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The rules of each round are new every time, as the framework of the rounds is decided by the panellists. Due to the fact that the structure is continuously changing, essentially the format of the show is that it has no format.
Instead, each of the panellists creates and brings their own round to the show for the other panellists to play. Four comedians compete to see who gets to be champion.
For example, in one of the episodes Miles Jupp asked rival panellists Arthur Smith and Rebecca Front to predict whether his dad would know the answers to trivia questions.[1]
Critical response
The Guardian praised Deayton's presentational style, heavy in sardonic wit and mockery, while conceding that some parts of the show were better than others.[2] The Independent was less keen on Deayton but still found the show to be good fun.[3]
What Does My Dad Know? - panellists must guess what answers Miles Jupp's dad will give to various trivia questions
Come To Romford! - everyone makes a tourism pitch for their hometown or homecity, to make it sound an appealing place to go for the other panellists
Newspaper Headline Or Cryptic Crossword Clue - panellists must guess whether a read-out phrase is a newspaper headline or a cryptic crossword clue[4][5]
What's The Concept? - panellists must guess the concept behind Rik Wakeman's concept album after hearing various track titles read out
It's Not Your Round - in a very selfless game, panellists must vote for someone other than themselves to win this round, and make a case for that person to win[6]
Twitter-witter-witter-who - a selection of tweets are read out from a celebrity's Twitter page and panellists must try to work out who the celebrity is[7]
Trivia Twin - a series of trivia questions are asked, and the panellists attempt to choose a member of the audience who they think looks like they will be able to answer that question (based on a game called "Nine Previous Convictions")
Mood News - reading out news reports in a certain emotional style (e.g. the weather, read depressingly) and panellists must guess the emotion
(unnamed) - contestants choose what superhero they would be, what superpowers they would have & how they would use them for good (or evil)
Lost Punch Lines - guess the punchlines to Christmas cracker jokes[8]
Cockney Charades - guess the book/film/play/historical event from a description given in rhyming slang e.g. "this bloke who worked in a lamb shank needed help with his tin lids, so out of the lemon meringue comes this nook who really likes to Trudie Styler"
What's Your Problem? - genuine problem letters from agony aunt columns are read out and panellists attempt to guess what advice was given to them
No More Women - panellists go round naming celebrities, choosing a category to eliminate as they go (e.g. "Whitney Houston - no more singers", so no one can now name a singer). Categories can range from 'wrecking ball' size ("no more women") to very specific ("Neneh Cherry - no more people who have a fruit in their name")
Fantasy Funeral - panellists pitch their own perfect, dream funeral[9]
Test Match Specialists - a quiz using the rules and regulations of the "world's finest sport" - cricket
Play Your Various Different Categories Right - similar to "Play Your Cards Right", but with other variables such as Scottish landmarks, household accident statistics, Radio 4 presenter's heights and the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid
Dream Day Job - panellists have to guess an audience member's dream day job by asking yes/no questions
Cream Crackered - panellists have to eat as many cream crackers as they can in a minute, commentated on by Test Match Special's Henry Blofeld[10]
Jersey Quiz - quiz questions about the Channel Island town of Jersey
Now That's Charity! - panellists must each pitch a charity, which they would use to acquire enough money to eradicate their personal debts - such as men in flip-flops, Jennifer Aniston films, or people who constantly check their phones
Tagline Tease in which panellists have to guess the tagline to a particular film
Boarder, Boarder, Boarder or Boarder in which panellists are given a slang term and they have to guess whether it's from the world of snowboarding, surfboarding, clapper-boarding or boarding school[13]
Font, Fighter or Fragrance in which panellists are given a word and they must guess whether it refers to a typographical font, the name of a gladiator from ITV's show "Gladiators" or a "Lynx deodorant" fragrance
Four Second Pitch in which panellists have four seconds to pitch the elements of an idea for a blockbuster film and a new religion
World Record Recall in which panellists have to fill in the missing details from the description of a real record from the Guinness Book of World Records
Which Lady Done Say That Thing in which panellists must guess which audience member said a certain phrase ("as the title suggests")[15]
