Ian Hislop
- 64 years old
- British
- Writer, journalist and satirist
Press clippings
Ian 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 2024Kevin Bridges to host Have I Got News For You for the first time
Kevin Bridges will guest host the opening episode of Series 68 of Have I Got News For You on BBC One on Friday 4th October.
British Comedy Guide, 25th September 2024Father Dougal to meet the Pope
Ardal O'Hanlon, Tommy Tiernan, Patrick Kielty, Stephen Merchant and Ian Hislop get an audience at the Vatican.
Chortle, 9th June 2024Piers Morgan's revenge plot on Ian Hislop falls flat
When Ian Hislop was rude about Piers Morgan on Have I Got News For You many years ago, the then Daily Mirror editor was anxious to get revenge.
Patrick Kidd, The Times, 12th April 2024The week in audio: Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes - review
At least, Hislop makes it jolly.
Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian, 27th January 2024