Have I Got a Bit More News for You S67 E4. Martin Lewis. 26 Apr 24.

Martin Lewis is host, with guest panellists Ignacio Lopez and Steph McGovern joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. 26 Apr 24.

[@Galois32]

Waiting for the long version is pretty much the only self discipline I have

[@emmalynbreaux1017]

I do not have that self discipline! I just watch it twice!

[@bobby7050]

Ita genuinely so difficult. Feel I should put it as a special skill on my CV.

[@russjones4034]

Just in case the long version is not posted, I save the short version but never watch it. When the long version is posted I watch it and delete the short.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

@@russjones4034 Watch both. For the algorithm.

[@MisterItchy]

I barely managed to wait!

[@katelights]

I love it when Paul says something insane and it turns out to be correct.

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

Ignacio explaining vinyl records to Ian was comic genius!

[@juliehughes1258]

And I love how Ian laughs and just rolls with it when these kinds of jokes are made at his expense.

[@kazwaz78]

The extended version was so much better than the other... In the shorter version, it looks like Ian and Paul are just being mean to Martin. The extended has the back and forth. Much funnier. Thanks!

[@slymaceo9124]

"Well I think the diction's a little too casual"🤣

[@MrPeterhe]

Hilarious! Unfortunately I was drinking tea at the time.😅

[@Emanon...]

Ignacio is always such a great guest!

[@petertaylor4980]

Last time he appeared, VCM did the same weird thing of pronouncing Ignacio and López with different accents.

[@barnaclefelching4079]

Such a funny person

[@martythemartian99]

Okay, I admit it. When I first saw Ignacio, I thought he was Wil Wheaton. 🤣

[@Walperion_Music]

Oh Steph is always the most charming guest! It's like he feels this show is her second home now!

[@louieberg2942]

She gels well with the others, too. Especially Ian and Steph have fun.

[@eastvandb]

I love her. Great host too.

[@shmookins]

Team Full Version! Thank you for sharing.

[@SirWhig-esq.]

Great to watch, thanks ViVaHD😊

[@firebird2]

No self discipline, I watched them both 😢 Still, quite cathartic! Thank you!

[@milosterwheeler2520]

I can't wait for this longer version. I have to watch BOTH.

[@kevinoconnor7193]

Managed to wait this week!

[@beth12svist]

So did I!

[@cc1k435]

I just watch it twice. 😂

[@SummitHill79]

As always, thanks for posting this.

[@randomscreenalias7737]

Thx much for the weekly fix. 🙏

[@kathowed]

So good! So clever. Thanks Viv.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you!

[@Lord_RFAS]

Whilst a boy screeching like a seagull is impressive enough, can we all appreciate the Belgian 'presenter' was wearing what looks like a mini skirt?!

[@thehellyousay]

air movement becomes more and more important, the older one gets. that's why scots wear kilts. air-conditioning and ease of .., passage, shall we say ...

[@sonicgoo1121]

The boy's outfit too, everything's great about that story. :)

[@michaelj.beglinjr.2804]

Thanks for getting this out so fast.

[@LindaJuffermans]

That's the 3 bean salad for you

[@sn4rff]

love this, thanks!

[@MckIdyl]

I love the show and the wicked sharp wit. It's the news itself I can't stand.

[@dh1380]

Lewis getting rinsed because he could not resist being genuinely cringe was funny. He tried to stay in his lane but ego caught him and they called him on it. Amazing.

[@angeladawn805]

Too right. Bit of an ego there.

[@MrKained123]

​@@angeladawn805Where did this happen? Can you time stamp?

[@krissp8712]

Is that the Sunnak pronunciation thing? I'm also confused.

[@martinjones5965]

@@MrKained123 37:28 and following

[@CaesarTjalbo]

I thought he did well though, he could dish out and receive

[@richfromtang]

Ian smack down @ 38:50 my god he's still got it LMAO!

[@Walperion_Music]

Thank you for discovering that Kim Jong Un song for me! Song of the week for me! Listening on repeat! Beautiful melody and chord changes! Still prefer not to know what is it about! Brill!

