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Release Date:
28 September 1990 (UK)
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Plot:
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so...
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Awards:
12 wins
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39 nominations
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(276 articles)
'Life of Crime' continues with 3.2m on ITV
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What I see in the mirror: Rebecca Front
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TV Baftas 2013: all the winners
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What I see in the mirror: Rebecca Front
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The very best of the UK panel shows
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 3 of 194) | Ian Hislop | ... | Himself - Team Captain (388 episodes, 1990-2013) |
| Paul Merton | ... | Himself - Team Captain / ... (380 episodes, 1990-2013) |
| Angus Deayton | ... | Himself - Host (198 episodes, 1990-2002) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Paul Wheeler | (168 episodes, 1995-2013) | ||
| John F.D. Northover | (44 episodes, 1990-1995) | ||
| Lissa Evans | (26 episodes, 2008-2013) | ||
| John L. Spencer | (9 episodes, 2003-2012) | ||
| Ben Gosling Fuller | (6 episodes, 1993) | ||
Series Produced by | |||
| Richard Wilson | .... | executive producer / series producer / ... (177 episodes, 1996-2013) | |
| Nick Martin | .... | series producer / producer / ... (131 episodes, 1998-2012) | |
| Mark Barrett | .... | producer / assistant producer / ... (112 episodes, 2005-2011) | |
| Jo Bunting | .... | producer / series producer (102 episodes, 2005-2013) | |
| James Pozzo | .... | assistant producer / associate producer (94 episodes, 2008-2013) | |
| Luke Shiach | .... | assistant producer / associate producer (89 episodes, 2006-2011) | |
| Ben Wicks | .... | assistant producer / producer (85 episodes, 2006-2013) | |
| Jimmy Mulville | .... | series producer / executive producer (68 episodes, 1990-2001) | |
| Ed Ryland | .... | assistant producer / associate producer (67 episodes, 2008-2013) | |
| Mary Bell | .... | executive producer (64 episodes, 1992-2000) | |
| Harry Thompson | .... | producer / series producer (55 episodes, 1990-1995) | |
| Danny Carr | .... | assistant producer / associate producer (45 episodes, 2011-2013) | |
| Colin Swash | .... | producer / series producer / ... (44 episodes, 1993-2002) | |
| John Ryan | .... | associate producer (42 episodes, 1992-2004) | |
| Paul McGettigan | .... | associate producer / assistant producer / ... (36 episodes, 2003-2008) | |
| Denise O'Donoghue | .... | executive producer (24 episodes, 1990-2002) | |
| Henrietta Benson | .... | associate producer (23 episodes, 1992-2000) | |
| Giles Pilbrow | .... | producer (21 episodes, 1999-2000) | |
| Steve Doherty | .... | producer (21 episodes, 2002-2003) | |
| Margaret Molnar | .... | associate producer (16 episodes, 1999-2000) | |
| Rachael Hunt | .... | associate producer (12 episodes, 2002-2005) | |
| Rachael Webb | .... | associate producer (10 episodes, 2001-2002) | |
| Andrew Morgan | .... | associate producer (10 episodes, 2002-2003) | |
| Vincent Beasley | .... | associate producer (9 episodes, 1993) | |
| Margaret Johonnett | .... | associate producer (9 episodes, 2003) | |
| Róisín Doyle | .... | associate producer (7 episodes, 2004-2005) | |
| Alex Gilman | .... | assistant producer (6 episodes, 2013) | |
| Darren Smith | .... | associate producer (4 episodes, 2001-2002) | |
| Rebecca Papworth | .... | producer (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Jonathan Harvey | .... | compilation producer / edit producer (2 episodes, 2010-2011) | |
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Nick Ames | (1 episode, 1993) | ||
