[2] It was hosted by Miles Jupp (2009-Mar 2011), Justin Edwards (Sep 2011-2013), Romesh Ranganathan (2014), Nish Kumar (2015–2016),[3] Angela Barnes (2017–2018)[1] and Kiri Pritchard-McLean (2019–2021).

[5] The series was notable for having an "Open door" policy on writing, advertising itself as "the scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public"[6] meaning that unsolicited writers without contract to the BBC could send in material.

[7] Most shows were recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House.

Previous regular cast members included: Margaret Cabourn-Smith (who also stood in as host for Series 9 Episode 6 when regular host Justin Edwards was unable to attend the recording), Lewis MacLeod, Pippa Evans,[8] Andi Osho and Jess Robinson.

As well as standalone sketches, the show also featured recurring segments such as Breaking News and Number Crunchers.

Other recurring segments included: The program was recorded in front of a studio audience and broadcast the following day.