I have to agree with a few posters - She is obviously a very talented ventriloquist. Although, this might not have been the best forum for that kind of art. I really felt uncomfortable for her in a few scenes and it took something away from that particular episode in my opinion.
I'm really surprised at all the hate for Nina in the comments. I honestly didn't think that she was that bad. I really feel like I was watching a different show to everyone else!
hmmm...I like Nina Conti, but there are two comedy formats that rarely work on a panel show: One-Liner stand ups and Ventriloquism. Whenever a comedian uses either, everyone has to stop for their bit. It detracts from the flow of the show
I'll call this one a noble failure. The idea of having a ventriloquist on QI is just interesting enough to have been worth trying. Unfortunately, the chemistry just didn't work. Never heard of her before, but Nina seems perfectly likable and she made me laugh more than a number of one-off guests in the show's history. So there's that. But if they invite her back, she oughta lose the puppet.
@Ahnyks That's true. But I also think Nina did alright for herself here. While I wouldn't bet money that she's the next Sandi Toksvig, it's also true that a lot of classic QI panelists have relatively low-key first appearances. I guess my opinion is that ventriloquism doesn't seem to work with the format, but Nina seemed witty/interesting enough that, if QI wanted to give her one more shot without the puppet, I'd be happy to see it. (Assuming she'd even want to perform that way.)
@SeanACampbell I've seen Nina Conti's live show, and it was absolutely brilliant. I'll agree it didn't translate terribly well to the QI format, but she got a couple of good gags in, and it wasn't as bad as ruby wax a couple of years ago.
would it not have been better, like all previous special guests, to have the performer on the show and not the character? one of the least enjoyable episodes to date....
never have i seen an episode so cringeworthy... fucking ventriloquism gets old after about a minute, always, no exception. anyone who says otherwise has no sense of humour. i have spoken.
This was actually an alright episode - ventriloquism's not really my thing, but it's tolerable, and Nina seems sweet. I love the way whenever Davis gets a Nobody Knows right Fry is so pleased and says 'You're good at that'.
maybe it's just me, maybe I burnt myself out marathoning and watching reruns, but maybe it's not - anyone else feel like this season hasn't been as fun as previous ones?
QI is supposed to be clever people being clever, and a clever person never needs a prop to be clever...
Overall, fairly bearable (though she would have been much better alone, I'm sure). Not looking forward to the XL, as I'm sure it will include a lot of puppet one-liners that got cut out. Oh well, Locke and Bailey, so who am I to complain?
@homerfromhelI elfen lied isn't that great either. also tbh i never liked naruto. not even pre shippuden like most people. just way too overrated imo. i'm talking about animes like monster, code geass or even the recent steins gate.
@FilthyMedia I basically used to watch naruto for the fights animated by norio matsumoto (the guy who animated the naruto vs sasuke fight). otherwise, it's basically a less intolerable dbz. I haven't run across many people who are into the shows I enjoyed, though - mushishi or bunny drop, anyone? actually, I'm anticipating the 3rd rebuild of evangelion movie...
@bossmonkeykj mushishi is a masterpiece. absolutely incredible. especially impressive considering i usually don't love episodic series. also usagi drop was the sweetest slice of life i have seen for some time. also evangelion is of course awesome. even though shinji does annoy me
@FilthyMedia haha great to find a kindred spirit. Shinji never bothered me, but I can see why he would. he does seem to have a bit more spine in the rebuild though, so that's good to see.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who couldn't even finish watching this episode due to the awkwardness of the ventriloquism. By all means have Nina back on the show, just please leave the dummy behind.
So i've watched this episode twice now, and at first I was like "GWAH! This is the worst episode EVAR!!" Then I was reminded of the Ruby Wax episode. And then I gave the ventriloquist a chance.... And she kind of grew on me. I don't want her back, but she wasn't awful (as a guest, not as a ventriloquist... she's an awful ventriloquist).
@Kujirudo There's a difference between being a hater and just seeing when something is done badly. Nina is a bad ventrilloquist. Here lips move, the voice of the puppet is exactly the same as her own voice and her material isn't funny. It's just another old lady saying rude things. It was just painful to watch. If your going to use a gimmick that has been used so many times before you have to be either incredibly good at it or do something totally original. She failed on both counts.
