Ian Hislop
- 64 years old
- British
- Writer, journalist and satirist
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TV preview: HIGNFY takes on the US election
It was a busy week for news, with the panel getting stuck into the continued delay to the final result of the US election and the UK re-entering lockdown for the month of November, as well as some lighter stories about a new Guernsey police recruitment video and Cliff Richard announcing that he has stopped swearing.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th November 2020Ian Hislop hopes Donald Trump will host HIGNFY
The Private Eye editor Ian Hislop is hoping that US president Donald Trump will lose out in the presidential election so that he will have time to appear as a guest host on Have I Got News For You.
Nicola Methven, The Mirror, 21st September 2020Alice Levine named next curator of The Museum Of Curiosity
Alice Levine will co-host the next series of The Museum Of Curiosity alongside John Lloyd. Series 15 starts on Radio 4 on Monday 7th September.
British Comedy Guide, 19th August 2020HIGNFY: BBC dismiss complaints over Hislop and Cummings
'No one is exempt from satire,' said the corporation in a statement.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 4th June 2020HIGNFY: viewers praise Hislop for ripping into Cummings
Presenter said advisor's press conference was 'utter twoddle'.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 30th May 2020Why it's great news that HIGNFY back
Paul and Ian are exactly what we need right now, says Emma Bullimore.
Emma Bullimore, Radio Times, 3rd April 2020Have I Got News For You, review
Satire institution proves it can actually thrive on the current chaos.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 3rd April 2020Producers will build virtual set around Hislop & Merton
Ian Hislop and Paul Merton will be in their seats and the satire promises to be as sharp as ever, but movement restrictions and a ban on studio audiences means the team captains, host Steph McGovern and panellists Miles Jupp and Helen Lewis will trade topical quips from the safety of their front rooms, speaking to remotely-controlled cameras.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 1st April 2020The re-evaluation game: HIGNFY - 3rd November 1995
It might seem odd to re-evaluate an episode of Have I Got News For You from November 1995 but the reason I've chosen it is because it's the one time I was in the audience for the show. A young, innocent, unsexy twenty one year old at the time, I absolutely loved the experience, partially because a fair amount of material was edited out of the aired version for legal reasons but also because it was a real thrill to see Paul Merton and Angus Deayton perform in the flesh.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 17th March 2020Unexploded WW2 bomb threatens Private Eye deadline
Private Eye drew on the Blitz spirit to get the magazine off to print on time after an unexploded Second World War bomb forced staff to evacuate the newsroom and relocate to the pub. Editor Ian Hislop was away while the drama unfolded in Soho, London, yesterday afternoon with Nick Newman standing in to finish off the jokes and cover on the fortnightly print title ahead of its 6pm deadline.
Freddy Mayhew, The Press Gazette, 4th February 2020