[@michaelanderson5747]

Thanks again!

[@sharonmullins1957]

Love when Steph is on; witty, funny.

[@nancykraus5127]

Love the Dalek pic.

[@bethmiller9774]

A spicier-than-usual episode. 😝 Thanks!

[@adam.millerchip]

Martin Lewis actually came across a lot better on the 2nd watch. A bit of an ego which they rightly made him pay for, but he's also genuinely trying to help people by sharing useful info even from the difficult platform of the host of HIGNFY.

[@JJVernig]

The longer version let see his ego wasn't as big as the shorter cut made it look..

[@MrKained123]

Ive watched this show for decades and I've never seen so many jokes made by the host in relation to that host in one episode.. Sooo many references to himself... Then the odd one out was about him and even his bloody website in the missing words round.. The whole episode was him saying "me me me"

[@adam.millerchip]

@@MrKained123 Pretty sure the hosts don't write the script.

[@sycorez]

Love it

[@Gonefishing6572]

This show is pure " GOLD " 😅

[@fifisuki1876]

My memory is such that I am going to try Friday AND Monday this coming week lol Thank You ViVaHD as always...

[@petertaylor4980]

Ian's won at least *some* of his libel trials, hasn't he?

[@KevinAdams26]

Almost all of them.

[@Walperion_Music]

He's just always modest.

[@garrick3727]

I was expecting that to be his response.

[@thehellyousay]

i can't think of any he's lost.

[@KevinAdams26]

@@thehellyousay I didn't find any either, but I didn't want to trust a simple Google search so hedged.

[@CthulhuInc]

thank you!

[@zapfanzapfan]

"Is that you, Ian?" 🤣

[@sfshinz]

Justin Barrett sounds exactly what I would expect a leprechaun to sound like. The Mussolini hand gestures came as a bit a surprise.

[@elitefencer777]

15:54 This is the most honest defense of a decision from an official I've ever heard in my entire life.

[@merlapittman5034]

Excellent episode!

[@sourabhmayekar3354]

Thaks man

[@Stefan-oh4fr]

Did they switch the pictures of Steph and Stormy?

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

Yes.

[@schuttabantha9901]

They always do that in Private Eye which that is taken from

[@aussieintexas61]

no he doesnt fly around the room haha i wet meself

[@mikechiu9767]

I think what's more hilarious, is that they mixed up Step's and Stormy's photos at 27:40, and no one addressed it!

[@JamesGroom]

Is it just me, or is Paul's ESP getting stronger as the years go by?

[@DuncanMcintyre-jk3qb]

So glad that “boris” isn’t still pm or the Rwanda bill might have “wiff - waff” ed 😂

[@TimThat]

You might have to explain this

[@DuncanMcintyre-jk3qb]

@@TimThat boris once claimed British ownership of the game “table tennis “/“ping pong” by calling it “wiff/waff “

[@louieberg2942]

From the man whining about other people who "spaffed" money up a wall.

[@flipthebuzzard]

🎉🎉🎉❤

[@cowmooflagarina]

The Irish national party guy is known as Littler as in lilltle 'itler. There's a lot of comedy around them including having €400k worth of gold 'stolen' from the party safe by party members. Problem is no one knows where this gold came from. They had under 10k on the books in 2019 & 20 and no donations in 2021. Anyway, Littler was removed as leader last year but he says that's not possible under the party's rules. Living up to the Littler name.

[@ichijofestival2576]

@36:00: To be fair, air fryers are frigging awesome. I rarely use my stove anymore, and it's *so* much better for reheating certain products like pizza. The microwave will turn those slices floppy. while making other breaded foods rough to chew.

[@garrick3727]

There's a lot of hype around them, and most of it is BS. However, they are definitely better than a microwave for anything that's not liquidy. Then again, I always used a toaster oven for that.

[@ichijofestival2576]

@@garrick3727 No hype here, just satisfaction.

[@MB-dg3lr]

I don't have an oven, or a microwave, or a toaster, just an air fryer oven. Only problem with it is that you have to turn food over, other than that, it's amazing.