The ventriloquist was fine and I have the feeling as if the QI guests have had more fun in this episode than in any of the previous ones (maybe excluding the Parthenon one, etc.)
I'm kind of glad I read the comments before I watched this episode. Although at first they made me not want to watch it at all, when I did I was pleasantly surprised by how entertaining it was.
Reading all the comments made it sound like another Ruby Wax train-wreck. But all in all Nina was good. I'm glad because I always found her stand up refreshingly original, ventriloquist-wise.
You know, all the comments of why people didn't like Nina Conti was just because she's a ventriloquist and she has a puppet, and there's no other reason.
She has a rare talent; she was funny (hey, that Ryanair joke was good timing); and she didn't overdo it (as I've seen with many ventriloquists). Honestly: grow up people, and leave behind whatever shadow you had about puppets in your childhood years.
I really love how Sean can use pity for laughs, he really can pull emotion into comedy, he did that on graham norton and on an earlier episode of QI about dolphins
It's not so much that having a ventriloquist was a bad idea.
Rather, this one just didn't quite fit QI's format. I bet that she has a decent standup act, but QI needs comedians who are a) quick on their feet and b) don't need to build up their act.
For b), I mean that the ventriloquist and puppet would need obviously distinct voices/personalities.
I know I may get flamed for this, but I just felt that the "granny" voice simply didn't fit the character at all.
@Preeemo Honestly I cant think of anyone worse they've had on. They have had unfunny people before, but at least they had the good sense to let the other guests cover for them and not try to hog all the airtime. This was the 30 min cut, I dread to think what the XL or raw footage was like.
This episode could of been so much better without the ventriloquist. You could tell Sean, Bill and Alan were struggling to work with Nina. I felt they could of talked of a lot more useful inventions than what they discussed. Thankfully the regular guys made it funny, dont know who thought having the ventriloquist there would be a good idea!
Lot of aggression towards the ventriloquist...I thought she was sweet, and the dummy actually reminded me of my granny. I don't normally like ventriloquists, but she was great :D
Actually, I saw Nina at the Just for Laughs Festival here in Montreal and she was very good. But that was on a stage. Performing ventriloquism on a quiz show is probably not the best way to do it. She would have done better without the dummy... and I don't mean Allan!
@spacecowboy5000 Was it at the show hosted by Adam Hills? Cause I saw her there as well, and I totally agree with your comment, she was good on stage but here would have done better without the dummy, or if she, like the others, only used it for one part of the show, instead of all.
@ozipk Not sure if your comment is meant or not but he's very intelligent. He adopts this 'dunce' persona for the show. Without which, the programme would not be the same.
@ozipk If you watch the making QI you'll see that they pay Allan to be a dunce. He plays stupid so that we are entertained. And to give people like Johnny Vegas a bit of a chance.
as upset as I am by the fact that they have a ventriloquist on, I am even more upset by the fact that she is a shitty ventriloquist. I can totally see her lips moving.
I have to agree with a few posters - She is obviously a very talented ventriloquist. Although, this might not have been the best forum for that kind of art. I really felt uncomfortable for her in a few scenes and it took something away from that particular episode in my opinion.
LikeOMG4real 3 weeks ago
bill bailey is wearing a naruto shirt? you what? my brain just melted out of one ear
Gellis2009 1 month ago
BILL BAIlEYS SHIRT!
AmvNational 2 months ago
I'm really surprised at all the hate for Nina in the comments. I honestly didn't think that she was that bad. I really feel like I was watching a different show to everyone else!
EuroMIX2 4 months ago
Surely the best thing about being a ventriloquist is that you can laugh at your own jokes without seeming arrogant!
Props for Stephen for treating Granny as a sentient being.
Yickbob 4 months ago
Love, love, love Qi. Also love, love HIGNFY. Anyone heard if anyone's being brave enough to upload it yet?!
Yickbob 4 months ago
Good try, but adding a ventriloquist to a successful tried and tested format just didn't work... :/
mastermalaprop 4 months ago
hmmm...I like Nina Conti, but there are two comedy formats that rarely work on a panel show: One-Liner stand ups and Ventriloquism. Whenever a comedian uses either, everyone has to stop for their bit. It detracts from the flow of the show
Jinda89 4 months ago
I'll call this one a noble failure. The idea of having a ventriloquist on QI is just interesting enough to have been worth trying. Unfortunately, the chemistry just didn't work. Never heard of her before, but Nina seems perfectly likable and she made me laugh more than a number of one-off guests in the show's history. So there's that. But if they invite her back, she oughta lose the puppet.
kriswright 4 months ago 15
@kriswright The thing about ventriloquists is they rarely can do improv. They almost always follow a skit that they've spent months perfecting.
