BEST OF THE REST
THE BIG FAT QUIZ OF EVERYTHING Channel 4, 9pm
CHIMING in the New Year a little later than usual is this annual romp, which sees Jimmy Carr quiz celebrities on “100,000 years of human history”, with questions on history, music, film, TV, science and scandal from every era.
But it’s not to be taken too seriously, especially not with manchild Jimmy at the helm. And the star guests usually compete for laughs over points.
The contestants are Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Claudia Winkleman, Miranda Hart, Jonathan Ross and Nish Kumar.
Tune in to find out what was said on the first ever phone call. Why was 1997 such a big year for chess? And what, specifically, doesn’t impress Shania Twain?
ROOM 101 BBC1, 8.30pm
FRANK SKINNER is never short of pet peeves to consign to Room 101. And he expertly steers conversation with some brilliant anecdotes.
Guests as this new series kicks off are former Goggleboxer Scarlett Moffatt, Black Mirror producer Charlie Brooker, and Pearl Mackie from Doctor Who.
Charlie also tries to convince everyone that 90% of everything is rubbish – most things aren’t worth visiting, seeing or talking about.
And watch out for a funny (true) story from Frank about a run-in he once had with an idiot barber, plus a discussion about the social etiquettes surrounding spontaneous head massages when you have your hair cut.