The Big Fat Quiz - Season 12 / Year 2016

Jimmy asks questions from the past 100,000 years of human history with guests Jonathan Ross, Chelsea Peretti, Jack Whitehall, Mel Giedroyc, Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding.

The Big Fat Quiz of Everything returns and is bigger, fatter, and quizzier than ever - letting loose on not just the year-gone-by but well... everything. In this brand new series, quizmaster Jimmy Carr will be asking questions from the last 100,000 years of human history, giving the unique Big Fat Quiz spin on art, literature, television, music, geography, politics, science and celebrity from every epoch. Jonathan Ross, Mel Giedroyc, Kristen Schaal, David Mitchell, Bob Mortimer and Claudia Winkleman join Jimmy to compete for the Big Fat Quiz crown.

The Big Fat Quiz of Everything is back for a second helping with quizmaster Jimmy Carr presiding over proceedings as Jonathan Ross, Noel Fielding, Richard Ayoade, Aisling Bea, Adam Buxton and Rob Beckett fiercely battle it out for the Big Fat Quiz crown. Jimmy asks questions from the last 100,000 years of human history, giving the unique Big Fat Quiz spin on everything from science to music, food and drink to crime and punishment, and TV to politics, with a dollop of celebrity thrown in for good measure. As usual, Jimmy will be ably assisted by Big Fat Quiz favourites Jon Snow, the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School and Joey Essex, as well as a whole host of famous question setters, and a Mariachi band who drop by to liven up the party. So, what was in Pandora's Box? What did President Bush ban from the White House? And can you name three things Right Said Fred were too sexy for?

The Big Fat Quiz of Everything is back for the last in this brand new series, with Jimmy Carr in the driving seat, as Noel Fielding, Eddie Izzard, Alan Carr, Chelsea Peretti, Romesh Ranganathan and Dara Ó Briain pit their wits against each other for the coveted Big Fat Quiz trophy. Quizmaster Jimmy Carr asks questions from the entire history of mankind, giving the unique Big Fat Quiz spin on everything from politics to pop music, fashion to film and art to animals. Jimmy is ably assisted by big fat favourites such as Jon Snow, the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School and Joey Essex as well as a whole host of celebrity question setters. A couple of sleepy sloths hang around and some of the world's greatest sculptures are brought to life in spectacular style. So, why was Bob Dylan famously booed on stage? What three things should you never do to a Mogwai? And what happens if you're bitten by the Brazilian wandering spider?

2016 might have been one of the craziest news years in memory, but don't panic - The Big Fat Quiz of the Year is back to help you make sense of it! Quizmaster Jimmy Carr tests a panel of A-list comics in weird and wonderful ways to see how closely they were paying attention for the last 12 months. Answering the questions are Richard Ayoade, Rob Delaney, Mel Giedroyc, Sarah Millican, David Mitchell and Romesh Ranganathan. Plus Jon Snow, Charles Dance, the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School, a host of celebrity question-setters and some surprise guests as they take in everything from the US election to Boaty McBoatface.