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@Ahnyks That's true. But I also think Nina did alright for herself here. While I wouldn't bet money that she's the next Sandi Toksvig, it's also true that a lot of classic QI panelists have relatively low-key first appearances. I guess my opinion is that ventriloquism doesn't seem to work with the format, but Nina seemed witty/interesting enough that, if QI wanted to give her one more shot without the puppet, I'd be happy to see it. (Assuming she'd even want to perform that way.)
kriswright 3 months ago
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An excellent puppet
littleNorwegians 4 months ago
can someone remove her from the video and give the doll to her daughter
V1CT000R 4 months ago
I see Bill is a Nauto fan hehe
llgla 4 months ago
Alan is pro at the nobody knows sign game.
molesticles 4 months ago
Yeah, let's not have a ventriloquist on the show ever again, shall we?
DynamicDevil 4 months ago 24
There is a flying car... At least top gear said so last season... :D
emmamariewhiting 4 months ago
@emmamariewhiting wasn't that only a prototype? Sounds like this one actually worked a few times before he crashed...
Hedghog6666 4 months ago
@Hedghog6666 i have no idea,all i know is that they said there was "a new flying car" on top gear last seasonXD
emmamariewhiting 4 months ago
Well, Stephen saying 'pussy hound' made it worth watching.
Punatik 4 months ago
God this is a bad episode, get rid of that damn ventriloquist. Not funny, the voice is exactly the same, the material isn't even slightly funny.
SeanACampbell 4 months ago
@SeanACampbell I've seen Nina Conti's live show, and it was absolutely brilliant. I'll agree it didn't translate terribly well to the QI format, but she got a couple of good gags in, and it wasn't as bad as ruby wax a couple of years ago.
StKildaFan 4 months ago
I couldn't wait for the XL, and now I'm kind of glad I didn't. If not for Sean Lock despite a cold, there'd be almost no laughs in this one at all.
WalterLiddy 4 months ago
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WalterLiddy 4 months ago
Jeff Dunham is the only ventriloquilonist I can watch
Schizm1 4 months ago
Ventriloquism is the lowest form of wit.
sometart 4 months ago
would it not have been better, like all previous special guests, to have the performer on the show and not the character? one of the least enjoyable episodes to date....
johnbowen1973 4 months ago
never have i seen an episode so cringeworthy... fucking ventriloquism gets old after about a minute, always, no exception. anyone who says otherwise has no sense of humour. i have spoken.
Azuresong 4 months ago
@Azuresong Ironically, your lips weren't moving.
singrdave 4 months ago 3
@singrdave That's not irony. It's just a coincidence.
Menegoth 4 months ago
@singrdave i am actually a ventriloquist dummy irl
Azuresong 4 months ago
This was actually an alright episode - ventriloquism's not really my thing, but it's tolerable, and Nina seems sweet. I love the way whenever Davis gets a Nobody Knows right Fry is so pleased and says 'You're good at that'.
dulciloquy 4 months ago 5
:( why! its difficult to watch.. I can barely stand it and I was looking forward to this so much...
tubewontletmepost 4 months ago
Too much puppet shenanigans took up too much time.
mbeck1986 4 months ago 3
Not the best episode i agree.
skyboom64 4 months ago
maybe it's just me, maybe I burnt myself out marathoning and watching reruns, but maybe it's not - anyone else feel like this season hasn't been as fun as previous ones?
bossmonkeykj 4 months ago 5
QI is supposed to be clever people being clever, and a clever person never needs a prop to be clever...
Overall, fairly bearable (though she would have been much better alone, I'm sure). Not looking forward to the XL, as I'm sure it will include a lot of puppet one-liners that got cut out. Oh well, Locke and Bailey, so who am I to complain?
dorsk188 4 months ago 4
@dorsk188 I won't stand by and listen to this anti-prop hate speech! there's clever and not clever - props have nothing to do with it!
she just happened to be not clever :p
bossmonkeykj 4 months ago
@bossmonkeykj I won't stand by and listen to you, damned prop apologist! I challenge you to a duel without pistols on the morrow!
dorsk188 4 months ago
How come the only funny women on QI is Jo Brand?
lolzoners 4 months ago
@lolzoners Saying Jo Brand is funny is a bit of a stretch. All she does is make shit one liners about her husband.
contrivedworld 4 months ago
@contrivedworld Or about herself being fat.
