Ian Hislop
- 64 years old
- British
- Writer, journalist and satirist
Press clippings
Cast for Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's The Autobiography Of A Cad adaptation revealed
James Mack will play the eponymous Cad.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 19th December 2024Ian Hislop bandaged after being hit by electric bike
Ian Hislop was hit by an electric bike as he crossed the road, leaving him needing medical treatment and a head bandage.
Milo Pope, Daily Mail, 13th December 2024A Nigel Farage fan trolled Ian Hislop over his earnings and this A++ comeback surely said it best
One of our many favourite bits of Private Eye is its 'number crunching' segment and this one from the current issue has just gone viral, shining a light on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's earnings since the July election. We mention it because it caught the eye of a Nigel Farage fan - well, we presume they are a Nigel Farage fan - who appeared to suggest there was some sort of double standard at work.
John Plunkett, The Poke, 22nd November 2024Ian Hislop wrote in Private Eye about meeting Justin Welby the day after he resigned and it's a devastating, important read
The Archbishop of Canterbury announced his resignation last week over his handling of one of the church's worst abuse scandals.
John Plunkett, The Poke, 21st November 2024Ian Hislop and Paul Merton on making Have I Got News For You
'My mother came along to the filming of the pilot episode' says Hislop - 'and afterwards she said, "Oh, never mind, darling"'.
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 4th November 2024HIGNFY USA presenter Roy Wood Jr to guest host UK version
Roy Wood Jr, the host of the new American version of Have I Got News For You, is also going to front the BBC One version on Friday 8th November.
British Comedy Guide, 17th October 2024GB News viewers were furious after Ian Hislop mocked Andrea Jenkyns, making the whole thing even funnier
Hislop's mocking prompted GB News to come out to bat for Jenkyns, suggesting she had been totally unfairly treated by Hislop and the rest of the HIGNFY gang. So much so that they did a poll asking whether the BBC should apologise.
John Plunkett, The Poke, 15th October 2024Andrea Jenkyns accused HIGNFY of fixing the audience and Ian Hislop's A++ comeback was simply magnificent
Bravo to Ian Hislop and Paul Merton for his little gag at the expense of guest host Amol Rajan which was the icing on the cake.
John Plunkett, The Poke, 12th October 2024Ian Hislop's cab 'shot at by gunman'
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop was in standstill London traffic on Tuesday around 10am when bullets are said to have been fired at the back window. Both cabbie and Hislop, 64, escaped without injury near to the Private Eye office.
Morgan Johnson, The Sun, 2nd October 2024No evidence Ian Hislop's taxi was shot at
Police investigating a report that a shot was fired at a taxi carrying Ian Hislop have found no evidence of this.
BBC, 2nd October 2024