Jimmy Mulville
- 70 years old
- English
- Actor, producer, executive producer, comedian, director and writer
Press clippings
Have I Got News For You USA renewed for Series 3
The American version of Have I Got News For You has just been renewed by CNN for a third series. Later this month US host Roy Wood Jr will transfer across the pond to guest host an episode of the British version again.
British Comedy Guide, 14th May 2025Outnumbered and Derry Girls the musicals?
Outnumbered executive producer Jimmy Mulville has revealed that he's been approached to turn the hit BBC sitcom into a musical, and that he doesn't believe Derry Girls is finished, while sharing his side of the cancellation of the Father Ted musical.
British Comedy Guide, 9th May 2025Fatiha El-Ghorri, Danielle Vitalis, Paul Black pilot BBC Comedy shorts
Taskmaster star Fatiha El-Ghorri leads a new series of BBC comedy pilots, which also features shorts from Smothered's Danielle Vitalis and sketch comic Paul Black, backed by the likes of Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee and Tom Davis.
British Comedy Guide, 30th April 2025Will Saturday Night Live spin-off make Britain laugh?
US TV institution Saturday Night Live has entertained viewers and created comedy stars for 50 years. Can a British version reach the same heights?
Alex Taylor, BBC, 13th April 2025Smoggie Queens to return for Series 2
BBC Three has ordered a second series of Smoggie Queens, the Middlesbrough-based sitcom written by and starring Phil Dunning.
British Comedy Guide, 24th March 2025Have I Got News For You USA to return for Series 2
The American version of Have I Got News For You has been renewed by CNN for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2024TV producer Hat Trick pays £4.2m to founder Jimmy Mulville and wife
Revenues dip to £48.4m and company behind Derry Girls stays in red after it makes fewer series.
Alex Lawson, The Guardian, 11th October 2024LGBTQ+ chosen family sitcom Smoggie Queens coming to BBC Three
BBC Three has ordered Smoggie Queens, a "chosen family" sitcom from Phil Dunning starring the character comic, Mark Benton and Alexandra Mardell, as "a gang of friends who are fiercely proud of their North-Eastern town of Middlesbrough and their small pocket of the LGBTQ+ community."
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024Outnumbered to return for 2024 Christmas special
After eight years off air, Outnumbered is to return this Christmas for a new special.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024Have I Got News For You launches in America with US version for CNN
CNN is to make an American version of Have I Got News For You.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2024