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Jump the shark When good TV goes bad: how Have I Got News for You shot itself in the foot

Hislop, Merton and Deayton made a formidable trio – but the bond was broken when the captains turned on their host. The show hasn’t been the same since

Published: 17 Jul 2017

The secret of a good interview? Sit back and listen

Decca Aitkenhead

When someone’s favourite subject is themselves, and they find everything else a yawn, no question can be too intrusive or impertinent

Published: 26 Nov 2016

Published: 26 Nov 2016

Angus Deaton or Angus Deayton? Nobel prize win confusion sparks joke flurry

Twitter found the funny side of economist’s Nobel prize win

Published: 12 Oct 2015

Sandi Toksvig: BBC denied me host role because I'm a woman

Outgoing News Quiz presenter says her gender was the reason the corporation didn’t choose her for Have I Got News For You 25 years ago

Published: 15 Jun 2015

Comedy gold: the best standup on DVD Comedy gold – Rowan Atkinson Live

Leo Benedictus: These early sketches may feel outdated but their irresistible skill and silliness will have you sniggering like a schoolchild

Published: 28 Feb 2013

Angus Deayton: 'I plead guilty to having an affair. But it's no one else's business'

Angus Deayton on sex, scandals and why everybody gets paid too much on TV. Interview by Decca Aitkenhead

Published: 3 Feb 2012

Angus Deayton on Swinging with the Finkels: 'Women's bodies are attractive. Men's bodies are funny' - video

Angus Deayton talks to Ian J Griffiths about swinging and stripping off in sex comedy Swinging with the Finkels

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Published: 14 Jun 2011

Radio review Radio review: It's Your Round | Victoria Derbyshire

Angus Deayton, back on BBC presenting a new panel game, was sounding pleasingly like his old self; while on 5 Live we heard from an alcoholic doctor about to go into rehab, writes Elisabeth Mahoney

Published: 18 Feb 2011

Angus Deayton to host Radio 4 show

Former Have I Got News for You presenter to front It's Your Round, his first major radio comedy series in more than 20 years. By Ben Dowell

Published: 7 Dec 2010

Media Monkey Angus Deayton swings back to acting

Media Monkey: Have they got a film role for him

Published: 13 Nov 2009

TV and radio blog The great Deayton-Ross debate

Morwenna Ferrier: Angus Deayton is replacing Jonathan Ross as presenter of the British comedy awards. But which is better? There's only one way to find out ...

Published: 24 Nov 2008
Angus Deayton to host British Comedy Awards

ITV has confirmed that Angus Deayton is to stand in for Jonathan Ross as host the British Comedy Awards. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Published: 21 Nov 2008

What I see in the mirror What I see in the mirror

Angus Deayton, TV presenter

Published: 22 Aug 2008

TV and radio blog Put Dee in Deayton's chair

Have I Got News For You has floundered since Angus Deayton's unsightly departure. Jack Dee could put it back on top form

Published: 14 Dec 2007

Deayton rapped for Jimmy Savile gag

Angus Deayton has been censured by the BBC for making a 'pungently personal' joke about Sir Jimmy Savile and his late mother. By John Plunkett.

Published: 5 Nov 2007

TV review Last night's TV

Sam Wollaston

Sam Wollaston on The Afternoon Play | Help Your Self With Angus Deayton.

Published: 17 Jan 2006

Deayton sees off Casanova in ratings duel

TV overnights: Angus Deayton last night completed his TV rehabilitation with ITV1 comedy drama Heartless beating BBC1's Casanova repeat in the ratings. By Jason Deans.

Published: 5 Apr 2005

Mr Smooth

Vanessa Thorpe

The Observer Profile: After a public disgrace for a pretty minor indiscretion, droll gameshow host Angus Deayton is inching his way back into the spotlight.

Published: 18 Apr 2004

Published: 18 Apr 2004

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