List of QI panellists

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.

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

Number of appearances per guest panellist

See also: List of QI episodes

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.

Name	Series																						Total
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V
Aaron Simmonds																					1		1
Adam Hills												1											1
Ade Adepitan																	1						1
Ahir Shah																			1	1	1	1	4
Aisling Bea												2	2	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	18
Al Murray									1														1
Alan Carr																	1						1
Alex Edelman																					1		1
Alexander Armstrong			1																				1
Alice Levine															1	1	1		1				4
Andrew Maxwell																	1						1
Andy Hamilton			2	1		1	1	1	1														7
Andy Parsons				1																			1
Anneka Rice		1																					1
Anuvab Pal																	1						1
Arthur Smith		1	1	1																			3
Barry Cryer		1																					1
Barry Humphries							1																1
Ben Goldacre									1														1
Ben Miller						1																	1
Benjamin Zephaniah																		1					1
Bill Bailey	3	3	5		4		4	3	3	3	3	3	4		4			3		1	1		47
Bonnie Langford																			1				1
Brendan O'Carroll											1												1
Brian Blessed									1														1
Brian Cox									1	1													2
Bridget Christie																1	1	1	1	1	1		6
Cal Wilson										2													2
Cally Beaton															1	1		1	1	1	1	1	7
Cariad Lloyd													2	3	2	2	2		1	1	1	1	15
Carrie Fisher												1											1
Charlie Higson					1	1																	2
Chris Addison								1	1				1										3
Chris McCausland																		1	1	1	1	1	5
Clare Balding								1															1
Claudia O'Doherty												1											1
Claudia Winkleman															1		1						2
Clive Anderson	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		1					1									16
Colin Lane											1	2		1	2		1						7
Corey Taylor														1									1
Daliso Chaponda																	1	1	1	1	1	1	6
Dan Tiernan																					1		1
Daniel Radcliffe								1															1
Danny Baker	2						1	2		1	1	1				1							9
Danny Bhoy													1										1
Dara Ó Briain		1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1													14
Dave Gorman	1								1														2
David Baddiel														1									1
David Mitchell			1	1	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2		2	1	1		1		33
David O'Doherty										1													1
David Tennant							1																1
Deborah Frances-White																				1			1
Deirdre O'Kane														1	1								2
Dermot O'Leary													1										1
Desiree Burch															1					1		1	3
Dom Joly						1																	1
Doon Mackichan			1		1																		2
Ed Balls																1							1
Ed Byrne																1				1		1	3
Ed Gamble																		1	1				2
Eddie Izzard								1															1
Eddie Kadi													1										1
Ellie Taylor																1							1
Emma Thompson						1																	1
Emmanuel Sonubi																					1	1	2
Eshaan Akbar																		1	1	1	1	1	5
Frank Skinner									1			1											2
Frankie Boyle														1									1
Fred MacAulay		1						1															2
Graeme Garden				1																			1
Graham Linehan											1												1
Graham Norton							1	1															2
Grayson Perry															1								1
Greg Davies													1										1
Greg Proops										1													1
Guz Khan																				1	1		2
Gyles Brandreth	1							1						1		1		1	1	1	1	1	9
Hannah Gadsby																1							1
Hannah Waddingham																				1			1
Helen Atkinson-Wood			1																				1
Henning Wehn									1											1			2
Holly Walsh														2	2	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	17
Howard Goodall	2																						2
Hugh Dennis						1	1																2
Hugh Laurie	1																						1
Ignacio Lopez																						1	1
Isy Suttie											1												1
Ivo Graham																			1				1
Jack Carroll																		1					1
Jack Dee							2	2	2											1	1	1	9
Jack Whitehall										1	1	2											4
Jackie Clune	1																						1
Jamali Maddix																			1				1
James Acaster													1				1		1				3
Jamie MacDonald																				1			1
Jan Ravens							1								1								2
Janet Street-Porter											1												1
Jason Manford										2	3	2		2	2	2	2		1	1	1	1	19
Jen Brister																			1				1
Jenny Eclair													1										1
Jeremy Clarkson		1	2	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1									14
Jeremy Hardy	3	1																					4
Jerry Springer														1									1
Jessica Fostekew																		1	1				2
Jessica Stevenson				1																			1
Jimmy Carr	1	1	1	2	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2		1	1	1	1	43
Jo Brand	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	3	2	2	1			1		1	1	1	1	42
