QI
QI is a television panel game; its initials stand for "quite interesting"
How we made
‘It was originally Smartarses v Dunderheads’: how we made QI – by John Lloyd and Alan Davies‘QI is about how extraordinary the world is. Learning that elephants are 22 million times the size of bees makes you realise you haven’t really been paying attention to anything’
The Q&A
Zoe Ball: 'My most embarrassing moment? Having a menopausal hot flush in front of Al Pacino'The broadcaster on ‘terrible parenting’, Christmas pudding and dreaming of Glastonbury
The G2 interview
Sandi Toksvig: 'I came out, and the tabloid press thought I was Cruella de Vil'Now a national treasure, the comedian and presenter was once vilified for being gay. She talks about those dark days, the lighter side of lockdown and why Bake Off was just another gig
Sandi Toksvig sparks new gender pay row over QI fee
Sandi Toksvig: 'I’m paid 40% of what Stephen Fry got for QI' - video
The Q&A
Sandi Toksvig: ‘What did I want to be when I was growing up? Taller’The television presenter on Janet and John, Benedict Cumberbatch and the Hokey Cokey
The funniest thing
Andrew Hunter Murray: ‘I have an extremely amusing floral shirt’The comic writer, actor and QI elf spills the proverbial beans about the things that make him laugh the most
20 favourite facts from the QI team
Find out why Churchill looks grumpy on the £5 note and which insect terrifies the Dalai Lama as the brains behind the panel share some jolly arcana
Joke's over: how the TV panel show fell from grace
Its edgy back-and-forth once dominated our screens, but now the format is suffering a severe ratings dip. Why has this comedy staple lost its lustre?
Forget Stephen Fry – Sandi Toksvig has made QI sing
Sandi Toksvig: QI dunce Alan Davies is one of the cleverest people I know
Sandi Toksvig's QI: 'I'm not here as a mini-me for Stephen Fry'
The panel show has spawned books and apps – and become as significant a cultural export as Doctor Who. But can it survive the departure of its quizmaster of 13 years? Zoe Williams goes on set to find out
TV tonight
Friday’s best TV: Love, Nina; Bob’s Burgers; No Such Thing As the NewsNicky Hornby brings Nina Stibbe’s book to life; the deadpan US cartoon crosses the Atlantic; and the QI elves front their own panel show
Katherine Ryan: ‘I want to get pregnant again – just so I can breastfeed on Mock the Week’
This single mother, standup comedian and panel show favourite has barely a minute to spare… but found time to tell us about waitressing at Hooters, fighting sexism and her invincible self-belief
Stephen Fry’s best moments as QI host - video
A compilation of some of the funniest moments of Stephen Fry’s career as host of BBC2 panel show QI
Stephen Fry on his cocaine habit: 'I used to call it, rather creepily, pudding'
In an interview with Australian TV journalist Tony Jones, Fry shared his thoughts on 17 years of celibacy and why he used to ‘self-medicate’ with drugs and alcohol
Representation of women on TV at tipping point, says Sandi Toksvig
Writer and presenter says she is hopeful things are changing as she takes over from Stephen Fry as QI host
Stephen Fry on QI: his most interesting moments
Following the news that Fry is stepping down as host of the BBC2 panel show we delve into the archive to find his best bits, from the intelligent to the stupid
Stephen Fry to step down as presenter of BBC's QI
Presenter to leave BBC2 show after 13 years and is replaced by Sandi Toksvig – the first female host of a mainstream comedy panel show
Are you as smart as the Elves who research QI's questions? – quiz
The hit QI podcast No Such Thing As a Fish separates quite interesting facts from quite impossible ones. But can you tell which of these statements are true or false?
