Big Fat Quiz's 2015 panel puts Jimmy Carr's authority to a vote
The full archive episode reunites Greg Davies and Richard Ayoade, with Rob Brydon making the case for quiz-room democracy.
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Greg Davies, Richard Ayoade & Claudia Winkleman Start A Quiz Mutiny | FULL EPISODE | Big Fat Quiz
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- 1:18Carr introduces the three teams, with opening banter about their years and careers.
- 5:37Quentin Tarantino delivers the opening round's first video question.
- 11:06The first answers spark a disputed-point debate; Carr's response to the panel's lobbying comes at 18:57.
- 34:10Simon Pegg supplies a question about an eventful Downton Abbey dinner party.
- 59:16A mystery guest arrives for the teams to identify using yes-or-no questions.
Can six comedians persuade Jimmy Carr to award a disputed point? Rob Brydon thinks the arithmetic should settle it: everyone on the panel agrees, so surely the host should give way. Carr has a different understanding of his job.
"It's not a democracy, and no one's here to have fun. This is Christmas. It's a quiz," he replies.
That exchange gives The Big Fat Quiz Channel's biggest new upload its mutinous flavour. Posted on Wednesday, the full 2015 episode pairs Richard Ayoade with Greg Davies, Brydon with Jo Brand, and Claudia Winkleman with David Mitchell. It has drawn about 20,000 views, the larger audience of the week's two uploads, and is also the channel's busiest video right now.
There is plenty beyond the argument over points: Quentin Tarantino supplies a video question, Simon Pegg introduces a Downton Abbey question, and the internet round revisits Left Shark and a weasel riding a woodpecker. In the comments, one viewer singles out Mitchell's correction of "less" to "fewer"; another would happily choose Winkleman as a teammate. Even in a quiz mutiny, grammar has its constituency.
The other new arrival is an archive compilation bringing together Sean Lock's baked potato, Mo Gilligan's Baby Shark and Sarah Millican's scrunchie. Meanwhile, the older Winkleman-and-Miranda Hart full episode remains a substantial daily draw, followed by the 2018 year-end quiz featuring Gilligan.
The channel added roughly 1,000 subscribers over the week, matching the weekly gains at nearby television channels CBS Soaps and The Great British Bake Off. For Big Fat Quiz, the fresh attraction is a familiar pairing: Ayoade and Davies also feature in its most-watched regular upload, a highlights edit from this same 2015 episode.
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What viewers say
Loved it when David corrected the grammar, fewer not less! As an English teacher, I approve.
@sheenaghmcmahon9665See it on YouTubeClaudia is hilarious. I’d have her as my teammate 😂
@thebluetwistieSee it on YouTubeBest BFQ ever! All my favs ❤
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The videos drawing views on The Big Fat Quiz Channel right now
- Channel
- The Big Fat Quiz Channel
- Subscribers
- 258,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- November 11, 2026
- Video views so far
- 20,168
- Views on its first day
- 14,341
The numbers
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