THE worst way to lose a finger or the worst behaviour at a funeral might not be topics you've given much thought to in the past.

But I bet those who watched the first instalment of Channel 4's six-part panel gameshow Best Of The Worst last night will be thrashing out the finer points of possibilities in the pub over several beers tonight.

Best Of The Worst should really have been pretty rubbish - the concept is pretty weak even by Channel 4's Eight Out of 10 Cats standards you've got to admit - basically being getting a bunch of funny celebrities together to show off a bit and see who can be the funniest.

But the strength of host Alexander Armstrong and quality of hosts comedy heavyweights David Mitchell and Johnny Vaughn meant it delivered some genuine laugh-at-loud moments.

The basic premise is teams have to pick the worst from categories including musical instrument, magic trick to go wrong, album covers, etc, and if the audience agrees the team scores points.

The only thing that I don't like about quiz shows such as this is the dawning realisation they've probably all been given the categories beforehand and allowed to think up funny answers.

Yes, they pretend it's all off-the-cuff, but we suspect differently.

Having said that, if QI is the show of choice for the Guardian reader, then it looks as though The Best of the Worst could become the quiz show for the tabloid market.