Alowishius 4 months ago
I don't understand the comments either, I enjoyed this episode and the part where everyone had puppets (and Bill Bailey's antics!) was brilliant.
xopenheartx 4 months ago 3
That joke about the end about the wheel, didn't someone once make a similar joke on an earlier episode of this show?
MikeEmery9 4 months ago
@MikeEmery9 yeah, I think it was rich hall
bossmonkeykj 4 months ago
jesus how fucking awkward is this
natribber 4 months ago
That was a bit of a let down. I have never felt that way about a QI episode before.
thebigdawg61 4 months ago 2
I spewed tea all over my monitor when Stephen said "pussy hound".
ciaochowbella 4 months ago
Not enjoying this series as much as I hoped I would...
JSCwrd 4 months ago 7
YES!! Lock!!
elvee88 4 months ago
Ventriloquists should be illegal.
1famekouby 4 months ago 3
he just bought the shirt from uniqlo
tensai1312 4 months ago
i love bill bailey but i hate naruto. at least i can hope he enjoys other "good" animes
FilthyMedia 4 months ago in playlist Videos from quite1nteresting
@FilthyMedia
like elfen lied?
but naruto isn't bad, it's just gone on to long (in my opinion).
homerfromhelI 4 months ago
@homerfromhelI elfen lied isn't that great either. also tbh i never liked naruto. not even pre shippuden like most people. just way too overrated imo. i'm talking about animes like monster, code geass or even the recent steins gate.
FilthyMedia 4 months ago
@FilthyMedia He did wear a Dragonball Z shirt in one episode. Though I guess your opinion can very on whether that's "good" or not.
BioYuGi 4 months ago
@BioYuGi DBZ is great when it's good and very shit when it's bad.
FilthyMedia 4 months ago
@FilthyMedia I basically used to watch naruto for the fights animated by norio matsumoto (the guy who animated the naruto vs sasuke fight). otherwise, it's basically a less intolerable dbz. I haven't run across many people who are into the shows I enjoyed, though - mushishi or bunny drop, anyone? actually, I'm anticipating the 3rd rebuild of evangelion movie...
bossmonkeykj 4 months ago
@bossmonkeykj mushishi is a masterpiece. absolutely incredible. especially impressive considering i usually don't love episodic series. also usagi drop was the sweetest slice of life i have seen for some time. also evangelion is of course awesome. even though shinji does annoy me
FilthyMedia 4 months ago
@FilthyMedia haha great to find a kindred spirit. Shinji never bothered me, but I can see why he would. he does seem to have a bit more spine in the rebuild though, so that's good to see.
bossmonkeykj 4 months ago
@bossmonkeykj ya i've noticed that. funny how we started talking about anime on a QI video
FilthyMedia 4 months ago
Is Bill Bailey a Naruto fan? :D
TomasMikaX 4 months ago
Can't wait for WILTY! :)
blenderpanzi 4 months ago
Are my eyes deceiving me? O.o Naruto !! ???
Leylaonthemoon 4 months ago
Hey Bill, stop beating up chef excellence, he's cool.
Hetsuv 4 months ago
Glad to see I'm not the only one who couldn't even finish watching this episode due to the awkwardness of the ventriloquism. By all means have Nina back on the show, just please leave the dummy behind.
NikonTC 4 months ago 3
I am a die hard QI fan but this season has kinda sucked so far and this ventriloquist chick is terrible. Worst episode ever.
plonker97007 4 months ago
If they were going to get a ventriloquist, they should have gotten David Strassman
Simetra666 4 months ago
Bill Bailey always wears the most out of place shirts that usual have an anime on it.
Simetra666 4 months ago
such an awkward episode cause of the ventriloquist
FraserScarlett 4 months ago
I'm very sorry, but the puppet was just not funny at all :( Glad to see Bill though!