Joe Lycett															1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	11
John Barrowman																		1	1				2
John Bishop									1														1
John Hodgman							1																1
John Lloyd								1															1
John Sergeant						1																	1
John Sessions	2	2	2	2		1				1													10
Johnny Vaughan				1																			1
Johnny Vegas					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1				14
Jonathan Ross				1																			1
Jordan Gray																					1		1
Josh Pugh																					1		1
Josh Widdicombe											1	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	19
Josie Lawrence		1																					1
Judi Love																					1	1	2
Julia Morris	1																						1
Julia Zemiro										2			1										3
Julian Clary				1						1													2
Justin Moorhouse																		1			1		2
Katherine Ryan											1				1								2
Kathy Lette												1											1
Katy Brand										1								1					2
Kemah Bob																					1		1
Kiri Pritchard-McLean																					1	1	2
Lara Ricote																					1	1	2
Laura Smyth																						1	1
Lee Mack							1	1	2					1		2			1				8
Linda Smith	2	1																					3
Liza Tarbuck				1			1			1	1				1			1					6
Lloyd Langford												1											1
Lolly Adefope														1									1
Lou Sanders																	1	1	1	1	1	1	6
Loyiso Gola																	1						1
Lucy Beaumont														1									1
Lucy Porter												1	1	1									3
Lulu																						1	1
Maggie Aderin-Pocock																		1					1
Maisie Adam																		1	1	1	1	1	5
Marcus Brigstocke						1					1												2
Mark Gatiss		1																					1
Mark Steel		1	1	1																1			4
Mark Watson																		1	1			1	3
Matt Lucas													2	2	1	1							6
Meera Syal	1																						1
Melanie Bracewell																						1	1
Michelle Wolf																						1	1
Miles Jupp														1									1
Morgana Robinson																					1		1
Nabil Abdulrashid																					1	1	2
Neil Delamere																						1	1
Neil Mullarkey				1																			1
Nikki Bedi																1							1
Nina Conti									1														1
Nish Kumar														1	2		2		1	1	1	1	9
Noel Fielding											1		2	2	1	2							8
Olga Koch																		1					1
Pam Ayres						1																	1
Paul Sinha																1							1
Peter Serafinowicz	1																						1
Phil Kay		2																					2
Phil Wang																1							1
Phill Jupitus	1	2	4	5	4	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	3	2					46
Prue Leith																	1						1
Rachel Parris																1							1
Reginald D. Hunter						1				1	1												3
Rhod Gilbert													1	1	1	2					1	1	7
Rhys Darby										1													1
Rhys James																						1	1
Ria Lina																				1			1
Rich Hall	3	6	3	2	2	2	2	2	2						1								25
Richard Coles										1	1	1											3
Richard E. Grant	1																						1
Richard Osman											1	1		1	1	1			1	1			7
Rob Beckett																				1		1	2
Rob Brydon	1		1		1	3	4	3		2													15
Robert Webb								1															1
Roger McGough				1																			1
Roisin Conaty																			1				1
Romesh Ranganathan													1	1	2	1					1		6
Ronni Ancona				1		1	1	1	1			1		1									7
Rory Bremner				1																			1
Rory McGrath			2																				2
Rose Matafeo																			1	1			2
Rosie Jones																			1	1	1	1	4
Ross Noble								3	3	3	2	2	1	3	1					1		1	20
Ruby Wax								1															1
Russell Brand															1								1
Sally Phillips															1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8
Sami Shah													1										1
Sandi Toksvig							2	3	3	2	3	2	1	[a]									16
Sara Cox													1										1
Sara Pascoe											1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	16
Sarah Millican									1	2	1	1	2	1	1		2			1			12
Sean Lock	2	3	3	2	4	3	4	3	3														27
Shappi Khorsandi										1													1
Shazia Mirza																		1					1
Sheila Hancock													1										1
Sindhu Vee																1	1		1				3
Stephen K. Amos															1	1	1	1	1				5
Sue Perkins							1	1	2	3	3	2	3										15
Suggs												1											1
Susan Calman										1	1		1	1	1	1	1	3		1		1	12
Suzi Ruffell																			1	1			2
Teri Hatcher																1							1
Terry Wogan						1																	1
Tim Minchin											1												1
Tim Vine										1													1
Tom Allen																	1	2		1	1	1	6
Tom Ward																					1		1
Tommy Tiernan													1										1
Tony Hawks												1											1
Trevor Noah											1												1
Urzila Carlson																					1		1
Vic Reeves				2	2																		4
Victoria Coren Mitchell										1	1	1		1	1	1	1		1		1		9
Victoria Wood											1												1
Zoe Lyons																		2	1	1	1	1	6

Notes

1. Took over from Stephen Fry as host

References

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

External links

• QI official website
• QI cast and crew on IMDb