Do you remember where you were when you heard that Kennedy had been assassinated, but can’t remember what you had for lunch yesterday? Then this is the quiz show for you!
Join us for an afternoon watching and, for those who wish, joining in, a fun new quiz show!
This isn’t like a regular quiz show. Here, the question categories will be vintage pictures (now called films), wireless (now called radio), popular music and general entertainment. Curated for the older generation, the answer to a question is much more likely to be Rock Hudson, not Timothée Chalamet, and Doris Day rather than Billie Eilish.
Hosted by stand-up comedian Mark Maier (Trapped for BBC) and songwriter Jeff Morrow (songs include Can't Smile Without You for Barry Manilow and There's A Whole Lot Of Loving).
A note about tickets & teams:
Teams will be formed of roughly five people. When you book, please let us know if you wish to participate or simply view, by booking the corresponding ticket. This will help us get a sense of numbers, although it's absolutely fine if you change your mind later!
We'll contact you before the show to find out if you've got a team in mind, or if you'd like us to allocate you to one.
Book now – before you forget!
Devised by Laurence Myers. All rights reserved.
Mark Maier
A regular at Edinburgh, top stand-up Mark Maier’s successes include Laid Back, Get Off With Mark Maier and Giving Up, Giving Up. His biggest suggest came when his hit 2004 show Object was adapted and transferred to huge acclaim on BBC Radio 4. It also won him the Hairline.Com Award.
A big fan of radio – as it is of him – Mark Maier has written and performed numerous hit shows for that bastion of cultured comedy, BBC Radio 4. His roll of honour includes three series of Trapped, a talking heads series called Inner Voices of Men, the sitcom Quando, Quando, Quando, Six Geese A' Laying and the aforementioned Object Lessons adaptation of his Edinburgh show. He also worked on the brilliant Liar with Paul Kaye for Talkback in 2002.
Mark's TV appearances include guest outings on Bring Me The Head of Light Entertainment, GMTV and, despite being happily married and a father, an appearance on ITV’s reality confrontation relationship show Dating The Enemy, as well as every live stand-up comedy show you could mention including Edinburgh Nights, Live At Jongleurs, The Stand Up Show and The World Stands Up. As a comic actor, he appeared alongside Ardal O’Hanlon and Hugh Dennis in the BBC’s long-running sitcom My Hero and also worked with Rory Bremner on Who Else?
Geoff Morrow
Songs that Geoff has written have been recorded by The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, Cliff Richard, Jonas Brothers, Johnny Mathis, Jessie J, and many other top artists. The worldwide standard, “Can’t Smile without You”, made famous by Barry Manilow, has sold over 22 million copies, and received accreditation from BMI for being one of only 30 songs to have had over 3 million airplays in America. Geoff also had the great privilege of co-writing four songs for Elvis Presley, each of which sold many millions.
Geoff has written the screenplays for two movies, and six musicals which have been produced on the stage. He is also co-producer of a documentary on the life of Theodor Herzl, for which he co-wrote the music.
