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The Great British Panel Show

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6.3

A Question of Sport (1970)

Run: 1968-1970 regionally, then 1970-present
Host: Stuart Hall, David Vine (1970-1978, returned in the 1990s briefly to cover for Coleman), David Coleman (1979-1997), Sue Barker (1997-present)
Team leaders: Too many to name (see Wikipedia page)
Topic: Sport
Number of people per team: 3

124

7.1

Have I Got News for You (1990)

Run: 1990-present
Host: Angus Deayton (1990-2002), guests after
Team leaders: Ian Hislop and Paul Merton
Topic: News/Politics
Number of people per team: 2

tartan_skirt's rating:

6.5

7.8

Shooting Stars

Run: 1993-1997, 2002, 2008-present
Hosts: Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer
Team leaders: Ulrika Jonsson (1995-present), Mark Lamarr (1995-1997), Will Self (2002), Jack Dee (2008-present)
Scorekeeper: Matt Lucas
Topic: General knowledge
Number of people per team: 3

tartan_skirt's rating:

189

7.6

7.8

Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)

Run: 1996-present
Hosts: Mark Lamarr (Series 1–17), Simon Amstell (Series 19–22), guests after and between
Team leaders: Phil Jupitus (1996-present), Sean Hughes (1996-2002), Bill Bailey (2002-2008), Noel Fielding (2008 temporarily, 2009-present), various guests otherwise
Topic: Music
Number of people per team: 3

tartan_skirt's rating:

239

8.6

Run: 2003-present
Host: Stephen Fry
Team leaders: N/A though Alan Davies features in every episode
Topic: Interesting (or misleading) facts
Number of people per team: N/A - 4 guests scoring separately

tartan_skirt's rating:

7.7

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2004)

Run: Annually 2006-present
Host: Jimmy Carr
Team leaders: Various
Topic: General knowledge and events of the year
Number of people per team: 3

8.8

7.3

Just a Minute

Run: 1967-present on radio, 2012 on tv
Host: Nicholas Parsons
Team leaders: Paul Merton
Topic: Ability to talk
Number of people per team: N/A - 4 guests scoring separately

tartan_skirt's rating:

6.9

7.8

Mock the Week (2005)

Run: 2005-present
Host: Dara O'Briain
Team leaders: Hugh Dennis (2005-present), Andy Parsons (2006-present), Russell Howard (2007-present), Frankie Boyle (2005-2009), Rory Bremner (2005-2006)
Topic: Current events/improv comedy ability
Number of people per team: 3

tartan_skirt's rating:

7.3

7.8

8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)

(sorry about the watermark... looking for a replacement)

Run: 2005-present
Host: Jimmy Carr
Team leaders: Sean Lock (2005-present), Dave Spikey (2005-2006), Jason Manford (2006-present)
Topic: Statistics and opinion polls
Number of people per team: 3

tartan_skirt's rating:

7.5

The Best of the Worst (2006- )...

Run: 2006
Host: Alexander Armstrong
Team leaders: David Mitchell, Johnny Vaughan
Topic: Worst things
Number of people per team: 2

tartan_skirt's rating:

8.1

8.2

Would I Lie to You?

Run: 2007-present
Host: Angus Deayton (2007-2008), Rob Brydon (2009-present)
Team leaders: David Mitchell, Lee Mack
Topic: True or false
Number of people per team: 3

tartan_skirt's rating:

6.7

6.3

Argumental (2008-2012)...

Run: 2008-present
Host: John Sargeant
Team leaders: Marcus Brigstocke, Rufus Hound
Topic: Debate
Number of people per team: 2

tartan_skirt's rating:

7.5

You Have Been Watching

Run: 2008-present
Host: Charlie Brooker
Team leaders: N/A
Topic: Television
Number of people per team: N/A - 3 guests scoring separately

5.5

6.4

The Bubble

Run: 2010-present
Host: David Mitchell
Team leaders: N/A
Topic: Weekly news
Number of people per team: N/A - 3 guests scoring separately

tartan_skirt's rating:

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Here in Britain we have a wealth of comedic programming, and deep within the circuit is embedded a tradition of usually long-running, with a few exceptions, comedy panel shows.

I'm only including ones that are typically only celebrity guests, so no Blankety Blank here, I'm afraid. I will inevitably have missed a couple, since I don't in fact sit and watch television all the live-long day. Suggestions are welcome where I've missed things out, and I will be looking through the Wikipedia list for others to add.

The usual set-up is of two teams, with either 2 or 3 members each. Often, when there are three people per team, there will be one guest who is meant to be the aim of ridicule by the other guests, and the host. This is frequently the case on shows such as Have I Got News For You and 8 Out of 10 Cats. QI is a little out of the ordinary for both of these comments, though, as it pits each of it's 4 guests against one another, and the only recurring one, Alan Davies, is the dunce of the group, normally scoring in the minuses.