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Have I Got News for You (1990)
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Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so... See full summary » Director:Ben Gosling Fuller |
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Ian Hislop | ... |
Himself - Team Captain
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Paul Merton | ... |
Himself - Team Captain
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Angus Deayton | ... |
Himself - Host
(198 episodes, 1990-2002)
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Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs. Hosted by Deayton, with team captains Hislop (magazine columnist) and Merton (comedian) joined by, typically, a comedian and a politician, journalist or news figure - although an absent Labour politician was once famously replaced by a tub of lard! Regular rounds of Caption Competition, Odd One Out, What Happened Next and Missing Words are interspersed with running jokes: Deayton's senile mother, Hislop's Jimmy Somerville impersonation, the firm belief that all politicians are crooks... Written by Cynan Rees <cynanrees@hotmail.com>
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Quiz Show | Satire | Based On Radio Series | Based On Radio Show | British Comedy | See more »Parents Guide:
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The London Studios, Upper Ground, South Bank, Lambeth, London, England, UKCompany Credits
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(290 episodes)Sound Mix:
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Paul Merton: We talked about you.
Angus Deayton: No, you didn't.
Paul Merton: Yes, we did.
Angus Deayton: What did she say about me?
Paul Merton: I've never heard such language in all my life.
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Ian Hislop sat through the 2 June 1994 recording of the show with appendicitis, having discharged himself from hospital. He had an appendectomy straight after the show. See more »Quotes
Angus Deayton: And did you chat with the Queen Mother?Paul Merton: We talked about you.
Angus Deayton: No, you didn't.
Paul Merton: Yes, we did.
Angus Deayton: What did she say about me?
Paul Merton: I've never heard such language in all my life.
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