QI : Quite Interesting

February 20th, 2006 · No Comments

When the Portuguese first landed in Japan in 1543, the Japanese had never seen buttons before.

QI, the quite interesting show that is quintisentially impeccable. Hosted by the wonderful Stephen Fry this is the zenith of quiz shows where getting the right answer is neither expected or even particularly desired. It’s one of the very few TV programs I watch, also out on DVD too.

Quite Interesting - or ‘QI’ to its friends - could loosely be described as a comedy panel quiz. However, none of the stellar line-up of comedians is expected to be able to answer any questions, and if anyone ends up with a positive score, they can be very happy with their performance. Points are awarded for being interesting or funny (and, very occasionally, right) but points are deducted for answers which merely repeat common misconceptions and urban myth.