Francesca Martinez made her debut appearance on BBC Radio 4's topical panel show "The News Quiz", alongside regulars Jeremy Hardy and Sandi Toksvig. She appeared on "The News Quiz" again in January and July 2013. Martinez has become a regular face on television, including appearances on "The Frank Skinner Show," in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's comedy series "Extras", "Russell Howard's Good News" BBC Three, The Jonathan Ross Show, ITV's Loose Women, "Free Speech" BBC3, RTÉ's "The Saturday Night Show" with Brendan O'Connor, "Adam Hills Tonight" and "Spicks & Specks". On 8 December 2012, Martinez launched a campaign "War on Welfare" which
Panel show Fat Quiz of the Year" on Channel 4 since 2004. On the radio, "The News Quiz", "Just a Minute", "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" and "The Unbelievable Truth" are among the most popular and long-running panel shows, all of which air on BBC Radio 4. British comedy panel shows feature mainly male guests. A 2016 study that analyzed 4,700 episodes from 1967 to 2016 found that 1,488 of them had an all-male lineup, and only one an all-female cast. The proportion of women rose from 3% in 1989 to 31% in 2016. Australian panel shows include advertising-focused "The Gruen