Sandi Toksvig has criticised television panel shows for making women feel “marginalised” and often leaving their scenes on the cutting room floor.
The QI host, who has been a regular feature on panel shows for almost three decades, hopes women who appear on her show feel “comfortable” making jokes and being smart.
Before taking over QI, Toksvig was a well-known name, having already hosted various quiz shows including Radio 4’s The News Quiz and Channel 4’s 1001 Things You Should Know.
“There are panel shows that struggle to get women on, and that’s because the women feel marginalised and stupid and in the edit are often seen just laughing at the boys and not saying anything at all even though I know for a fact in the recording they were clever,” she told Radio Times.