Paul Merton News

Big Brother isn't watching us, but we're certainly watching Big Brother. And as another batch of fame-hungry goons enter the house, nobody even mentions Nineteen Eighty-Four, the novel from which the concept came.

Ian Hislop has said that he used to get on with Angus Deayton but fellow Have I Got News For You panellist Paul Merton never liked the host.

Ian Hislop has admitted that he and Paul Merton forced Angus Deayton out of his job by telling BBC bosses they would no longer work with him.

The shadow Leader of the House of Commons made the comment on Friday's Have I Got News for You, prompting complaints to the BBC, Ofcom and even the police.

Famous faces from the worlds of showbusiness and politics gathered today to celebrate the life of "national institution" Sir Clement Freud.

The Aussie favourite will guest host the BBC One topical news programme next month, with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton returning as regular team captains.

COMEDY icons of the past will be celebrated by TV funny man Paul Merton at the Queen's Theatre in May, as part of the North Devon Festival.

Where to start in a tribute to Sir Clement Freud , the writer, broadcaster and former Liberal MP? With BBC Radio 4 's Just a Minute.

COMEDIAN Paul Merton makes a living with his inspired use of language, so it's rather amusing to discover one of the biggest loves of his life is silent movies.

Popular comedian Paul Merton is coming to The Hexagon next week - " but don't expect him to say much.

Tickets have gone on sale for the sixth Newbury Comedy Festival which runs from July 4 to 17.

PAUL Merton is best known as a comedian, dazzling with his clever use of words, whether as team captain on television's Have I Got News For You or as a regular on Radio 4's popular Just a Minute programme.

The Have I Got News For You star is in the frame to fill the Irishman's shoes after Terry recently hinted he may step down from his daily radio show.

PAUL Merton is a comedian who has for the past three decades dazzled us with his words.

Organisers of the city's first-ever comedy festival have finalised the line-up for the event.

For me, the idea of standing in front of an audience of several hundred people, each of whom keenly expects you to make them laugh out loud, was pretty close to a nightmare.

Comedian Paul Merton has said he strongly identifies with the ultimate scary director, Alfred Hitchcock.

Percussionist Phil Collins pays a visit to Room 101 to comment on a segment containing Benny Hinn's absurdity.