The Big Fat Quiz of the Year

(Synopsis: Billed as 'the 00's', but referred to throughout as 'the Noughties'.)
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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.
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.
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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.
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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 Noughties.
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Revision as of 11:36, 1 October 2012

Contents

Host

Jimmy Carr

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 Noughties.

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

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

  • Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade
  • Jonathan Ross and Ruth Jones
  • Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre

2011

The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz

The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s

The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s

Web links

Official site

Wikipedia entry

British Comedy Guide entry

Pictures

The line-up from the 2006 edition
The 2009 protagonists

See also

Big Fat Anniversary Quiz review

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