Big shout out to whoever put this together. We appreciate when people go through and find the clips properly and dont just repeat the same 10 clips endlessly
@macsmiffy21973 ай бұрын
It’s the company who makes the programme.
@partlyawesome3 ай бұрын
@@macsmiffy2197 the company employed someone to do it
@Winterspark213 ай бұрын
Whoever was trawling through the clips to put this together either had a right laugh or became very depressed at 13:02
@traindriverdan3 ай бұрын
2:22 Love Richard Wilson's reaction to Mrs. Thatcher 😂
@karry2993 ай бұрын
I'm sure he was very happy with the endless queue of pathetic buffoonish personalities that followed her.
@BenNash-jz5fv3 ай бұрын
Im fourteen and looking at how changed and yet ageless Merton and Hislop look is really weird!!
@charlielynes3 ай бұрын
and how the scandals never change 😂😂
@bwnh3d3 ай бұрын
You’re 14 and you know both Paul Merton and Ian Hislop?
@charlielynes3 ай бұрын
@@bwnh3d there is hope... 🤔
@BenNash-jz5fv3 ай бұрын
@@bwnh3d Yeah, they pop around for tea every so now and again 🤣😂
@josiahscurlock3 ай бұрын
Paul Merton's "I'm just bored and phoning it in" shtick is genius, because on the nights when he genuinely IS just bored and phoning it in nobody feels like they can say anything.
@karry2993 ай бұрын
Ah, but that's his only shtick. Has been for decades.
@anniealexander99113 ай бұрын
Oh the memories. Quite a blast from the past. The only thing I remember from the 1997 edition was Richard Wilson talking about NHS managers and saying "stoooooool"
@anthonyfisher-70903 ай бұрын
It's quite sad that this is gonna be the first Election where there's no HIGNFY Election special.
@jack_fm27513 ай бұрын
How come, do you know the reason why?
@williamchapple88863 ай бұрын
@@jack_fm2751there’s no time for it in the schedules with the Euros and Wimbledon
@jacktaylor53593 ай бұрын
Busy Summer schedule on the BBC, Euros/Wimbledon etc.
@jonhayes73223 ай бұрын
“You could have Ed Milliband as Prime Minister, and you haven’t voted for him EITHER…” wait for 2007-2024, Ian!!!
@smagic65533 ай бұрын
1:03:50 'They're obviously stockpiling there, they know something we don't'
@Sebbyc101c3 ай бұрын
aged like milk
@stuartpaulsmith31863 ай бұрын
Hmm..indeed. Although, he wasn't going to any emergency meetings, so he probably didn't
@smagic65533 ай бұрын
@@stuartpaulsmith3186 Oh I didn't mean to suggest they actually knew anything, just caught me off guard a bit heh.
@homertrix3 ай бұрын
All credit to Lembit Öpik, he knows how to make fun of himself and have a laugh. Just a shame he's gone wayward recently.
@tenkloosterherman3 ай бұрын
I still miss Angus in HIGNFY.
@brigidsingleton1596Ай бұрын
Me too though there are certain celebrity quizmasters who do quite a good job... (And, I can't help but recall the 'beamed in' funny William Shatner and his mispronounced "Ill_fra_cooomb" - the den of iniquity/ full of prostitution?!!😮😅 Poor Ilfracombe?!)
@robin231176Ай бұрын
He was funny, but exceptionally rude sometimes which is why Paul couldn't stand him.
@TheCleanasyougo3 ай бұрын
Angus D was brilliant
@jamesclarkson4233 ай бұрын
Sad there wont be an election show this year
@Amccorry073 ай бұрын
I can’t believe it
@karinahansen98843 ай бұрын
Why not?
@jimwantsaliens3 ай бұрын
@@karinahansen9884I believe it's the first time in the shows run that a General Election has been called when the series isn't on. They're invariably in May when the Spring season airs and the 2019 election was in November during the Winter series. It's a shame the BBC didn't commission a one-off
@ritz24673 ай бұрын
@@jimwantsaliens not the first time. the 1992 GE episode was aired when the series wasn't on.
@Kate-lk6tw3 ай бұрын
Why?
@danielmetcalf3 ай бұрын
So Boris has been PM now so who has a champagne cork and a frisbee we can use? 😂
@kn5w3 ай бұрын
Surprised that you didn't include the moment that Ed Miliband resigned during the same recording as Nick Clegg. Romesh's reaction is priceless there.
@mickeyfilmer55513 ай бұрын
A brilliant montage, going back to when politics was- just as crazy as now.
@cinhofilms3 ай бұрын
I want Angus back; 22 years is more than enough time served.
@anniealexander99113 ай бұрын
His reasons for being fired seem quite tame now compared to having had Boris Johnson as PM
@DeinosDinos3 ай бұрын
45:28 Torsten Bell just became an MP!
