An utterly charming, hilarious, earnest and highly imaginative person, shes the ideal panellist for QI. Long is sure to have knowledge of immensely niche things, as well as plenty of interesting things to say on more broad subjects. A tremendously gifted stand-up comedian with lots to say and always happy to have a bit of fun, her previous TV appearances have seen her pay tribute to Nye Bevan, Kurt Vonnegut and Sleater Kinney via some delightful t-shirts - so new TV appearance, new t-shirt? Founder and host of the Lost Treasures of the Black Heart comedy night in London, which celebrates unsung heroes, with acts doing sets centred on those we may not know about - but really should - shell have picked up an abundance of delightful information to regale us with.
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.