Al Murray's Compete for the Meat

Al Murray's Compete for the Meat
Also known as	Compete for the Meat
Genre	Quiz show
Presented by	Al Murray Zöe Salmon
Voices of	Jim Rosenthal
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Location(s)	BBC Television Centre
Running time	45 minutes approx
Production company(s)	Avalon Television
Distributor	UK Gold Services Ltd.
Broadcast
Original channel	Dave Dave HD (Repeats)
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	19 May 2011 (2011-05-19) – 7 July 2011 (2011-07-07)

Al Murray's Compete for the Meat (sometimes promoted as just Compete for the Meat) is a British comedy quiz show, where the contestants compete for a frozen chicken, while the second placed team gets sausages. It is hosted by comedian Al Murray and co-hosted by former Blue Peter presenter Zöe Salmon. The first episode was shown on Dave, on 19 May 2011 at 9:00pm.^[1]

Format

There are four teams, who each have three people on them. The first round has questions on six topics. For getting a question correct the team get five points, and for getting an answer "close enough" to the right answer they get 3 points. The losing team get sent to the "sin bin", and 3 new competitors are selected from the audience. The second round is similar to the first round, apart from the team who loses, one of the competitors play the "Last Chance Saloon". The loser of the "Last Chance Saloon" gets sent to the "Sin Bin", while the winner joins the competitors. The third round is a On the buzzer round. The team with the most points at the end wins the frozen chicken.^[2]

Reception

Compete for the Meat received mixed reviews from critics. The Metro's Keith Watson said it was, "a waste of a good title" and, "was familiar ground for the Pub Landlord but it wasn't that funny the first time".^[3] On the Box's Alasdair Morton said, "Compete for the Meat is diverting, bizarre and broad enough to entertain, and Dave material through-and-through" and, "It’s an intentional throwback to the gameshows and quizzes of yesteryear, with its meat-based prizes, matey team line-ups and Debbie McGee-esque support acts, only skewed through the Al Murray blender".^[4]

References

1. ^ Al Murray's Compete For The Meat – Dave Chat Show – British Comedy Guide. Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
2. ^ Al Murray’s Compete For The Meat : Dave. Uktv.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
3. ^ Al Murray’s Compete For The Meat, series 1, episode 1: TV review. Metro.co.uk (2011-05-19). Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
4. ^ Al Murray’s Compete For Meat Review: Points For Poultry. Channelhopping.onthebox.com (2011-05-19). Retrieved on 2011-05-25.

External links

• Al Murray's Compete for the Meat at UKGameshows.com
• Al Murray's Compete for the Meat at the British Comedy Guide