Have I Got News for You S67 E2. Hannah Fry. 12 Apr 24

Hannah Fry is host, with guest panellists Zoe Lyons and Ed Patrick joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. 12 Apr 24

[@Gildedmuse]

Paul giving Private Eye that call out for their work on the Post Office was so sweet. I love when you can really see the comaraderie between the two.

[@ripdbtpoo1441]

Camaraderie or comradeship.

[@Gildedmuse]

@@ripdbtpoo1441 Thank you

[@ripdbtpoo1441]

@@Gildedmuse My pleasure, I do assure you. A shame that I have not the least inkling of for what you might be thanking me,and never shall.

[@boomerang8909]

Fast forward to 20:49

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

I wish I had the strength to wait for the extended version >.

[@floriankonig5022]

Me neither 😅

[@flipthebuzzard]

The struggle is real

[@nathanharris4105]

You and me both.

[@Paul-wd8cz]

The struggle is real.

[@Yankee7000]

Hang in there. Patience, grasshopper.. If I can, you certainly can. Bye.

[@sarahspiegler482]

ViVaHD, so quick!! thank you from Germany. 🥰🤩

[@justjoe7313]

Love Hannah Fry as the host!!!

[@billberndtson]

I'd very much like her to make a channel where she reads user manuals for appliances and stuff. How relaxing would THAT be? 🙂

[@bibliopolist]

@@billberndtson Are there still telephone books in England? I'd listen to that.

[@mattgreene01]

Love Hannah Fry in general…

[@MrFishtheorange]

*professor :p

[@EyeofAffinado]

She thinks she's funny and that's a good thing

[@maxthefacts]

A cracking episode. Hardly had a pause between gags. Zoe Lyons was on fire

[@agin1519]

Was gunna post this… Zoooooooooooooe! In the sincerest best of ways Paul and Zoe could play the two guys in the audience at the Muppets. Both looked like they were enjoying themselves a lot. And yes- Zoe was zinging.

[@ianstopher9111]

Zoe can be a bit hit or miss but today she was a hit. Would she be Statler or Waldorf?

[@rolandoscar1696]

My friend's mom hit both Triple Word Scores, using all seven letters, roared with laughter, then died. Classic way to go.😂

[@jerrylynch5611]

I can't wait for Ginger Lady Boffin...

[@ianstopher9111]

I misheard the last word when she first said it.

[@TomHermans]

Another great show. And much love for Hannah as host.

[@SuperPyst]

Hannah Fry❤

[@TheInternetHelpdeskPlays]

You know occasionally there's an episode so good, the ones around it don't seem as good. This is one of those.

[@fizz-pip]

Is this one of the good ones for you? Or one of the ones that seem less good because of a different good one?

[@randyschwaggins]

Wow...Hannah Fry is so talented! Decorated academic by day...absolute natural in front of TV cameras by night!

[@donrobertson4940]

That's Professor Fry to you.

[@kjejon1]

@@donrobertson4940 Yes, that opening line made me giggle, calm down Hannah!

[@merlapittman5034]

Fantastic episode! Zoe Lyons was at the top of her game -excellent!

[@carriemitch1]

Thanks a million VivaHD, have a lovely weekend!

[@scottm443]

They have had so many brilliant hosts, but Hannah Fry is one of the best.

[@patharasown]

You sir...are a saint.

[@switchmuso]

Love you Ginger Lady-Boffin.

[@becsutherland4506]

Thanks from Australia.

[@johnmlatzo4068]

Thank you from The USA!

[@simonkevnorris]

This is one of the better episodes for me. Everyone looked like they were enjoying themselves. Thanks for the upload.

[@djinnko]

Thank you from the US! I live for Friday nights and HIGNFY.

[@eddyk3]

"Fastest marathon carrying a household appliance". I'd choose a kettle myself.

[@mark_of_patmos]

I was waiting for them to come up with that kind of line.

[@notyetin]

Thank you very much as always, ViVaHD!

[@Mrgregmav]

Once again, thank you so much!!!

[@mattador3696]

Thanks ViVaHD from Canada 🇨🇦 can’t beat British humour

[@shellybelly35]

The eclipse covered on mexican news was hilarious 😂😂😂

[@michaelj.beglinjr.2804]

Thank you for posting this so quickly.