MsJuules 4 months ago 4
Nina looks like Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
KashmirKiddy 4 months ago
So i've watched this episode twice now, and at first I was like "GWAH! This is the worst episode EVAR!!" Then I was reminded of the Ruby Wax episode. And then I gave the ventriloquist a chance.... And she kind of grew on me. I don't want her back, but she wasn't awful (as a guest, not as a ventriloquist... she's an awful ventriloquist).
drefantor 4 months ago
yay, bill bailey. finally.
artistanbul 4 months ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Thumbs up if you think Nina is great and you think the haters should shut their traps.
Kujirudo 4 months ago
@Kujirudo There's a difference between being a hater and just seeing when something is done badly. Nina is a bad ventrilloquist. Here lips move, the voice of the puppet is exactly the same as her own voice and her material isn't funny. It's just another old lady saying rude things. It was just painful to watch. If your going to use a gimmick that has been used so many times before you have to be either incredibly good at it or do something totally original. She failed on both counts.
Speakersoxx 4 months ago
I knew there was something wrong when I saw that there were five dislikes.
The minute I saw the puppet, I understood.
Saisinkolimonadin 4 months ago 2
The ventriloquist was fine and I have the feeling as if the QI guests have had more fun in this episode than in any of the previous ones (maybe excluding the Parthenon one, etc.)
Maxstate 4 months ago
Thank you for uploading!
snootchie91 4 months ago
poor bill
digitalbots 4 months ago
Bill! Naruto shirt! 8D
When the going gets tough, the tough imagine Bill as a ninja and manage to survive.
ChaosRangerRed 4 months ago 2
bills puppet was funnier than gran...
shipwrecckk 4 months ago
Bills puppet was funnier than gran...
shipwrecckk 4 months ago
Good Dawrin, let that ventriloquist feature be a one-off.
Aidinovic 4 months ago
Don't change a winning team. A new ruby wax episode as far as I'm concerned. Luckily Sean and Bill manage to save something from the wreck
higfny 4 months ago
+100 points for NAruto Shirt!
gaymerguy 4 months ago 50
I'm kind of glad I read the comments before I watched this episode. Although at first they made me not want to watch it at all, when I did I was pleasantly surprised by how entertaining it was.
Reading all the comments made it sound like another Ruby Wax train-wreck. But all in all Nina was good. I'm glad because I always found her stand up refreshingly original, ventriloquist-wise.
Ipwarn 4 months ago 21
Awesome shirt on Bill Bailey! XD
OmegaDude22 4 months ago
You know, all the comments of why people didn't like Nina Conti was just because she's a ventriloquist and she has a puppet, and there's no other reason.
She has a rare talent; she was funny (hey, that Ryanair joke was good timing); and she didn't overdo it (as I've seen with many ventriloquists). Honestly: grow up people, and leave behind whatever shadow you had about puppets in your childhood years.
pinkriffic 4 months ago 7
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Kujirudo 4 months ago
@pinkriffic um no its because her act isnt funny, if she was just her being herself it would probably be fine
cooliovasquez 4 months ago
If it was because of the" throwing your voice" part, they could have had Rob Brydon and his man trapped in a box.
EricAurumSkagg 4 months ago 3
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Kujirudo 4 months ago
HOLY SHIT.
BILL'S WEARING A NARUTO SHIRT! :D
pinkriffic 4 months ago 8
How the hell could they let that creepy puppet on the show. Ugh.
salamanderdeath 4 months ago
is the puppet necessary?
cooliovasquez 4 months ago
Oh for fark's sake....someone get rid of the ventriloquist! There is a reason that profession is nearly extinct.
Surtak 4 months ago
I fucking hate ventriloquist!!!
Rilu666 4 months ago
I really love how Sean can use pity for laughs, he really can pull emotion into comedy, he did that on graham norton and on an earlier episode of QI about dolphins
hahaha430 4 months ago
MUST. RESIST. AND. WAIT. FOR. XL!
xsingsthesorrow 4 months ago
@xsingsthesorrow why? cant u watch both?
MerelMystery 4 months ago
@MerelMystery lol yeah sometimes I do but it's easier to just watch XL in one go
xsingsthesorrow 4 months ago
@xsingsthesorrow but I guess you remember more when you watch certain parts twice ;)
MerelMystery 4 months ago
Just not quite feeling the woman i'm afraid...
