Have I Got a Bit More News for You
11:00 pm - 12:00 am, Thursday, January 22 on U&Dave ja vu (74)
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About this Broadcast
Season 62, Episode 9
Satirical current affairs quiz, with regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton joined by guest host Jess Phillips and panellists Jon Richardson and Hannah Fry
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Cast & Crew
Paul Merton
(Team captain)
Ian Hislop
(Team captain)
Jess Phillips
(Host)
Jon Richardson
(Panellist)
Hannah Fry
(Panellist)
Danny Carr
(Series producer)
Jo Maney
(Producer)
Paul Wheeler
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Paul Merton
(Team captain)
Born:
January 17, 1957
in
London
Best Known For:
Have I Got News For You.
Early-life:
Born Paul James Martin in Parsons Green, London, on January 17, 1957. He grew up in Merton, South London, and took his stage name from the district because somebody else called Paul Martin was registered with Equity when he tried to join. His father was a guard on the Underground in Fulham, his mother was a nurse and he has a sister, Angela. Paul was inspired to become a comedian at the age of three following a trip to the circus. After failing his 11-plus he went to a Catholic comprehensive school where he gained two A-levels but decided against going to university.
Career:
Merton worked at the Tooting Employment Office while gaining experience at the London Comedy Store before moving onto the cabaret circuit. He made his TV debut in a small role in a 1984 episode of The Young Ones. After 10 years of performing, his TV career took off thanks to Whose Line Is It Anyway? He then wrote Paul Merton, the Series for Channel 4. Have I Got News For You made him a household name. He claims a highlight of his career was performing at the London Palladium. Merton also hosted Room 101 and is a regular on TV and radio. He has filmed travelogues to China and India for Channel 5 and presented various documentaries on the subject of comedy and silent film for the BBC.
Quote:
"I don't suffer from pre-show terror or anything like that. I assume if people have paid money to see me they already think I'm funny and that does give you confidence."
Trivia:
In 2014, he published his autobiography, Only When I Laugh.
Ian Hislop
(Team captain)
Born:
July 13, 1960
in
The Mumbles, Wales
Best Known For:
Being a team captain on Have I Got News For You.
Early-life:
Born July 13, 1960, in The Mumbles, Wales, but moved around a lot due to his father's job as a civil engineer. The family spent time in Nigeria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong. Hislop was educated at boarding school before studying English at Oxford, where he performed in revues and edited the magazine Passing Wind. During this time he met Peter Cook for the first time, who then owned satirical magazine Private Eye.
Career:
Hislop began submitting articles to Private Eye in 1980, eventually becoming deputy editor. When editor Richard Ingrams, one of the magazine's founders, quit in 1986, Cook offered him his job. Hislop has also regularly contributed to numerous publications, including The Listener, The Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator, Financial Times, The Guardian, The Literary Review and Time Out. Hislop's TV work began in 1983 with an appearance on Loose Talk and scripts for Spitting Image. He became a familiar face thanks to Have I Got News For You, which began its run in 1990. He also co-wrote family sitcom My Dad's the Prime Minister.
Quote:
"It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious."
Trivia:
Hislop had a small role in the Greek TV series The Island, which was based on his wife's bestselling novel.
Jess Phillips
(Host)
Jon Richardson
(Panellist)
Born:
September 26, 1982
in
Lancaster
Best Known For:
8 Out of 10 Cats.
Early-life:
Jon Joel Richardson was born on September 26, 1982, in Lancaster. He has a sister. His parents split up when he was very young, and he was raised by his mother and her long-term partner; he also maintained a relationship with his father. Jon's teachers often noted what a good sense of humour he had on his school reports, and although he dreamed of being a comedian, didn't think it would be possible. He studied Spanish and Portuguese at university but dropped out, became a chef, then decided to give stand-up a go.
Career:
In 2003, Richardson won his heat of the BBC New Talent Comedy Search, and a year later did well in the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year competition and J20 Last Laugh Comedy Search. Encouraged by these successes and kind words from Jasper Carrott and Dave Spikey for a performance at the Criterion Theatre in London, his confidence grew. More stand-up followed, including appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He went on to feature on numerous radio shows before moving into TV. Richardson appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You before becoming a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats. He's since published his first book, It's Not Me, It's You! and taken part in various documentaries.
Quote:
"My big thing is that you should be comfortable on your own in the dark. There's nothing eating away at you."
Trivia:
Richardson fronted the documentary A Little Bit OCD in which he examined the lives of OCD sufferers while trying to work out if he also had the condition. It won a Mind Award for best documentary in 2013.
Hannah Fry
(Panellist)
Danny Carr
(Series producer)
Jo Maney
(Producer)
Paul Wheeler
(Director)
