QI is everything thats good about television. Arriving on our screens at a point when panel shows were reaching their zenith, this BBC show slotted in nicely to the schedules and carved its own little niche. Going from strength to strength, giving birth to extended episodes (QI XL), books, DVDs, its left an entertained and generally more learned viewership (along with the acceptance that Stephen Fry is one of the greatest people alive.) It is a show which has seemingly always been around, though with plans for a series for every letter of the alphabet, were now approaching the halfway point. QI (standing for Quite Interesting and a deliberate reversal of IQ), has had a plethora of guest panellists. Host Stephen Fry and series regular player Alan Davies are regularly joined by all manner of interesting guests, but lets let our minds wander and think of all the marvellous future panellists that could grace the show. Created by John Lloyd (himself a panellist), the show continues to get better and better, giving us all manner of things to make ourselves appear more interesting in conversation, usually at parties, until were rumbled, by a fellow QI fan, then we bond over the fact that we all watch this wonderful show (while being secretly scathing that we dont look as clever as we intended). Its a mighty fine example of what television can do; inform, educate and entertain - QI is bloody brilliant at all of those things. A chance for interesting and silly to go hand and hand is always a good thing. Here are eleven wed love to see sharing some of their knowledge, or proving their general ignorance.
Stand-up comedian, writer, sarcastic scoundrel and a bit of a scallywag. Lover of many geeky pursuits and owner of extensively eclectic tastes in music, film and literature.
