Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2012 - Sunday 30th December @ 9pm

Basq · 12-12-2012 10:15PM #1

Always worth a post!

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.

Play along at home or just sit back and let the celebs do all the hard work, but don't miss The Big Fat Quiz of the Year.

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Definitely a very love-em-or-hate-em list of guest panelists there.

I'm a fan of all 4... but any hope for a reunion of "The Goth Detectives" is fading as each year passes..

Mr.Saturn · 12-12-2012 10:22PM

I imagine there'll be more than a few tax-cracks at the expense of Carr.

phonypony · 12-12-2012 10:39PM

Basq wrote: »

Definitely a very love-em-or-hate-em list of guest panelists there.

Really is. Howard and Corden on the same show...

Penn · 12-12-2012 10:59PM

So long as they don't get a guest like Jamie Oliver again and instead stick to comedians or at least people who are actually known to be funny.

And if Miranda Hart is on it again I'm not watching it. She essentially spent the whole show copying David Walliams. David Walliams could probably be alright depending who he's teamed with. I just hate when teams purposefully get answers wrong to be funny. Yeah, if you don't know the answer, say something funny. But to do it from the start and throughout is just annoying.

ciano1 · 12-12-2012 11:58PM

No Noel Fielding or Charlie Brooker makes me sad!

JamesReeves · 13-12-2012 12:00AM

His laugh does it all for me

Basq · 13-12-2012 12:07AM

ciano1 wrote: »

No Noel Fielding or Charlie Brooker makes me sad!

There's only 4 panelists listed, and there's typically 3 teams of 2.. so there's probably another 2 TBA.

Skid · 13-12-2012 12:11AM

Basq wrote: »

There's only 4 panelists listed, and there's typically 3 fields of 2.. so there's probably another 2 TBA.

I bet there will be at least one token Woman. Probably either Miranda Hart or Sarah Millican (or both). All the panel shows seem to doing this recently (QI in particular has suffered from having unfunny panellists because of an attempt to have gender balance)

VinLieger · 13-12-2012 12:59AM

James Corden and Russell Howard sounds good, but Jack Whitehall? I dunno i just prefer his character in fresh meat to the actual him

Skid · 13-12-2012 01:02AM

VinLieger wrote: »

James Corden and Russell Howard sounds good, but Jack Whitehall? I dunno i just prefer his character in fresh meat to the actual him

He was great on the Big Fat Quiz of The Nineties, I thought.

Penn · 13-12-2012 09:55AM

Skid wrote: »

I bet there will be at least one token Woman. Probably either Miranda Hart or Sarah Millican (or both). All the panel shows seem to doing this recently (QI in particular has suffered from having unfunny panellists because of an attempt to have gender balance)

Hopefully Claudia Winkleman, she's always pretty funny on them.

Corkfeen · 13-12-2012 09:59AM

VinLieger wrote: »

James Corden and Russell Howard sounds good, but Jack Whitehall? I dunno i just prefer his character in fresh meat to the actual him

I actually thought his name was the standout. Posh humour is fantastic. :P

Basq · 13-12-2012 10:08AM

Jack Whitehall is incredibly witty to be fair..

.. he stole the show on The Big Fat Quiz Of The 90's, is the star standout on Fresh Meat and A League Of Their Own's decision to make him a team regular instead of Georgie "ohhh.. I'm a short drunk driver!" Thompson was the best decision they've ever made.

Regarding "comediennes" on it - I like Sarah Millican, but not many others.

EDIT: From Twitter, it appears it's being filmed tomorrow.. so we'll probably know the other panelists then.

Luckycharm · 13-12-2012 03:06PM

Penn wrote: »

So long as they don't get a guest like Jamie Oliver again and instead stick to comedians or at least people who are actually known to be funny.

And if Miranda Hart is on it again I'm not watching it. She essentially spent the whole show copying David Walliams. David Walliams could probably be alright depending who he's teamed with. I just hate when teams purposefully get answers wrong to be funny. Yeah, if you don't know the answer, say something funny. But to do it from the start and throughout is just annoying.

Can't stand either - Miranda is not funny and Walliams just completly overdoes the camp bit. Funny once maybe but not for 2 hours or whole career

Max Power · 13-12-2012 05:28PM

Skid wrote: »

I bet there will be at least one token Woman. Probably either Miranda Hart or Sarah Millican (or both). All the panel shows seem to doing this recently (QI in particular has suffered from having unfunny panellists because of an attempt to have gender balance)

Jo Brand is pretty funny, would like to see her on it. Claudia Winkleman is not one bit funny so I hope we don't see her anyway.

phasers · 13-12-2012 06:04PM

I loved Jack Whitehall on HIGNFY the other week so I think he'll be good, but James Corden wrecks my head and Russell Howard is rubbish on panel shows, although I like him on Good News.

