FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 4 - The Untold Story

Londoner’s Diary: Theatre’s new show standing up to Putin

Today’s Diary: New theatre show to tackle Ukraine ‘war fatigue’ / Pete Doherty goes off-script promoting new memoir / Prince Andrew gives Ian Hislop the slip

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022

Have I Got News for You is living a dreary panel show Groundhog Day

The stalwart BBC series begins its 63rd series tonight, with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton returning as perennial team captains. The series is a British TV institution, writes Louis Chilton – but why does it feel like it’s just peddling the same tired schtick?

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

‘The godfather of alternative comedy’: Eddie Izzard, Paul Merton and more on Spike Milligan

He was the shellshocked genius who channelled his anarchic brilliance into The Goon Show. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman explain why they’ve written a play about Spike Milligan – while comedians remember a legend

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2022