How to build a good Fishbowl
The best prompt pool is mostly recognisable, with enough strange answers to create memorable clues. A useful split is roughly 60% easy, 30% medium and 10% wildcards. If every prompt is obscure, the first round becomes homework. If every prompt is obvious, the later rounds have nothing to build on.
Traditional Fishbowl vs CelebrityFishbowl often includes people, titles, objects and phrases. Celebrity-focused versions use famous people and characters. Celebrity Salad is intentionally in that celebrity-focused branch.
30 celebrity Fishbowl ideas
- Taylor Swift
- Beyoncé
- David Beckham
- Adele
- Gordon Ramsay
- Olivia Colman
- Lewis Hamilton
- Elton John
- Emma Stone
- Idris Elba
- Harry Styles
- Serena Williams
- Tom Hanks
- Claudia Winkleman
- Rihanna
- Ryan Reynolds
- David Attenborough
- Lady Gaga
- Lionel Messi
- Margot Robbie
- Stormzy
- Judi Dench
- Ed Sheeran
- Zendaya
- Usain Bolt
- Pedro Pascal
- Mary Berry
- Dua Lipa
- Michael Jordan
- Louis Theroux
30 fictional character ideas
- Harry Potter
- Hermione Granger
- James Bond
- Sherlock Holmes
- Spider-Man
- Batman
- Wonder Woman
- Darth Vader
- Shrek
- Barbie
- Wednesday Addams
- Homer Simpson
- Mr Bean
- Paddington Bear
- Elsa
- Mario
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Willy Wonka
- Mary Poppins
- Indiana Jones
- Buzz Lightyear
- Gollum
- Yoda
- Jack Sparrow
- Rocky Balboa
- Forrest Gump
- The Grinch
- Buddy the Elf
- Katniss Everdeen
- Wallace and Gromit
30 film, TV and culture prompts
- Titanic
- Home Alone
- Friends
- The Lion King
- Jurassic Park
- Strictly Come Dancing
- Love Island
- Doctor Who
- Star Wars
- The Matrix
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Top Gun
- Mamma Mia!
- Frozen
- The Simpsons
- Bridgerton
- The Traitors
- Game of Thrones
- Stranger Things
- The Great British Bake Off
- Gladiator
- Back to the Future
- Jaws
- Ghostbusters
- Mean Girls
- Paddington
- Notting Hill
- Taskmaster
- The Office
- I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
30 objects and actions
- Air guitar
- Selfie stick
- Rollercoaster
- Toothbrush
- Making a cup of tea
- Parallel parking
- Building flat-pack furniture
- Ice skating
- Blowing up a balloon
- Opening a stubborn jar
- Walking a dog
- Missing the bus
- Taking a selfie
- Burning toast
- Doing the laundry
- Flying a kite
- Putting up a tent
- Eating spaghetti
- Getting caught in the rain
- Trying to swat a fly
- Wrapping a present
- Playing the drums
- Riding a bicycle
- Searching for lost keys
- Making pancakes
- Doing karaoke
- Changing a light bulb
- Carrying too many shopping bags
- Walking in high heels
- Falling asleep on the sofa
30 funny phrase ideas
- Food coma
- Dad joke
- Awkward silence
- Group chat drama
- Accidental reply all
- Sunday scaries
- Holiday mode
- Wrong group chat
- Wi-Fi password
- Last train home
- Emergency snack
- Unexpected karaoke
- Bad haircut
- Overpacked suitcase
- Cold side of the pillow
- Flat battery
- Queue jumper
- Lost luggage
- Office small talk
- Fancy dress disaster
- Forgotten birthday
- Monday morning
- Voice note from Mum
- Broken umbrella
- Mystery leftovers
- Hotel breakfast
- Kitchen dance party
- Wrong takeaway order
- Delayed flight
- Unexpected plus-one
Which of these work in Celebrity Salad?
Celebrity Salad is built around famous people and recognisable characters rather than general objects or phrases. Use the first two sections as direct inspiration, or visit our 100 celebrity name ideas for a larger people-focused list.
If you are playing a broader paper Fishbowl, all five categories are fair game as long as the group agrees before the first round. For the rules and naming differences, see Salad Bowl and Fishbowl explained.