Jimmy Mulville
- 69 years old
- English
- Actor, producer, executive producer, comedian and director
Press clippings Page 2
HIGNFY creator wants Angus Deayton to host again
"I think it'd be very nice for him [to come back to Have I Got News For You]," revealed Jimmy Mulville in an interview with BBC Radio 4. "We're all a little older now. He's definitely served his time, and he was a very good host."
Neil Goulding, The Mirror, 29th September 202180s comedy Chelmsford 123 revived as new audio series
Chelmsford 123, a late-80s Channel 4 sitcom set in Roman Britain, is being revived for a new 4-part audio series. The comedy was the first from leading TV production company Hat Trick.
British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2021Who's laughing now? Cancel culture is killing comedy
The big problem shared by those who find offence in comedy is a failure to distinguish between "laughing at" and "laughing with".
Patrick West, The Spectator, 16th November 2020Jimmy Mulville: TV 'cramping' comedy over 'woke' fears
Jimmy Mulville, the producer of Have I Got News For You, said fears of 'cancel culture' have been brewing at the BBC for a long time.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 14th November 2020Armstrong & Miller 'stand in solidarity' with Rowling
Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller, previously a comedy double-act, were among more than 50 public figures and anti-trans campaigners who signed the letter published in The Sunday Times, which condemns the "insidious, authoritarian and misogynistic" opposition to JK Rowling on social media. Other people in the world of comedy who signed the letter include Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, Griff Rhys Jones, Craig Brown, Francis Wheen, Jimmy Mulville, Frances Barber and James Dreyfus.
Nick Duffy, Pink News, 28th September 2020Have I Got News For You producers suggests studio audience plan
The producers of Have I Got News For You have suggested to the BBC an idea that would see them record the next series of the topical comedy show with a studio audience located in an adjacent room.
British Comedy Guide, 14th August 2020Making HIGNFY via video
Jimmy Mulville discusses how Hat Trick is learning a new grammar for BBC One's flagship topical quiz.
Desiree Ibekwe, Broadcast, 17th April 2020Derry Girls returns for third series on Channel 4
Channel 4 has ordered a third series of hit sitcom Derry Girls following record ratings for the second series, which finished airing this week.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2019Second series for Derry Girls
Channel 4 has recommissioned new sitcom Derry Girls after airing just one episode of its first series.
British Comedy Guide, 11th January 2018Andy Hamilton to launch audio show about Donald Trump
Comedy writer Andy Hamilton is seeking funding for Inside Donald Trump, a new three-part audio documentary series about the US president. Stars will include Michael Buerk, Hugh Dennis, Ronni Ancona, Claire Skinner and Jimmy Mulville.
British Comedy Guide, 20th April 2017