[@rossmurray6849]

They got one fact wrong at 25:55. Papua New Guinea does not have a president. The head of government is the prime minister and the head of state the governor-general.

[@AndrewTBP]

PNG is a Commonwealth Realm like Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

[@therichieboy]

Disappointed that Gus wasn't a sparrow but I give a like anyway.

[@rcisneros8567]

A L F stands for Alien LifeForm

[@stevie-ray2020]

About 18mths before air-fryers really took off, I purchased an almost brand new Breville bench-top oven/toaster for a great price, so I'd been using it to cook all sorts of food from frozen fish & chips, to roasts. However, when competitors began selling all kinds of air-fryer models, I found it rather amusing that Breville just made an updated version of my oven but with an extra setting on its fancy LCD display, plus they included a mesh tray for doing food like fish & chips, without having to turn them!

[@garrick3727]

Yes it's all a marketing gimmick to get people to buy another appliance. The sandwich maker of its day. We had all the hype in the States a few years back and now you hardly ever hear anyone mention air fryers and many of them go unused. One of the most common items in thrift stores and on eBay.

[@seleonard310]

I have this Breville toaster oven too in the US (California) and this is exactly what happened 😅 I do really like it overall but the air fryer setting is just “super convection” with the mesh tray, but it works for me since I don’t air fry much and it is good for cooking so many other things

[@michaelstaunton1632]

👍👍👍📺

[@TheDreamtimezzz]

Positive Algorithm Comment

[@clinteranovic8075]

Ryanair could fly the people to 'Paris- Kigali' ..that's close enough.

[@WORKOUTMUSIC2011]

Enjoyed the show as usual, but can someone pls explain the st george tattoo turning purple joke?

[@Gildedmuse]

The cross on the St George flag is red. When they fade from age and weathering, a tattoo's red ink can appear purple. At least that was my take

[@martavdz4972]

Might also be that the people with the tatto get sunburn

[@CityOfTinyLines]

"the diaphragm darling"... should have got more imo

[@harrybruijs2614]

In my family there were two of those stories, which are not true. Every family with a memory has them.

[@RoryGlynn]

Paul's doing Bagpuss

[@glenngilbert7389]

I'm astounded as to why Kim Jong Un would need to sell his personality to the people - it's not like he's heading to an election or anything

[@kidmohair8151]

to guest hosts with tender egos. do not try to one up Ian or Paul. you won't survive.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

So. both U.S. President candidates said 'humus' instead of 'Hamas'

[@topherthe11th23]

16:23 - Do we all have to pretend that the vertical banners of the Irish National Party aren't just a sw'as'ti'ka as it would look were it a Celtic knot-work?

[@angeladawn805]

I was getting 'Dolphie vibes

[@louieberg2942]

Yeah, something looked off to me too. Quite the mise-en-scene with the angry man waving his arms.

[@topherthe11th23]

27:40 - I gave a cursory check at other Comments to see if this was already stated, but obviously at 27:40 the captions under the photos are switched. The photo on the left is Steph McGovern. The one on the right is Stormy Daniels. The furthest I've got figuring out the "Ena B. Rewster" joke is either "Brewster" or "Rooster".

[@dminghella]

Versions of this comment have been made here a few times, so allow me to clarify - Private Eye regularly prints letters from people suggesting funny lookalikes, and they always put the wrong person’s name under each picture - it’s part of the joke. Similarly, a lot of letters are signed Ena B as a tribute to a long-running joke in the mag where staff would write fake letters from Ena B Maxwell, Headington Hall, Oxfordshire. Headington Hall was the home of Robert Maxwell, and the joke was supposed to be that he was writing in about ridiculous subjects using a crap and obvious pseudonym.

[@topherthe11th23]

@@dminghella Thanks. I'd have never gotten this.

[@thehellyousay]

i remember being a kid in the 70s listening to an 8-track compilation from an american comedian who's jokes were always stories, and he had one called "Brewster the Rooster". wish i could remember his name. really crude sex and fart jokes, mostly.

