John Mitchinson | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Author, publisher, broadcaster |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Known for | Head of research for QI; managing director of Quite Interesting Limited |
| Website | www.QI.com |
John Mitchinson is the head of research for the British television panel game QI, and is also the managing director of Quite Interesting Limited. He is co-writer of the QI series of books with the show's creator John Lloyd. The two men are normally referred to as "The Two Johns" and are seen as the main controllers of QI, as they do most of the research of the show. His most recent work, 1,411 Quite Interesting Facts to Knock You Sideways, a collaboration with John Lloyd and James Harkin, was released in 2015 with W.W. Norton and Company.
He is cofounder of the international crowdfunded publishing company Unbound, and along with Andy Miller presents Unbound's literature podcast Backlisted ("giving new life to old books").[1]