Ian Hislop Archives

Zoom Rockman has been a longstanding Private Eye cartoonist since he was sixteen, and his relationship with the magazine has seen him interview its editor Ian Hislop He posted "Disappointed with the latest cover of @PrivateEyeNews but at least they printed this cartoon of mine on page 28." Two weeks later, after considerable media comment, including[...]

Jon Stewart was in town and he was here to see Ian Hislop. Private Eye Magazine, for those not in the know, is a satirical magazine of cartoons and commentary, that has been running since it was founded by Peter Cook in the sixties Working for Private Eye since he was a teenager, Ian Hislop was[...]

Hosted by Richard Ayoade, with guests Baroness Warsi and Richard Osman, and regular captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, below. Screencap: Have I Got News For You The show filmed two-and-a-half-hours, as is normal, and they assemble a half-hour cut from the recording – with a forty-give minute cut run later in the week Many highlights made[...]

An audience of around thirty were allowed in the studio, with a similar number watching via the cinema screen next door (they got beer).  Private Eye editor Ian Hislop made a comparison to being able to attend a funeral, but all seemed receptive to having a live, present, if socially distanced audience rather than relying[...]