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Big Fat Quiz (2004)
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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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31 episodes · First aired 2007-11-01
E01
The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz
2007-11-02
Join Jimmy Carr and team-mates Frank Skinner, Jack Dee, Alan Carr, David Mitchell, Carol Vorderman and Richard Ayoade for a very special edition of Channel 4's legendary quiz of the year.
E02
The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s
2012-09-16
Jimmy Carr hosts the first of three special editions of the Big Fat Quiz series, beginning with an irreverent look back at the almost unrecognisable decade of the 1980s when the Tories were in power, the whole world tuned in to watch a Royal wedding and it looked like war in the Falklands was inevitable. Who sang while the Berlin Wall fell? What was the Hand of God? And who were the Brat Pack? Whether you know some of the answers or are totally clueless, reminisce with the celebrities as they go back in time. Jonathan Ross, Jason Manford, Stephen Mangan, Micky Flanagan and Carol Vorderman - with appearances from Michael Fish, Su Pollard, John Craven and many more - compete to decide who can remember the most about the 1980s.
E03
The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s
2012-09-23
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, 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.
E04
The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s
2012-09-30
Jimmy Carr hosts the third and final of the special editions series. And as we fondly look back at this period we may well think, 'blimey, could we really not come up with a better name than the noughties'? Embarrassing, if anything.\n\nSo why did the US briefly rename French Fries? How did the Crazy Frog cause controversy? And what on earth was Touch the Truck? If you haven't got a clue about any of the above questions then it's probably time you were in bed!\n\nIf you do, then join guests Alan Carr, Kevin Bridges, David Mitchell, Sarah Millican, Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding with special guest appearances from Duncan Bannatyne, Greg Wallace, McFly and Peter Andre as they give the noughties the Big Fat Quiz treatment.
E05
The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s (2)
2013-09-22
Jimmy Carr is joined by three teams of top celebrities for another fiendishly difficult pub quiz about news, music, telly and fashions of the 1980s. Playing the quiz are David Mitchell, Phill Jupitus, Alan Carr, Sarah Greene, Jack Dee and Jason Donovan. And, as ever, Jimmy is helped by a host of famous question-setters, including Jim Bowen, Kim Wilde, Tony Robinson and Toyah Willcox.
E06
The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s (2)
2013-09-29
The Big Fat Quiz is back with an all-new look back at the 1990s. Host Jimmy Carr is joined by Jonathan Ross, Jo Brand, Sue Perkins, Lee Mack, Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade to play the comedy quiz that goes retro, along with guest question-setters, including Hanson, Melinda Messenger, Andi Peters, Mr Motivator and Goldie.
E07
The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz
2015-01-02
Jimmy Carr hosts this 10-year anniversary special with Russell Brand, Noel Fielding, Jonathan Ross, Jack Whitehall, Warwick Davis and Claudia Winkleman, who take on the events of the last decade.
E08
Big Fat Quiz of Everything
2016-01-05 · 98 min
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.
E09
Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2)
2016-08-15
The Big Fat Quiz returns, hosted by Jimmy Carr. With Jonathan Ross, Mel Giedroyc, Kristen Schaal, David Mitchell, Bob Mortimer and Claudia Winkleman.
E10
Big Fat Quiz of Everything (3)
2016-08-22
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.
E11
Big Fat Quiz of Everything (4)
2016-08-28
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.
E12
Big Fat Quiz of Everything (5)
2017-01-06 · 97 min
Jimmy Car asks Jonathan Ross, David Walliams, Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea, Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade to compete for the Big Fat Quiz crown. Jonnie Peacock and other celebs join in.
E13
Big Fat Quiz of Everything (6)
2018-01-12
Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Claudia Winkleman, Miranda Hart, Jonathan Ross and Nish Kumar join host Jimmy Carr to compete for the Big Fat Quiz crown. Plus cameos from Charles Dance, Jon Snow.
E14
Big Fat Quiz of Everything (7)
2019-01-04
Question master Jimmy Carr is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan, Big Narstie, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner as they battle it out in the super-sized quiz.
E15
Big Fat Quiz of the Decade
2020-01-02
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, with questions including why was lasagna big news in 2013? Who squeezed through a hole in the wall in 2015? And what are Pikachu's friends called? Big Fat regulars Jon Snow and Charles Dance help set the questions.
E16
Big Fat Quiz of Everything (8)
2021-01-07
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.
E17
Big Fat Quiz of Everything (9)
2022-04-03 · 92 min
Jimmy Carr hosts the panel show, joined by celebrity guests including Rob Beckett, Richard Ayoade, Rosie Jones, Roisin Conaty, Mawaan Rizwan and Joanne McNally. Charles Dance heads up a cast of celebrity question-setters, posing puzzling queries on the world's hottest chilli, deodorants, bomb disposal dogs, and what Ringo Starr does not want people to do.
E18
Big Fat Quiz of Sport
2023-05-14 · 91 min
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.