[@topherthe11th23]

@@thehellyousay Gene Tracy. Be careful. Brewster the Rooster is also the name of a completely unrelated rooster in some children's TV-shows and books. So if some parents of a four-year-old tell you that the child really loves Brewster The Rooster, and you give the child some audio of Gene Tracy's rooster Brewster for Christmas, you'll be locked up.

[@GoodnightWalter]

Bit of a coup getting Stormy Daniels on.

[@MPM6785ChitChat]

Keep using cash because once it becomes a cashless society, we will all be charged a fee for each and every card transaction .

[@louieberg2942]

Call me naive and too trusting in the free market, but the moment one bank then decides to no longer charge a fee they'll be the most popular bank in no time.

[@Gildedmuse]

​@@louieberg2942But why would they do that when they could continue making free money with the extra charges with each purchase? Better to work as a group to keep everyone else down.

[@topherthe11th23]

42:59 - A little bit of rain for this parade. That photo 43:05 doesn't show a U.S. Army officer. That's a U.S. Air Force officer. The reason for putting the error in the script is puzzling, because all you need for the joke to work is for her to be a Colonel (so that Biden can say "Hello, Colonel Gaddafi"), and she IS a Colonel. So what was the reason to change "Air Force" to "Army"? FYI she is United States Air Force Colonel Angela Ochoa, and she is the commander of the unit known as 89th Airlift Wing Division. The 89th does many things, but one mission of theirs is to fly either of the two Boeing VC-25's (heavily modified Boeing 747s) when that plane is serving as Air Force One. Biden may be asking her to find a different vendor for the in-flight lobster bisque or something.

[@MB-dg3lr]

Maybe cos no one cares? Out side of US, they are all just military

[@Gildedmuse]

You pointed out yourself that her military branch is irrelevant to the joke.

[@topherthe11th23]

@@Gildedmuse But what I mean is, since it's irrelevant, why use the WRONG one? I get it that if she were Navy they'd never say she was Navy, but would change her to a different branch, because the Navy doesn't HAVE Colonels, and the joke wouldn't work. So they'd have to change it. So why change "Air Force" to "Army"? I wonder how many times I will have to re-ask that question before someone tells me what the point of changing "Air Force" (correct, and therefore better) to "Army" (incorrect, and therefore weaker and bewildering in its lack of necessity) was. If you have a good joke about a plumber walking into a bar, why change it to a plumber walking into a spaceship if "spaceship" has nothing to do with the joke? Just leave it at bar!

[@Gildedmuse]

@@topherthe11th23 Oh, it's more that because the joke works, no one thought to research the details. Must the time when we laugh at these sort of quick jokes, the point is more the impression than the accuracy.

[@MckIdyl]

What, you want your money back, maybe?

[@garrick3727]

I seem to remember a HIGNFY from a few years back where Steph mentioned meeting Donald Trump. So perhaps Trump was fulfilling his Steph McGovern fantasies with Stormy Daniels. I mean, he did ask Stormy to hit him with a copy of a magazine with him on the cover and tell him how great he was - maybe that's how he had wished his interview with Steph would have gone.

[@jmc4975]

Are these videos just watched bh Brits who have moved abroad and can't access BBC iPlayer? Because that's my exact scenario 🤣

[@Gildedmuse]

I'm American and I watch it. It's kinda like a Brit watching The Daily Show, right?

[@jmc4975]

@Gildedmuse While being in Britain, I would say so, yeah. I moved to the US, so I actually watch the Daily Show every now and again. But I do like the panel show format, Mock The Week was great while it was on, and QI is another good watch!

[@aasterisk17]

I'm Californian and I watch every episode of this, plus all the old episodes of Mock the Week! (Would love to mention John Oliver here, but he's an American Brit, so not sure that counts at all--but he sure is hilarious.)