@cipher_wilderness3 ай бұрын
12:56 that really hasn't aged well
@Nathan_Virica_Comedy3 ай бұрын
Anyone got a champagne cork and/or frisbee?...
@roseannemain99573 ай бұрын
I had forgotten all about Kilroy!
@brigidsingleton1596Ай бұрын
I always forget Kilroy's name... (& I was on his show twice!!😂)
@jeanmyers17872 ай бұрын
Can’t beat Angus ❤
@disavowalf33513 ай бұрын
Is there a HIGNFY election special tonight or tomorrow? Purrrrlease…it’s been a truly sh*te 6 weeks/14yrs…give us bloody laugh!?
@aroemaliuged47763 ай бұрын
And what have we fkn learned? Nothing!!??
@danocluanaigh99913 ай бұрын
Beardy man of Barnsley made me belly-laugh
@Ann-oh6qw3 ай бұрын
Angus was the best ever host. His 'crime' was no more than adultery, which is pretty much the norm for most celebrities/politicians.
@ethzero3 ай бұрын
... that and the cocaine, alleged.
@josiahscurlock3 ай бұрын
Oh, getting rid of him was hypocritical nonsense. I think his buddy Stephen Fry put it best when he said that he has refused all overtures to be a guest host because of the decision to fire Deaton, which Fry called "greasy, British and pathetic."
@SamuelBlack843 ай бұрын
The BBC is rather hypocritical, demonising someone for doing wrong Besides that, treating him like he's the next Hitler is laughable
@t2twanks3 ай бұрын
I respectfully disagree, it's a lot better with different hosts
@SamuelBlack843 ай бұрын
@@Ann-oh6qw who the hell deleted my comment?! How dare anyone tell me no!!!
@danielkarmy48933 ай бұрын
'They're obviously stockpiling there, they know something we don't!' - I'm convinced most of us were aware on a subconscious level that something was just around the corner...
@JallenMeodia3 ай бұрын
Shame there won't be an election special this year. I'm sure it would have been interesting.
@215Gallagher3 ай бұрын
People of Richmond and Northallerton Vote for Count Binface. Great compilation thanks.
@burtcocain19863 ай бұрын
God, I'm in far too deep. I recognised Peter Obourne and the name Lynton Crosby. This is like watching my life flash before my eyes, although 2010 feels like only a few years ago. Christ... I just had a horrible thought. I thought "I wish it were then, not now". Then I remembered we'd have 14 years of Tory awfulness in-front of us, and the looming spectre of Boris Johnson on the horizon. Like an unkempt ice-berg... I'll take being old.
@hesky10Ай бұрын
Im sure nick ross was just goading richard wilson to go 'I DON'T BELIEVE IT!'
@karonsky13 ай бұрын
Great old fun!! Those red roses are Soo dead!? Is that a thing?
@joec21043 ай бұрын
Looking back at how right Ian was talking about Boris winning the election. He knew he was a liar and it would all go downhill.
@dangermouse93483 ай бұрын
Nice to see Angus again.
@GamingDaveUK3 ай бұрын
When will new episodes be put on Iplayer again? We so need a good laugh these days.
@ZolaClyde3 ай бұрын
October. That’s what I heard somewhere, but you might want to double check. :)
@BenNash-jz5fv3 ай бұрын
@@ZolaClyde Just in time for US elections!!
@GamingDaveUK3 ай бұрын
@@ZolaClyde I thought they may have stopped for fear of being accused of influencing the elction (a shame as i can only imagine the fun they would have with some of the election news). October seems so far away. It is the last great comedy news show (now mock the week is no more :( )
@GreenWitchesKitchen3 ай бұрын
Most excellent🎉🎉🎉
@jeanmyers17873 ай бұрын
Giles Brandreth is wonderful ❤
@eshaibraheem42182 ай бұрын
What's Lembit doing now? He was a good sport here: quite funny.
@wolfeflambe3 ай бұрын
Galloways ego in full view. Hasn’t changed a bit. It’s all me me me with him.
@louishigh303 ай бұрын
Nice to see Jon Richardson's comment about Corbyn and the 2019 election back in circulation, it's been missing for sometime now.
@lidbass3 ай бұрын
Obligatory comment: A) Angus was the best presenter. B) It's not as funny as it used to be. C) Bloody BBC bias. There you are: now you don't have to waste your time. Just watch the video and enjoy.
@Kate-lk6tw3 ай бұрын
👏👏👏
@bowbrakes3 ай бұрын
I just wanted Ian to know as he works? for Private eye magazine ?I think ?
@marywood28653 ай бұрын
I've only seen elderly Giles, so I thought it was all old age but no, it's just Giles! Lol By the way, anyone else distracted by his missing side burns?
