Ian Hislop: Last News

A UK footballer turned commentator has been called out on a TV quiz show for his hypocrisy in taking a World Cup commentary role in Qatar, where he has previously highlighted human rights abuses.

Renowned newsreader Clive Myrie, 58, has shed light on why he was hastily removed from BBC News At Ten, following his guest appearance on Have I Got News For You (HIGNFY). Citing an issue of timing, he explained that the two programmes aired "too close" to one another.

Harry Hill has jumped on the bandwagon and mocked Holly Willoughby following her statement over the Phillip Schofield scandal on This Morning.

Holly Willoughby and the This Morning saga. On Monday, the Wylde Moon founder returned to the ITV daytime show for the first time since Phillip Schofield admitted to an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger runner. In a widely-mocked speech to audiences, Holly, 42, began: ‘Firstly, are you ok?’‘It feels very strange indeed sitting here without Phil,’ she continued.

Carol Vorderman has speculated on who she thinks is going to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning after he quit the show and admitted to having an affair with a 'much younger colleague'. The 61-year-old presenter sensationally quit This Morning last Saturday after 21 years of fronting the show, amid reports of an ongoing 'feud' with his co-host Holly Willoughby.

Alexander Armstrong highlighted an X-rated Celtic fans’ chat at the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden during on BBC programme 'Have I Got News For You' when discussing the coronation of King Charles.

The One Show, where they answered a series of questions about the show following the return of its 64th series.

Greece, even taking part in their version of Strictly Come Dancing.

Lizzo joked about the ‘rumour’ that she was pregnant with the child of actor Chris Evans while hosting Saturday Night Live last night (16 April). The “Juice” singer-songwriter had previously joked with the Avengers star about expecting a child together, after she had drunkenly messaged him on Instagram. During the opening monologue on SNL, Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Jefferson, said: “While I’m hear I do want to address some rumours.

BBC journalist Clive Myrie, 57, made a couple of well-aimed jokes about Will Smith on Have I Got News For You tonight. Will Smith, 53, caused an uproar last Sunday after he slapped Chris Rock, 57, across the face live on the Oscars stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50. Clive hosted popular BBC One political show Have I Got News For You tonight. When he was introducing the show, Clive said: “Now, just to be on the safe side after what happened at the Oscars, I’ve cut all the jokes about Ian’s wife."At this point, the camera panned to Ian Hislop, 61, who chuckled amusedly as Clive made a hand gesture to indicate a slap. Ian added in: “And I’m going to repeat the ones about Rishi Sunak’s wife.”Ian, who is married to popular author Victoria Hislop, made the quip in reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer following his comparisons he made to Hollywood actors Will and Jada.Mr Sunak said he finds it "very upsetting" that his wife has faced criticism over shares she owns in a tech company operating in Russia.He then likened his feelings to that of Will, whose wife Jada was mocked at the Oscars. Joking about the slap Will administered to Chris, however, he pointed out: “At least I didn't get up and slap anybody, which is good.” Mr Sunak's wife Akshata Murty owns shares thought to be worth more than £400m in Indian firm Infosys, founded by her father, Narayana."I think it's totally fine for people to take shots at me.

supports HTML5 videoIan Hislop has torn into MPs over issues including sleaze, second jobs, and lobbying, as he told them that the public is ‘sick of being taken for fools’.The Have I Got News For You host and editor of Private Eye, who’s no stranger to holding the government to account, appeared before the standards watchdog on Tuesday when he gave the impassioned speech.Speaking about some MPs’ second jobs, Ian, 61, said: ‘What do you think these companies are paying the money for? Do you think they are chucking it away?‘When politicians declare their interests, why do they think businesses are paying them this money?‘I think the public is very sick of being taken for fools at the moment on all sorts of levels, and it is very sick of being taken for fools on this level.’His comments came as MPs have been embroiled in sleaze allegations over money earned outside Parliament, with Tory MP Owen Paterson resigning over findings that he lobbied on behalf of two companies paying him more than £100,000 per year.Ian went on: ‘I think we have to admit that the system failed in that Owen Paterson had obviously no idea he was breaking the code, and a large number of his fellow MPs decided that they had no idea either, and that the whole system wasn’t working.‘We have to redefine the term lobbying, and we have to incorporate some of the proposals you have made, and instead make them harder.’Ian also clashed with Tory MP Sir Bernard Jenkin.Sir Bernard said: ‘You can police rules and have tougher rules but lots of people will carry on gaming rules.

