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[diamond_geyser]

Having finished my work for the day, I've spent the last hour or so satisfying an itch of curiosity.

I now know, and have the workings to prove it that:

- Of the 470 guests in 156 episodes of QI (inc. Comic Relief specials), 103 (21.9%) have been women

Comments

[weaselspoon]

I'm surprised there've only been 65 all male episodes.

There is a problem with the gender balancing in the format of the show, obviously. With a male chair and the same male Alan Davies every week, you're always going to be sliding that way.

In my house we're definitely happier with the "clever" guests than with the "funny" ones, and Perkins and Pascoe (and indeed Toksvig) manage to stay the right side of the line. Not that they're not funny, but that they definitely are clever.

[diamond_geyser]

Sparky guests, yes please. More booking agents realising they are taste-makers - put on people who haven't had 20 years of telly experience! they then will! - not just taste-panderers. More Sue Perkins on EVERYTHING.

It's the 1 in 5 episodes having a Jo Brand in them that has been the bit of this that has really stuck. She's not compulsory, John Lloyd.