The BEST episodes of Big Fat Quiz
Every episode of Big Fat Quiz ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Big Fat Quiz!
Jimmy Carr presents his big, fat and fiendishly difficult pub quiz with top celebrities.
#1 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2019
Season 2019 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/2019
Jimmy Carr welcomes Dara Ó Briain, Maya Jama, Asim Chaudhry, Roisin Conaty, Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding to the end-of-year celebrity panel game, putting their knowledge of the past 12 months to the test.
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#2 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2006
Season 2006 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/27/2006
In 2006 the show was broadcast on December 27. The three teams were: Russell Brand & Noel Fielding (Originally Raven Spawn/Rod's Progeny, in reference to a Jimmy Carr joke about Fielding's supposed parentage - a raven and Rod Stewart. Later, they took on the mantle of the Goth Detectives.) Rob Brydon & David Walliams (Rob & Dave - a name that the pair claimed had been chosen after "a lot of phone calls", and the involvement of a team of hired writers) Jonathan Ross & Cat Deeley (The Conventionally Attractive Team) Guest questioners in the studio included Boy George, Myleene Klass and Matt Willis and Guy Goma (famous for incorrectly appearing as a guest on BBC News 24). Pre-recorded questions were asked by Sir Ian McKellen, Lily Allen, Carol Vorderman, Courtney Love, Girls Aloud, and Sacha Baron Cohen in his guise as Borat.
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#3 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2007
Season 2007 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/30/2007
The show aired on 30 December 2007. The teams were: Russell Brand and Noel Fielding (The Goth Detectives) Rob Brydon and David Mitchell (The Shadow Cabinet) Jonathan Ross and Lily Allen (Fulham) Guest questioners in the studio were Christopher Biggins and Cerys Matthews. Pre-recorded questions were asked by Take That, Gordon Ramsay, Thom Yorke and Jon Snow. John Hurt read out extracts of the year's best selling autobiographies.
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#4 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2013
Season 2013 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/26/2013
Jimmy Carr puts a panel of A-List celebrity teams to the test. This year's teams are Jack Whitehall with Jonathan Ross, Dara O Briain with Kristen Schaal, and Noel Fielding with Richard Ayoade.
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#5 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2014
Season 2014 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/26/2014
Jimmy Carr tests the memories of celebrity contestants Richard Ayoade, David Mitchell, Mel B, Micky Flanagan, Sarah Millican and Kevin Bridges.
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#6 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2018
Season 2018 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/2018
Who stole the show at the Royal Wedding? What does Danny Dyer think about David Cameron? What is Kanye West's passcode? All of these questions and more will be answered on 2018's biggest, fattest, and most thoroughly GDPR-compliant quiz. Question master Jimmy Carr is joined by quizzers Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding, Mo Gilligan, David Mitchell, Claudia Winkleman and Michelle Wolf as they battle it out to see who can remember most about the last 12 months. As always, he'll be helped by Jon Snow, Charles Dance and a whole host of celebrity question-setters to recall the year's biggest events and truly separate the Yannys from the Laurels.
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#7 - Big Fat Quiz of the 90s (1)
Season 2012 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2012
Jimmy Carr hosts the second of three special editions of the Big Fat Quiz series, and if the 90s taught us anything it was how to delete our internet history! But why did we stop eating burgers? How did Magic Eye work? And who were Papa and Nicole? Join Phill Jupitus, Dara O'Briain, Jack Whitehall, Alan Davies, Claudia Winkleman and Denise Van Outen, with guest appearances by Wolf from Gladiators, Michael Buerk, Chesney Hawkes, and Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer as they celebrate the 1990s.
#8 - Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2017
Season 2017 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2017
Jonathan Ross, David Walliams, Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea, Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade join Jimmy to compete for the Big Fat Quiz crown. Jonnie Peacock drops by to test the panel's sporting memories, and The London Philharmonic Choir are on hand to add a touch of class. Jimmy is ably assisted by Big Fat favourites Jon Snow, Mitchell Brook Primary School and Joey Essex, as well as a whole host of celebrity question setters. So what diet did William the Conqueror attempt? What is Bill Gates's hidden talent? And why do tennis players wear white?
#9 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2023
Season 2023 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/2023
Jimmy Carr hosts as Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Mel Giedroyc, Mo Gilligan, Rosie Jones and Kevin Bridges answer questions about Keir Starmer's sparkle and the Pope's fashion sense.
#10 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2017
Season 2017 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/2017
2017 is almost over, so what better way to make sense of the past 12 months than via the Big Fat Quiz of the Year? What calamities befell Theresa May during her conference speech? Who were Taylor Swift's unlikely musical collaborators? And how did Brenda speak for the whole nation? Quizmaster Jimmy Carr tests a panel of A-list celebrities including Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding, David Mitchell, Big Narstie, Katherine Ryan and Roisin Conaty to see how closely they've been paying attention to the last year. A host of celebrity question setters, including Charles Dance and Jon Snow, also help to test the nation on 2017's most memorable moments. So sit back, pour yourself a nice hot mug of covfefe, and say farewell to another memorable year with the ultimate pub quiz.
