Ofcom receive complaints over Big Fat Quiz of the year

Jimmy CarrMedia regulator Ofcom has announced that is has received complaints about the Channel 4 show.

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, hosted by Jimmy Carr (pictured), featured comedians reviewing the year of 2012 in which a series of jokes were made about the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Susan Boyle.

The broadcast on Sunday had a selection of controversial comedians including Jonathan Ross, Jack Whitehall and James Corden.

The programme first aired in 2004 and looks back on the year with 3 celebrity teams taking part.

Ofcom did not reveal how many people had complained about the programme.