#bfq 2011

[funnygirlszine]

big fat quiz

I'm off to see the The Big Fat Quiz of Telly filmed at BBC White City. it's the first Telly special, the newest addition to the big fat quiz specials catalogue which includes BFQ of sport, BFQ of everything, BFQ of the 80s/90s/00s, and more.

hosted by Jimmy Carr, Big Fat Quiz of the Year has been running since 2004, and typically features a 6 guest panel split between 3 teams.

In 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, only ONE woman was featured on the panel of 6.

On specials, only one woman featured on both editions of The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz in 2007 and 2015, as well as on The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s, and The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s. The 2016 Big Fat Quiz of Everything featured just one woman on episodes 2 and 3, but did offer three women on episode 1 to balance it out.

In light of the recent allegations addressed on Channel 4's Dispatches, it is interesting to note that every episode featuring Russell Brand had only one woman on the panel.

2021 was the first year to feature 3 women on the panel.

Since then, in both the main show and specials, it seems that they have committed to the 50:50 ratio, but I will report back when I return.

2021's cast

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[thatpointywitch]

Hey there! Booshlr asks 7, 10, and 11, if you please!

Hi! Thanks for sending me these, I really appreciate it!!

7. How did you become acquainted with the Boosh?

Well, I saw Noel for the first time way back in like 2011 when I was getting massively into Doctor Who and I watched that Buzzcocks episode with David Tennant and Catherine Tate, was immediately intrigued and very smitten with him, lol. I even followed him on twitter and all that. But me being a lil 16 year old German girl at the time I didn’t really get the Boosh when I tried to watch it (I remember watching only one or two episodes that time?) my knowledge of English was still limited and a lot of it wasn’t clicking with me enough to continue watching it, from what I remember. 

I eventually lost my interest in Noel I think also because he went on his whole twitter hiatus and didn’t tweet anymore? That might have been around that time? Not really sure but I got into a lot of fandoms around 2011/2012 so he just went all the way to the back of my mind which is a shame because I missed the whole luxcom time and the tour. :/ 

Waaaay later in early 2018 (actually On my birthday i remember this so vividly that it was on my birthday lol) I came upon a video on youtube that was a compilation of russell and noel on bfq? i think that’s what it was. I was like “oh i remember you!” lol and i was immediately smitten again and figured i’d try watching the boosh again, fell in love with it and also with julian and the rest is basically history. ;)

10. if you could ask Vince Noir one question, what would it be?

Where do you get your hair done? ;) Only joking, haha. This is actually pretty hard to answer as is the next question about Howard. But I guess my answer for both would be pretty much the same? Because really what I wanna know is what either of them really thought after the rooftop kiss. I mean it went from like, Vince being freaked by Howard’s sudden confession but then acting jealous when Howard dropped him like 2 seconds later, to being unbothered again. I just want to know what he actually thought? If it actually affected him in some way?

11. If you could ask Howard Moon one question, what would it be?

Okay, I said I’d pretty much also wanna know from Howard what he thought about the rooftop but I also don’t want to use the same question twice so I guess something I’d also love to ask him is just.. What he really thinks about Vince? Like if he had to be completely honest and couldn’t lie to me, I’d just love to know his actual feelings about him and I think I’d just love to hear him gush about Vince, lol. 

[marsixm]

in any given interview w eddie post like 2014 she usually says stuff is better now but basically even past 2010 trans stuff is difficult- which like duh- but shes one of very few people you can actually see on tv and shit before then and im watching bfq 2011 and hes on it in boy mode bc that was during the like 10 yr boy mode she was in recently and there was some quipping about him “not really being a transvetite” (and like this is why it tears me up to focus on the clothes too much bc people do and disrespect her out of them too!) and like he takes it in stride but its awkward to watch and it makes me so sad and frustrated especially when i remember this is just the NORM and like she couldnt know it was about to get even a little better in the next few years and shes been dealing with all kinds of microaggressive crap for decades at this point and like. im scream

[1863-project]

Big Fat Summary of Everything

I’ve been rewatching all the Big Fat Quiz episodes for...well, no reason, really, other than that I felt like it. So without further ado, here’s the important stuff I’ve taken from each episode.

BFQOTY 2004:

The first-ever episode. It takes a little bit for the series to hit its stride, and it’s probably most visible here.

Simon Pegg is here, though, which is always a nice plus.

