# Sandi Toksvig is ill **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 5, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052 "2022-12-05T12:53:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/1 "2022-12-05T12:53:50Z")
> **[Sandi Toksvig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandi_Toksvig)** > > Sandra Birgitte Toksvig OBE (/ˈtɒksvɪɡ/; Danish: \[ˈsænti ˈtsʰʌksˌviˀ\]; born 3 May 1958) is a Danish-British writer, comedian and broadcaster on British radio, stage and television. She is also a political activist, having co-founded the Women's Equality Party in 2015. She has written plays, novels and books for children. In 1994, she came out as a lesbian. > Toksvig took over from Stephen Fry as host of the BBC television quiz show QI in 2016 (series 'N'), having been a guest a number of times ... She’s touring Australia, but has gone into hospital with bronchial pneumonia. We wish her a complete recovery and good health. Is she well known outside the UK and Australia? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/2 "2022-12-05T12:56:26Z")
I know her from the Great British Bake Off. I’m sorry to hear she’s ill and wish her a speedy recovery. I enjoyed her on the show and hated when she left. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/3 "2022-12-05T13:02:01Z")
> [@its\_the\_daddy](#): > > Is she well known outside the UK and Australia? American here and I’ve known her since Whose Line Is It Anyway? was on Comedy Central, years before Drew Carey’s version. The version with Clive Anderson. Edit: Also QI and many panel shows, obviously. I heard she did Bake-off, but I didn’t watch it. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/4 "2022-12-05T13:23:21Z")
American and yes, I know her from GBBO and QI. I hope she has a speedy recovery. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/5 "2022-12-05T13:43:18Z")
I was relieved when she left The Great British Bake Off, as I felt she was a bad fit for it. But i wish her well, and hope she recovers quickly and completely. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/6 "2022-12-05T13:56:06Z")
American, and I know her exclusively from QI. I hope she gets well soon. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/7 "2022-12-05T14:10:50Z")
Same here. And I just was watching a 2021 show where she talked about how much she loved touring in Australia. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/8 "2022-12-05T14:50:24Z")
With no disrespect to the woman, this American has never heard of her. I do read _The Economist_ every week and have considerable interest in international relations / foreign affairs, so I’m not the typical insular US-centric-only American. But I’m also not much for watching TV. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/9 "2022-12-05T16:28:36Z")
Yes, I know her from things I watch on YouTube, like QI and a few appearances on other comedy panel shows. I saw her on a show called Dave, which is kind of a talk show, where she related how her British accent was originally “put on” so that she would fit in. Born in Denmark, her family moved to the US where she lived for several years, and so spoke English with an American accent. Then she moved to the UK (I think as an older teen, not sure, might have been for University) where she felt out of step so immediately adopted a British accent, and apparently made it work. As a panel show comedian, she is quick and bright and pretty funny, and seems also like a real person rather than a manufactured persona. Hoping for a quick and thorough recovery for her. ---
**Author:** ![bryanmaguire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bryanmaguire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bryanmaguire)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/10 "2022-12-05T16:39:46Z")
She was a teenager when she moved to britain to attend boarding school. She was also in NASA Mission Control when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon and held the hand of Armstrong’s secretary. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/11 "2022-12-05T16:52:52Z")
I’ll add my best wishes. I know her from the Baking Show and QI and she’s become one of my favorite people to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/12 "2022-12-05T16:56:24Z")
I know her from QI, and was peripherally aware of some of her other work, like the political stuff, but 95% QI. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/13 "2022-12-05T18:20:49Z")
Never heard of her. But I haven’t watched GBBO since Mary Berry left. Was that when she was on? Anyway, sending her good wishes for a complete recovery. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/14 "2022-12-05T18:33:44Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > With no disrespect to the woman, this American has never heard of her. Same here. Although I watch a lot of TV. I’ve never heard of QI. And never watched the GBBO, but I’ve heard of it. > [@its\_the\_daddy](#): > > Is she well known outside the UK and Australia? I don’t think the SDMB is a good cross section of US society. I’d wager Ms. Toksvig is not well known in the U.S, regardless of how you define “well known.” ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/15 "2022-12-05T18:40:43Z")
American and I remember her hosting The News Quiz. Hope she recovers quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/16 "2022-12-05T19:22:55Z")
Another American, and I know her from _QI_, as well as a handful of panel quiz shows. As a matter of fact, just last night I was watching _The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything_ from 2019, when she was paired with Joe Lycett, and they were a hoot. I hope she recovers fully - like Stephen Fry and Dara Ó Briain, she’s another in the tradition of comedians as public intellectuals. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/17 "2022-12-05T19:23:38Z")
My friend’s PLEX server has a lot of UK shows, including QI. She took over as host from Stephen Fry a few years ago. When she was a panelist, Trevor Noah also guested as a panelist, and he spoke Xhosa, the clicky tongue. She said “you don’t know me well, but I’m on the turn, I’m telling you.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4z-lkVYwu00/maxresdefault.jpg "QI | Trevor Noah's Xhosa Lesson") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z-lkVYwu00) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/18 "2022-12-05T22:22:02Z")
Well, she wasn’t a judge like Mary. I Believe Mary was replaced by Pru as a judge. Sandi was a co-host (?) with Noel. I’m not sure if they are considered a host or what. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/19 "2022-12-05T22:49:15Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Sandi was a co-host (?) with Noel. I’m not sure if they are considered a host or what. She was a presenter, or more specifically, a co-presenter on Bake-off. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052/20 "2022-12-05T22:51:09Z")
Gotcha, thanks. I wasn’t sure. I liked her with Noel. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandi-toksvig-is-ill/976052.md?page=2)