@@mattlm64 At no fault of their own... they use the latest information out at the time, But they always update with the new information on a later episode. The wonders of Science across the entire planet is it is always learning new things.
It's so up and down as it relies completely on the guest lineup and more often than not now its 3 completely unfunny people being propped up by Alan Davies. Both Stephen and Sandi are fantastic hosts though.
I heard a story from a crew member on the QI episode with Rory McGrath (cormorants/sea crows), where Stephen lost his patience with him. The idea of any panel show is give a couple of funny answers, get the audience laughing, have some fun then get to the answer. Rory, because he's incredibly knowledgeable, was just jumping to the answer everytime. So during a break in filming, Stephen just snapped at him "You're f****** ruining this!", and you can tell with Sean's messing around he wasn't impressed with him either.
Wasn't there a rumour that he demanded that they give him the answers to the questions beforehand, because he thought it wouldn't make him look like a fool.
@@anthoantho1989Yeah, but other people said it wasn’t Rory McGrath, but it was John Sessions who demanded the questions before going on QI. But who knows.
@@michaeltaylor6782Not just one episode either if I recall correctly. McGrath routinely cheated on that show so wouldn’t be surprised if he got hold of the scripts before going on QI.
Yeah dude, as a fan of QI since it first aired in 2003, I can say with confidence that you're more than sharp enough to love this show. The fact that you have an interest in history too will add to this. Great show.
Haha brilliant reaction😃 Have a fun week too! At 12:45 .."That's actually very interesting "............."quite" interesting you mean🤣 haha definitely captured what the fun of the show is about!
The way he graciously endures their ridicule or gets bashful when they get a rise out of him is fantastic. For a man of his talent and intelligence to be so humble is why he's adored.
QI does indeed stand for Quite Interesting. You figured that out very quickly. It took me years. Anyway King Boomer. I'm a brit and I like your videos. You have a good sense of fun.
The point of QI is that the obvious answer is usually the wrong one. Hence the Klaxon going off when someone gives an obvious answer and they loose points.
Yep, and the correct answer is normally ungettable, so panellists gain points for being interesting rather than being right. That's why it's called QI (Quite Interesting).
Qi was literally designed to make high-brow accessible. It's probably not great to react to, but it is awesome TV for pretty much any intelligence level
Glad you enjoyed it Boomer, it's a long running show with approx. 360 episodes so far, each season is all topics beginning with the same letter of the alphabet so series one was A etc. and they just finished season 22 which was V, but you know it's not a show you have to watch from episode 1 and watch every episode, if you wanted to watch some full episodes ask people to vote for which one, there are a lot of classic episodes and most people have a bunch of favourites they love. Also the points system is a nonsense, basically they just give and take points as they please, once you realise this it gets even funnier, none of it is serious, the question writers are a bunch of boffins behind the scenes referred to as the QI Elves and they can only communicate with the Klaxon and by typing text on the large screens, the head Elf and creator of the show is John Lloyd who also produced all 4 series of Blackadder. Alan Davies is a guest on every episode and it's his job to play really dumb and try and annoy Stephen, but they built up quite the bromance over time, basically the more stupid and disruptive the guests are the funnier it is, Stephen retired form the show after season 13 and was replaced by Sandi Toksvig.
Actually if you ever decide to react to this, I'd suggest reacting to one episode from each season which would still be 22 episodes, but less daunting than 360! In fact thinking about it more, maybe if you wanted to react to some full length panel show episodes maybe do just one a week, but just mix the shows up, do QI one week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown the next, then Shooting Stars, Would I Lie To You etc. I think that could work really well, just have a reaction slot once a week called the Comedy Panel Shoe Reaction. The only show which wouldn't work like that is Taskmaster where you really need to watch a full season at a time as it's a competition with points where every season is the same group of guests in every episode competing to be champion of that whole season.
SEAN LOCK is/was an odd character, his thoughts more often than not 'outside the box'. Few can, like him, find the most twisted associations. Love him.
