Have I Got a Bit More News for You Series 62 Episode 2

*Contains some strong language and adult humour.
Alexander Armstrong is guest host with panellists Mishal Husain and Geoff Norcott joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop.

[@garthrogers2269]

They're not the EU's supply shortages, they're the UK's supply shortages.

[@pvandck]

Got to stick to the narrative, though.

[@Eisenwulf666]

been living in various countries of the EU, no shortages of any kind during that period of time.

[@SkyWidows]

22:44 My parents were managers of a pub in Old Trafford around 1988. A coach full of Chelsea fans were going by, and my mum, in all her wisdom, started jeering them. The coach stopped, people got out. All I remember was being told to "get up the f****** stairs!", looking back and seeing my parents and the staff try stop them from getting in.

[@SkyWidows]

@Heloise O'Byrne I doubt it, or at least I was never told. I was about 5 at the time. I just remember being told to go, and my parents with maybe a barman or two holding the doors to stop them getting in. I didn't find out what actually happened til I was in my 20s.

[@wich1]

Aww, wish they would’ve kept the intro of the 1st episode

[@crustaccione]

that was purely a Michael Gove Rave Special that can only be savoured like a rare delight

[@anggasurbakti8269]

That would be a bad idea

[@pvandck]

@@crustaccione "Delight" isn't something normally associated with Michael Gove.

[@paulelkin3531]

@@pvandck Delight is regularly associated with micheal Gove. Happens every time he leaves the room.

[@seanglaze7284]

Alexander Armstrong is a good sport. He takes Paul in stride and doesn't get ruffled. Occasionally even returns the bant.

[@stephaniewaters1777]

:) thanks the upload Life throws challenges and they do the show year in, year out. Amazing dedication

[@mulrich]

I'm somewhat disappointed that the script didn't have Alexander go, "Yes, her husband had taped over their wedding video with 'COPS'. Annoying, but what ya gonna do? What ya gonna do when they come for you?" On the note of the Kunsten art museum (located in my home town), the art director of the museum acknowledged that it was quite clever, but still warned the artist that it wasn't what he was contracted to do and to give the money back, unless he wanted to be reported for fraud.

[@robertadams8192]

Regarding the hamster making investments, I remember 2 experiments from the past. In one test they used a dart board to select investments and in the other they closed their eyes and pointed to pages of stocks in a newspaper. In both cases they were compared to expert advice and in both cases the random choices were better!

[@beenaplumber8379]

I expect they only publicize such things after they have "succeeded". Sometimes a string of random guesses can align with something more complex, but we can only know by looking back. They are not predictive. A string of successful guesses does not make the next guess more reliable. Also, if you look closely at the data they showed, the hamster did horribly, then had a few spectacular days, then went back to doing poorly, right when they ended the data. That's not successful. It's volatile. In fact, Mr. Goxx seemed to have been almost entirely driven by Bitcoin throughout. His numbers were tanking hard, along with Bitcoin, at the end, while all the others were holding their own. I wonder why that's where they cut the data. I wonder how they decided when to ask Mr. Goxx for a recommendation, and how they decided which options to present him? When he makes a losing choice, do they give him another choice right away?

[@debrabelz]

thank god for Paul. Truthful and hilarious

[@ylracci]

Why does the sausage situation bring me back to Yes Minister series party games episode 1984..(I was born 5 January 85) funny that yes minister episode rings true til date..lool.peace from kinshasa

[@ylracci]

@@strawberryshortcake2243 ..Indeed..Ha ha..so amusing caz Also.. bien sur..je parle aussi français..mdr..=lol..

[@Denso59]

This show is outrageously entertaining 👻

[@lindahart6049]

Been looking forward to this! Thanks so much😊

[@RIXRADvidz]

just in time for Wednesday's 11's Thanks Extras !!

[@cromac3319]

Thanks for sharing VivaHD! 👍

[@StultissimiAmatorii]

Thank you. I've been waiting for this.

[@gabrieleoverweg3716]

British sausage, reminds me of "Yes Minister", when Mr. Hacker became Prime Minister. Wonderful !

