILY QUIZ BOOK [Kids vs Adults: The Ultimate Family Quiz Book: : Joe Fullman: Bloomsbury Children's Books]!  IF YOUR HOME LIBRARY IS STILL MISSING LUCY AND JEN'S OWN TOME, THEN YOU CAN FIND IT HERE [Fingers on Buzzers by Jenny Ryan, Lucy Porter | Waterstones] HAPPY READING!  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

AS THE NIGHTS KEEP DRAWING IN AND LONG HOURS SPENT OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON WITH FAMILY BEACONS, JENNY AND LUCY ARE HERE TO HELP BREAK THE TENSION, BY SHOWING US THAT EVERYTHING CAN FORM THE BASIS OF A QUIZ! FROM THE BIRTHDAY LISTINGS IN THE NEWSPAPER, TO THE INGREDIENTS ON A CEREAL BOX, QUIZ IS EVERYWHERE, AND ONCE YOU SEE IT, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP!  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF JUNIOR TASKMASTER, OUR LUCY AND JEN GOT ALL NOSTALGIC FOR THEIR CHILDHOOD QUIZ SHOWS AND SO, DECIDED TO REVISIT THEM, AS WELL AS SOME FROM WAAAAY BEFORE EITHER OF THEIR TIMES. SO, IS JEN SMARTER THAN A 12-YEAR-OLD FROM 1963? HAVE A LISTEN TO FIND OUT, AND YOU'LL ALSO GET TO HEAR WHICH QUIZ SHOWS PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE ADAPTED FOR KIDS TO PLAY... OOOHHH I CRUSH A GRAPE! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.