BFQOTY 2005:

Another quieter year, although major celebrities appear alongside the comedians - namely Sharon Osbourne and Gordon Ramsey.

Jon Snow appears reading songs as news stories for the first time. He doesn’t start dancing to them until much later, though.

First appearance of panel show master David Mitchell on BFQ.

BFQOTY 2006:

This is where it goes off the rails, because 2006 is the first of the three appearances of the team that becomes known as the Goth Detectives, Russell Brand and Noel Fielding. Teams gave deliberately weird and funny answers to things they didn’t know before this, but they took it to another level.

Ironically, despite this they end up winning as a joke, which is hilarious.

Big Fat Anniversary Quiz (2007):

First appearance of Richard Ayoade on the show. He and David Mitchell are a team, to boot (and go by the name “Speccy Nerdy Fucknuts,” at that, after their plan to be seated in the middle yet call themselves “Team Three” is thwarted). 

BFQOTY 2007:

Noel and Russell return to defend their title, the only time the winning team has returned so far intact for the next year’s episode. Jimmy Carr isn’t as lenient with them and their bullshitting this time around.

This is the first time regular Rob Brydon is on the winning team even though he’s been in every episode up to this point with the exception of the anniversary episode.

BFQOTY 2008:

Jonathan Ross is glaringly absent this year, but it’s because he and Russell Brand had gotten themselves into some pretty serious trouble over the course of the year. Rob Brydon is also absent, meaning that the Bipedal Seal is now the only constant on the show.

First appearance of Claudia Winkleman.

First appearance of two for James Corden, and he flawlessly sings a verse of That’s Not My Name from memory, foreshadowing his future career as Carpool Karaoke maestro.

Davina McCall and Claudia Winkleman talk about wanting to double-team Jon Snow.

BFQOTY 2009:

Despite what had happened the year before (not on the show), Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand are allowed to be a team.

David Mitchell refuses to dance. It’s very funny.

Rob Brydon does the man in a box voice.

BFQOTY 2010:

First teaming of absolute dynamo surreal dream team Noel and Richard, clearly the best idea this show has ever had. They set a then-record with a score of 12. Team name this year is The Electric Moccasins (although as a joke Robson and Jerome comes up as an alternative).

“How can you throw a live wasp?”

“Why do you think it’s weirder throwing a live wasp than a nightmare?”

BFQOTY 2011:

David Walliams and Miranda Hart set the all-time low score record with a measly 4. Which is impressive because Noel and Richard have been a team eight times over the course of the show’s run as of early 2019.

BFQ of the 80s (September 16, 2012):

Not the most notable of episodes, but still worth it. At least go watch the Mitchell Brook kids act out Live Aid.

BFQ of the 90s (September 23, 2012):

Two words: Mr. Blobby. Jack Whitehall is traumatized for life now.

BFQ of the 00s (September 30, 2012):

Noel and Richard’s second appearance as a team, and most notably, the episode where they make their legendary “your mom” joke at Jimmy’s expense. (Team name: The Indoor Kites aka Hot Shame.)

BFQOTY 2012:

Jack Whitehall’s first non-special appearance on the show. He and James Corden proceed to behave like a couple of giggling schoolboys the entire time, even ordering pizza and white wine and having it delivered to them. Oh, and they’re in tuxedos.

Richard Ayoade’s first win on the show. He’s teamed with Gabby Logan.

Russell and Jonathan are a team again. Apparently this is working out for them.

Charles Dance reads 50 Shades of Grey.

BFQ of the 80s (September 22, 2013):

Again, a quieter special by comparison to some of the episodes of the show, but David Mitchell and Phill Jupitus are a team, so if you’re a fan of panel show team captains appearing on other panel shows, it’s worth it.

BFQ of the 90s (September 29, 2013):

Jimmy Carr gets gunged (slimed for the Americans who grew up with Nickelodeon).

BFQOTY 2013:

Dream team Noel and Richard return as a team for the third time and are actually joint winners, marking their first victory as a duo on the show. Sadly, there’s no team name.

Jonathan Ross brings a turkey and makes sandwiches for everyone else.

BFQOTY 2014:

This is the notorious Mel B episode, but it’s also the first appearance of Sarah Millican, who is wonderful.

Richard and David Mitchell are a team again.

Jon Snow’s dancing career begins in this episode, if I recall correctly.

