Ian Hislop: Last News

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

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

In response to a recent interview with the Press Gazette, Spencer took to Twitter as he spoke of his father's feud with the editor.He wrote to his 56,100 followers: "Fun fact: this feud was happening while me and his son were in the same class at prep school."The eldest Morgan son went on to add: "Semi awkward."In the interview with the Press Gazette, Ian opened up on their feud as he admitted it had gone on for many years, saying: "I had a long feud with Piers."Fun fact: this feud was happening while me and his son were in the same class at prep school.Semi awkward https://t.co/4i5GpQCTSOHowever, despite their feud, Ian opened upon whether the pair were now civil.Ian told the publication: "I haven't seen or spoken to him so I have no

Ian Hislop is well known for appearing on Have I Got News for You as he opposes rival Paul Merton as they mock the public affairs of the week.The series which is back on our screens tonight will also celebrate its 30th anniversary after the show first aired back in 1990.Ian is still married to wife Victoria, having been married for more than three decades.The couple met while they both studied at Oxford University.Reminiscing of how they met, Victoria spoke of how Ian would charge people to borrow his work.She told The Telegraph last year: "My husband Ian and I met while I was reading English at Oxford University."He was in a different league to me as a student and used to charge me and my friends 50p to borrow his essays!"I found Oxford

Have I Got News For You is 30 this autumn and team captain Ian Hislop hopes Donald Trump will soon be a former US President with time on his hands to appear as a guest host.

Tonight (Friday, April 24) Alexander Armstrong will be swapping the desk of Pointless for the desk of Have I Got News For You? Armstrong will host tonight’s instalment and will be joined by team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop and guests Emma Barnett and Henning Wehn.

Ian Hislop jokes that Paul Merton should be tested for coronavirus if one of the symptoms is “being a miserable bastard,” when Have I Got News For You returns to television.

Jeremy Clarkson was on Have I got News For You in 2008 when he and Ian Hislop became embroiled in a verbal sparring match.The light-hearted row began when Clarkson told the audience he wasn't responsible for the show's script. Hislop jibed back: 'It's like when I read your column (in the Sunday Times).

Martin Clunes, 58, will host the long-running current affairs show Have I Got News for You tonight alongside team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as well as panellists Janet Street-Porter and Fin Taylor.