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Return of the unscripted show in which comic guests tell anecdotes and generally wibble on. First up, Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig, Sara Pascoe and Alex Edelman swap stories. Even if you''e minded to be cynical about letting comedians chatter so, the format works, principally because the intimate everyone-sitting-at-a-table setup makes it a kind of anti-Mock The Week - reflective rather than competitive. Continues all week.
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 11th June 2016Alan Davies considered quitting QI when Fry did
Alan Davies has admitted that he considered leaving QI when Stephen Fry announced his decision to quit, but joked that he will wait until he's "pushed".
Catriona Wightman, Digital Spy, 10th June 2016Toksvig hasn't listened to News Quiz since leaving it
Sandi Toksvig has admitted she hasn't listened to The News Quiz since Miles Jupp took over.
Chortle, 15th March 2016Sandi Toksvig: Live! Politically Incorrect - review
Those hoping for a jolly night out with a national treasure will certainly not be disappointed however, do be prepared to have your political fibres twanged. Toksvig makes many compelling arguments and clearly has such faith in her cause. Though, if you just want to ask her about Whose Line is it Anyway?, that's okay too.
Charlotte Broadbent, The Reviews Hub, 10th March 2016Sandi Toksvig review
The chipper comedian deftly juggles jokes, anecdotes and harsh facts in a fund-raising tour for her new political party.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th March 2016Sandi Toksvig on coming out
The presenter talked of "very dark times" when she went public with her sexuality in 1994.
Carrie Lyell, Diva Mag, 29th February 2016The nation's favourite national treasure, Stephen Fry, has finally called time on QI (BBC Two).
Where would we have been without Fry's QI? The quirky quiz has been correcting our misconceptions for 13 years and over 180 episodes. How else would we have known that Darwin ate owls, the moon smells of gunpowder, Cinderella's slippers were made of squirrel fur and that Henry VIII had two wives (or four if you're Catholic)?
QI has been a pedant's paradise and has probably been the cause of more pub fights on 'quiz night' than any of the beer served. It will continue with Sandi Toksvig in the chair, but only time will tell whether the chemistry of Fry and Alan Davies will be replicated. My guess is Davies will give it a go to the end of the series and then bow out himself. Only time - and ratings - will tell.
James Waller-Davies, Horncastle News, 26th February 2016Stephen Fry's quite interesting moments
Stephen Fry has adopted many personas in his 13 years as ringmaster of Britain's most learned panel show QI. There's the stern schoolmaster. The raffish don. The avuncular uncle. The refined eccentric. And now, the departing national treasure. As these highlights from his years on the show indicate, new host Sandi Toksvig has big shoes to fill.
Phil Harrison, The Telegraph, 19th February 2016Stephen Fry's last QI marks the end of an era
Stephen Fry has embodied the BBC2 panel show for 13 years, but this is the right time to let Sandi Toksvig take charge.
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 19th February 2016Why we have a crush on Sandi Toksvig
When it comes to combining my dual passions for wordplay and trouser suits, there is only one woman for the job: Sandi Toksvig.
Nick Carvell, GQ, 21st December 2015