The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak. Ian Hislop attackcomedystrong Change image and share on social
No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through. Ian Hislop bookletfasthard Change image and share on social
I'm often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true. Ian Hislop accuseoppositeprudish Change image and share on social
I've got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn't mean you have the lifestyle people expect. Ian Hislop baseexpectfame Change image and share on social
I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly. Ian Hislop amazefilmgood Change image and share on social
There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You. Ian Hislop awfullotnews Change image and share on social
It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious. Ian Hislop acceptablebritisheccentric Change image and share on social
Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. It's conducted more on the screen and less in bars, which makes it rather less useful for getting stories about people throwing up over one another, which is what one's after. Ian Hislop barconductinternet share on social
You can't understand Twenties England until you appreciate it was under a cloud of mourning. Nearly everyone was grieving. Ian Hislop cloudenglandgrieve Change image and share on social
For a long time I thought I should be a civil engineer. That seemed to be the only thing worth doing, and I chose the wrong subjects at A-level. I read all the sciences to start with, and then had to admit, 'This isn't what I want to do' and changed course. Ian Hislop admitchangechoose share on social
