List of QI panellists

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This is a list of the panellists that have appeared on the BBC television programme QI . The show premiered in September 2003, with Stephen Fry as its host. Fry continued hosting until March 2016, when "Series M" concluded and Sandi Toksvig took over. With very few exceptions, each episode features three guest panellists who alongside permanent panellist Alan Davies answer extremely obscure questions.

Contents

As of 25 February 2025, 322 episodes of QI have aired.

Number of appearances per guest panellist

The table below lists all guest appearances up to 25 February 2025. It does not include appearances in the unbroadcast pilot, three special episodes, 32 compilation episodes, and one episode containing outtakes from Series E.

NameSeriesTotal
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V
Aaron Simmonds 11
Adam Hills 11
Ade Adepitan 11
Ahir Shah 11114
Aisling Bea 2212232111118
Al Murray 11
Alan Carr 11
Alex Edelman 11
Alexander Armstrong 11
Alice Levine 11114
Andrew Maxwell 11
Andy Hamilton 2111117
Andy Parsons 11
Anneka Rice 11
Anuvab Pal 11
Arthur Smith 1113
Barry Cryer 11
Barry Humphries 11
Ben Goldacre 11
Ben Miller 11
Benjamin Zephaniah 11
Bill Bailey 33544333334431147
Bonnie Langford 11
Brendan O'Carroll 11
Brian Blessed 11
Brian Cox 112
Bridget Christie 1111116
Cal Wilson 22
Cally Beaton 11111117
Cariad Lloyd 23222111115
Carrie Fisher 11
Charlie Higson 112
Chris Addison 1113
Chris McCausland 111115
Clare Balding 11
Claudia O'Doherty 11
Claudia Winkleman 112
Clive Anderson 22222221116
Colin Lane 121217
Corey Taylor 11
Daliso Chaponda 1111116
Dan Tiernan 11
Daniel Radcliffe 11
Danny Baker 21211119
Danny Bhoy 11
Dara Ó Briain 11221222114
Dave Gorman 112
David Baddiel 11
David Mitchell 1123433222212211133
David O'Doherty 11
David Tennant 11
Deborah Frances-White 11
Deirdre O'Kane 112
Dermot O'Leary 11
Desiree Burch 1113
Dom Joly 11
Doon Mackichan 112
Ed Balls 11
Ed Byrne 1113
Ed Gamble 112
Eddie Izzard 11
Eddie Kadi 11
Ellie Taylor 11
Emma Thompson 11
Emmanuel Sonubi 112
Eshaan Akbar 111115
Frank Skinner 112
Frankie Boyle 11
Fred MacAulay 112
Graeme Garden 11
Graham Linehan 11
Graham Norton 112
Grayson Perry 11
Greg Davies 11
Greg Proops 11
Guz Khan 112
Gyles Brandreth 1111111119
Hannah Gadsby 11
Hannah Waddingham 11
Helen Atkinson-Wood 11
Henning Wehn 112
Holly Walsh 22234111117
Howard Goodall 22
Hugh Dennis 112
Hugh Laurie 11
Ignacio Lopez 11
Isy Suttie 11
Ivo Graham 11
Jack Carroll 11
Jack Dee 2221119
Jack Whitehall 1124
Jackie Clune 11
Jamali Maddix 11
James Acaster 1113
Jamie MacDonald 11
Jan Ravens 112
Janet Street-Porter 11
Jason Manford 2322222111119
Jen Brister 11
Jenny Eclair 11
Jeremy Clarkson 12121111111114
Jeremy Hardy 314
Jerry Springer 11
Jessica Fostekew 112
Jessica Stevenson 11
Jimmy Carr 11124332323323222111143
Jo Brand 442443312232211111142
Joe Lycett 1222111111
John Barrowman 112
John Bishop 11
John Hodgman 11
John Lloyd 11
John Sergeant 11
John Sessions 22221110
Johnny Vaughan 11
Johnny Vegas 1111111111111114
Jonathan Ross 11
Jordan Gray 11
Josh Pugh 11
Josh Widdicombe 13212222111119
Josie Lawrence 11
Judi Love 112
Julia Morris 11
Julia Zemiro 213
Julian Clary 112
Justin Moorhouse 112
Katherine Ryan 112
Kathy Lette 11
Katy Brand 112
Kemah Bob 11
Kiri Pritchard-McLean 112
Lara Ricote 112
Laura Smyth 11
Lee Mack 1121218
Linda Smith 213
Liza Tarbuck 1111116
Lloyd Langford 11
Lolly Adefope 11
Lou Sanders 1111116
Loyiso Gola 11
Lucy Beaumont 11
Lucy Porter 1113
Lulu 11
Maggie Aderin-Pocock 11
Maisie Adam 111115
Marcus Brigstocke 112
Mark Gatiss 11
Mark Steel 11114
Mark Watson 1113
Matt Lucas 22116
Meera Syal 11
Melanie Bracewell 11
Michelle Wolf 11
Miles Jupp 11
Morgana Robinson 11
Nabil Abdulrashid 112
Neil Delamere 11
Neil Mullarkey 11
Nikki Bedi 11
Nina Conti 11
Nish Kumar 12211119
Noel Fielding 122128
Olga Koch 11
Pam Ayres 11
Paul Sinha 11
Peter Serafinowicz 11
Phil Kay 22
Phil Wang 11
Phill Jupitus 12454233222223133246
Prue Leith 11
Rachel Parris 11
Reginald D. Hunter 1113
Rhod Gilbert 1112117
Rhys Darby 11
Rhys James 11
Ria Lina 11
Rich Hall 363222222125
Richard Coles 1113
Richard E. Grant 11
Richard Osman 11111117
Rob Beckett 112
Rob Brydon 111343215
Robert Webb 11
Roger McGough 11
Roisin Conaty 11
Romesh Ranganathan 112116
Ronni Ancona 11111117
Rory Bremner 11
Rory McGrath 22
Rose Matafeo 112
Rosie Jones 11114
Ross Noble 333221311120
Ruby Wax 11
Russell Brand 11
Sally Phillips 111111118
Sami Shah 11
Sandi Toksvig 233232116
Sara Cox 11
Sara Pascoe 12111222111116
Sarah Millican 12112112112
Sean Lock 23324343327
Shappi Khorsandi 11
Shazia Mirza 11
Sheila Hancock 11
Sindhu Vee 1113
Stephen K. Amos 111115
Sue Perkins 112332315
Suggs 11
Susan Calman 111111131112
Suzi Ruffell 112
Teri Hatcher 11
Terry Wogan 11
Tim Minchin 11
Tim Vine 11
Tom Allen 121116
Tom Ward 11
Tommy Tiernan 11
Tony Hawks 11
Trevor Noah 11
Urzila Carlson 11
Vic Reeves 224
Victoria Coren Mitchell 1111111119
Victoria Wood 11
Zoe Lyons 211116

References

"QI - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 26 August 2019.