Jimmy Mulville
- 69 years old
- English
- Actor, producer, executive producer, comedian, director and writer
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Hat Trick Productions courts sale
Hat Trick Productions, the storied British production company behind Derry Girls and Have I Got News For You, is courting sale talks.
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14th December 2022Munya Chawawa plays the King in Channel 4's Prince Andrew: The Musical
Munya Chawawa, Harry Enfield, Emma Sidi, Joe Wilkinson, Jenny Bede and drag queen Baga Chipz have joined the cast of Kieran Hodgson's Prince Andrew: The Musical for Channel 4.
British Comedy Guide, 24th November 2022ITV confirms new comedy details
ITV has confirmed details about and casting for its five new comedy series, coming to ITVX and ITV in the next year.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2022Hat Trick to develop BBC comedy in North East of England
BBC Comedy is launching a Regional Partnership Scheme in the North East of England. Hat Trick Productions will team up with a local emerging production company to co-develop comedy projects in the area.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2022Rosie Jones, Jordan Brookes and Kiell Smith-Bynoe land Channel 4 Blaps
Channel 4 has announced seven new Comedy Blaps, including shorts for Rosie Jones, Jordan Brookes, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Harry Trevaldwyn.
British Comedy Guide, 13th April 2022HIGNFY creator wants Angus Deayton to host again
"I think it'd be very nice for him [to come back to Have I Got News For You]," revealed Jimmy Mulville in an interview with BBC Radio 4. "We're all a little older now. He's definitely served his time, and he was a very good host."
Neil Goulding, The Mirror, 29th September 202180s comedy Chelmsford 123 revived as new audio series
Chelmsford 123, a late-80s Channel 4 sitcom set in Roman Britain, is being revived for a new 4-part audio series. The comedy was the first from leading TV production company Hat Trick.
British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2021Who's laughing now? Cancel culture is killing comedy
The big problem shared by those who find offence in comedy is a failure to distinguish between "laughing at" and "laughing with".
Patrick West, The Spectator, 16th November 2020Jimmy Mulville: TV 'cramping' comedy over 'woke' fears
Jimmy Mulville, the producer of Have I Got News For You, said fears of 'cancel culture' have been brewing at the BBC for a long time.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 14th November 2020Armstrong & Miller 'stand in solidarity' with Rowling
Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller, previously a comedy double-act, were among more than 50 public figures and anti-trans campaigners who signed the letter published in The Sunday Times, which condemns the "insidious, authoritarian and misogynistic" opposition to JK Rowling on social media. Other people in the world of comedy who signed the letter include Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, Griff Rhys Jones, Craig Brown, Francis Wheen, Jimmy Mulville, Frances Barber and James Dreyfus.
Nick Duffy, Pink News, 28th September 2020