@DC-wt2vi3 ай бұрын
Shhh! Not so much of the elderly, even though he has been around forever. I miss when he wore specs, but that was before HIGNFY.
@marywood28653 ай бұрын
@@DC-wt2vi Now I want to see that version of Giles, too! Lol
@WilmaConker-z2f3 ай бұрын
I can now concentrate on the game
@seanbuchanan54023 ай бұрын
Who let Paul out in that top
@peterjones68973 ай бұрын
Just shows how slick the programme was under Angus. Its never been as cutting or satirical since.
@Kate-lk6tw3 ай бұрын
Ian and Paul are superb satirists but Angus was a superb hosts.
@Thisandthat89083 ай бұрын
Brandreth has hardly changed over 40 years.
@Yorkman72 ай бұрын
Attention seeking egotist.
@warkatwargaming23583 ай бұрын
Dispise Galloway but agree this was a stupid question to ask...Paxman can be a tool
@applejuice52723 ай бұрын
2:20 Is this where the Tories got their idea for their vile "Surrender" poster from?
@nUmBskulLL3 ай бұрын
Maybe. Thatcher probably stole it from some earlier thing
@JackGladstoneHolroyde3 ай бұрын
Gillain Duffy was indeed a bigot. And Jo saying Cameron didnt look like he had another term in him...
@randyschwaggins9 күн бұрын
Where is Miliband's stone tablet now????
@colinbaker39163 ай бұрын
Whatever happened to Nick Ross? Did he end up having nightmares?
@liam20492 ай бұрын
Why was Justine Greenings name behind angus in 2001 when she wasn’t elected until 2005 genuinely confused
@seigneurdemerde19353 ай бұрын
Probably not meant to be that funny but the severed hand holding the torch as the Tory logo really tickled me.
@luke-alex3 ай бұрын
16:29 🗿
@keithdalgleish56593 ай бұрын
In the second clip, we see Gyles Brandreth next to Paul but can anyone tell me who is sitting next to Ian please?
@roundig3 ай бұрын
Clive Anderson
@keithdalgleish56593 ай бұрын
@@roundig Thanks
@wolfeflambe3 ай бұрын
Clive before his was shot and killed by Noel Edmunds.
@DanielsPolitics13 ай бұрын
22:45 No.
@DellDuckfan3133 ай бұрын
12:30
@fintamaria24293 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@shannonkeys85943 ай бұрын
Frankie Boyle should host
@milkysue54963 ай бұрын
In 2024, Im currently wishing Lembit would run for prime minister
@anniealexander99113 ай бұрын
Is he still married to a Cheeky Girl? Cuz can you imagine........
@randyschwaggins9 күн бұрын
You cheeky boy
@ColinoSpasm3 ай бұрын
Same as it ever was...........
@davidt23023 ай бұрын
Bring back angus
@jonhayes73223 ай бұрын
No - I’m glad we kept Blair! Hussein should have been ousted in 1991 re Conservatives and the USA balls it up
@earthwizz3 ай бұрын
Very funny but they still think politicians are relevant and not thoroughly obligated to their doners, as every politician with any semblance of influence is.
@pmc84513 ай бұрын
Please bring back Angus Deayton. The show has been atrocious for the last few years. The guest presenters were good for a while but the novelty has worn off and the quality is just all over the place now
@johnking51743 ай бұрын
I agree. Angus was perfect for this show. Yes, he did wrong, and I can see why they felt that if he stayed other people would always bring up Angus past. However I feel both Ian and Paul detest him even to this day, that he will never return
@garyturner57393 ай бұрын
Compared to now the Tories half decent party back in 1997. It's shame they're. doing a special for this year's election what the help going on at the bbc?
@WilmaConker-z2f3 ай бұрын
I am no longer Bow I am no longer feeling funny.bout Kev or Bow whom ever she was..
@redred98823 ай бұрын
bad upload. It is from decades ago!!
@jasonkingshott29713 ай бұрын
Hasn't been funny for 20 years.
@joec21043 ай бұрын
Yet you watched it and decided to comment on it 💀😂
@jasonkingshott29713 ай бұрын
@@joec2104 Yeah funny that, who would have thought, somebody watching something and having an opinion, outrageous, it might catch on one day.
@joec21043 ай бұрын
@@jasonkingshott2971why are you watching videos of it if it’s “hasn’t been funny for 20 years” 🙃 don’t watch it if you don’t like it
@jasonkingshott29713 ай бұрын
@@joec2104 Yeah funny that, who would have thought, somebody watching something and having an opinion, outrageous, it might catch on one day. I will watch what I like, when I like and have an opinion on whatever I decide to have an opinion on.