I would bet money on the insufferable flavour of the week Sarah Millican being one of the other guests, so you can all look forward to jokes about cake and knickers

There'll never be a year as good as 2006

Basq · 14-12-2012 12:20PM

phasers wrote: »

.. Russell Howard is rubbish on panel shows, although I like him on Good News...

He does thrive on Good News alright..

.. but could be worse - they could have went with Andy "every punchline finishes with inflection" Parsons!

paulbok · 14-12-2012 12:38PM

Justin Lee Collins anyone?

Penn · 14-12-2012 12:50PM

paulbok wrote: »

Justin Lee Collins anyone?

He might be on it.

Though not as one of the contestants...

Mr.Nice Guy · 14-12-2012 01:14PM

Never liked Jack Whitehall and his comments on the Keane departure and Ireland at the 2002 WC annoyed me due to their lack of humour and ignorance.

At 2:36...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSTsj6nkJv8

Basq · 14-12-2012 01:17PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

At 2:36...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSTsj6nkJv8

I fail to see a problem tbh..

Toto Wolfcastle · 14-12-2012 01:27PM

I love Jack Whitehall. He's great on A League Of Their Own. Love James Cordon too but I can't stand Jonathan Ross. He's grand when he's interviewing people but I don't think he's that funny. Looking forward to the show now.

Mr.Nice Guy · 14-12-2012 01:34PM

Basq wrote: »

I fail to see a problem tbh..

Ireland weren't knocked out of the tournament in the first round. Ireland have never been knocked out of a World Cup in the first round in fact.

A lot of big nations were knocked out of that tournament early like France, Portugal and Argentina and for Ireland to advance to the last 16 and go out on penalties to Spain - without the guy who was far and away our best player and talisman - was not a bad performance whatsoever.

His comment wasn't funny and was plain ignorant.

Basq · 14-12-2012 03:20PM

^

Ah c'mon - he's a comedian and his comment was made in jest...

.. don't take it to heart tbh!

Since when did we take comedian's so seriously? Jesus.. if everyone took Bill Hicks seriously, he'd have been locked up!

Mr.Nice Guy · 14-12-2012 04:00PM

Let's not speak of a legend like Hicks in the company of Jack Whitehall. Hicks could provide cutting comments with wit and intelligence at the heart of them. Whitehall cannot.

Jimmy Carr can at least portray himself in a pompous manner and be clever about it. This chap reminds me of a guy whose friends at college - the majority of them probably women who fancy him - tell him he's hilarious and he goes and believes them.

lertsnim · 14-12-2012 04:24PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

tell him he's hilarious and he goes and believes them.

TV people must believe them too as he is always on something.

Max Power · 14-12-2012 04:27PM

Not a fan of Whitehall either, he is just terrible on A League Of Their Own. Dara O'Briain would be a good presenter IMO.

Skid · 14-12-2012 04:30PM

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

Not a fan of Whitehall either, he is just terrible on A League Of Their Own. Dara O'Briain would be a good presenter IMO.

I have to disagree, he has been excellent since he was made a permanent fixture on that show.

And as I said earlier, he was great on the recent 'Big Fat Quiz of the Nineties', so it makes sense to bring him back.

Max Power · 14-12-2012 04:34PM

Skid wrote: »

I have to disagree, he has been excellent since he was made a permanent fixture on that show.

And as I said earlier, he was great on the recent 'Big Fat Quiz of the Nineties', so it makes sense to bring him back.

Ah Skid, I am disappoint. He tries way too hard to be funny. He knows nothing about sport so he shouldn't be on that show, Freddy Flintoff is funnier and he ain't no comedian.

clappyhappy · 14-12-2012 04:38PM

Really love this show. Thought the 80's, 90's and 00's were brilliant. Looking forward to it

Skid · 14-12-2012 04:41PM

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

Ah Skid, I am disappoint. He tries way too hard to be funny. He knows nothing about sport so he shouldn't be on that show, Freddy Flintoff is funnier and he ain't no comedian.

Ah well, nothing personal :)I think he just adds a lot to the general banter of that show (and the Big Fat Quiz). His lack of knowledge of Sport is part of his charm. I loved it when he bet the others in the Darts challenge.

Basq wrote: »

Definitely a very love-em-or-hate-em list of guest panelists there.

Ain't that the truth - especially regarding Jack Whitehall !

Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2012 - Sunday 30th December @ 9pm

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