Occasionally, some of the panellists imitate backing singers for the panellist actually singing when there is a suitable gap in the song, such as one of the 2009 episodes hosted by Jack Dee, where Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden backed Tim Brooke-Taylor.

They do however often run through a series of " warm up " questions before recording begins, but this is the only assistance the panellists receive.

Guest panellists sometimes exhibit little or no musical talent, most notably Jeremy Hardy, whose dreadful attempts at singing are greatly anticipated by audiences, and this itself often makes for effective comedy.

The attraction of the programme deftly crossed generational boundaries-younger viewers revelling in the appearance of their current pop stars, while older adults identified with the often anti-pop sentiments of the panellists from a non-musical or older background, confirming ' adult and youthful prejudices at the same time '.

It was hoped that the programme format would involve the panellists ' views being revised during the course of a programme, but the reverse often would be the consequence.

As such, tangential discussions are encouraged, and panellists are apt to branch off into frivolous conversations, give voice to train of thought, and share humorous anecdotes from their own lives.

In Series " C ", in the episode " Cheating ", the panellists had to keep their own scores, and received 100 points for getting their exact answers, which Alexander Armstrong did, giving him 93 points.

All of the panellists duly played their card at some point, but the task itself turned out to be the hoax as all material was factual.

The panellists are either successful at identifying the guest, or Frost has to reveal their identity, after which they are interviewed and given a key-shaped trophy as a memento.

Australia received on air graphics of TEN Sports, as well as local commentary, however during drink and lunch breaks, Fox Sports returned Australian viewers to their studio for a panel discussion focusing on Australian developments, hosted by either Nick McArdle or Brendon Julian with two other panellists.

In between these rounds, the panellists are asked to share some of their favourite quotations on a specified theme.

In each half-hour programme, the panellists brought along one puzzle with which to test the mental mettle of the other two panellists and their host.

Four regular panellists discuss moral and ethical issues relating to a recent news story.

According to Chairman Humphrey Lyttelton, the game was invented to vex the series producer, who was unpopular with the panellists.

Includes panellists that have appeared on several occasions over many years, and those who have only appeared once.

The covers, which feature various cartoon scenes starring caricatures of Stephen Fry and regular QI panellists, are produced by David Stoten ( one of Roger Law's Spitting Image team ), who also contributed to the annuals ' contents.

He then hands over to the location presenter who gives the panellists a guided tour of the property, noting particular items, though, there is typically a large amount of misdirection involved as the items pointed out by the presenter are not necessarily the most pertinent clues to the person's identity.

The box records exactly what programmes they watch, and the panellists indicate who is in the room watching by pressing a button on a remote control handset.

The episode was the first to feature prisoners as part of the audience, while panellists included Justice Secretary Ken Clarke who attempted to defend controversial remarks he had made earlier in the week about rape sentencing.

On 14 May 2009, Question Time recorded its highest viewing figures in its 30 year run over the MPs ' expenses row, with audience members heckling guest panellists Menzies Campbell and Margaret Beckett, the Labour MP, who was booed by the audience for insisting that her expenses were her privilege.

Interspersed with the turns is humorous discussion amongst the panellists and host regarding the rules and legality of each move, as well as the strategy the panellists are using.

Whereas in the main rounds of the show, the panellists ' use of buzzers is not usually enforced, the " General Ignorance " questions are introduced by Fry's reminder to keep " fingers on buzzers ".

In some episodes, the panellists are given an extra task to complete during the course of the game.

Unlike many similar comedy-quiz programmes, the makers of the show insist that the answers are not given to the panellists beforehand.

Through the Keyhole was a British panel game, hosted by Sir David Frost where panellists are given a video tour of a mystery famous guest's property and attempt to identify them.

The episode's six panellists, divided into two teams, are then introduced.

Teams are captained by the two regular panellists, radio comedian Mikey Robins and stand-up comedian Claire Hooper.

The regular panellists are:

Sessions and Stephen Fry were the only two regular panellists on the original radio broadcast of Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Apart from the pilot, where the panellists used various objects to draw attention to themselves, two episodes have not used a buzzer system: the series D episode " Denial & Deprivation ", where as part of the theme the entire usual set had been dispensed with and the panellists instead used assorted objects, and the series G episode " Green ", where the buzzers were switched off to " reduce the show's carbon footprint " and replaced with a set of whistles.

Since the death of Willie Rushton guest panellists have appeared, and the two team members occasionally sing together, presumably to compensate for the unsteadiness of a guest's voice.

The show opened with a monologue by McDermott relating to recent headlines, after which two teams of three panellists competed in recurring segments to gain points.

The panellists mainly group themselves into two camps of either a pro-liberal viewpoint or a more traditional one.

The next day he took part in Poetry And The Film, a recorded symposium at Cinema 16, with panellists Amos Vogel, Arthur Miller, Maya Deren, Parker Tyler, and Willard Maas.

The regular panellists decided to continue the annual stage tour despite Lyttelton's death, with Jack Dee ( one of the 51st series ' hosts ) as chairman for the tour shows.

Over time, the destinations named by the panellists expanded beyond the Underground.

In one episode, recorded in Luton, panellists named locations as far afield as the Place de l ' Étoile in Paris, Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg, and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.

Here he was noted for his argumentative style, and in one episode he declined to acknowledge the presence of the other panellists.

That evening Question Time was held, and the panellists paid tribute to Smith, instead of debating.

The panellists were Barbara Windsor, David Tennant, Stacey Solomon, David Walliams, George Lamb and Keith Harris & Orville.

The show's other panellists mainly come from a stand-up comedy or comedy background, although there have also been guests from other fields, including actors, television presenters, poets and scientists.

The incorrect answer " carbon dioxide ", which none of the panellists offered, would have resulted in a deduction of 3, 000 points ( CO < sub > 2 </ sub > is a trace gas being only 0. 038 % of the atmosphere ).

Due to the large number of " obvious but wrong " answers, panellists, especially Davies, usually incur the greatest point losses in this round.

In series " B " panellists were given a metal sheet covered with magnetic letters with which to create words over the course of the game.

In each episode, at least one of the answers was related to elephants, the panellists being required to wave an elephant on a stick when they believed it was the appropriate moment.

Extra points may also be dependent upon the topic of the episode – for instance during the " France " episode of Series " F ", panellists were informed that they would receive extra points for any answers given in French, though none did.