The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
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Host
Broadcast
Hot Sauce for Channel 4, 28 December 2004 to present
as The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz, 2 November 2007
as The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s, 16 September 2012
as The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s, 23 September 2012
as The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s, 30 September 2012
Synopsis
Much as the title suggests, this is a comedy quiz about the year just gone - mainly to ensure Jimmy Carr has no day off. Ever. Six questions are asked about two months of the year in turn, with answers scribbled down using electronic pens. The answers are then revealed and scored. Guests come on at various points to liven up the proceedings.
Quite good knockabout fun, even if the swearing will make our Mum blush like a beetroot. Incidentally, we thought we were anal until we found the Wikipedia entry for this show. Hooray for Internet-addicted teenagers!
Specials
As part of the celebrations to mark 25 years since Channel 4 began broadcasting, a one-off special, The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz, featuring questions about Channel 4's programming over the previous two decades was aired in November 2007.
In September 2012, Channel 4 broadcast three specials, with the questions in each episode focusing on a particular decade - the 1980s, the 1990s, and the first decade of the 21st Century, commonly referred to as the 00s.
Theme music
Peter Baikie
Trivia
Several editions of the BFQOTY have been produced by Jonathan Ross's wife, Jane Goldman, with Ross getting in on the act himself for the 2010 edition.
Champions
2004 June Sarpong and Jonathan Ross
2005 Sharon Osbourne and Jonathan Ross
2006 Noel Fielding and Russell Brand
2007 Rob Brydon and David Mitchell
2008 Dara O'Briain and Davina McCall
2009 David Mitchell and Charlie Brooker
2010 Jonathan Ross and Ruth Jones
2011 David Mitchell and Eddie Izzard
The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz
Jack Dee and Alan Carr
The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s
Jason Manford and Stephen Mangan / Jonathan Ross and Adam Buxton (joint winners)
The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s
Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies
Participants
2004
- June Sarpong and Jonathan Ross
- Simon Pegg and Liza Tarbuck
- David Walliams and Rob Brydon
2005
- Sharon Osbourne and Jonathan Ross
- Denise Van Outen and David Mitchell
- Gordon Ramsay and Rob Brydon
2006
- Noel Fielding and Russell Brand
- David Walliams and Rob Brydon
- Jonathan Ross and Cat Deeley
2007
- Rob Brydon and David Mitchell
- Noel Fielding and Russell Brand
- Jonathan Ross and Lily Allen
2008
- Dara O'Briain and Davina McCall
- Sean Lock and James Corden
- Michael McIntyre and Claudia Winkleman
2009
2010
- Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade
- Jonathan Ross and Ruth Jones
- Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre
2011
- Jonathan Ross and Jamie Oliver
- David Walliams and Miranda Hart
- David Mitchell and Eddie Izzard
The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz
- Jack Dee and Alan Carr
- Frank Skinner and Carol Vorderman
- David Mitchell and Richard Ayoade
The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s
- Jason Manford and Stephen Mangan
- Jonathan Ross and Adam Buxton
- Micky Flanagan and Carol Vorderman
The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s
- Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies
- Dara O'Briain and Claudia Winkleman
- Jack Whitehall and Denise Van Outen
Web links
Pictures
See also
Big Fat Anniversary Quiz review