Factual Programme Research - QI

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

• QI was created in 2003 by John Lloyd and was hosted by Stephen Fry until 2016 in which Sandy Toksvig took over.

•  The show follows  the motto that "Everything is interesting if looked at in the right way" 
• Average Run Time 30 Minutes for a normal episode 45 Minutes for a XL episode
• Produced by Talkback and Quite Interesting LTD
• Initially broadcast from BBC 4 then then moved upwards to BBC Two then BBC One, now it currently is broadcast from BBC 2 HD
• Mainly Improvisation 
• Filming lasts for 2 hours per episode, then cut down into 30/45 Minute episodes
• 15 questions asked only half of that is actually used in the final show.
• Jimmy Carr, Bill Bailey and Phil Jupitus appeared in every season, 
• Filmed at The London Studios
• Studio set up the morning of the Recording
• Uses 7 cameras to film an episode
• Technical Reheasal begins with full cast and crew at 14:00
• Show begins at either 16:30 or 19:30 and filming is typically finished at 22:00

In regards to Arch Roomies there is not much I would take from this show as the entire premis is different as our idea is a studio drama and QI is a quiz show, however I do like the way that the show actually lasts 2 hours ans is cut down into a shorter episode.

In regards to Steal The Style, the way the comedian s bounce off each other with their improvisation works well, these moments are what makes the show good. I think for the show improvisation should be key, also in terms of graphics and sound effects, in QI there are no scores appearing on the screen, however on the large screens behind them they have the graphics pop up. They also are key in some comedic moments such as superimposing Stephen Fry or Alan Davies onto the picture, they also sometimes do split screens for example in one episode a painting from the victorian age looked strikingly similar to Alan Davies.