QI backdrop
Comedy•Talk

The Best Episodes of QI

Every episode of QI ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of QI!

Binge this in 6d 8h•Peaking at 8.1/10

Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

Airs on
BBC Two
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons23

All1234567891011121314151617181920212223

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Click to reveal
    QI Season 6 Episode 9 - The Future
    8.1/10(143 votes)

    #1 - The Future

    S6:E9

    Stephen Fry forges forward into the future with Sean Lock, Rob Brydon, Ben Miller and Alan Davies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. QI Season 10 Episode 1 - Jargon
    8.1/10(164 votes)

    #2 - Jargon

    S10:E1

    Stephen Fry investigates the letter J with Victoria Coren, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.

    Director:Ian Lorimer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. QI Season 2 Episode 5 - Bears
    8.0/10(159 votes)

    #3 - Bears

    S2:E5

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Bill Bailey, Jo Brand and Jimmy Carr to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter B.

    Directors:John Lloyd, Ian Lorimer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. QI Season 6 Episode 7 - Fingers and Fumbs
    8.0/10(128 votes)

    #4 - Fingers and Fumbs

    S6:E7

    Stephen Fry is all fingers and fumbs with Jo Brand, Phill Jupitus, Dara O Briain and Alan Davies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. QI Season 23 Episode 10 - ‘W’ Animals
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - ‘W’ Animals

    S23:E10

    Sandi Toksvig looks at animals which start with a W with Nabil Abdulrashid, Holly Walsh, Sam Campbell and Alan Davies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. QI Season 2 Episode 1 - Blue
    7.9/10(161 votes)

    #6 - Blue

    S2:E1

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Jo Brand, Bill Bailey and Sean Lock to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter B.

    Directors:John Lloyd, Ian Lorimer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 WORST Episodes of QI

    READ
  7. QI Season 2 Episode 12 - Birth (Christmas special)
    7.9/10(141 votes)

    #7 - Birth (Christmas special)

    S2:E12

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Rich Hall, Phill Jupitus and Mark Steel to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter B.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. QI Season 5 Episode 2 - Electricity
    7.9/10(134 votes)

    #8 - Electricity

    S5:E2

    Stephen Fry, Alan Davies and guests Jo Brand, Sean Lock and Rich Hall tackle the quite interesting subject of electricity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. QI Season 6 Episode 11 - Film
    7.9/10(137 votes)

    #9 - Film

    S6:E11

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by luvvies David Mitchell, John Sessions and newcomer to QI Emma Thompson for an episode on Film, Fame and Fortune.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. QI Season 9 Episode 7 - Incomprehensible
    7.9/10(142 votes)

    #10 - Incomprehensible

    S9:E7

    Stephen Fry considers some incomprehensible questions with Sue Perkins, Ross Noble, Professor Brian Cox and Alan Davies.

    Director:Ian Lorimer
    Writer:John Lloyd

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. QI Season 1 Episode 2 - Astronomy
    7.8/10(207 votes)

    #11 - Astronomy

    S1:E2

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Bill Bailey, Rich Hall and Jeremy Hardy to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter A.

    Director:Ian Lorimer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. QI Season 2 Episode 3 - Bombs
    7.8/10(154 votes)

    #12 - Bombs

    S2:E3

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Rich Hall, Phill Jupitus and Clive Anderson to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter B.

    Directors:John Lloyd, Ian Lorimer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. QI Season 3 Episode 7 - Constellations
    7.8/10(135 votes)

    #13 - Constellations

    S3:E7

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Jeremy Clarkson, Rich Hall and Sean Lock to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter C.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. QI Season 5 Episode 4 - Exploration
    7.8/10(125 votes)

    #14 - Exploration

    S5:E4

    Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Rich Hall and Sean Lock join Stephen Fry in a quite interesting quiz concerning the topic of exploration.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. QI Season 6 Episode 12 - Food
    7.8/10(126 votes)

    #15 - Food

    S6:E12

    In this episode, panelists Alan Davies, Jimmy Carr, Rich Hall and David Mitchell discuss various Food-related topics like chips, Russian service and... oral sex.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. QI Season 7 Episode 1 - Gardens
    7.8/10(126 votes)

    #16 - Gardens

    S7:E1

    Stephen Fry glances gleefully at gardens and other subjects starting with the letter G. With panellists David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Dara Ó Briain and Alan Davies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. QI Season 7 Episode 5 - Groovy (Christmas Special)
    7.8/10(138 votes)

    #17 - Groovy (Christmas Special)

    S7:E5

    Stephen Fry guarantees you a groovy Christmas, with David Tennant, Bill Bailey, Lee Mack and Alan Davies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. QI Season 8 Episode 14 - Hocus-Pocus (Christmas Special)
    7.8/10(131 votes)

    #18 - Hocus-Pocus (Christmas Special)

    S8:E14

    Stephen Fry conjures up some hocus-pocus in a special Christmas edition of the quiz, with Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Mack, Graham Norton and Alan Davies.

    Director:Ian Lorimer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. QI Season 12 Episode 12 - No L
    7.8/10(110 votes)

    #19 - No L

    S12:E12

    Carrie Fisher, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies are in the QI Christmas special.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. QI Season 18 Episode 7 - Revolutions
    7.8/10(82 votes)

    #20 - Revolutions

    S18:E7

    Sandi Toksvig examines some revolutionary ideas with Alan Davies, Gyles Brandreth, Susan Calman and Jessica Fostekew.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. QI Season 1 Episode 5 - Advertising
    7.7/10(180 votes)

    #21 - Advertising

    S1:E5

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Gyles Brandreth, Rob Brydon and Rich Hall to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter A.

    Director:Ian Lorimer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. QI Season 2 Episode 2 - Birds
    7.7/10(149 votes)

    #22 - Birds

    S2:E2

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Jo Brand, Phil Kay and Rich Hall to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter B.

    Directors:John Lloyd, Ian Lorimer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. QI Season 2 Episode 6 - Beavers
    7.7/10(152 votes)

    #23 - Beavers

    S2:E6

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Bill Bailey, Anneka Rice and Sean Lock to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter B.

    Director:Ian Lorimer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. QI Season 3 Episode 12 - Combustion
    7.7/10(137 votes)

    #24 - Combustion

    S3:E12

    Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are joined by Bill Bailey, Phill Jupitus and Dara Ó'Briain to discuss some Quite Interesting topics beginning with the letter C.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. QI Season 4 Episode 1 - Danger
    7.7/10(130 votes)

    #25 - Danger

    S4:E1

    Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr and Jo Brand discuss quite interesting topics beginning with 'D', particularly 'Danger'.

    Director:Ian Lorimer
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Best Episodes Summary

"The Future" is the best rated episode of "QI". It scored 8.1/10 based on 143 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/20/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Jargon".