Witty, Wonderful and Warm, QI returns with series ‘W’
The nation’s most curious comedy quiz show is back. QI returns to BBC Two and iPlayer this autumn with Series W, promising another round of razor-sharp wit, unexpected facts and the very best in comedy talent.
At the helm once again is Sandi Toksvig, joined by Alan Davies as they both lead a dazzling mix of first-time guests and returning favourites who wrestle with the Weird and Wonderful, dabble in Wordmongery, puzzle over Who, What, Why and unravel all manner of Whatnots.
The QI XL episodes (14 x 45) will be followed each week by a 30-minute repeat. The series will also include 2 x 30-minute specials. Across the run, Sandi and Alan will be joined by:
Aisling Bea, Alex Brooker, Andrew Maxwell, Cally Beaton, Cariad Lloyd, Catherine Bohart, Chris McCausland, Daliso Chaponda, Desiree Burch, Ed Byrne, Elis James, Eshaan Akbar, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Griff Rhys Jones, Gyles Brandreth, Hank Green, Holly Walsh, Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand, Joanne McNally, Julian Clary, Josh Widdicombe, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Larry Dean, Lou Sanders, Maisie Adam, Melanie Bracewell, Michael Odewale, Nabil Abdulrashid, Nish Kumar, Patrick Kielt, Phil Wang, Roisin Conaty, Rosie Jones, Russell Kane, Sam Campbell, Sally Phillips, Sara Pascoe, Susan Calman, Tom Allen, Zoe Lyons.
Piers Fletcher, QI series producer, said: “We had a whale of a time making the ‘W’ Series of QI. After twenty-three years learning how to weave together wisdom, wit AND whimsy we’re really getting the hang of it, I think. Watch it, and thank me later.”
A TX date in October will be announced at a later date.
You can follow QI on X (@qikipedia), Instagram (@theqielves), TikTok (@theqielves) and YouTube (QI: Quite Interesting) for behind-the-scenes clips from the series W recordings as well as sneak peaks at what is to come.
QI is a TalkbackThames (a Fremantle label) and Quite Interesting production for BBC Two and iPlayer and was commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment. The Executive Producer for QI is John Lloyd and the Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Sarah Clay.
Fremantle handles global distribution for the series.