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#11 - Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2018
Season 2018 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/2018
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything is back - letting loose on not just the past year but, well... everything. Quizmaster Jimmy Carr asks questions covering 100,000 years of human history, giving a unique Big Fat Quiz spin on History, Music, Film, TV and Science from every epoch. Contestants Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Claudia Winkleman, Miranda Hart, Jonathan Ross and Nish Kumar join Jimmy to compete for the Big Fat Quiz crown. Plus there are cameos from Charles Dance, Jon Snow, the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School, and a host of celebrity question setters. Tune in to find out what was said on the first ever phone call. Why was 1997 such a big year for chess? And what, specifically, doesn't impress Shania Twain?
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#12 - Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2019
Season 2019 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2019
What was Pierce Brosnan banned from doing while he played James Bond? Which film was released in Poland as Electronic Murderer? And who is Digger The Crab? All of these questions and more will be answered in Big Fat Quiz of Everything, the super-sized quiz that takes in over 100,000 years of human history. For the new episode, question master Jimmy Carr will be joined by Sandi Toksvig, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan, Big Narstie, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner as they compete to see who knows the most about music, science, film, TV and more.
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#13 - Big Fat Quiz of the Decade
Season 2020 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2020
Jimmy Carr presents this super-sized edition of the annual quiz, looking back over the past 10 years. Claudia Winkleman, Nish Kumar, Joe Lycett, Alan Carr, Stacey Solomon and Jonathan Ross battle it out to prove who can remember the most about the decade.
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#14 - Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2016 (2)
Season 2016 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/15/2016
The Big Fat Quiz returns, hosted by Jimmy Carr. With Jonathan Ross, Mel Giedroyc, Kristen Schaal, David Mitchell, Bob Mortimer and Claudia Winkleman.
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Season 2016 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/22/2016
Quizmaster Jimmy Carr hosts as Jonathan Ross, Noel Fielding, Richard Ayoade, Aisling Bea, Adam Buxton and Rob Beckett fiercely battle it out for the Big Fat Quiz crown
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Season 2016 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/28/2016
Jimmy Carr hosts as Noel Fielding, Eddie Izzard, Alan Carr, Chelsea Peretti, Romesh Ranganathan and Dara Ó Briain pit their wits against each other for the coveted Big Fat trophy
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#17 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2020
Season 2020 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/2020
Jimmy Carr quizzes James Acaster, Stacey Solomon, David Mitchell, Maya Jama, Richard Ayoade and Joe Lycett on the hot topics of the past 12 months, from Harry and Meghan to Kim and Kanye.
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#18 - Big Fat Quiz of Everything
Season 2021 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2021
Jimmy Carr hosts as celebrity quizzers Rob Beckett, Roisin Conaty, Nish Kumar, Katherine Ryan, Oti Mabuse and Rob Brydon go head to head. With Jon Snow and Charles Dance.
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#19 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2021
Season 2021 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/2021
The annual year-end quiz, hosted by Jimmy Carr. Guests including Sarah Millican, James Acaster, Jonathan Ross and Judi Love look back on the strange events of 2021, from space travel and celebrities who do not shower, to sea shanties and Tony Blair's peculiar hair. Charles Dance and the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School are on hand to help Jimmy pose his questions.
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#20 - Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2022
Season 2022 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2022
What's the hottest chili? What does Ringo Starr not want you to do? How many varieties of Lynx can you name? And how does a dog defuse a bomb? All these questions and more will be answered in the biggest, fattest, Big Fat Quiz ever. Question master Jimmy Carr is joined by Rob Beckett, Richard Ayoade, Rosie Jones, Roisin Conaty, Mawaan Rizwan and Joanne McNally.
#21 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2022
Season 2022 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/2022
Celebrity guests for 2022 are Stephen Merchant, Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade, Maisie Adam, Jonathan Ross and Rose Matafeo. As always, Jimmy will be ably assisted by a panel of top celebrity teams and a series of superstar question setters including Mitchell Brook Primary School and Charles Dance.
#22 - Big Fat Quiz of Sport
Season 2023 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/14/2023
Roisin Conaty, Tom Allen, Joel Dommett, Judi Love, Dane Baptiste and Kerry Godliman join Jimmy Carr for a big fat night of pointless sports trivia, with some very special guests
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#23 - Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2016 (1)
Season 2016 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2016
Quizmaster Jimmy Carr puts Jonathan Ross, Chelsea Peretti, Jack Whitehall, Mel Giedroyc, Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding through their paces as they compete for the crown.
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#24 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2016
Season 2016 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/26/2016
Starring: Richard Ayoade, Rob Delaney, Mel Giedroyc, Sarah Millican, David Mitchell and Romesh Ranganathan.
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#25 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2015
Season 2015 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/2015
Looking back on the year 2015, with host Jimmy Carr and teams consisting of Rob Brydon and Jo Brand, Richard Ayoade and Greg Davies and lastly Claudia Winkleman and David Mitchell. As always, this year features guest questions, staring Quentin Tarantino, Rita Ora, Simon Pegg, and others. Of course, there's a Mystery Guest, an act-out by the children of the Mitchell Brook Primary School and lots and lots of humour. 90 minutes of pure enjoyment whilst looking back over the somewhat terroristy 2015.
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