Ian Hislop

Ian Hislop is one of those rare satirists whose stamina impresses me as much as his wit. Editing Private Eye since 1986 and appearing in every single episode of Have I Got News for You since 1990 is a feat of sheer consistency. What I admire is the balance he strikes, skewering the powerful while still landing genuine arguments beneath the jokes. The Oxford polish never tips into smugness; the comedy keeps the journalism honest. For me he proves that satire is not a phase but a discipline, and very few have held that line as sharply, or as long, as he has.

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Name (English)

Ian Hislop

Name (Japanese)

イアン・ヒスロップ

Reading

いあん・ひすろっぷ

Born

July 13, 1960 (age 66)

Origin

The Mumbles, United Kingdom

Occupation

screenwriter / journalist / editor / writer / comedian

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat

University

Ardingly College

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Hislop
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1655550

Tags

• screenwriter
• journalist
• editor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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