[@johnedwards466]

Thanks for uploading love it mrs edwards here

[@yesiamthatgradeAcunt_]

Thanks for the upload, I've been waiting for a new episode of HIGNFY for ages,I feel.

[@jonathaneffemey4892]

Thanks for the upload.

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

I'm with you there, Jonathan.

[@iandennison4716]

"A world without pants" - you mean Scotland, don't you?

[@wowyaywowyaywow]

"yes he's a bit of a melt" (Geoff Norcott talking about Kier). I haven't heard this expression before! Going to use it.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@lauraatkinson4790]

Paul has now created The Prince Charles Fly.

[@roscoewhite3793]

I sympathise with the newsreaders. Blue Horizons does look like Dr Evil's rocket.

[@garthrogers2269]

And Bezos looks like Dr Evil...

[@zapfanzapfan]

I wonder if they sell models of it in the gift shop... ;-)

[@tsvandyke]

in the US . .we call it ... the blue ' p e n ! s ' ( especially - when you make the ' exit ' passage ( the hatchway ) ... at the ... " tip " ) ... ( a old man couldn't get his rocket to go off - without 40% investment from the blue pill maker -VIAGRA ) ... ( how is 1 guy - using VIAGRA - to get his rocket to go up ... news-worthy - I bet there are millions of men using it - who never get to be on the news )

[@IvoTrausch]

Complaining about Ian being biased must have been the worst political move anyone could ever have made

[@granthurlburt4062]

@Heloise O'Byrne He clearly despises Boris. Have you watched many episodes of this? Hislop didnt go to Eton. "When he was five months old, Hislop's family began to travel around the world because of his father's job as a civil engineer.[2] During his infant years, Hislop lived in Nigeria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and British Hong Kong.[3] While in Saudi Arabia, Hislop has said he potentially went to school with Osama Bin Laden.[4][5] When Hislop was 12 years old his father died; his mother died when he was 32.[2] On his return to Britain he was educated at Ardingly College, an independent boarding school, where he became head boy, and began his satirical career directing and appearing in revues alongside Nick Newman.["

[@pretzelhunt]

@Heloise O'Byrne "But if you literally sit there for hours allowing Boris to be a bafoon joshing about his bafoonery with good jollity you can't turn around and say well I don't really like the guy" It's a TV show; it ruins the taping and everyone's time if there's actual confrontation: just look at the BFQotY with Mel B, and the panel didnt even particularly disapprove of her..

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

I think it's ridiculous that anybody could expect a network to regulate the biases of guests on a comedy show. It's subjective opinion and it's comedy!

[@remonacuschieri6871]

Thank you

[@tedmccarthy4761]

Hey, there's a spaceship in your bedside table drawer. And it's battery-powered for some reason.

[@granthurlburt4062]

You have to get up pretty early in the afternoon to get one over on the Spanish Police.

[@thedolphin5428]

12:00 I love it when the production flow is broken, they make fun of the writers, and they have to quickly re-do a segment.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Blue Origin penetrating the sky... ;-) Captain Kirk finally goes to space for real, boldly going where no 90 year old has gone before. Can Picard be next? :-)

[@bradhartliep879]

If he does, let's hope the rocket blows up, so we don't have to watch anymore of his 40 years of amateur overacting .. the most over-rated actor in history ..

[@jameshenderson1498]

8:03 - never has a more British thing been said

[@iananderson2777]

Water . . . water . . . more . . .

[@WalterBurton]

👍❤️👍

[@boomerang8909]

3:22 Clear your mind...

[@jackfrostcm108]

Wrexham is in Nort east Wales 🤣

[@nickkkyyy]

One of the best eminutes? Not bad at William Shatner's age.

[@martinjones5965]

41m45s this was begging for "tunneling tournament" :)

[@ingridself6076]

That head looked like michael jackson

[@pressureworks]

Injected with charisma.

[@danceswithdirt7197]

17:32 - that newscast isn't accurate, SpaceX has literally been sending astronauts to the ISS.

[@videosfromelsewhere926]

Yes exactly what I was thinking

[@DennisMoore664]

I already miss the old new intro.

[@boomerang8909]

14:25 Michal, you need a break for a week.