Rory McGrath was the know it all with the sea crow bit, has a bit of a history with the law and stuff. Loved Sean’s question to him “do you get called Tosser much??” 😂😂😂😂
Try to find the episode where they try to answer the question "why did it take so long to give the Giant Tortoise (from the Galapagos Islands) a proper scientific name." David Mitchell was one of the panelists but everyone was on great form. Has me in stitches every time
Series A was in 2003, I was 14 years old. I'm 35 now, so they must be up to Series V. And I still watch it, because it's bloody brilliant. And yeah loads of fun compilations to watch as well as full episodes.
Brian Blessed was on course to being the oldest man to climb Everest, but had to save someone instead who was dieting. Think he was in his 70's. Total legend.
You are probably one American that gets British humour properly, many of your compatriots find it funny or unusual but comments they make usually prove that they are not fully in the know. But you do get it, I’m very impressed you are an honorary Brit sir.
Great show QI. General Ignorance is my favourite round, the only thing we know is we know nothing. The full moon thing probably comes from pre mass lighting days. Anyone who frequently walks around in the countryside at night knows there's a massive difference to visibility when the moon is full and it's clear. More light, more ability do things, more people around outside, more potential for trouble. It's similar to the difference between summer and winter concerning how well people behave in the evenings today.
one of Sean Locks Best Specials is called "Sean Lock: Live! 2008" its the same one where he ends with the riddler, theyre all great though, the Purple Van man with the purple Suit, and "Lockipedia" where hes dressed like its a Ted Talk
It's funny but when they talk about the space ladder and Sean said put it on the highest point on Earth which is Everest, well on another episode of QI they said that Everest wasn't the highest point on earth, it's just the highest point above sea level, the highest point from the centre of Earth being Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador, because the world is squashed and nor perfectly round, that's what I love about QI, it teaches you stuff you can annoy people at parties with! 🤣
The full moon stuff has gone back for ages. As you know other words for moon is Lunar. The lunar month, the lunar eclipse. It's where we get the word Lunatic.
Hey King Boomer. You should check out QI, im as thick as shit, but love QI! Its extremely funny and educational at the same time! Love your channel, btw. I hope Queen Boomer, and tiny Boomer are well. Keep up the great reactions. Best wishes from Malta 🇲🇹 ❤️
The BBC's Royal Charter says its duty is to - act in the public interest, - serving all audiences through the provision of - impartial, - high-quality - and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain. The last line is the key and what programmes like QI aim to do - inform, educate and entertain
I used to feel the same way you do regarding QI, I also though it would be a dry show above my mental capacity, but it is totally not! It's an absolute blast, and I would recommend you start reacting to full episodes, you'll love it!!!
The concept of QI is the creator read an encyclopedia and noticed how many things he thought he knew were actually wrong. QI is short for Quite interesting and is basically a trivia and misapprehension quiz. If you can find a compelation of it, Phil Jupitus' apearences would show the idea pretty well.
QI is more like watching a friendly conversation between celebrities, that the audience can get a lot of "Quite Interesting" facts from. Although, the answer to the questions are often NOT the obvious answer.
Qi is my favourite panel/game show of all time! You probably wont get 99% of the questions right, but youll damn sure remember all the answers for the rest of youre life.
The whole premise of QI is to talk about ‘Quite Interesting’ things. But it very rarely stays on topic, it’s hilarious. Stephen Fry no longer hosts it, he left and Sandi Toksvig took over, and she was the perfect replacement 👌
I’ve been in the live audience for an episode to QI and Steven Fry is a true gentlemen, was friendly with the audience and so professional. A very very smart man.
QI can be the funniest show you’ll watch sometimes. Especially if you get Sean, Jimmy Carr or Jeremy Clarkson on it. A bonus when they were all 3 on it at the same time.
as a non-brit, this is the show that got me into the british comedy rabbit hole well over a decade ago now. it's hilarious and, dare I say, quite interesting. I know you would enjoy it.
You and Queenie should watch a full episode , You don't have to be the brightest to watch it because you naturally learn whilst having a laugh ... Stephen tells you all the fact and the comedians just piss about. I honestly learnt more from this show than i ever did at school haha
Ah Sean. The world is much poorer place without him. Would love you to do more QI. Think you’d like it. Strikes a good balance between entertainment and obscure facts.
