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QI

QI (Quite Interesting) is a British comedy panel game quiz show for television created and co-produced by John Lloyd. The series currently airs on BBC Two and is presented by Sandi Toksvig. It features permanent panellist Alan Davies and three guest panellists per episode; the panellists are mostly comedians. The series was presented by Stephen Fry from…

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Genre
Comedy · Panel show
Also known as
Quite Interesting · QI XL (extended episodes) · QI VG (compilation episodes) · QI XS (compilation episodes)
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Created by
John Lloyd
Directed by
Ian Lorimer
Editors
Nick King · Richard Everton (Series A)

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Format and concept

Production

Episodes

Guest appearances

International broadcasts

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Mistakes and fact correction

Culture

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Reception

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QI

Nodes208
Edges207
Triples273
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009615
Components1

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QI

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related to Research · 38
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related to Production · 36
QI → According, Alan Davies, Alan Yentob, Annotated Encyclopædia Britannica, As, BBC, BBC One, BBC Two, British, Class War, Davies, Eventually, For, Fry, He, Heggessey, However, In October, Jane Root, John Lloyd
related to International versions · 23
QI → Also, Anders Jansson, Arthur Japin, August, British QI, Comedian Johan Wester, December, Dutch, Gogh, Gothic, In, Intresseklubben, Japin, June, Luyn, September, Series, SVT1, Swedish, The Dutch
related to Content perceived as offensive · 18
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related to Other media · 18
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related to Episodes · 16
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related to International broadcasts · 15
QI → ABC, ABC1, America, As, Fremantle, In Australia, July, October, QI Series, Series, Stephen Fry, The, The ABC, TV, UKTV
related to Gender gap · 13
QI → Alan Davies, As, BBC's, February, In November, Mirror, None, One, The BBC, The Observer, Three, TV Danny Cohen, Two
related to Reception · 12
QI → Alan Davies, Another, BBC Four, Christmas, General Ignorance, He, It, Laura Barton, Peter Chapman, Stephen Fry, The Book, When
related to Recording · 12
QI → Fry, Guests, Guy Smart, In, June, May, Recordings, Series, Seven, Television Centre, The London Studios, To

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Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

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QIAlso known asQuite Interesting1.00infobox
QIAlso known asQI XL (extended episodes)1.00infobox
QIAlso known asQI VG (compilation episodes)1.00infobox
QIAlso known asQI XS (compilation episodes)1.00infobox
QICountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
QICreated byJohn Lloyd1.00infobox
QIDirected byIan Lorimer1.00infobox
QIEditorsNick King1.00infobox
QIEditorsRichard Everton (Series A)1.00infobox
QIGenreComedy1.00infobox
QIGenrePanel show1.00infobox
QINetworkBBC Four (2003–2008)1.00infobox
QINetworkBBC One (2009–2011)1.00infobox
QINetworkBBC Two (2003–2008; 2011–present)1.00infobox
QINo. of episodes.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}336 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
QINo. of series231.00infobox
QIOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
QIPresented byStephen Fry1.00infobox
QIPresented bySandi Toksvig1.00infobox
QIProducersJohn Lloyd1.00infobox
QIProducersPiers Fletcher (Series F–)1.00infobox
QIProduction companiesQuite Interesting Limited1.00infobox
QIProduction companiesTalkback (2003–2006; 2012–2025)1.00infobox
QIProduction companiesTalkback Thames (2006–2012; 2025–present)1.00infobox
QIProduction locationsThe London Studios (Series A–P) Television Centre, London (Series Q–)1.00infobox
QIRelease11 September 2003 (2003-09-11) – present1.00infobox
QIRunning time30 minutes1.00infobox
QIRunning time45 minutes (XL)1.00infobox
QIRunning time30 minutes (VG)1.00infobox
QIRunning time14 minutes (XS series 1)1.00infobox

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