[@gumusluk05]

Hannah Fry is fabulous 🥰

[@yoniwolf92]

Hahaha this was a great episode thanks vivahd ❤😂 I needed a laugh this morning Thanks from Australia 😊

[@billkingston4402]

My dose of satire in a stupid world, cheers

[@cannotfindmyshoes3]

Oh it's Professor Hannah Fry ❤ hosting. I'm not waiting for the extended version. But I WILL be watching it too. Sooon. Sooon. Soon. (Soupire...)

[@nikolaslarson6891]

Hannah Fry is indeed a very charming lady.

[@TheDreamtimezzz]

Danke!!

[@gillosborne9516]

Thanks again

[@n.gineer8102]

So glad the shows back again!!

[@stu7399]

That's Life - always remember the stuffed Persian cat 😂

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

Seeing a full eclipse live is so vastly different than any video. It's more beautiful than you would think.

[@dannjp75]

@@kurdtinchainssomewhat oversimplified account of a phenomenon that has marvelled mankind since the beginning but, ok.

[@beth12svist]

I saw the 1999 eclipse in Salzburg as a pre-teen, and to be perfectly honest what I got a much bigger lasting impression of was Salzburg itself, especially the historic garden we viewed the eclipse in front of, and the torrential rain that came at some point during the day. Not the eclipse itself. Most of what I remember of the eclipse is the faffing around with the viewing equipment. 😅

[@user-ij1nv8be3i]

We still have the Planetarium of Eise Eisinga in the town of Franeker. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage. Because of all the superstition around the eclips of 1744, and vicars preaching doom and the end of the world, he felt inspired to built a planetarium in his living room and his wife let him ! Still more impressive than the eclipse in real life. Because it visualizes in beautifully painted wood all the movements around the earth. Still working and accurate ! Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@lmac9718]

Thank you so much for always posting HIGNFY! 🥰

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Crying with laughter. Thanks so much for the laughs.

[@michelewortelhoek6860]

I love this programme, really is my favourite, thank you

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

That was great. Thanks, ViVaHD.

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

We have a new opening sequence!

[@SilverMKI]

So much more convenient than watching it live - thank you!

[@lavrentivs9891]

Thank you ViVaHD, you're the best! =)

[@Ulleskelf]

Love it at 27:10 when Ian turned to Ed and said "I thought you were very good"

[@littlewoodimp]

Perfect, thank you!

[@cybertrin1]

27:35 “Are we really not going to speak about the elephant in the next room?”

[@user-pp5yl8ti9k]

thank you!

[@barbararowley6077]

I’d point out that it’s standard procedure to put new batteries in each time you use a Holter or other long monitor, even if the batteries still have lots of energy left and it’s a surprisingly large expense because of volume - whilst it’s a small expense for each individual patient. So it is a simple way to save whilst having minimal impact on patients.

[@Gildedmuse]

Yeah, but it's a strange, you have to admit. Like.... it would be cheaper for everyone getting a shot to bring their own needle, but if you're doctor asked you to do that you'd be majorly suspicious.

[@willemm9356]

In that case, I assume those patients then get to take their still-mostly-full batteries back home?

[@petertaylor4980]

​@@Gildedmuse I did once spend a summer in a country for which UK travel advice was to take a needle pack in case of needing to visit A&E.

[@Gildedmuse]

@@petertaylor4980 Well, fair enough I suppose.

[@Heavy-Metal-Spike]

Best episode in AGES! Thanks for the upload.

[@victoria9590]

Brilliant as per usual. Love from Spain x

[@plantopiausa]

Thank you from Indiana

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks so much for posting

[@abrown3286]

❤ thank you for sharing

[@angeladawn805]

Thanks for posting ❤❤❤

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you!

[@jenn976]

Thank you!!!

[@Surethien]

As always thank you

[@karinbarger9192]

It felt so good to laugh 😆😃👵🏼 Necessary! Want to thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing!

[@jpenneymrcoin6851]

Hannah's cheekbones are so perfect - how she didn't become an actress instead of a professor i have no idea.

[@MarcSchnapp]

Thanks for the weekly lift! If only American culture had the facility with the language and sparkling wit! We could really use a show with this degree of intelligence and fun. (I totally share the desire to see the extended versions along with the standard 30 minute ones. But this is way too delicious to postpone for even a single day!)

