The BEST episodes directed by Mick Thomas
#1 - Big Fat Quiz of the 90s (1)
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2012 - Episode 2
Jimmy Carr hosts the second of three special editions of the Big Fat Quiz series, and if the 90s taught us anything it was how to delete our internet history! But why did we stop eating burgers? How did Magic Eye work? And who were Papa and Nicole? Join Phill Jupitus, Dara O'Briain, Jack Whitehall, Alan Davies, Claudia Winkleman and Denise Van Outen, with guest appearances by Wolf from Gladiators, Michael Buerk, Chesney Hawkes, and Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer as they celebrate the 1990s.
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#2 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2004
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2004 - Episode 1
The host, Jimmy Carr, read out questions relating to events of 2004 to three teams of celebrities: Simon Pegg & Liza Tarbuck, David Walliams & Rob Brydon, June Sarpong & Jonathan Ross. Louis Walsh, Nadia Almada and Kelly Holmes all made live appearances to read out the questions for the months of April, June, and August respectively. Recorded questions from Bono and The Bear from Bo' Selecta were shown too along with films of Richard and Judy discussing events.
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#3 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2010
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2011 - Episode 1
Jimmy Carr puts a panel of celebrities including Jonathan Ross, Ruth Jones, Alan Carr, Noel Fielding, Michael McIntyre and Richard Ayoade to the test as they battle it out to see who remembers most about the events of 2010. Can you remember the name of instrument that was the scourge of the South African World Cup? Which unsuspecting character did Gordon Brown brand as 'ignorant' during the general election? What did 50-year-old spinster Mary Bale throw away to become Britain's most hated woman? If you know the answer to all, some, or even none, of the above then join Jimmy as he challenges a host of famous faces to win the coveted Big Fat Quiz crown.
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#4 - Big Fat Quiz of the 80s (1)
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2012 - Episode 1
Jimmy Carr hosts the first of three irreverent quizzes grilling celebrities on decades gone by, beginning with the 1980s, when the Tories were in power and the whole world tuned in to watch a royal wedding. Jonathan Ross, Jason Manford, Stephen Mangan, Micky Flanagan and Carol Vorderman are the famous faces showing how much they remember - or just proving how much they've forgotten - about the decade when the Berlin Wall fell, the Brat Pack reigned at the cinema and the Hand of God had English football fans up in arms.
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#5 - Big Fat Quiz of the 00s
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2012 - Episode 3
Jimmy Carr hosts the third and final of the special editions, looking back at the decade that inspires the thought: 'blimey, could we really not come up with a better name than the noughties?' Embarrassing. So why did the US briefly rename French fries? How did the Crazy Frog cause controversy? And what on earth was Touch the Truck? If you haven't got a clue about any of these questions then it's probably time you were in bed! If you do, then join guests Alan Carr, Kevin Bridges, David Mitchell, Sarah Millican, Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding with special guest appearances from Duncan Bannatyne, Gregg Wallace, McFly and Peter Andre as they give the noughties the Big Fat Quiz treatment.
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#6 - Big Fat Quiz of the 80s (2)
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2013 - Episode 1
Jimmy Carr is joined by three teams of top celebrities for another fiendishly difficult pub quiz about news, music, telly and fashions of the 1980s. Playing the quiz are David Mitchell, Phill Jupitus, Alan Carr, Sarah Greene, Jack Dee and Jason Donovan. And, as ever, Jimmy is helped by a host of famous question-setters, including Jim Bowen, Kim Wilde, Tony Robinson and Toyah Willcox.
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#7 - Big Fat Quiz of the 90s (2)
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2013 - Episode 2
The Big Fat Quiz is back with an all-new look back at the 1990s. Host Jimmy Carr is joined by Jonathan Ross, Jo Brand, Sue Perkins, Lee Mack, Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade to play the comedy quiz that goes retro, along with guest question-setters, including Hanson, Melinda Messenger, Andi Peters, Mr Motivator and Goldie.
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#8 - Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2017
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2017 - Episode 1
Jonathan Ross, David Walliams, Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea, Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade join Jimmy to compete for the Big Fat Quiz crown. Jonnie Peacock drops by to test the panel's sporting memories, and The London Philharmonic Choir are on hand to add a touch of class. Jimmy is ably assisted by Big Fat favourites Jon Snow, Mitchell Brook Primary School and Joey Essex, as well as a whole host of celebrity question setters. So what diet did William the Conqueror attempt? What is Bill Gates's hidden talent? And why do tennis players wear white?
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#9 - Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2022
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2022 - Episode 1
What's the hottest chili? What does Ringo Starr not want you to do? How many varieties of Lynx can you name? And how does a dog defuse a bomb? All these questions and more will be answered in the biggest, fattest, Big Fat Quiz ever. Question master Jimmy Carr is joined by Rob Beckett, Richard Ayoade, Rosie Jones, Roisin Conaty, Mawaan Rizwan and Joanne McNally.
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#10 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2022
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2022 - Episode 2
Celebrity guests for 2022 are Stephen Merchant, Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade, Maisie Adam, Jonathan Ross and Rose Matafeo. As always, Jimmy will be ably assisted by a panel of top celebrity teams and a series of superstar question setters including Mitchell Brook Primary School and Charles Dance.
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#11 - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2023
Big Fat Quiz - Season 2023 - Episode 2
Jimmy Carr hosts as Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Mel Giedroyc, Mo Gilligan, Rosie Jones and Kevin Bridges answer questions about Keir Starmer's sparkle and the Pope's fashion sense.
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