Big Fat Anniversary Quiz (2015):

Third and as of now final appearance of the Goth Detectives. Russell hands out his phone number to audience members and gets them to text him the answers, which isn’t caught until fairly late in the show.

Jack Whitehall does some texting of his own and interacts with Chico, and it’s honestly one of the funniest things that’s ever been on the show. Claudia hugs him as if she’s his mom when he gets a response for the first time.

BFQOTY 2015:

BAD DONG. I’m pretty sure this doesn’t need to be elaborated on, but if you’ve never seen Bad Dong, you need to see Bad Dong. The episode is worth watching for Bad Dong alone.

Of course, if you like Taskmaster, Greg Davies is here, so that’s a good reason to watch too.

BFQOE January 5, 2016:

First-ever Quiz of Everything. Chelsea Peretti of B99 fame is here, if you’re a fan of Nine-Nine.

Richard and Noel (under the team name The Ladder Collars, named after Jonathan Ross’s giant shirt collar) almost win, but Richard insists on making a joke on the last question and they end up in second. Noel of all people calls him out on it.

Mel Giedroyc takes her shoes off to get more comfortable at one point. Noel notices and proceeds to compliment her shoes (high praise coming from him), then says he’d like to drink Bailey’s out of them (which is a reference to probably the one Boosh thing everyone on the internet has seen at some point in time).

BFQOE 2016 Series Episode 1:

Worth it alone to see Jon Snow doing YMCA.

Jonathan Ross and Bob Mortimer’s team name is One And A Half Condoms.

Two dancers from Strictly Come Dancing (Dancing With the Stars in the US) perform a series of dances for the teams to identify. Somehow, despite hosting the show, Claudia doesn’t get most of them right.

BFQOE 2016 Series Episode 2:

Noel and Richard have the team name “The Sultans of Bhunai.” Also, by some bizarre set of circumstances they actually win outright. 

Richard goes on an absolutely legendary rant after Rob Beckett steals his tray of candy, which amongst other things leads to him renaming Jonathan Ross and Adam Buxton’s team “The Ancient Fucks.”

Personal highlight for me besides Richard’s candy rage: Noel drawing himself and Richard on the bottom of the screen at one point. Cute as hell.

BFQOE 2016 Series Episode 3:

The only time Noel has won two episodes in a row. Here he’s teamed with Eddie Izzard, which is honestly inspired.

Alan Carr and Romesh Ranganathan call themselves “The Twins.”

BFQOTY 2016:

Romesh’s father has been dead for three years and Jimmy didn’t bother to find that out before asking him what his father thought about his tour of America with his mother, which led to the show breaking down before it even got started this time.

Mel Giedroyc is obsessed with Crossrail. It’s great, trust me.

BFQOE 2017:

Noel and Richard’s team name this time is Humanity’s Last Hope:

Katherine Ryan and Aisling Bea bring puppies on. Real puppies. And it’s wonderful. Everyone takes turns holding them.

When the panelists wonder who owns the moon, Noel just flat-out raises his hand. Because, you know, he IS the moon.

Noel draws an eel in a top hat, which I suspect is a Hitcher reference.

BFQOTY 2017:

First appearance of Big Narstie, who ends up fitting in surprisingly well on the show.

Noel and Richard’s team name is Cakes in the Maze.

Oh, and Noel is dressed as the podium.

BFQOE 2018:

Vic and Bob are a team! An actual double act is a team for the first time! (Their name is Strike Force One.)

Personal highlight of this one for me is the Mitchell Brook kids acting out Kasparov’s loss to IBM’s Deep Blue.

BFQOTY 2018:

Noel and Richard’s team name is Discount Fireworks.

Mo Gilligan flosses to Baby Shark.

On that note, upon learning Baby Shark was the biggest hit of 2018, Noel throws a tea mug and shatters it...then immediately goes to pick the shards up so that nobody gets hurt.

“That’s right! I’m on Bake-Off, motherfuckers!”

BFQOE 2019:

Sandi Toksvig and Big Narstie are becoming friends and it’s the cutest thing.

On that note, Sandy (a lesbian) and Joe Lycett (bi/pan) answer a question asking what three songs have in common with “Gay. They’re all gay.”

Also, Sandy knows weird facts about everything, in case you were wondering if QI is in good hands. It definitely is.

Jon Snow brings all the boys to the yard.