The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2024)

Jimmy Carr

Hot Sauce for Channel 4, 28 December 2004 to present
as The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz, 2 November 2007 and 2 January 2015
as The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s, 16 September 2012 and 22 September 2013
as The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s, 23 September 2012 and 29 September 2013
as The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s, 30 September 2012

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!

As part of the celebrations to mark 25 years since Channel 4 began broadcasting, The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz, featuring questions about Channel 4's programming over the previous two decades was aired in November 2007. A second Big Fat Anniversary Quiz was aired in January 2015 to mark ten years of the format, featuring questions from the previous decade.

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. A second edition of The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s was broadcast in September 2013 as part of a special weekend of 1980s themed programming. For no adequately explained reason, a week later, a second edition of The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s was also broadcast.

Peter Baikie

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.

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
2012 Richard Ayoade and Gabby Logan
2013 Dara O'Briain and Kristen Schaal / Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding (joint winners)
2014 Kevin Bridges and Sarah Millican

2015 Rob Brydon and Jo Brand

2016 David Mitchell and Sarah Millican

2017 David Mitchell and Roisin Conaty

2018 Claudia Winkleman and Mo Gilligan

2019 Dara O' Briain and Maya Jama

2020 Richard Ayoade and Jo Lycett

2021 Jonathan Ross and Judi Love

2022 Jonathan Ross and Rose Matafeo

The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz[]

2007 Jack Dee and Alan Carr 2015 Jonathan Ross and Warwick Davis

The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s[]

2012 Jason Manford and Stephen Mangan / Jonathan Ross and Adam Buxton (joint winners)
2013 David Mitchell and Phill Jupitus

The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s[]

2012 Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies

2013 Sue Perkins and Lee Mack

The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s[]

Kevin Bridges and Alan Carr

The Big Fat Quiz of the Decade[]

Jonathan Ross and Stacey Solomon

The Big Fat Quiz of Everything[]

2016 No.1 Jonothan Ross and Chelsea Peretti

2016 No.2 Claudia Winkleman and David Mitchell

2016 No.3 Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade

2016 No.4 Noel Fielding and Eddie Izzard

2017 Jonothan Ross and David Walliams

2018 Jonathan Ross and Nish Kumar

2019 Sandi Toksvig and Joe Lycett

2004
June Sarpong and Jonathan Ross
Simon Pegg and Liza Tarbuck
David Walliams and Rob Brydon

2005
Sharon Osbourne and Jonathan Ross
Denise Van Outen and David Mitchell
Gordon Ramsay and Rob Brydon

2006
Noel Fielding and Russell Brand
David Walliams and Rob Brydon
Jonathan Ross and Cat Deeley

2007
Rob Brydon and David Mitchell
Noel Fielding and Russell Brand
Jonathan Ross and Lily Allen

2008
Dara O'Briain and Davina McCall
Sean Lock and James Corden
Michael McIntyre and Claudia Winkleman

2009
David Mitchell and Charlie Brooker
Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross
Rob Brydon and Claudia Winkleman

2010
Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade
Jonathan Ross and Ruth Jones
Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre

2011
Jonathan Ross and Jamie Oliver
David Walliams and Miranda Hart
David Mitchell and Eddie Izzard

2012
Jack Whitehall and James Corden
Russell Howard and Jonathan Ross
Richard Ayoade and Gabby Logan

2013
Jack Whitehall and Jonathan Ross
Dara O'Briain and Kristen Schaal
Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding

2014
Micky Flanagan and Mel B
Kevin Bridges and Sarah Millican
David Mitchell and Richard Ayoade

2015

Rob Brydon and Jo Brand

Richard Ayoade and Greg Davies

Claudia Winkleman and David Mitchell

2016

David Mitchell and Sarah Millican

Romesh Ranganathan and Mel Giedroyc

Rob Delaney and Richard Ayoade

2017

David Mitchell and Roisin Conaty

Big Narstie and Katherine Ryan

Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding

2018

David Mitchell and Michelle Wolf

Claudia Winkleman and Mo Gilligan

Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade

2019

Dara O' Briain and Maya Jama

Roisin Conaty and Asim Chaudhry

Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding

The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz[]

2007
Jack Dee and Alan Carr
Frank Skinner and Carol Vorderman
David Mitchell and Richard Ayoade

2015

Jonathan Ross and Warwick Davis

Jack Whitehall and Claudia Winkleman

Russell Brand and Noel Fielding

The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s[]

2012
Jason Manford and Stephen Mangan
Jonathan Ross and Adam Buxton
Micky Flanagan and Carol Vorderman

2013
David Mitchell and Phill Jupitus
Sarah Greene and Alan Carr
Jason Donovan and Jack Dee

The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s[]

2012
Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies
Dara O'Briain and Claudia Winkleman
Jack Whitehall and Denise Van Outen

2013
Jonathan Ross and Jo Brand
Sue Perkins and Lee Mack
Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade

The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s[]

Kevin Bridges and Alan Carr
Sarah Millican and David Mitchell
Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding

The Big Fat Quiz of the Decade[]

Jonathan Ross and Stacey Solomon

Claudia Winkleman and Nish Kumar

Alan Carr and Joe Lycett

The Big Fat Quiz of Everything[]

2016 No.1

Jonothan Ross and Chelsea Peretti

Jack Whitehall and Mel Giedroyc

Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade

2016 No.2

Claudia Winkleman and David Mitchell

Mel Giedroyc and Kristen Schaal

Jonothan Ross and Bob Mortimer

2016 No.3

Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade

Adam Buxton and Jonothan Ross

Aisling Bea and Rob Beckett

2016 No.4

Alan Carr and Romesh Ranganathan

Dara O' Briain and Chelsea Peretti

Noel Fielding and Eddie Izzard

2017

Jonothan Ross and David Walliams

Katherine Ryan and Aisling Bea

Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade

2018

Jonothan Ross and Nish Kumar

Claudia Winkleman and Miranda Hart

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer

2019

Sandi Toksvig and Joe Lycett

Katherine Ryan and Big Narstie

David Baddiel and Frank Skinner

Wikipedia entry
British Comedy Guide entry

Big Fat Anniversary Quiz review