Big Fat Quiz of the Year is slammed for including no female comedians on its 2020 teams and giving places to 'insanely beautiful' presenters Stacey Solomon and Maya Jama alongside male comics
- Big Fat Quiz of the Year announced its line-up today for their Boxing Day show
- It includes Jimmy Carr as host and characters David Mitchell, Richard Ayoade, Maya Jama, James Acaster, Joe Lycett, and Stacey Solomon as contestants
- Critics have slammed it as there are no female comedians on the panel
- All men are stand-ups while Maya and Stacey both work as television presenters Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz of the Year has been slammed after announcing it's line-up with 'no female comedians' on the panel.
The yearly comical round-up has been broadcast since 2004 is hosted by Jimmy Carr with this year's line-up announced yesterday as David Mitchell, Richard Ayoade, Maya Jama, James Acaster, Joe Lycett, and Stacey Solomon.
While there are two women are on the panel, critics have accused the hit show of hiring them based on their beauty rather than their humour, as neither Maya Jama or Stacey Solomon are comedians, while all the men on the panel are full-time stand-ups .
Taking to Twitter, comedian Fern Brady wrote: 'BIG FAT SAUSAGE QUIZ OF THE YEAR. Q.1 In what year will it be acceptable to book funny women instead of insanely beautiful women?'
Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz of the Year has been slammed after announcing it's line-up with 'no female comedians' on the panel. The yearly comical round-up, which has been broadcast since 2004 is hosted by Jimmy Carr with this year's line-up announced yesterday as David Mitchell, Richard Ayoade, Maya Jama, James Acaster, Joe Lycett, and Stacey Solomo
'(I really like the two women on this so zero shade to them but producers still doing this: it's mental if you can't see what you're doing.)'
The comedian, who also hosts BBC Sounds Wheel of Misfortune podcast, added: 'Wheel of Misfortune podcast 'I don't want to be on it. It's a thing that happens less now in the UK but it's where a show has all male comics then instead of female comics they have a pretty woman from TOWIE or similar.
A Big Fat Quiz spokesperson told FEMAIL:, 'From the very outset, both The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and The Big Fat Quiz of Everything have featured a brilliant line up of male and female talent.' Others also shared the criticism, with one writing: 'What even is this?! Four male comedians, two female non-comedians,'
Rachel Parris, comic ans star of the Mash Report, added: 'The practise of casting comedy shows with only male comedians plus other famous women who are not comedians is unbelievably infuriating. It's a comedy show, Channel 4, do you not know any female comedians?
'Absolutely nothing against Stacey and Maya, I think they're great, and great at what they do, it's just a really specific issue here; pro male comics and not any pro female comics and it happens very often. Sub in Millican, Pascoe and Philip Schofield.
While there are two women are on the panel, critics have accused the hit show of hiring them based on their beauty rather than their humour, as neither Maya Jama ( left) or Stacey Solomon (right) are comedians, while all the men on the panel are full-time stand-ups .
Comedian Felicity Ward also hit out at Channel 4, reply to Rachel: 'I thought the same thing last night. It's infuriating. It happens ALL THE TIME. You. Suzi Ruffell. Fern Brady. Jen Brister. Desiree Birch. Jess Fostekew. Kiri P.M. That's not including the top top top women. How many times have Channel 4 talked about equality/inclusivity.
Philly Spurr, a Communications Manager for BBC News added: 'You have to wonder what the role of Stacey and Maya are - fodder for the male comics to poke fun at?'
Broadcaster Miranda Saywer added: 'So infuriating. Also see presenting duos: the norm is to cast Pretty (woman) and Witty (man).
'Both can do the job, but their unspoken extra jobs are different: the woman is there to look fit, the bloke to make you laugh.
Dozens of comedians and fans took to Twitter to criticised the line-up due to the lack of women on board
Ken Cheng, a comedian a professional poker player added: 'Very principled of every female comedian to boycott this and preemptively say no,'.
This will be the 16th year of Big Fat Quiz, with the show releasing yearly editions every year since 2004 in the period between Christmas and New Year.
Last year, they also released Big Fat Quiz of the Decade, and they have also showed special anniversary editions of the show.
The quiz is a huge ratings hit, and last year pulled in an audience of 3.61million.
As well as Jimmy Carr as host, it sees regular features including Jon Snow reading a fake news story based on a hit song of the year, and the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School acting out a major news story.
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