E19
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
2024-08-23 · 91 min
What did actor Pedro Pascal have to ask fans to stop doing? What controversy rocked the fifth series of The Great British Bake Off? And why did Nigella Lawson have viewers howling in 2020? All these questions and more will be answered in The Big Fat Quiz Of Telly. Jimmy Carr is the question master as Babatunde Aléshé, Daisy May Cooper, Natasia Demetriou, Jamie Demetriou, Judi Love and Russell Howard compete to see who knows the most about TV. Charles Dance, the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School, and a host of celebrity question-setters help Jimmy to ask the big questions.
E20
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (10)
2025-01-02 · 92 min
Question master Jimmy Carr invites Harry Hill, David Mitchell, Roisin Conaty, Sophie Willan, Josh Pugh and Fatiha El-Ghorri to battle it out to see who knows the most about a wide range of topics. Helping Jimmy to ask the big questions are actor Charles Dance, the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School, and a host of celebrity question-setters.
E21
Best Bits: Ultimate Dream Teams
2025-04-04 · 47 min
Choice moments from the show posing questions on art, literature, television, music, geography, politics, science and celebrity from the last 100,000 years. This episode focuses on the dreamiest team pairings.
E22
Best Bits: Ultimate Rivals
2025-04-11 · 47 min
Jimmy Carr presents another compilation, featuring clips of appearances by Michael McIntyre, Davina McCall, Lee Mack, Romesh Ranganathan, Roisin Conaty, Kevin Bridges, Jack Whitehall, Aisling Bea, Joe Lycett, Nish Kumar, Sharon Osbourne, Mo Gilligan and Jamie Oliver.
E23
Best Bits: Ultimate Fails
2025-04-18 · 47 min
Jimmy Carr presents another comic compilation, featuring clips of appearances by Richard Ayoade, Claudia Winkleman, Stephen Merchant, Alan Carr, Aisling Bea, Rob Beckett, Melanie Brown, Greg Davies, Romesh Ranganathan, Danny Dyer, Mo Gilligan, Mel Giedroyc, Mr Blobby and many other celebrity players.
E24
Best Bits: Ultimate Jokes
2025-04-25 · 47 min
Jimmy Carr presents another comic compilation, featuring clips of appearances by Kevin Bridges, Miranda Hart, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Davina McCall, Micky Flanagan, Ruth Jones, Alan Carr, Big Narstie, Adam Buxton, Rob Beckett, Judi Love, Pamela Anderson and many other celebrity players.
E25
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly (2026)
2026-01-09 · 92 min
Who shot Mr Burns? What are The Chasers' nicknames? And what's 'The Peppa Effect'? Harry Hill, Judi Love, Tom Allen, Joanne McNally, Sam Campbell and Susan Wokoma take Jimmy Carr's TV test.
E26
Best Bits: Ultimate Chaos
2026-07-17 · 47 min
The wheels well and truly come off as quiz master Jimmy Carr faces the most chaotic moments from the Big Fat archives, with Jonathan Ross, Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade and many more.
E27
Best Bits: Ultimate Shocks
2026-07-24 · 47 min
Unexpected winners. Unbelievable losers. Outrageous jokes. And even some quizzing!
E28
Best Bits: Ultimate Rebels
2026-07-31 · 47 min
Harry Hill, Michael McIntyre, Fatiha El-Ghorri and more take quiz master Jimmy to task.
E29
Best Bits: Ultimate Triumphs
2026-08-07 · 47 min
Sara Pascoe, James Acaster and more snatch victory from the jaws of humiliation.
E30
Best Bits: Ultimate Flops
2026-08-14 · 47 min
From Mel Giedroyc to Micky Flanagan, strap yourself in for some Big Fat quizzing flops!
E31
Best Bits: Ultimate Rants
2026-08-21 · 47 min
Outbursts, meltdowns and Big Fat tantrums from some of the biggest names in British TV
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
22 episodes · First aired 2004-12-26 · ★ 7.0
E01
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2004
2004-12-27 · 100 min
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.
E02
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2005
2005-12-26 · 100 min
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.
E03
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2006
2006-12-27 · 100 min
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.
E04
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2007
2007-12-30 · 100 min
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.
E05
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2008
2008-12-28 · 100 min
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.
E06
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2009
2009-12-29 · 100 min
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.
E07
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2010
2010-12-27 · 100 min
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.
E08
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2011
2011-12-27 · 100 min
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.
E09
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2012
2012-12-30 · 100 min
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.
E10
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2013
2013-12-26 · 100 min
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.
E11
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2014
2014-12-26 · 100 min
Jimmy Carr tests the memories of celebrity contestants Richard Ayoade, David Mitchell, Mel B, Micky Flanagan, Sarah Millican and Kevin Bridges.
E12
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2015
2015-12-26 · 100 min
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.
E13
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2016
2016-12-26 · 100 min
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.
E14
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2017
2017-12-26 · 100 min
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.
E15
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2018
2018-12-26 · 100 min
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.
E16
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2019
2019-12-26 · 100 min
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.
E17
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2020
2020-12-26 · 100 min
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.
E18
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2021
2021-12-26 · 100 min
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.
E19
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2022
2022-12-26 · 92 min
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.
E20
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2023
2023-12-26 · 90 min
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.
E21
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2024
2024-12-27 · 92 min
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.
E22
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2025
2025-12-26 · 92 min
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.