| Jamie Shemeld | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Production Design by | |||
| Jonathan Paul Green | (231 episodes, 1992-2013) | ||
| Mikki Rain | (229 episodes, 1992-2013) | ||
| Hazel Lesniarek | (20 episodes, 1990-1992) | ||
| Graeme Story | (20 episodes, 1990-1992) | ||
| Mark Stevenson | (9 episodes, 1992) | ||
Series Costume Design by | |||
| Karen Jackson | (92 episodes, 2002-2013) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Claire Ford | .... | makeup artist (74 episodes, 1993-2012) | |
| Estelle Horder | .... | makeup artist (15 episodes, 2005-2011) | |
| Suzie Narden | .... | makeup artist (9 episodes, 2011-2013) | |
| Kit Hall | .... | makeup artist (8 episodes, 2010-2013) | |
| Sarah Dickinson | .... | makeup artist (3 episodes, 1992-1995) | |
| Caroline Frazer | .... | makeup artist (2 episodes, 2002-2003) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| Julie Rose | .... | production manager (91 episodes, 2007-2012) | |
| Louisa Shepherd | .... | production manager (31 episodes, 2005-2007) | |
| Hannah Peddar | .... | production manager / junior production manager (25 episodes, 2012-2013) | |
| Debbie Pisani | .... | production manager (23 episodes, 2000-2003) | |
| Carole de Caux | .... | production manager (20 episodes, 1993-1995) | |
| Elaine Morris | .... | production manager (19 episodes, 1990-1991) | |
| Helen Manley | .... | production manager (14 episodes, 1999) | |
| Gillian Goodlet | .... | production manager (11 episodes, 1992) | |
| Charlotte Woy | .... | production manager (9 episodes, 2003) | |
| Christina McKinlay | .... | production manager (6 episodes, 1992) | |
| Rick Wiseman | .... | production manager (4 episodes, 1996) | |
| Charlotte Bevan | .... | production manager (4 episodes, 2001-2002) | |
| Jason Crosby | .... | production manager (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| Sarah McHarry | .... | production manager (2 episodes, 2000) | |
| Joanna Hughes | .... | production manager (2 episodes, 2006) | |
| Heather Towle | .... | production manager (2 episodes, 2010) | |
Series Art Department | |||
| John Ellames | .... | graphics (82 episodes, 2007-2013) | |
| Tim Searle | .... | titles / graphics (77 episodes, 2007-2013) | |
| Chris Scott | .... | graphics (49 episodes, 2007-2010) | |
| Phil Hewson | .... | graphics (28 episodes, 2010-2013) | |
| Shaun Blakes | .... | graphics (4 episodes, 2010) | |
| Steve Jones | .... | graphics (2 episodes, 2011) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| Mark McLoughlin | .... | sound supervisor / sound recordist (90 episodes, 2003-2012) | |
| Chris Thorpe | .... | sound supervisor (68 episodes, 1992-2003) | |
| Jon Matthews | .... | sound supervisor (41 episodes, 2003-2013) | |
| Alan Mercer | .... | sound supervisor (27 episodes, 1990-1992) | |
| Russell Smithson | .... | sound supervisor (16 episodes, 2010-2013) | |
| Andy Wernham | .... | sound supervisor (10 episodes, 2004-2011) | |
| Richard Wood | .... | sound supervisor (2 episodes, 1999) | |
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Lisle Middleditch | .... | camera supervisor (160 episodes, 1994-2011) | |
| Ges Smith | .... | lighting director (91 episodes, 2006-2012) | |
| Warwick Fielding | .... | lighting director (69 episodes, 1996-2006) | |
| Teddy Fader | .... | lighting director (45 episodes, 1991-1996) | |
| Simon Tyers | .... | camera supervisor (43 episodes, 1999-2013) | |
| Peter Raby | .... | lighting director (34 episodes, 2006-2013) | |
| Simon Beech | .... | camera operator (31 episodes, 2004-2006) | |
| David Fader | .... | senior camera operator / camera supervisor (25 episodes, 1990-1993) | |
| Alan Haddow | .... | senior camera operator (23 episodes, 1990-1993) | |
| Michael Lingard | .... | lighting director (18 episodes, 1990-1991) | |
