Paul Merton
- 67 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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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 2020Radio 4 to broadcast Nicholas Parsons tribute evening
Radio 4 will pay tribute to Just A Minute host Nicholas Parsons with an evening of programming on Saturday 10th October.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 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 2020Comedy Store Players improvised show to stream online
The Comedy Store Players, the UK's longest-running improvisation team, will be putting a show online for the very first time since they started in 1985.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th May 2020Channel 5 orders Paul Merton's Comic Heroes documentary
Paul Merton will present a one-off documentary on Channel 5 in which he explores what motivates the best comedians.
British Comedy Guide, 8th May 2020The Caird: Hecklers, Kevin Bridges and the Big Yin
Unfortunately, it comes with the territory. Any comedian courageous enough to step onto the stage - whether it is in a 20,000 seater arena or in a dank pub basement - has to be well-equipped to deal with hecklers. However, be warned, disruptive outbursts from marble-mouthed louts will never be tolerated at the Caird Hall.
Ciaran Shanks, Dundee Telegraph, 11th April 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 2020