No Such Thing As Burrito Party Boy is the 147th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 43rd episode of the third year, and the 2nd episode of 2017. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, and Anna Ptaszynski, and guest QI Elf Alex Bell. It was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
Anna, James, Andy and Alex discuss the unluckiest politician in the world, the elephant on the River Thames, and the best way of getting invited to Buckingham Palace.
Facts[]
- In 1683 some people were ice skating in the Netherlands when the ice broke away and they floated all the way to Essex. (Harkin)
- Former Argentinian President Carlos Menem had such a reputation for bad luck that people would touch their left breast or testicle while shaking his hand. (Bell)
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel once spent six weeks with a coin stuck in his windpipe as the result of a magic trick that backfired. (Ptaszynski)
- To deal with violent or drunk people, Japanese police carry massive futons and roll the offender up in them to calm them down. (Murray)
Trivia[]
- Regular host Dan Schreiber is absent.
- In his absence, Ptaszynski hosts.
- Alex Bell guests.
- Andy's stand-up show at the Soho Theatre is plugged, having sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe.
- There is another fact about ice-skating in the Netherlands in No Such Thing As Wasted Material 2017.
- Andy gives his Twitter handle as @BurritoPartyBoy.