| Stuart Gain | .... | lighting director (7 episodes, 1999-2011) | |
| Chris Chatfield | .... | camera supervisor (4 episodes, 2012-2013) | |
| John Fyfe | .... | lighting director (3 episodes, 1993) | |
Series Editorial Department | |||
| Simon Brook | .... | editor: video tape (199 episodes, 1992-2013) | |
| Carole Chessun | .... | vision mixer (169 episodes, 2000-2013) | |
| Leigh Panton | .... | vision mixer (164 episodes, 1998-2013) | |
| Jon Ellis | .... | editor: video tape (144 episodes, 2004-2013) | |
| Nick Timms | .... | assistant editor (52 episodes, 2007-2009) | |
| Steve Tempia | .... | editor: video tape (36 episodes, 1990-1992) | |
| Naomi Neufeld | .... | vision mixer (35 episodes, 1990-2011) | |
| Nick Ames | .... | editor: video tape (23 episodes, 1993-1996) | |
| Luke Wiles | .... | assistant on-line editor (21 episodes, 1992) | |
| Mark Bankhead | .... | assistant editor (20 episodes, 2010-2011) | |
| Josef d'Bache-Kane | .... | assistant on-line editor (19 episodes, 1990-1991) | |
| Scott Hinchcliffe | .... | assistant editor (17 episodes, 1993) | |
| Dave Fitzpatrick | .... | vision mixer (16 episodes, 2000-2010) | |
| Caroline Carroll | .... | vision mixer (16 episodes, 2006-2013) | |
| Ian Lorimer | .... | vision mixer (15 episodes, 1993-1996) | |
| Jacqui Watkin | .... | vision mixer (9 episodes, 1990-1992) | |
| Carol Abbott | .... | vision mixer (5 episodes, 2006-2013) | |
| Rod Wardell | .... | vision mixer (4 episodes, 2006) | |
| Simon Chubbock | .... | assistant editor (4 episodes, 2012) | |
| Andrew Jennings | .... | vision mixer (3 episodes, 2010-2012) | |
| Trish Girot | .... | vision mixer (2 episodes, 2006) | |
| Graham Portbury | .... | editor: video tape / editor: videotape (2 episodes, 2008) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Big George | .... | composer: signature tune (281 episodes, 1990-2013) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Ged Parsons | .... | program associate (196 episodes, 1999-2013) | |
| Stephen Pomfret | .... | floor manager (194 episodes, 1998-2013) | |
| Colin Swash | .... | program associate (159 episodes, 2000-2013) | |
| Jo Newey | .... | script supervisor / production assistant (137 episodes, 2005-2013) | |
| Pete Sinclair | .... | program associate (134 episodes, 1999-2013) | |
| Swati Shah | .... | production accountant / production team (128 episodes, 1999-2013) | |
| Faye Rainey | .... | production team (115 episodes, 2006-2013) | |
| Mark Burton | .... | program associate (108 episodes, 1994-2013) | |
| Kevin Day | .... | program associate (91 episodes, 2005-2013) | |
| Laura Djanogly | .... | head of production (89 episodes, 2001-2013) | |
| Rob Colley | .... | program associate (81 episodes, 1999-2012) | |
| Giles Pilbrow | .... | program associate (77 episodes, 2008-2013) | |
| Dave Cohen | .... | program associate (76 episodes, 2002-2013) | |
| Claire Butchard | .... | researcher / junior researcher / ... (71 episodes, 2007-2010) | |
| Dan Gaster | .... | program associate (68 episodes, 1997-2012) | |
| Jessica Sharkey | .... | head of production (68 episodes, 2004-2013) | |
| Nia Hannant | .... | production accountant (63 episodes, 2003-2008) | |
| Kat Blair | .... | publicist (58 episodes, 2008-2013) | |
| Alex Gilman | .... | researcher / senior researcher / ... (57 episodes, 2010-2012) | |
| John Ryan | .... | production team / researcher (51 episodes, 1990-1999) | |
| Danny Carr | .... | researcher / production team (47 episodes, 2008-2010) | |
| Kate Stannard | .... | researcher (46 episodes, 2005-2008) | |
| Hannah Peddar | .... | production coordinator / senior production coordinator / ... (40 episodes, 2010-2011) | |
| Shaun Pye | .... | program associate (37 episodes, 2010-2013) | |
| Margaret Frank | .... | researcher (35 episodes, 1991-1994) | |
