QI

British comedy panel game television quiz show

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February 2023 The second series of QI XS was introduced, with a reduced running time of 8 minutes per episode.
November 2020 A new compilation series titled QI XS was launched, featuring 14-minute episodes.
March 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two episodes of series R were filmed without a live audience, with subsequent episodes using a virtual audience via Zoom.
2016 Stephen Fry concluded his tenure as host of QI after 13 years, marking the end of the show's first major hosting era.
October 2015 Sandi Toksvig replaced Stephen Fry as the host of QI, taking over from Series N.
March 8 2014 The QI Elves podcast, 'No Such Thing as a Fish', began broadcasting.
February 2014 BBC decided to ban all-male panels on comedy shows to address gender representation
August 14 2013 The Czech version of QI was first broadcast on TV Prima, hosted by Leoš Mareš.
September 8 2012 The Swedish version of QI, called Intresseklubben, started airing on SVT1, hosted by comedian Johan Wester.
March 6 2011 A special QI episode was filmed between 1:00 and 2:00 am as part of Comic Relief's 24 Hour Panel People, featuring David Walliams and panellists Sue Perkins, Jo Brand, Russell Tovey.
January 11 2011 Controversial episode aired ending with Stephen Fry reading a limerick about paedophilia, which was criticized by viewers
March 2010 QI began broadcasting in New Zealand on Prime television channel.

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