BBC magazine show Have I Got News For You for the first time last night.The new Mastermind presenter was full of witty jokes, including reflecting on Meghan Markle’s legal win this week.Clive was joined by Miles Jupp and Camilla Long on the episode, as well as regulars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.The panel show looking back at the week that just happened was full of its usual jokes about the politicians, royals and the news.This week, the presenters were discussing Meghan’s latest victory in her court battle against the Mail on Sunday.The round started with a picture of the Duchess of Sussex, as the teams had to guess what the news story was.Camilla said: “This must be the case against the Mail on Sunday, which the Duchess of Sussex has won

Reading from an autocue, discussing the names of Prince George's new godparents, she said: "George's godparents include Hugh van Cutsem...

Piers Morgan, 56, appeared on the witty BBC panel show once back in 1996, but his episode spiralled into a bit of a car crash. The former Good Morning Britain star suffered a brutal roasting from his fellow panellists throughout the episode - and he clashed with Private Eye chief Ian Hislop on a number of occasions.The episode turned heated when Hislop accused Piers of watching him and even spying on his house.Piers had been the editor of the Daily Mirror at the time, having previously been the editor of News of the World for a year until 1995.At one point, Piers' war of words with Hislop turned so tense that show host Angus Deayton asked if they wanted to leave the studio to go outside and have a fight.Later in the show, Hislop took

Piers Morgan was cringing as he looked back on his "first and last" ever appearance on Have I Got News For You.The former Good Morning Britain host appeared on the witty BBC panel show once back in 1996, but it's fair to say his episode turned into a car-crash.Piers suffered a brutal roasting from his fellow panelists throughout the episode - and he clashed with Private Eye chief Ian Hislop on a number of occasions.The episode turned heated when Hislop accused Piers of watching him and even spying on his house.Piers had been the editor of the Daily Mirror at the time, having recently been the editor of News of the World for a year until 1995.At one point, Piers' feud with Hislop turned so tense that show host Angus Deayton asked if they

BBC show, 20 years after he left.The host exited back in 2002 after allegations of drug-taking and sex with prostitutes.The show’s creator Jimmy Mulville shared his hopes for Deayton to return during an interview with BBC Radio 4 yesterday.Appearing on What’s Funny About, Jimmy shared how Deayton had “served his time”.He said: "I think it'd be very nice for him.

Ahead of the show, Mr Hislop said: “For over 200 years trains have changed our lives.“They reshaped our towns and cities with groundbreaking engineering.“They have changed the way we work, even the way we holiday.”Mr Hislop, never one to shy away from voicing his opinion, is editor of Private Eye and allegedly the most sued man in English legal history, although the number of libel claims against him has declined in recent years.He has also been a captain on the weekly BBC quiz show Have I Got News For You which first aired in 1990.Incredibly, he is the only person to have appeared in every single episode of the program, and even filmed an episode in the seventh series while suffering from appendicitis - he discharged himself from hospital

who has died from cancer aged 58, was a popular comedian known for his deadpan delivery on television panel shows such as Have I Got News for You with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, QI, and as a team captain on Jimmy Carr’s 8 Out of 10 Cats; he also drew enthusiastic reviews for touring shows such as Lockipedia, its title a play on the internet site that he claimed to despise. Part of the Lockipedia routine involved a section known as “audience battleships” in which he shouted out a row and seat number.

Steph McGovern, 38, took a swipe at her co-star Ian Hislop, 60, while discussing this week’s UK local elections 2021 on Have I Got News For You.The Channel 4 presenter, who returns to front the BBC show this evening, quipped that Ian wouldn’t be aware of what Argos is as she admitted to enjoying stealing pencils from the shop and from polling stations.Steph, who was filming the programme yesterday alongside Ian, Paul Merton, and guest panelists Zoe Lyons and John Pienaar, addressed the events that had taken place so far on “Super Thursday”.She told viewers: “It’s Super Thursday, it really was, wasn’t it?”Ian went on to bring up the fact that local polling stations had asked people to bring their own pencils for the first time, due to

LINE of Duty fans were thrilled tonight when Adrian Dunbar made his Have I Got News For You debut. The TV star treated them to plenty of quips from the cop drama that has captivated the nation.

LINE of Duty star Adrian Dunbar has landed a new BBC show - but it couldn't be further from the popular crime thriller. The actor is currently on screen playing the formidable Supt Ted Hastings, but he's now set to be seen in a slightly different setting.