| Vincent Beasley | .... | researcher (35 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Louisa Coombs | .... | production coordinator (35 episodes, 2008-2009) | |
| Anya Noakes | .... | publicist (35 episodes, 2010-2013) | |
| Róisín Doyle | .... | researcher / production team (32 episodes, 2000-2003) | |
| Chris Cooper | .... | technical manager (31 episodes, 1990-1992) | |
| Hannah Gibbons | .... | researcher (29 episodes, 2011-2012) | |
| Mark Donovan | .... | researcher (28 episodes, 1991-1992) | |
| Paul McGettigan | .... | researcher / production team / ... (28 episodes, 1999-2002) | |
| James Pozzo | .... | film researcher (26 episodes, 2006-2007) | |
| Mark Barrett | .... | researcher / senior researcher / ... (25 episodes, 2002-2005) | |
| Vivien Philpot | .... | production team (24 episodes, 1991-1993) | |
| Patrick Vance | .... | floor manager (22 episodes, 1993-1996) | |
| Simon Blackwell | .... | program associate (22 episodes, 2003-2007) | |
| Lily Galustian | .... | production coordinator / production secretary / ... (22 episodes, 2011-2012) | |
| Gillian Martindale | .... | production team (21 episodes, 2002-2003) | |
| Joanna Hughes | .... | production coordinator (21 episodes, 2006-2007) | |
| Jimmy Mulville | .... | program consultant (20 episodes, 1993-1997) | |
| Carolyne Astbury | .... | production assistant (20 episodes, 1993-1996) | |
| Jim Pullin | .... | program associate (20 episodes, 1999-2000) | |
| Adam Mason | .... | production team (20 episodes, 2010) | |
| Jill Macfarlane | .... | floor manager (19 episodes, 1990-1991) | |
| Jamie Farrow | .... | production team (19 episodes, 1992-1993) | |
| Julie Rose | .... | production team / production coordinator (19 episodes, 2002-2003) | |
| Ben Wicks | .... | researcher / senior researcher (19 episodes, 2004-2006) | |
| Martina Silcock | .... | post production supervisor (18 episodes, 2008) | |
| Emma Butterworth | .... | production team (17 episodes, 1992) | |
| Carole de Caux | .... | production assistant (17 episodes, 1992) | |
| Debra Forward | .... | production team (17 episodes, 1992) | |
| Jane McGuire | .... | production team (16 episodes, 1993-1995) | |
| John O'Farrell | .... | program associate (16 episodes, 1994-1998) | |
| Suzanna Ellis | .... | researcher (16 episodes, 1999-2000) | |
| Victoria Moss | .... | production team (16 episodes, 1999-2000) | |
| Rosalind Edmunds | .... | production assistant (16 episodes, 2003-2005) | |
| Richard Hill | .... | production team (16 episodes, 2006) | |
| Kim Read | .... | production team (16 episodes, 2011-2012) | |
| Jo Maney | .... | researcher (16 episodes, 2012-2013) | |
| Lucy Stevens | .... | production coordinator (16 episodes, 2012-2013) | |
| Lucia Emanuelli | .... | production assistant (15 episodes, 2000-2001) | |
| Val Morrison | .... | production assistant (14 episodes, 1999) | |
| Cillian de Buitlear | .... | researcher (13 episodes, 1993) | |
| Darren Smith | .... | researcher (13 episodes, 2000-2001) | |
| Charlotte Lee | .... | production team (13 episodes, 2010-2011) | |
| E.L. James | .... | head of production (12 episodes, 2003-2006) | |
| Gillian Goodlet | .... | production assistant (11 episodes, 1991) | |
| Jess Van Niekerk | .... | production team (11 episodes, 1991) | |
| Georgia Hollands | .... | floor manager (11 episodes, 1992) | |
| Sue Howells | .... | head of production (11 episodes, 2000-2001) | |
| Nick Martin | .... | researcher / program associate (10 episodes, 1995-2000) | |
| Sally Darling | .... | production assistant (10 episodes, 2002-2003) | |
| Liz Carr | .... | researcher (10 episodes, 2011) | |
| Joseph Morpurgo | .... | production team (10 episodes, 2011) | |
| Tristan Crombie | .... | production team (10 episodes, 2012) | |
| Sue Harmer | .... | researcher (9 episodes, 1994-1996) | |
| Toby Stevens | .... | researcher / production team (9 episodes, 1994-1996) | |
