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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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Release Date:
28 September 1990 (UK)
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Also Known As:
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
(290 episodes)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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Trivia
In April 2003, frequent guest panelist
Stephen Fry announced that he was boycotting the show following the sacking of
Angus Deayton, a decision described by Fry as "greasy, miserable, British and pathetic".
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Goofs
Ian Hislop says "in cohorts with Lord Ashcroft" when he means "in cahoots with Lord Ashcroft".
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Quotes
Bruce Forsythe:
The map on the back of the Euro coin features only the countries that are in the EU, and does not include Norway, giving Scandinavia an unsettling shape.
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Connections
Referenced in
Tributes, Memories, Contempt (2002)
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