[@Gildedmuse]

@@jmc4975 I guess my point was just that I still find the jokes funny, even if I'm less familiar with the politics. It's not a perfect similie since most UK citizens are likely far more informed about US politics than the reverse, so they're more likely to be familiar with reference material and what not. Still, there are enough jokes accessable even if you don't have a solid knowledge of UK politics (just like the Daily Show has plenty of jokes that work without having to know our political scene that well) plus the more I watch the more I find myself strangely up to date about UK politicians (to be fair I also used to watch MtW and now watch Pod Save the UK. So I'm not completely without reference points for HIGNFY but I'd bet that many Americans viewers are in a similar position).

[@vidurbutalia2130]

Martin Lewis was great. I wish more of the 'serious journalists' would double down on the comedy - sometimes some who are very good in general seem like they're afraid they won't be taken seriously the next day talking about serious topics if they pretend to be a blowhard for comic effect.

[@MckIdyl]

I know "Martin & Lewis", but never heard of Martin Lewis.

[@chrishaddow6059]

Who is the host? I presume he has some sort of financial/consumer advice show, but I have no idea who he is. Perhaps why the show was more about the host promoting himself than any previous show, the lengthy bit about him not approving of air fryers being perhaps the most egregious example. I love the show, but I found this wasn't one of their best.

[@nopenope3780]

St George didn't come from Palestine. He might have died there, though.

[@angeladawn805]

Me, me, me,me me...15million monthly users. What's that Steph? No one likes a show-off. Good old ViVaHD posts a timely extended edition (many thanks, and much appreciated ❤) And after due consideration, I still can't like Me me me me Martin Next week is gunna be awesome 😊

[@fifisuki1876]

27K Views and 1K Likes - What's Wrong with You 26K? Come On!

[@coreycook6591]

Increase Channel Weight for Algorithm

[@johnkochen7264]

There is no “h” after the “s” in “consumer”.

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

Mmm...bof.

[@topherthe11th23]

I thought that this longer version might contain the punch-line of the joke wherein which Martin Lewis always says "SUNN-ack" instead of "SOON-ack". If they ever got to it, it's been edited out. I can't find it. Does anyone of you other Commenters know? Maybe I don't get it because I'm a Yank.

[@adam.millerchip]

There isn't a punchline, that's just how he pronounces it because that's how "sunak" is pronounced in his accent if you just read the letters, even thought it's not the way to say the prime minister's name. Ian was probably making a fuss at his lack of ability to get it right, something that might be expected of a person hosting a major TV show when talking about the prime minister.

[@topherthe11th23]

@@adam.millerchip Yes, that is strange. For someone of Martin Lewis's profile in the U.K. to think that the "Sun" in "Sunak" is pronounced like the word "sun" is like if Suze Orman were to think the "Bid" in President Biden's name is pronounced like the word "bid". I mean, how does a big-time journalist like Lewis (or, hypothetically, Orman) NOT know the name of the Head of Government in the country where they were born and have always lived and worked, when they must be hearing it said aloud all the time? (Maybe some people get all their information from reading constantly and have no time left for spoken media, in which case this would make a bit more sense.)

[@louieberg2942]

Call me cynical, but I think he knows the right way... but simply doesn't do it, so as to have a special thing or something. It's like people calling Theresa May "The-ray-sa".

[@topherthe11th23]

@@louieberg2942 I also hear "Turr-REE-zer" and "Tuh-REE-zer" quite a lot.

[@Gildedmuse]

​@@topherthe11th23That's why I pronounce the H in Herb and B in Subtle.

[@saeedhossain6099]

7:50 starmer willing to use nuclear weapons, hate to make the comments section political, but it's unsurprising but likely limited to only things that seems to threaten his wife's personal projects - Still cannot fathom why this isn't brought up constantly when discussing Kier Starmer.

[@Sam-Cain]

Starmer also instructed his party to abstain from a bill that would make recruiting children as undercover police officers legal. That bill is now *law.*

[@wongbenyb2679]

why is he pronouncing Sunak as that though?

[@martavdz4972]

Determined to make him more British? "Sun-", pronounced as "soon-", means something like "justice" or "virtue" in Hindi, I think. Perhaps he wanted to make him more home-grown and related to sun (or, The Sun...)

