Press clippings Page 3
Making HIGNFY via video
Jimmy Mulville discusses how Hat Trick is learning a new grammar for BBC One's flagship topical quiz.
Desiree Ibekwe, Broadcast, 17th April 2020Derry Girls returns for third series on Channel 4
Channel 4 has ordered a third series of hit sitcom Derry Girls following record ratings for the second series, which finished airing this week.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2019Second series for Derry Girls
Channel 4 has recommissioned new sitcom Derry Girls after airing just one episode of its first series.
British Comedy Guide, 11th January 2018Andy Hamilton to launch audio show about Donald Trump
Comedy writer Andy Hamilton is seeking funding for Inside Donald Trump, a new three-part audio documentary series about the US president. Stars will include Michael Buerk, Hugh Dennis, Ronni Ancona, Claire Skinner and Jimmy Mulville.
British Comedy Guide, 20th April 2017Interview with Hat Trick producer Jimmy Mulville
It's a decade this year since Jimmy Mulville brought his TV comedy-hit factory Hat Trick back from the brink after a private-equity deal.
Alex Lawson, Evening Standard, 27th March 2017Radio 4 Extra to interview comedy producers
Radio 4 Extra is making The Real Comedy Controllers, a series in which some of Britain's most prolific comedy producers are interviewed.
British Comedy Guide, 16th December 2016BBC comedy boss: BBC3 bidders are like Bond villains
In a light-hearted speech at a BBC comedy reception last night the controller of comedy commissioning Shane Allen added: "Unfortunately Jon Thoday and Jimmy Mulville cannot be here tonight - they are doing an aggressive takeover bid of Woolworths"
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 5th March 2015Steve Coogan backs bid to buy BBC Three
The comedian Steve Coogan, and his independent TV production company Baby Cow, have backed Jimmy Mulville and Jon Thoday's bid to buy BBC Three.
Neil Midgley, The Guardian, 4th March 2015Avalon and Hat Trick executives to bid for BBC Three
Jon Thoday and Jimmy Mulville are expected to submit a formal proposal to the BBC to prevent network going online-only.
Neil Midgley, The Guardian, 20th January 2015Hat Trick boss hits out at BBC 'dinosaurs'
Jimmy Mulville, the boss of Hat Trick Productions, the television production company behind Have I Got News For You, has labelled the BBC and ITV "dinosaurs" after lacklustre competition from their in-house production units led to a surge in his own business's profits.
Katherine Rushton, The Telegraph, 7th October 2012