If you are a fan of pub quizzes, and have a good knowledge of the news events in the world, entertainment, TV, film, music, sport, technology and science, politics and much more in the year gone by, then this is a great show to watch and have fun with. Hosted by Jimmy Carr, with celebrity panellists in three teams: David Mitchell and Michelle Wolf (The Internet is a Mistake), Mo Gilligan and Claudia Winkleman (Gilliwinks), and Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding (Discount Fireworks). This quiz focused on the year 2018, with all sorts of questions to answer about the past twelve months. These questions are asked as they are, with video and sound clips, with pictures (including Say What You See), and by celebrity and mystery guests on screen or in the studio, so it really does feel like a proper quiz that you can take part in. Events in the year 2018 that were questioned and joked about, and mentioned (or pictured) included: Vladimir Putin, "This Is America" by Childish Gambino, Banksy artwork sold for millions shredded; Toys 'R Us, Maplin and Poundworld closing down, the "Beast from the East" snowstorm, the deaths of Professor Stephen Hawking, Aretha Franklin, Barry Chuckle and Dale Winton, Seann Walsh kissing Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones when he already had a girlfriend, Wonga collapsing and going into administration, Boris Johnson warning of a semi-Brexit, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle marrying (a star-studded ceremony, with guests Sir Elton John, Tom Hardy and the Beckhams, and American celebrities George Clooney, Oprah Winfrey, Serena Williams), two men accused of poisoning a Russian spy in the UK but they claimed to be tourists visiting the Salisbury Cathedral spire and clock, Danny Dyer on Good Evening Britain accusing David Cameron of "scuttling off", "putting his trotters up" and calling him a "t***", the historical meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un (the first time the heads of America and North Korea had met), the Tham Luang cave rescue (13 Thai boys from a team called the Wild Boars), the reunion of the Spice Girl (Geri Horner, Mel B, Mel C and Emma Bunton, without Victoria Beckham), "Shotgun" by George Ezra, Israeli Netta winning the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Toy" which included chicken sounds and dancing, CEO of Sainsbury's Mike Coupe caught before an ITV News interview singing "We're in the Money", Kanye West inadvertently revealing the password of Donald Trump's phone, "Baby Shark" by Pinkfong gaining 2 billion views on YouTube, Black Panther, People Just Do Nothing (comedy with Chabuddy G), Love Island, Strictly Come Dancing, The Real Full Monty (female version), The Circle, GLOW, Killing Eve, Bodyguard, The Great British Bake Off, Louis Theroux - "Love Without Limits", Rick Astley in Hollyoaks, The Big Narstie Show, The Haunting of Hill House, This Country, Celebrity Gogglebox, the movie Christopher Robin banned in China because the leader Xi Jinping is sensitive that he looks a bit like Winnie the Pooh, Bodyguard confusing Americans that there was a incestual relationship due to the lead character's Scottish accent (thinking he was saying "mum" instead of "ma'am"), Black Panther and its sign language sign for "hug and love" (the sign for Wakanda), Jeremy Clarkson as the new host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and the new fourth lifeline Ask the Host, Jodie Whittaker debuts in Doctor Who, Avengers: Infinity War, Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again, A Star Is Born, Viagra made available over the counter, YouTuber KSI and vlogger Logan Paul having a boxing match, Chepstow becoming a "plastic free" town and celebrated hanging a banner made of plastic, BDE (Big Dick Energy), Kylie Jenner causing shares of Snapchat to plummet tweeting that she doesn't use it, Jay Aubrey Jones causing the "laurel" or "yanny" debate, eleven-year-old Mason Ramsey yodelling in Walmart going viral, Manchester City winning the Premier League, Serena Williams accusing an umpire of sexism, the World Cup including England finally getting through on penalties and reaching the semi-final until we were knocked out by Croatia, Ross Kemp going viral praising England, social media praising Japan for cleaning stadiums during the World Cup, darts player Gary Anderson denying that he farted during a match, West Bromwich Albion and their new mascot Boiler Man (a combi boiler), KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) running out of chicken, UKIP embroiled in a racist row due to the leader's girlfriend texting racist remarks about Meghan Markle, billionaire Elon Musk sending his car into space on the Space X rocket, Peter Crouch talking about Theresa May's bad dancing in India, Mark Whalberg described as "insane" posting his daily workout routine online, porn star Stormy Daniels describing Donald Trump's penis as "being like the mushroom character by Mario Kart" in her book, the autobiography of Gemma Collins aka "The GC", Donald Trump being unable to attend a First World War memorial event in France due to "poor weather", Kleenex announcing they were no longer Man Size tissues, a man trying to steal the Magna Carta, a shoplifter in Blackpool caught on CCTV that looked like David Schwimmer, the dance craze "flossing", an advert for Mother's Day Afternoon Cream Tea reigniting the debate between Cornwall and Devon over whether cream or jam should be put on scones first, the Banksy artwork "Girl with Balloon" increased in value because it shredded (it had a shredder built into the frame) immediately after selling at auction, Piers Morgan mocking Daniel Craig an an "emasculated Bond" wearing a baby carrier, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (with Thor, Black Widow, Spider-Man, Black Panther and The Incredible Hulk in the studio). Other celebrity and special mystery guests in the show included the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School in Neasden who act out well known news stories, Jon Snow who reads news related to lyrics from songs of the year and dances to it, Charles Dance who reads passages from a celebrity autobiography of the year, Love Island finalists Megan Barton-Hanson and Wes Nelson, DJ Jonas Blue, Simon Callow, George Ezra, Great British Bake Off finalist Kim-Joy Hewlett, Alex Jones, the Lord Mayor of Sheffield Magid Magid, Sheridan Smith, Joe Sugg, Made in Chelsea's Georgia "Toff" Toffolo, Emma Willis, and the mystery guest Leo Murray who invented the Donald Trump baby blimp to protest Trump's visit to the UK (and anywhere else). The jokes and the questions are what make this show so much fun, they always choose the right celebrity panellists, and it works as a funny way to reminisce on the recent events you remember, a great comedy quiz show. Very good!
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