QI XL

QI XL is a TV show on BBC2. Extended version of the show where you're rewarded if your answers are quite interesting. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 224 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2026.
Last broadcast:20/02/2026 at 22:00
Last episode
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1:00:00QI XL
Being quite interesting wins points in the offbeat comedy quiz. Stephen Fry introduces Phill Jupitus, Hugh Dennis and Andy Hamilton to a gallimaufrey of gingambobs.
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1:00:00High-spirited comedy quiz. Stephen Fry goes 'Deutsch' with Jo Brand, Rob Brydon, Sean Lock and Alan Davies, no doubt indulging in some schadenfreude when the klaxon sounds.
1:00:00Icon of intelligence Stephen Fry grapples with the subject of girls and boys alongside guests Sandi Toksvig, Ronni Ancona, Jack Dee and Alan Davies.
1:00:00Learned comedy panel show where guests are rewarded for interesting answers. Stephen Fry glances at genius with Graham Norton, David Mitchell, Dara O Briain and Alan Davies.
1:00:00Erudite comedy quiz show hosted by Stephen Fry. Stephen maps out the day's agenda as Jo Brand, Rob Brydon, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies navigate questions on geography.
1:00:00Stephen Fry chairs the always absorbing comedy quiz show and welcomes Liza Tarbuck, Phill Jupitus, Sean Lock and Alan Davies - this time the guests get gladiatorial.
1:00:00Comedy quiz show. Stephen Fry genially generalises about animals starting with G with Sandi Toksvig, Bill Bailey, Sean Lock, John Hodgman and Alan Davies.
1:00:00Stephen Fry glances gleefully at gardens and other subjects starting with the letter G and presides over panellists David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Dara O Briain and Alan Davies.
Series 10
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1:00:00Inventive quizzing with inspector of gadgets Stephen Fry posing questions on genius gizmos to Sandi Toksvig, Jason Manford, Jeremy Clarkson and Alan Davies.
1:00:00The chipper quiz show looking for some quite interesting answers. Stephen Fry has a jolly good time in the company of Julia Zemiro, Tim Vine, Rob Brydon and Alan Davies.
1:00:00Jolly old Stephen Fry jingles a few bells with Sarah Millican, Phill Jupitus, Danny Baker and Alan Davies in a special festive edition of the quiz show.
1:00:00Business meets pleasure as Stephen Fry asks tricky questions about jobs - trying not to look vacant are Sarah Millican, David Mitchell, the Reverend Richard Coles and Alan Davies.
1:00:00Stephen Fry is judge, jury and executioner as Brian Cox, Rhys Darby, Jason Manford and Alan Davies try to avoid the dreaded klaxon while fielding questions on justice.
1:00:00Leap for joy as Stephen Fry hosts another edition of the stimulating quiz and Julian Clary, Ross Noble, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies tackle posers on jumping.
Series 10
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1:00:00The thinking person's comedy quiz show. Trying not to be dense thickets on the subject of jungles are Greg Proops, David O'Doherty, Reginald D Hunter and Alan Davies.
1:00:00The QI klaxon is the main danger for panellists Julia Zemiro, Sue Perkins, Ross Noble and Alan Davies as host Stephen Fry asks perilous questions about jeopardy.
1:00:00The idiosyncratic quiz show. Jo Brand, John Sessions, Dara O Briain and Alan Davies are all in a jumble as the all-knowing Stephen Fry fires out more impossible posers.
1:00:00Smart comedy quiz. Shappi Khorsandi, Ross Noble, Johnny Vegas and Alan Davies have pen and notepad at the ready as Stephen Fry gives them the inside scoop on journalism.
1:00:00Good evening, good evening, good evening! Stephen Fry is 'joined' by Cal Wilson, Jack Whitehall, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies to talk arms, legs and everything in between.