Gordon the Gopher could only squeak, yet he managed to upstage Phillip Schofield most weeks by laughing for too long and pretending to be drunk. Run the Risk, Trev and Simon, agony uncles and celebrity sketches all combined to make a hit with viewers. Notice how Phillip struggles through this interview, though, when Vic and Bob refuse to answer the children’s questions seriously.
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[...] Forbes and Andi Peters started off the sequel to “Going Live” -replacing Phillip Schofield and Gordon the Gopher. Later, Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston were [...]