Orlabobz 4 months ago
Naruto t-shirt. My god.. *takes off glasses*
nekwa2 4 months ago
has anyone noticed bill bailey is wearing a naruto shirt?
jin455 4 months ago
I wish I didn't hate ventriloquists so much. :/
Elina1029 4 months ago 2
by god, this woman was annoying...
Slaangor 4 months ago 3
+1 for a woman panel member, but -1 for her being a ventriloquist...
t12478 4 months ago
@t12478
-1 for giving a shit about them being a male or female
HoneyIEducatedTheWeb 4 months ago 2
Yeah Alan gets another nobody knows... hes gotten them all!!!!
TINOFRAN 4 months ago
anybody else notice bill bailey is wearin a naruto shirt.
Omegabigb 4 months ago
Was he a Pussyhound..... OMG Stephen ... well that's something I learned on Qi tonight......
TINOFRAN 4 months ago
When I saw the lineup whilst watching last night my reaction was:
:S -> :D -> :D -> :D
Not keen on the puppet as it did not fit the format well.
AmusingYeti 4 months ago
One dummy too many.
snarkishly 4 months ago
Nina should've brought Monk...
PhoenixPlaneswalker 4 months ago
Bill has the coolest T-shirts. :D
PollyJuice 4 months ago
they should have had jeff dunham that would have rocked
pottsi39 4 months ago
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@pottsi39 "they should have had jeff dunham that would have rocked"
I really hate that guy.
FernandoMontelbon 4 months ago
Bill is wearing.. a naruto shirt... AWESOME!
Dantyx1 4 months ago
more unbearable than the Vanessa Feltz episode of buzzcocks v.v
hassassinator 4 months ago
I like ventriloquism in general, but she's not that funny. It actually got a bit awkward.
orjanst1 4 months ago
i hate that i know this but Alan's puppet is a Melissa & Doug puppet. probably ran bout 10 pounds
WHWonka 4 months ago
yeah wow... First episode I won't be watching the XL...
Tensen01 4 months ago 4
Bill Bailey and Sean Lock, this had so much potential. Ventriloquist was a vortex of laughter.
hestheman929 4 months ago
Wow, Bill and Sean look mega pissed and it's less than 1 minute in!!
epower 4 months ago 3
worst episode ever?
LLlap 4 months ago
i like weird, i liked the ventriloquist
CorvusCorone68 4 months ago
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alan is an expert of not knowing
unhingedmind 4 months ago
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unhingedmind 4 months ago
Urgh.... the awkward silences when she was trying to be funny... bad idea
MsFannyAdams 4 months ago 5
to be fair, ventriloquist act has a lot of limitations. On a quiz show, I'd say that women did her best.....
xusen008 4 months ago 3
Replace the stand-up with dara o briain or David michell and this would be perfect
akkarin18 4 months ago
The ventriloquist doesn't really work with the format.
donkwich 4 months ago 5
It's not so much that having a ventriloquist was a bad idea.
Rather, this one just didn't quite fit QI's format. I bet that she has a decent standup act, but QI needs comedians who are a) quick on their feet and b) don't need to build up their act.
For b), I mean that the ventriloquist and puppet would need obviously distinct voices/personalities.
I know I may get flamed for this, but I just felt that the "granny" voice simply didn't fit the character at all.
NamesForDogs 4 months ago 3
Nina made this episode a bit awkward, Im sures she is a great ventriloquist but its just made it a bit wierd
Saitothesushi 4 months ago
As if the female comedians on this show don't get ENOUGH bashing....ARGH!! Why? WHY? WHY?
CorianderCivar 4 months ago
@CorianderCivar Tsk tsk, the female comedians that have been on this show aren't CAPABLE of getting enough bashing.
jgodby1 4 months ago
@CorianderCivar I take that back! Jo Brand (SP?) is OK. And I want to marry Sue Perkins.
jgodby1 4 months ago
yeah, not feeling the whole puppet thing. creates a really weird atmosphere.
goodison1989 4 months ago 5
Euggh, the ventriloquist was a dreadful idea. I'm only continuing to watch, clinging onto the hope that Sean and Bill will rescue the episode.
bewareofcabbage 4 months ago 5
So much hate for Nina here in the comments... I mean, I know she wasn't amazing, but she wasn't bad, and hardly the worst they've had on the show.
