"Was it Something I Said?" is a British comedy panel show starring David Mitchell as host and Richard Ayoade as well as Mickey Flanagan as team captains. Each episode there are two guest contestants as well as a reader, either comedians or other TV personalities.
The show centers - as the title suggests - around quotations. In the first round the teams are given a quote and three famous persons and have to chose which person out of the three said the given statement. In the second round the teams are given a few key words of famous quotes and have to give the whole quotations. In the third round each team is given a quote and have to decide if David Mitchell, the contestants of the other team or a given famous person has said it.
The show is very funny and in my opinion one of the best panel shows. David Mitchell does a very good job as the host though he seems a bit toned down now that he's the host. He doesn't break out in one of his patented David Mitchell rants but he is still very funny, giving dry remarks and bantering with the contestants. Richard Ayoade is as always hilariously funny with his very dry humor. Mickey Flanagan with his more coarse humor and bad impressions fits well as a contrast to them. The show is so funny because of the chemistry of the participants. They all seem genuinely to have fun and there's no contestant that wasn't funny at all or totally annoying . The format of the show gives plenty opportunity for banter and there's always something funny to say about the quotations.
Sadly the show was cancelled after the first season so there are only eight episodes but I definitely recommend watching those. They are all uploaded on YouTube so people who are not from the UK have the opportunity to watch it as well.
The show centers - as the title suggests - around quotations. In the first round the teams are given a quote and three famous persons and have to chose which person out of the three said the given statement. In the second round the teams are given a few key words of famous quotes and have to give the whole quotations. In the third round each team is given a quote and have to decide if David Mitchell, the contestants of the other team or a given famous person has said it.
The show is very funny and in my opinion one of the best panel shows. David Mitchell does a very good job as the host though he seems a bit toned down now that he's the host. He doesn't break out in one of his patented David Mitchell rants but he is still very funny, giving dry remarks and bantering with the contestants. Richard Ayoade is as always hilariously funny with his very dry humor. Mickey Flanagan with his more coarse humor and bad impressions fits well as a contrast to them. The show is so funny because of the chemistry of the participants. They all seem genuinely to have fun and there's no contestant that wasn't funny at all or totally annoying . The format of the show gives plenty opportunity for banter and there's always something funny to say about the quotations.
Sadly the show was cancelled after the first season so there are only eight episodes but I definitely recommend watching those. They are all uploaded on YouTube so people who are not from the UK have the opportunity to watch it as well.