| Kevin Treasure | .... | production team (9 episodes, 2000) | |
| Jonathan Merrell | .... | production accountant (9 episodes, 2001) | |
| Amy Young | .... | production team (9 episodes, 2003) | |
| Louise Pickett | .... | production coordinator (9 episodes, 2005) | |
| James Allnutt | .... | production team (9 episodes, 2007) | |
| Heather Towle | .... | production coordinator (9 episodes, 2007) | |
| Adam Hunt | .... | production team (9 episodes, 2009) | |
| Christine Rose | .... | program associate (9 episodes, 2011-2012) | |
| Liz Anstee | .... | researcher (8 episodes, 1990) | |
| Mandy Chang | .... | production team (8 episodes, 1990) | |
| Yvonne Craven | .... | production assistant (8 episodes, 1990) | |
| Emily Purser | .... | researcher (8 episodes, 1990) | |
| George Cashell | .... | production team (8 episodes, 1995-1996) | |
| Asha Nayee | .... | production team (8 episodes, 2001) | |
| Ana Garcia | .... | junior researcher (8 episodes, 2007) | |
| Tom Williams | .... | production team (8 episodes, 2008) | |
| Joe Johnson | .... | production team (8 episodes, 2009) | |
| Maria Stuff | .... | researcher (7 episodes, 1993) | |
| Cynthia De Souza | .... | production team (7 episodes, 1999) | |
| Nicky King | .... | production team (7 episodes, 1999) | |
| Catherine Lovesey | .... | production team (7 episodes, 1999) | |
| Rachael Webb | .... | researcher (7 episodes, 2000) | |
| Jack Dee | .... | program associate (7 episodes, 2003-2009) | |
| Vikki Goodenough | .... | production team (7 episodes, 2004-2005) | |
| Helena Hewett | .... | production team (7 episodes, 2005) | |
| Miranda Davis | .... | production team (7 episodes, 2006) | |
| Paul Powell | .... | program associate (7 episodes, 2008-2010) | |
| Hilary Strong | .... | executive production advisor (6 episodes, 1992-2005) | |
| Tony Annis | .... | floor manager (6 episodes, 1992) | |
| Andrew Lane Fox | .... | production team (6 episodes, 1992) | |
| Joyce Roper | .... | facilities manager (6 episodes, 1993) | |
| Jeremy Salsby | .... | production team (6 episodes, 1993) | |
| Lorna Fossick | .... | production team (6 episodes, 1995-1996) | |
| Phillippa Bradshaw | .... | production team (6 episodes, 2001) | |
| Joanna Strachan | .... | production team (6 episodes, 2003) | |
| Will Ing | .... | program associate (6 episodes, 2009-2010) | |
| Charlie Skelton | .... | program associate (6 episodes, 2012-2013) | |
| Fiona Hunt | .... | production team (6 episodes, 2013) | |
| Tom Jordan | .... | researcher (6 episodes, 2013) | |
| Mark Uttley | .... | operations manager: TVi Limited (5 episodes, 1990-1992) | |
| Alison McDonald | .... | production team (5 episodes, 1995-1996) | |
| Emma Mollica | .... | production team (5 episodes, 2004-2005) | |
| Mark Talbot | .... | production team (5 episodes, 2005) | |
| Kate Middleditch | .... | production team (4 episodes, 1995-1996) | |
| Fraser Steele | .... | program associate / program consultant (4 episodes, 1996) | |
| Peter Richards | .... | production team (4 episodes, 1999) | |
| Sara Lewis | .... | production assistant (4 episodes, 2001-2002) | |
| Francesca Milone | .... | production team (4 episodes, 2001-2002) | |
| Beth Stanton | .... | production team (4 episodes, 2001-2002) | |
| Aiden Spackman | .... | program associate (4 episodes, 2011) | |
| Tim Allen | .... | assistant floor manager (4 episodes, 2012) | |
| Sam Gannaway | .... | production team (4 episodes, 2012) | |
| Rick Wiseman | .... | researcher (3 episodes, 1995) | |
| Paula Wilson | .... | production team (3 episodes, 1996) | |
| Emily Asher | .... | floor manager / production team (3 episodes, 1998-2008) | |
| Sarah Church | .... | production team (3 episodes, 1999) | |
| Tabitha Burrill | .... | production accountant (3 episodes, 2002) | |
| Phil Hewson | .... | production team (3 episodes, 2004-2006) | |