[@thatsnuts7006]

also this week "stabbing" guess that was cut! (see what I did)

[@colmx8441]

This would have been recorded before the attack.

[@ladyflimflam]

29:30 surprised Ian didn’t go for “drown him in a wine butt.”

[@michaelgrey1351]

There is literally nothing Geoff Norcott can't ruin by just being present.

[@pvandck]

He's an imbecile, there for the "balance".

[@theblackwidower]

Why does the Blue Origin rocket look like that!? It's unnecessary! No other rocket in history has ever had a glans! What the hell!?

[@beenaplumber8379]

I have a guess. The capsule has only one purpose - to transport tourists. I think it's designed to do so in comfort and with a good view. (Notice the huge windows all around.) That means a wide capsule, in this case wider than the booster rocket. It makes sense to me, but it has to be a challenge for their marketing people. 😛

[@Eisenwulf666]

37:32 that's not a random picture, it's a meme called Putin Walk, was en vogue almost a year ago. He is just embracing the meme. Quite clever move if you ask me

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

Another great episode. I've always liked Alexander. Once again, another really beautifull female team member, as well ! I wonder what a certain Fred Flintstone would have to say about it though, if he hasnt already...🤔

[@danceswithdirt7197]

12:08 - I love they went with another manager. I think the joke was fantastic. Don't let Merton bully you, Mr. Armstrong.

[@colmx8441]

They cut the Eddie Howe one out though from the original which makes it look even worse though. If it's a dodgy joke either run with it all the way or don't put it in at all, don't go half arsed

[@karry299]

"has entertained NATO child-killing death squads in Afghanistan" - what a stellar resume line.

[@CEngelbrecht]

French back in Bruxelles. Pourquoi pas.

[@baronmeduse]

Parce que c'est une région bilingue ?

[@CEngelbrecht]

@@baronmeduse Non, comme langue de travail dans l'UE au lieu de l'anglais. Une proposition de Macron mentionnée dans la vidéo.

[@baronmeduse]

​@@CEngelbrecht Ah oui. Il a de droles d'idées, ce mec . Ca n'arrivera jamais .

[@CEngelbrecht]

@@baronmeduse Je ne suis plus si sûr. Les États-Unis et la Grande-Bretagne semblent perdus en ce moment. Alors, pourquoi pas le français comme langue de travail à Bruxelles?

[@baronmeduse]

@@CEngelbrecht Le français diminue même dans les pays où il est une langue 'officiel'. En Belgique, les Flamands choisissent d'apprendre l'anglais comme deuxième langue ; idem aux Pays-Bas ; c'est une histoire similaire en Suisse chez les germanophones (et les Tessinois). La raison? L'anglais est plus "facile" à apprendre et a aussi une portée plus large. Le français est déjà l'une des trois langues de travail de l'UE... mais cela n'a rien changé à sa fortune décroissante dans les écoles étrangers. L'espoir que le français va devenir la langue auxiliaire du monde est un espoir vain.

[@mrstoner2udude799]

Mishail is so beautiful.

[@RIXRADvidz]

hate to say ''I told you so'' but.........Keir Starmer. almost some nost' for Jezza.....almo

[@colmx8441]

Who cut the original of this? They did a terrible job, the extended version is ok the original is just awkward.

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

Ah, there you are. I was just looking to see if you'd already posted your important point of view. I agree.

[@fredflintstoner596]

@@cannotfindmyshoes3 I JUST SIGN MELBURY !

[@vipecrx]

A brit asking how to say something in a different language. I guess it makes sense as almost none can actually speak a different language.

[@susandemir9960]

Watch them over and over. Still miss Angus

[@LordRefa]

Another episode where Paul is unfunny. Its not just the "jokes" but the tone of all his answers. Much prefer Ian. Not always funny ha ha, but he seems more relaxed and enjoying it. And very much like the way he goes against people he does not like, with reason, and does not tend to hide anything. For balance.

[@stephaniewaters1777]

They've done it for 30 years... the sheer duration of the show means there will be ups and downs Think of how many episodes will have been near personal life events that cause grief

[@solipsismworld]

FWIW, I actually found Paul funnier this episode than I have in a long time. It was like when faced with the chronically unfunny Geoff Norcott and a BBC employee afraid to say anything that wasn't a neutral fact, he upped his game for once.

