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Season 22, Episode 4
Panel show hosted by Jimmy Carr, in which Gemma Collins, Jordan Stephens, Fin Taylor and Harriet Kemsley answer questions based on opinion polls
Comedy
Game Show/Quiz/Contest
Movie/Drama
Show/Game Show
Cast & Crew
Jimmy Carr
(Host)
Gemma Collins
(Panellist)
Jordan Stephens
(Panellist)
Fin Taylor
(Panellist)
Harriet Kemsley
(Panellist)
Richard Osman
(Executive producer)
Ruth Phillips
(Executive producer)
Richard Cohen
(Executive producer)
Russell Balkind
(Series producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jimmy Carr
(Host)
Born:
September 15, 1972
in
Slough
Best Known For:
His stand-up comedy
Early-life:
James Anthony Patrick Carr was born in Slough on September 15, 1972, one of three sons of Irish immigrants. His parents split in 1994, though the marriage didn't end until the death of his mother in 2001. Jimmy did well at school and studied political science at Cambridge before moving into advertising. He landed a job in the marketing department of Shell Oil, but felt unfulfilled. When the company offered him voluntary redundancy, he took it, and decided to pursue a career in comedy.
Career:
Carr began performing on the stand-up circuit, doing up to 300 shows a year for three years, before taking his act to the Edinburgh festival in 2002. This brought him to the attention of TV bosses, and before long he was presenting series such as Your Face or Mine and Distraction. Since then, he's rarely been off TVscreens, hosting the first run of the Friday Night Project, 8 Out of 10 Cats and numerous Channel 4 list shows. He's also made a move into acting, appearing in Alien Autopsy, Confetti, Stormbreaker and Telstar. He is one of Britain's busiest comics and his DVDs are big sellers.
Quote:
"I'm not being condescending, I'm too busy thinking about far more important things you wouldn't understand."
Trivia:
In February 2007, Carr was the first major comedian to perform in the virtual reality world Second Life.
Gemma Collins
(Panellist)
Born:
February 02, 1981
in
Essex
Best Known For:
The Only Way Is Essex.
Early-life:
Gemma was born in Essex on February 2, 1981. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School as a child and starred in a number of theatrical productions, including The Sound of Music. She raised her profile in 2011 by joining ITV2 reality series The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE).
Career:
Collins's time on TOWIE has led to appearances on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here NOW!, This Morning, Loose Women and Celebrity Juice. In 2011, she did a nude shoot for Heat magazine. In January 2014, she was a participant on ITV reality series Splash! In November 2014, she opened her second plus size boutique in Brentwood. In the same month, she had a short-lived stay in the jungle as a contestant on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! In January 2016, she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house.
Quote:
"I'm an old fashioned girl. I've never had Botox or a boob job. I'm an everyday girl. The idea of being magazine-perfect is rubbish."
Trivia:
Collins has designed her own plus size clothing range and released her autobiography in 2013.
Jordan Stephens
(Panellist)
Fin Taylor
(Panellist)
Harriet Kemsley
(Panellist)
Richard Osman
(Executive producer)
Born:
November 28, 1970
in
Billericay
Best Known For:
Pointless.
Early-life:
Richard Thomas Osman was born in Billericay on November 28, 1970, but grew up in West Sussex. He was raised by his single mum after his father left home - they didn't see each other for 20 years. Richard studied politics and sociology at Trinity College, Cambridge, where his future Pointless colleague Alexander Armstrong was reading English literature. He claims that one of his proudest moments came when his mum and grandfather watched his graduation.
Career:
Osman has worked behind the scenes as an executive producer on a number of TV programmes, including Deal or No Deal, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and 10 O'Clock Live. As the UK creative director of TV production company Endemol, he pitched the quiz Pointless to the BBC. As a way of explaining the rules, he played the co-host during a run-through. He was asked to do the role for real when the show was commissioned. Pointless started on BBC Two in 2009 and was an immediate hit. It quickly made the switch to BBC One. Since being in the spotlight on Pointless, he has made guest appearances on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You? He also guest presented an episode of The One Show alongside Alex Jones.
Quote:
"Whenever I turn up to pub quizzes now, I see people going: ‘Urgh, that's the guy who knows everything.'"
Trivia:
He is the younger brother of Mat Osman, bassist with Suede, and suffers from nystagmus, a condition that results in uncontrolled movement of the eyes.
Ruth Phillips
(Executive producer)
Richard Cohen
(Executive producer)
Russell Balkind
(Series producer)
