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Big Fat Quiz

20041 season7.7 / 10

Presenter Jimmy Carr oversees a panel of top-name celebrities in this year end quiz show where they compete to see who can answer the most questions correctly.

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Synopsis

Presenter Jimmy Carr oversees a panel of top-name celebrities in this year end quiz show where they compete to see who can answer the most questions correctly.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2004

Dec 27, 20041h 40m7.8 / 10

The host, Jimmy Carr, read out questions relating to events of 2004 to three teams of celebrities: Simon Pegg & Liza Tarbuck, David Walliams & Rob Brydon, June Sarpong & Jonathan Ross. Louis Walsh, Nadia Almada and Kelly Holmes all made live appearances to read out the questions for the months of April, June, and August respectively. Recorded questions from Bono and The Bear from Bo' Selecta were shown too along with films of Richard and Judy discussing events.

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Guest stars Simon Pegg, Liza Tarbuck, June Sarpong, Rob Brydon, David Walliams, Jonathan Ross

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Episode 2

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2005

Dec 26, 20051h 40m7.9 / 10

The host, Jimmy Carr, read out questions relating to events of 2005 to three teams of celebrities: Sharon Osbourne & Jonathan Ross, Denise van Outen & David Mitchell, and Gordon Ramsay & Rob Brydon. Guest questioners in the studio included Jordan & Peter Andre and David Tennant and there were also recorded questions by several celebrities including Richard and Judy, Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Kevin Pietersen.

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Guest stars Gordon Ramsay, Sharon Osbourne, Denise Van Outen, David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Jonathan Ross, Peter Andre, Katie Price

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Episode 3

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2006

Dec 27, 20061h 40m8.0 / 10

The host, Jimmy Carr, read out questions relating to events of 2006 to three teams of celebrities: Russell Brand & Noel Fielding, Rob Brydon & David Walliams, and Jonathan Ross & Cat Deeley. Guest questioners in the studio included Boy George, Myleene Klass and Matt Willis and Guy Goma. 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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Guest stars Cat Deeley, Russell Brand, Rob Brydon, David Walliams, Noel Fielding, Jonathan Ross

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Episode 4

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2007

Dec 30, 20071h 40m7.6 / 10

The host, Jimmy Carr, read out questions relating to events of 2007 to three teams of celebrities: Russell Brand & Noel Fielding, Rob Brydon & David Mitchell, and Jonathan Ross & Lily Allen. 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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Guest stars Lily Allen, Russell Brand, David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Noel Fielding, Jonathan Ross

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Episode 5

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2008

Dec 28, 20081h 40m6.9 / 10

The host, Jimmy Carr, read out questions relating to events of 2008 to three teams of celebrities: Dara Ó Briain & Davina McCall, Rob Sean Lock & James Corden, and Michael McIntyre & Claudia Winkleman. Guest appearances included Alan Carr, Katy Perry, the Fonejacker, Sarah Silverman, John Hurt and Sir Alan Sugar along with regulars Jon Snow and the children from Mitchell Brook Primary School, with another selection of topical school plays.

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Guest stars Sean Lock, Davina McCall, Michael McIntyre, James Corden, Dara Ó Briain, Claudia Winkleman

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Episode 6

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2009

Dec 29, 20091h 40m6.9 / 10

Why was Christian Bale so angry in January? What made NASA so happy in December? And which scandal prompted President Obama to call Kanye West a "jackass" in September? The biggest, fattest and funniest quiz of the year returns with a stellar line-up including David Mitchell, Charlie Brooker, Claudia Winkleman, Rob Brydon, Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross. Jimmy Carr does the quizzing, Peter Andre drops in for a surprise visit and as usual there's a glittering host of A-listers popping up to ask questions about the year's events.

Episode credits

Guest stars Russell Brand, Charlie Brooker, David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross

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Episode 7

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2010

Dec 27, 20101h 40m7.6 / 10

Jimmy Carr puts a panel of celebrities including Jonathan Ross, Ruth Jones, Alan Carr, Noel Fielding, Michael McIntyre and Richard Ayoade to the test as they battle it out to see who remembers most about the events of 2010. Can you remember the name of instrument that was the scourge of the South African World Cup? Which unsuspecting character did Gordon Brown brand as 'ignorant' during the general election? What did 50-year-old spinster Mary Bale throw away to become Britain's most hated woman? If you know the answer to all, some, or even none, of the above then join Jimmy as he challenges a host of famous faces to win the coveted Big Fat Quiz crown.

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Guest stars Ruth Jones, Michael McIntyre, Alan Carr, Noel Fielding, Jonathan Ross, Richard Ayoade

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Episode 8

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2011

Dec 27, 20111h 40m

Jimmy Carr puts a panel of celebrities to the test including Miranda Hart, Eddie Izzard and Jamie Oliver alongside veteran quizzers Jonathan Ross, David Walliams and David Mitchell.

