ISIHAC

2016

Information on every episode from Series 65 and 66

Series 65

Date

27-Jun-16
04-Jul-16
11-Jul-16
18-Jul-16
25-Jul-16
01-Aug-16

Chairman

Jack Dee
Jack Dee
Jack Dee
Jack Dee
Jack Dee
Jack Dee

Panellist 1

Jeremy Hardy
Jeremy Hardy
Fred MacAuley
Fred MacAuley
Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig

Panellist 2

Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer

Barry Cryer

Panellist 3

Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Miles Jupp
Miles Jupp

Panellist 4

Rory Bremner
Rory Bremner
Susan Calman
Susan Calman
Richard Osman
Richard Osman

Pianist

Colin Sell
Colin Sell

Colin Sell

Episode 1: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. Tim's 425th show. Jeremy's 50th show. Rory makes his debut. 'Singer and the Song' (played as Stars in their Ears) is played for the first time since s36e01. 'Swanee Kazoo' features an electric kazoo.
Episode 2: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.
Episode 3: Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow. Fred's first appearance since s33e02. 'Complete Quotes' all come from Scots. Fred has the word 'fucking' bleeped out.

Episode 4: Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow. 'Complete Quotes' is played as 'Complete Marriage'.
Episode 5: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea. Richard Osman's debut. 'New Titles' is played as 'Change a Letter Ruin a Show'. The first episode without any musical rounds.
Episode 6: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea.

Jon Naismith's 45rd series.

The first series not to feature Graeme.

'Complete Quotes', 'Song Book', 'Sound Charades' and 'Uxbridge English Dictionary' are all played 3 times.

20 April 2016 - Victoria Wood dies of cancer.

Series 66

Date

14-Nov-16
21-Nov-16
28-Nov-16
05-Dec-16
12-Dec-16
19-Dec-16

Chairman

Jack Dee
Jack Dee
Jack Dee
Jack Dee
Jack Dee
Jack Dee

Panellist 1

Tony Hawks
Tony Hawks
Richard Osman
Richard Osman
Jeremy Hardy
Jeremy Hardy

Panellist 2

Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer

Barry Cryer

Panellist 3

Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor

Tim Brooke-Taylor
Tim Brooke-Taylor

Panellist 4

Pippa Evans
Pippa Evans
Susan Calman
Susan Calman
Miles Jupp
Miles Jupp

Pianist

Colin Sell
Colin Sell

Colin Sell

“Barry Cryer. It’s marvellous how he can still get up to those high notes. Trouble is he can’t remember what he went up there for”

Jack Dee (s66e01)

Episode 1: Charter Hall, Colchester. Pippa Evans makes her debut.
Episode 2: Charter Hall, Colchester. Tony has to sing in German in 'Pick Up Song'. 'Complete Quotes' is based on a book by East Londoner, Joey Essex.
Episode 3: Wolverhampton. 'Strap-Lines' is played as 'Complete Trailers'. 'Face the Music' is played for the first time since s30e03.

Episode 4: Wolverhampton. Samantha's 325th show. Susan's 10th appearance. 'What's the Question?' is played as 'What's the Problem?'.
Episode 5: Bath. 'Continuity Announcers' is played as 'Trail of the Lonesome Pun'.
Episode 6: Bath. Jon Naismith's 300th show. 'Complete Song Lyrics' is played as 'Complete Love Songs'. 'Late Arrivals' is played for the first time since s59e02.

Jon Naismith's 46th series as producer, 300 episodes in total.

'Film Club', 'Mornington Crescent', 'One Song to the Tune of Another', 'Sound Charades' and 'Uxbridge English Dictionary' are all played 3 times.

The first time 'Mornington Crescent' is played 3 times during a series since 2003.

Jack has been chairman for the last 93 shows.
Barry has been a panellist in 439 episodes, with Tim in 432.

Jeremy has now appeared in 53 shows, Tony has been in 36, Susan in 10, Richard in 4 with Rory and Pippa making her debut.

Colin has played piano in 419 episodes.
Samantha has kept the scored in 327 shows.