[@colmx8441]

The coverage of the Pandora papers was very short in the first episode and non-existent this episode. Perhaps Paul is pissed off at this? I would be.

[@tonylawlor8833]

All that money and the future King Charles still can't speak understandable English. Charles, the King, Boris the PM, what is going on.

[@tsvandyke]

in the US . .we call it ... the blue ' p e n ! s ' ( especially - when you make the ' exit ' passage ( the hatchway ) ... at the ... " tip " ) ... ( a old man couldn't get his rocket to go off - without help from the blue pill maker -VIAGRA ) ... 40 % investor

[@billybollockhead5628]

I got opinion watching this that Paul had personal issues with the presenter..

[@danceswithdirt7197]

Paul's got to take the piss out of straight-laced people. That's sort of his MO. That being said, I don't know if there's any personal static between the two. Alexander Armstrong is rich and lives on a massive farm, supports fox hunting, and has never been entirely shy about expressing his opinions (sometimes stirring up a bit of controversy). So who knows?

[@billybollockhead5628]

@@danceswithdirt7197 after decades of watching, I’m used to Paul taking piss. But he seems to be outright nasty to Alex here. Same as he was to saville (for obvious reasons) I don’t know much about Alex outside of his sketch show and pointless

[@cc1k435]

I think it only seems he's talking to someone he's known for years.

[@bofhzerozero777]

@@billybollockhead5628 I trust his BS radar.

[@Eisenwulf666]

Armstrong has been on many times, i think it's just some sort of banter. Paul is a bit out of touch tbh, but what can you do...He is like that drunken uncle you invite to the wedding knowing full well he 's going to make jokes that aren't always funny but he's still entertaining in a way

[@michaelemusic1953]

Does anyone else find Paul Merton a little irritating when he tries too hard to be funny? :-)

[@debrabelz]

no.

[@thedolphin5428]

Most definitely. My most frequent turn-off about HIGNFY.

[@janeeyre1990]

Nope. I am working-class (US rather than UK) and have ADHD. I love people like Paul Merton, Lee Mack, or Johnny Vegas who won't stop making jokes. Keeps my brain entertained.

[@Venomonomonom]

It's annoying when the audience is boring.

[@NoFishCanSwim]

No. He is the star.

[@zgis10]

Paul Merton can, at times, be funny but is clearly a prat and a horrible person. I wish they would get rid of him from this otherwise great show. Conversely, Alexander Armstrong is pure class.

[@daftirishmarej1827]

Alexander Armstrong looks as he's lost too much weight 🙄

[@tsvandyke]

rocket ... named " blue origin " ( it's a joke - Americans are FUNNY ! ) ... unlike PAUL MERTON (UK Comedian - who needs jokes explained to him ) ) BLUE = from the 40 % investment from VIAGRA ( the blue pill ) ORIGIN = beginning of life ... ( NOT possible without a Pen!s )

[@tsvandyke]

11:04 ...When you have to ... STOP THE SHOW ... to explain a joke to a comedian . I think ( PAUL MERTON ) career as a TV Host Panelist is OVER. .. or .. SHOULD BE. 100 people in the audience ALL got the joke - ( a pic of a guy who looks like him - but not him ) - EXCEPT for the Comedian Panelist !? ... The ( unpiad ) Audience GOT the joke - FASTER than the comedian who is getting paid - to be funny !?

[@tsvandyke]

BAN ... PAUL MERTON. (11:04 ... he is god awful as a comedian - needing to have jokes explained to him ) Any FUNNY jokes are soon cancelled by ... taking time out to have jokes explained to him - why they are funny .

[@ToeTag1968]

I want to like this show but it's a little to politically charged for my tastes. Thanks for the upload all the same. Cheers from Oregon, USA!

[@bofhzerozero777]

It IS political comedy.

[@ToeTag1968]

@@bofhzerozero777 Political, yes. Comedy? Debatable at times. :)

[@pressureworks]

Injected with charisma.