9:27 If you really want a show that is well above your mental capacity, then watch the quiz show Only Connect hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell (David Mitchell's wife). That really is intellectual esotericism.
''It was very interesting'' Yeah, QI stands for Quite Interesting, you get points for being interesting, not just getting the questions right. there are about 200 episodes, all of them good.
QI show stands for, Quite Interesting. It's not about getting the questions right, but discussing the question in interesting ways. Bang a few comedians in there, Stephen Fry as a Head Master, Alan Davies as the class clown...Comedy Gold. Watch a full show and you will say, "Ohhhh, now I get it."
The idea of QI is that the question are almost impossible to answer and you lose points for giving obvious answers (hence the siren) and gain points for being "Quite Interesting"
Fry hosted the first 13 seasons (up to letter M - each season focus on letter of alphabet) Sandi Toksvig is current host, who was in one of the clips. The klaxxon noise goes off if they say something predicted by the producers and they lose points.
Something you may find interesting about the QI show: It was originally created to be a direct interpretation of the original mission statement of the BBC itself, which was to "inform, educate and entertain", and in fact still is. I'm sure you would agree that QI is at the very least successful at doing all of that.
Season 4 of Jimmy Carr's game show "I Literally Just Told You" is currently on yt. I think 6 episodes. Each season stays up for a couple of weeks then gets deleted.
david mitchells QI moments are right up your street. also rich hall at 12.05 is the person moe szlak (the best character) from the simpsons was based on
I think the premiss they started with kind of explains it.. It's a quiz-show where the questions are supposed to be so difficult or obscure that the point isn't to get the questions right, but to not answer predictably. You don't need to "know" things to enjoy this, but of course it is more fun if you actually can enjoy a bit of smugness.. KB is right about Stephen Fry, but when he quit the show I sighed of relief when I heard Sally Toksvig took over the show.. She had been on the show a handful of times, and she and Fry didn't just have a good chemistry, but also.. She pretty much showed she knew the stuff the show was about. They didn't show it in this compilation, but the actual "Using the neck of a goose as a toilet-paper" bit, she actually got the question right.. Immediately.. Often these comedians give people some time to riff about it (or give the "obvious" answer, the commonly held misconception) BEFORE jumping to the actual answer even if they know it.. but.. Time-wise the delivery of the correct answer was impeccable.. The answer itself contained the level of "surprise" you need for it to be the punchline, and the delivery was just awesome.
QI is amazing. Seasons A through F are particularly great (imo), If you watch the pilot - Stephen explains the rules (they are pretty straight forward but kind of subjective at the same time and there are scorers/judges behind the scenes that handle that side of the show). Like Would I lie to you, you could watch/record episodes and attempt to answer some questions (and be blown away by the actual answers), the questions are fiendish in nature!
The interaction between the klaxon and the panel is sometimes hilarious. Two I can think of: Jimmy Carr and David Mitchell. Also, if you're watching this, you MUST watch Alan Davies vs the moon.
Loads of people saying it here and I agree, QI is right up your alley. Obscure knowledge with some very funny banter. And knob gags. Actually a lot of it is knob gags...
King, you absolutely HAVE to start watching/reacting to Q.I.! It gets naughty and crazy just like WILTY and CatsDown. You know those parts of CatsDown where the comedians can't spell or add and look at sea? Same thing on Q.I.
They get points for answers which are either correct, or incorrect but 'quite interesting', which is what QI stands for. If an urban myth is mentioned in an answer, the klaxon sounds and they get a certain number of points deducted. All of the panellists' answers are fact-checked in real time by a group of people backstage called the 'QI Elves'. They do a podcast called 'No Such Thing As A Fish'. David Mitchell has challenged the Elves on a few occasions to brilliant, ranty effect! It's a Quizzer's Paradise, which is why I watch it. The show is now hosted by Sandi Toksvig, the woman in the blue suit in the question about knock-holes.