Preeemo 4 months ago 5
@Preeemo Honestly I cant think of anyone worse they've had on. They have had unfunny people before, but at least they had the good sense to let the other guests cover for them and not try to hog all the airtime. This was the 30 min cut, I dread to think what the XL or raw footage was like.
GreysonAno 4 months ago
Love Bill's Naruto shirt :)
Virini 4 months ago 5
fuck me bill bailey is wearing a Naruto shirt also hes worn a Dragonball shirt in a earlier series...Badass
disturbaholic 4 months ago
Whose idea was it to invite a VENTRILOQUIST???
Idiot should be fired.
I thought they were very careful with the kind of people who were guests on QI?
emptyangel 4 months ago
Nope, not going to watch this one. Not a fan of puppets. Oh well, next week I suppose... felt like a waste of a good panel though.
Canadianabanana 4 months ago
Nina, I bet she's a sweet lady, but never again on QI. I almost couldn't watch it, it was that painful.
omichron420 4 months ago 5
Made my week.
THANK YOU!
Mash287 4 months ago
This episode could of been so much better without the ventriloquist. You could tell Sean, Bill and Alan were struggling to work with Nina. I felt they could of talked of a lot more useful inventions than what they discussed. Thankfully the regular guys made it funny, dont know who thought having the ventriloquist there would be a good idea!
Sean Lock :D
Bill Bailey :D
Alan Davies :D
Nina the Ventriloquist....... :(
jellyvid 4 months ago 3
Sitting here watching QI like always and all of a sudden I heard Stephen say "pussy hound" and boy did I lose it.
midgey50 4 months ago 4
Lot of aggression towards the ventriloquist...I thought she was sweet, and the dummy actually reminded me of my granny. I don't normally like ventriloquists, but she was great :D
tinyplaidninja 4 months ago
This would have been a good episode but it was completely ruined by the shit ventriloquist. Great guests except that shit ventriloquist.
Ub3rSk1llz 4 months ago
Actually, I saw Nina at the Just for Laughs Festival here in Montreal and she was very good. But that was on a stage. Performing ventriloquism on a quiz show is probably not the best way to do it. She would have done better without the dummy... and I don't mean Allan!
spacecowboy5000 4 months ago 5
@spacecowboy5000 Was it at the show hosted by Adam Hills? Cause I saw her there as well, and I totally agree with your comment, she was good on stage but here would have done better without the dummy, or if she, like the others, only used it for one part of the show, instead of all.
quite1nteresting 4 months ago
@spacecowboy5000 Alan is such a fucking dunce.
ozipk 4 months ago
@ozipk Not sure if your comment is meant or not but he's very intelligent. He adopts this 'dunce' persona for the show. Without which, the programme would not be the same.
RayCathode100 4 months ago 2
@ozipk If you watch the making QI you'll see that they pay Allan to be a dunce. He plays stupid so that we are entertained. And to give people like Johnny Vegas a bit of a chance.
spacecowboy5000 4 months ago
ne one else notice Bill's naruto shirt? wtf?
JKCWvids 4 months ago
19:22 has got to be one of the funniest things Alan has ever said.
piccolomaniac 4 months ago
Nina Conti bless you for trying but I do think the monkey would've been a better puppet.
NiPaPianista 4 months ago
@NiPaPianista OMG - you mean she has more of them ?!!!
sahajasam 4 months ago
This was a nice change, I quite like the idea of having a ventriloquist on the show as a one or two time thing.
yellowpages2000 4 months ago
Ventriloquists kinda weird me out, but I always love the episodes when Bill Bailey is on & they get props.
arsenalsaint 4 months ago
Awesomely quick upload! Thanks!!
CassLM86 4 months ago 6
as upset as I am by the fact that they have a ventriloquist on, I am even more upset by the fact that she is a shitty ventriloquist. I can totally see her lips moving.
miacrow2 4 months ago 21
The worst invention tonight was the granny dummy and her human - awful
Alan won by miles
sahajasam 4 months ago 7
I havent watched this yet, but I saw a woman with a puppet and Im both curious and horrified at the thought
simpfan666 4 months ago
i know i shouldnt watch this b4 the XL comes out...
but i just cant help it!
Nathanchooper 4 months ago
LOL! my face hurts from laughing, especially when the guys tried to give ventriloquism a go!
StoliDassah 4 months ago
Now THIS is some good QI
tompicoiii 4 months ago