Would I Lie To You?

First broadcast in 2007, 'Would I Lie to You?' is a generic and only moderately funny standard-format quiz show with one small twist; one side tries to portray a given implausable-sounding fact as true whilst the opposing side must guess whether they are lying or telling the truth. Its a format that is shamelessly ripped from the BBC's long running show 'Call My Bluff', with a few different rounds thrown in in an attempt to spice things up. Different rounds see team members proclaiming questionable facts about themselves, other celebrities, and tv shows, as well as a quick-fire round and a round in which players have to try and convince their opponents that ...  Read the complete review

As far as comedy panel shows go, this one really is nothing special. Although, every now and then, you do manage to watch an exceptionally funny show. The comedian captains, David Mitchell and Lee Mack are two of the best comedians around at the moment. With Mitchell's intellectual satirical use of language and vocabulary and Mack's cheeky northern style, the two are an unbeatable pair fit for any generation of comedy. The show is all to do with whether or not the contestants can persuade the opposing team that their peculiar fact about themselves is either true, or false. Any questions can be asked with unpredictable out comes and humor develops in everyway ...  Read the complete review

Would I Lie To You is a BBC comedy panel show. It's currently on its third series and is shown on BBC1 at 10:35pm on Mondays. Though by no means my favourite comedy quiz/panel show it is definitely an entertaining watch and can be very amusing at times. WILTY is set out in typical quiz show format with Rob Byrdon as host (though Angus Deayton hosted series' 1 and 2) and comedians David Mitchell and Lee Mack being the team captains. Each team has another 2 members which change on a weekly basis and include everyone from tv presenters to actors to comedians. Though unoriginal the format works well. The aim of the show is oh so very simple: you must ...  Read the complete review

Would I lie to you is a comedy quiz show in the popular panel format, except instead of answering questions on obscure facts, recent news or music, the contestants have a simple task - to figure out if the bizarre yarn being spun by a contestant on the opposite team is the truth, or a load of old codswallop . Originally hosted by Angus Deayton, in this series (the third) he has been replaced by Rob Brydon . I actually haven't watched many episodes of the last two series, although I have watched a few and found Deayton as a host pretty good - very deadpan, and of course we know he's been up to a few antics in his time and fibbed about them, so he seems a very ...  Read the complete review

Would I lie to you is a comedy panel show hosted by un-funny welsh comedian Rob Brydon, who recently took over from Angus Deayton. The show is in a similar vain to QI, Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and Argumental, albeit with a more family-friendly feel, and unique concept. The six contestants are set into two teams of three, and must continue to lie to each other about various things from their past in order to accumulate points. This is done throughout the course of 5 rounds: *Round one* Each contestant must read out a statement and the opposing team must discern whether or not it is true. *Round two* A statement is ...  Read the complete review