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Guest stars Jamie Oliver, David Mitchell, Suzy Eddie Izzard, David Walliams, Miranda Hart, Jonathan Ross

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Episode 9

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2012

Dec 30, 20121h 40m7.8 / 10

Jimmy Carr puts another panel of celebrities to the test as they battle it out to see who remembers most about 2012. What did Prince Harry get up to in Vegas? Why were we all talking about pasties and sausage rolls? And how did Usain Bolt celebrate his amazing 200m win at the Olympics? If you know the answer to all, some or even none of the above, then join us as a host of big names, including Jonathan Ross, Russell Howard, Jack Whitehall and James Corden, vie for the coveted Big Fat Quiz crown. As usual, Jimmy will be calling on some seriously A-list question-setters, with Seth Rogen, Jack Black, Ricky Gervais, Will Ferrell, Quentin Tarantino and Sacha Baron Cohen all turning up to lend a helping hand in previous years.

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Guest stars Jack Whitehall, James Corden, Russell Howard, Gabby Logan, Jonathan Ross, Richard Ayoade

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Episode 10

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2013

Dec 26, 20131h 40m7.0 / 10

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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Guest stars Jack Whitehall, Kristen Schaal, Dara Ó Briain, Noel Fielding, Jonathan Ross, Richard Ayoade

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Episode 11

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2014

Dec 26, 20141h 40m6.2 / 10

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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Guest stars Mel B, Micky Flanagan, Kevin Bridges, David Mitchell, Sarah Millican, Richard Ayoade

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Episode 12

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2015

Dec 26, 20151h 40m6.0 / 10

Jimmy Carr challenges Rob Brydon, Richard Ayoade, David Mitchell, Claudia Winkleman, Greg Davies and Jo Brand to battle for the coveted Big Fat Quiz crown, and an array of celebs join in the fun.

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Guest stars David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Claudia Winkleman, Jo Brand, Greg Davies, Richard Ayoade

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Episode 13

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2016

Dec 26, 20161h 40m6.8 / 10

Quizmaster Jimmy Carr tests Richard Ayoade, Rob Delaney, Mel Giedroyc, Sarah Millican, David Mitchell and Romesh Ranganathan in weird and wonderful ways all about 2016.

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Guest stars David Mitchell, Mel Giedroyc, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Delaney, Pamela Anderson, Sarah Millican, Richard Ayoade

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Episode 14

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2017

Dec 26, 20171h 40m6.3 / 10

Jimmy Carr tests 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.

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Guest stars David Mitchell, Big Narstie, Noel Fielding, Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade, Roisin Conaty

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Episode 15

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2018

Dec 26, 20181h 40m

Jimmy Carr is joined by Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding, Mo Gilligan, David Mitchell, Claudia Winkleman and Michelle Wolf to battle it out to see who can remember most about the past year.

Episode credits

Guest stars David Mitchell, Claudia Winkleman, Noel Fielding, Mo Gilligan, Michelle Wolf, Richard Ayoade

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Episode 16

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2019

Dec 26, 20191h 40m5.2 / 10

Jimmy Carr hosts, as Dara O'Briain, Maya Jama, Asim Chaudhry, Roisin Conaty, Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding compete to see who can remember the most about the last 12 months.

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Guest stars Maya Jama, Dara Ó Briain, Noel Fielding, Asim Chaudhry, Richard Ayoade, Roisin Conaty

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Episode 17

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2020

Dec 26, 20201h 40m7.0 / 10

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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Guest stars Maya Jama, Stacey Solomon, David Mitchell, Joe Lycett, James Acaster, Richard Ayoade

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Episode 18

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2021

Dec 26, 20211h 40m7.5 / 10

Jimmy Carr quizzes Judi Love, James Acaster, Sarah Millican, Jonathan Ross, Guz Khan, and Sara Pascoe on the hot topics of the past 12 months.

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Guest stars Sarah Millican, Judi Love, Sara Pascoe, James Acaster, Guz Khan, Jonathan Ross, Ellie Simmonds, Andi Oliver

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Episode 19

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2022

Dec 26, 20221h 32m7.7 / 10

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.

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Guest stars Katherine Ryan, Jonathan Ross, Richard Ayoade, Stephen Merchant, Rose Matafeo, Maisie Adam

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Episode 20

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2023

Dec 26, 20231h 30m8.0 / 10

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.

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Guest stars Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade, Mel Giedroyc, Mo Gilligan, Rosie Jones, Kevin Bridges

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Episode 21

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2024

Dec 27, 20241h 32m5.3 / 10

Question master Jimmy Carr is joined by Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Rob Beckett, Judi Love, Chris McCausland and Maisie Adam as they battle it out to see who knows the most about the year that's been.

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Guest stars Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade, Maisie Adam, Rob Beckett, Judi Love, Chris McCausland, Jasmine Chamberlain, Bobby Johnson

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Episode 22

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2025

Dec 26, 20251h 32m

Question master Jimmy Carr is joined by Jonathan Ross, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Nick Mohammed, Roisin Conaty and Lou Sanders, as they battle it out to see who knows the most about the year that's been.

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Guest stars Katherine Ryan, Jonathan Ross, Richard Ayoade, Nick Mohammed, Roisin Conaty, Lou Sanders

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More about Big Fat Quiz

Cast

Jimmy CarrSelf - Presenter

Simon PeggSelf - Contestant

Liza TarbuckSelf - Contestant

Gordon RamsaySelf - Contestant

June SarpongSelf - Contestant

Cat DeeleySelf - Contestant

Mel BSelf - Contestant

Lily AllenSelf - Contestant

Credits

Written by: Matt Morgan

Production details

Status: Returning Series
Series type: Talk Show
Episodes: 22
Original language: English

Networks & production

Channel 4United Kingdom
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Themes

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