[@wackpaddyknickknack]

G4S. Good 4 Sleeping.

[@ichijofestival2576]

@29:00: Reminds me of the propaganda produced by/for Spain's "El Generalisimo" Francisco Franco.

[@garrick3727]

I think it's because the dictator of Turkmenistan had a rap song out. KJU didn't want to be outdone. Also, Putin had one way back. Must be a thing.

[@GeraldineHughes-oj9fs]

This presenter is a total pratt

[@shaneredfern282]

Why the F did the BBC feel the need to show some lunatic in his shed and make it seem like a genuine Irish political party of consequence..

[@shaneredfern282]

Also thanks so much Viva😊

[@stefansiverud7489]

St George wasn't from Palestine

[@martavdz4972]

Good point, but he lived there

[@chinny_reckon]

This programme should be renamed "Have I got news for anyone who's not that interested in knowing what's happening regarding Gaza".

[@Gildedmuse]

Too be fair, do you WANT them to casually joke about a genocide?

[@chinny_reckon]

@@Gildedmuse of course not but they've mentioned other less serious topics since 1990 and criticised the people responsible... With relish I might add.

[@martavdz4972]

They said in autumn something like "the other big news that´s so horrifying we won´t talk about it". I just think about it in passing and I get horrified and sad and all jokes lose their edge to me. It might very well be the same with Ian and Paul - they couldn´t work as comedians if Gaza was mentioned. They don´t mention Syria or Ukraine almost at all, either.

[@helenamcginty4920]

Why does Ian and now Martin lewis have make up caked so thick it wrinkles?

[@MrKained123]

Damn. Worst host in a while...

[@Fiidnrnhr]

Wow, you’re really overdoing it with the ads this week.

[@debrabelz]

Hes just not funny, smart or interesting

[@mrsarkey]

Yeah, came across as a bit of a dick and the self deprecating comments all whiffed

[@pothos9913]

I love this show... can't stand this host. Such a thin-skinned guy shouldn't go on a topical comedy panel show. He can't handle it without getting genuinely confrontational.

[@smmozza]

… empire in decline … even THIS is becoming STUPID …

[@wobblybobengland]

It used to be good this but it's turned to shighte now like everyhing else with the BBC.

[@user-hb5kw1me1w]

Worst host in ages. Made it as much about himself as possible. Cringe. Congrats to panel making fun of his ego.

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

Our Steph can be quite judgmental at times.

[@juliehughes1258]

Well, the host DID criticize Steph's podcast, comparing it to his Super Successful and Viewed By 15 million People website. I have no problem with Steph defending herself. I didn't like that host and I hope he won't be asked back.

[@louieberg2942]

@@juliehughes1258 Exactly. All comments directed at Martin came after Martin "opened fire".

[@ThomasBusby]

God this show has gone downhill. Painfully unfunny now. Can't wait for a change of government so we get new material.

[@PhillCurtis]

Why is steph on this show 😴😴😴

[@juliehughes1258]

Because she’s awesome and she’s not Phil Curtis. Just kidding Phil, but I like her, and Martin Lewis was really being a dick and shading her money podcast. In the U.S., that host’s name connotes Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, a comedy duo from long ago.

[@topherthe11th23]

@PhillCurtis - Umm, because she's pure red-h'ot s'ex distilled until it has the viscosity of honey? Does THAT maybe explain it?

[@MrKained123]

Steph is great and vibes very well with Ian and Paul. She also has natural presenting skills and given her life before joining the bbc. It sounds like she's actually got some real world experience.

[@louieberg2942]

@@MrKained123 She really does vibe well with Ian and Paul. It's a kind of chemistry that really improves the show.

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

20:49 Llaith y Draig! (Forgotten how to spell Dragon in Welush. Oh fug, I have forgotten me Welush. I forgotten how to siarad Cymraeg, Butt. 😒) EAT WELSH CHEESE. It's good for you. But only eat it if you live in Britain! 🐑🚬🍺🫖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@garrick3727]

I'm in the States and I eat Welsh cheese. It's rather good, at least compared to most of the American crap.