| QI News | |
|---|---|
| Format | Comedy |
| Created by | Justin Gayner Robert Meakin John Lloyd |
| Starring | Glenn Wrage Katherine Jakeways Robert Meakin Alexander McConnell (Voice only) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ComedyBox.tv |
| Original run | September 17, 2007 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
QI News is an internet television show produced by Quite Interesting Limited, the company which produces the British panel game QI. It is broadcast on ComedyBox.tv.[1] It is a mock news programme, which instead of broadcasting news stories, broadcasts "quite interesting" stories. Other than the stories, the show also plays on the characters in it, mainly the two news readers.[2]
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QI News is a five-minute long show which reports "quite interesting" things from around the world. It is presented by two newsreaders, brash American Bob Squire (Glenn Wrage) and female Cambridge British co-anchor Sophie Langton (Katherine Jakeways). Other contributions are sometimes provided by correspondent Graham Prince (Robert Meakin). Off-screen, the Producer (Voice of Alexander McConnell) tries to keep Squire and Langton in order.
Each programme ends with one of the characters mentioning a final fact. The other will say, "Is that news?" to which the first responds, "It's news to me". As the credits roll, a disclaimer appears which reads, "All the information in this programme is believed to be true", followed by humorous comments swearing that it is true.
The script for QI News is written by Meakin and Justin Gayner. The research for the show is carried out by QI's "Question Wranglers", John Mitchinson and Piers Fletcher, amongst others. QI's creator John Lloyd is the executive producer and it is directed by Geoff Posner.[3]
The first two episodes of QI News are currently live on Comedybox.[2][4] A third episode was released on 9 October.[5]