| Sarah Boyce | .... | production coordinator (3 episodes, 2004) | |
| John Knopp | .... | technical manager (2 episodes, 1990) | |
| Suzanne Paul | .... | researcher (2 episodes, 1992) | |
| Peter Ernster | .... | facilities manager (2 episodes, 1993) | |
| Suzanne Baron | .... | production assistant (2 episodes, 1996) | |
| Jamie Whyborn | .... | production team (2 episodes, 1996) | |
| Victoria Thomas | .... | production team (2 episodes, 2000) | |
| Neill Southgate | .... | program associate (2 episodes, 2006-2007) | |
| Nicholas Wealthall | .... | program associate (2 episodes, 2006-2007) | |
| Ross Aitken | .... | production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006) | |
| John Ellames | .... | production team (2 episodes, 2006) | |
| Rhodri Crooks | .... | program associate (2 episodes, 2007) | |
| Roger Drew | .... | program associate (2 episodes, 2007) | |
| Louise Mansfield | .... | floor manager (2 episodes, 2009) | |
Series Thanks | |||
| Big George | .... | in memory of (1 episode, 2011) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Dave (2007-) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
- UKTV Documentary (200?-) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
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29 min (290 episodes)
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Trivia:
Exiled ex-MI5 officer David Shayler appeared as a panelist via satellite link.See more »
Quotes:
Clive Anderson:Do you still live in Islington as well, Boris?
Boris Johnson:Partly, yes.
Paul Merton:I don't think you live on the planet Earth, never mind Islington!
Boris Johnson:I think we should get off my, um, my property.
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Boris Johnson:Partly, yes.
Paul Merton:I don't think you live on the planet Earth, never mind Islington!
Boris Johnson:I think we should get off my, um, my property.
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Referenced in The BAFTA TV Awards 2004 (2004) (TV)See more »
FAQ
Who is the highest-ranked person to appear on Have I Got News For You?Which episodes were Boris Johnson in?
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Hosted by Angus Deayton, two teams (Captains Hislop and Merson and one guest each) pick through the weeks news in a quiz format. Rounds include odd one out, working out a story from news footage, missing words round etc. Winning is not as important as making good jokes.
This is the original panel show that sparked off copies on other subjects, music (never mind the buzzcocks) sport (they think it's all over) TV (It's only TV but I like it) etc. However it's a very British style of comedy - relying on sharp wits and cynical, satirical views on news stories. Deayton provides the scripted lines, Hislop provides the cruel satirical wit and Merson provides the off the wall style humour. All three are very different but work together very well making for a constant stream of jokes that appeal to different senses of humour.
The chemistry is so good that the guests don't really matter. Some are very good and match the sharp wits joke for joke. However others are clearly out of their depth and are not able to keep up with the joking, rather just try to answer the questions straight. Many are on so that they can be the butt of jokes - politicians are the main group that walk a tightrope by appearing on the show. However the guests are not that important - indeed Merson's team mates have included an Elton John impersonator and a tub of lard (after guests dropped out at the last moment), yet the show was as funny as ever.
Overall very Private Eye Editor Hislop's sharp, cynical humour mixed with Merson's surreal brand of comedy held together in a quiz format makes for a very funny show that feels as fresh as it did all those years ago.