In a statement, a spokesperson for The Big Fat Quiz of the Year told The Independent: “From the very outset, both The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and The Big Fat Quiz of Everything have featured a brilliant line up of male and female talent.”
She added: “The practise of casting comedy shows with only male comedians plus other famous women who are not comedians is unbelievably infuriating.
Its panel, meanwhile, features comedians James Acaster and Joe Lycett, and comedy actors and writers David Mitchell and Richard Ayoade.
In a since-deleted tweet, comedian Rachel Parris of The Mash Report questioned why women in her profession were not among the panel.