[@Gildedmuse]

I mean, we have the Daily Show. It's more like the Mash Report minus it's more absurdist segments, but still. I have noticed that American producers seem interested in the panel show genre, they just do not seem to have figured out how to capture it and translate it for American audiences. Which is strange because one of the panel shows they tried to bring over was Taskmaster and as far as I can tell, the British version of Taskmaster works just fine for American fans (in fact, I think part of why it failed was simply that people who tend to watch a lot of overseas shows simply expect American versions to suck. Because when I watch it alongside other international versions, the biggest change they made was going from a longer program to a 30 minute slot. That definitely effects that show's pacing as well as how many tasks you get - and it just gives us less time to get familiar with the contestants which I think is an important aspect of the game - but otherwise, it wasn't THAT different, and yet you would think based on reviews that they took the took the title card and then the whole show is just someone taking a dump on screen for 20 minutes. They also tried Would I Lie To You which.... at least I can understand why they would want to make an American version of that, since a major element is knowing the celebs. It's not entirely necessary, but it definitely helps to clarify some of the jokes and stories. Again, they did a real middling job, like it wasn't horrible but it was no where near as enjoyable as the original. They shortened it again, I believe, and also changed the tone slightly (the tone in American TM was also somewhat different, however, every international version has a slightly different tone; I feel like the tone is really set by the Taskmaster even though he's the person with the least screentime.) I don't know if it could have been successful if they'd advertised more or made it more internet friendly, but it's a shame that yet another awesome program failed when brought over. Right now, America's best Panel Show is "After Midnight", a Panel Show that doesn't realize it's a panel show. Seriously, it keeps calling itself a game show with no prize meets a talk show without a point and I'm like "yes, you have described a panel show". Still, despite not knowing what they created, it does seem America is really trying to make this panel show thing happen.

[@beth12svist]

​​@@Gildedmuse I think a big part of the problem with American Taskmaster, and why Taskmaster fans almost universally hate it, is the exact nature of the different tone it picked. Or rather, I might say, the lack thereof, going hand in hand with the shorter runtime. There isn't that much of the banter in between, the more lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek feeling of "we're just being silly and the points don't really matter" that makes British panel shows work, and that makes Taskmaster work in different countries even with a slight tone shift. It kind of lacked cohesion in that department, so what came out most strongly to the viewer were the nasty bits and the competitiveness, and no one watches Taskmaster for true nastiness (one would hope). A good deal of the charm is also that very often at least some of the people involved know each other and how to riff off each other, and the American version was also rather lacking in that respect. P.S. And, to clarify further, I do think a good deal of the blame may lie in the choice to make it so short, and that maybe editing out too much is largely to blame. It doesn't flow smoothly, genuinely funny remarks that might be iconic in another version don't have enough build-up and just kind of sit in vacuum, the awkward moments of Alexisms don't get enough time to be actually funny, et cetera. It creates an overall awkward feeling that these people who agreed to do a silly show never let go enough to actually be silly.

[@user-ij1nv8be3i]

To be honest, this is a unique combination that has become a cherished tradition. It only just survived, The BBC tried to kill it off 4 years ago. They almost succeded.

[@Hexon66]

Sorry, but I just don't see 'Starmer is dull' and 'Biden is old' jokes as qualifying as wit.

[@tvdan1043]

I think the closest thing we have to this show in the US is NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!"

[@danmayberry1185]

Prof. Hannah for permanent host!

[@dannjp75]

The only show on BBC worth the tv licence

[@sn4rff]

thanks for this ❤

[@Mogwai1923]

Cheers for the upload

[@alisonlilley3039]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, ViVaHD

[@russellgaudin5981]

Thank you

[@miguelurdaci7884]

Everybody knew the sausages trick as we watched live in the 70s

[@otter7527]

Perfect casting for this one !

[@skaworld509]

I stan for prof. Han

[@whitneylake2107]

I have several hernias from cackling. I think watching this show should be mandatory so we can share our pain together

[@TheActualCathal]

Hey, it's her from Numberphile.

[@MrTimdriver]

Awesome. Cheers!

[@thehellyousay]

ahhh, the beauty of academia ...

[@daelhenk7284]

Thank god HIGNfY is back!

[@annettealexander3673]

Bang on Paul about private eye covering the post office fiasco

[@yermuva]

Let's be fair to Rishi Sunak here... We all loved him in Jungle Book didn't we?

[@brianferguson7840]

Mowgli Sunak, ooby do, I wanna be like you oo oo.

[@user-ij1nv8be3i]

Absolutely phantastic that I can watch this on saturday morning in the middle of nowhere. Pain in my belly from laughing. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@Skorpys365]

The post scandal is horrendous. The people responsible (I'm not from the UK and haven't followed the case, only seen it mentioned on HIGNFY a couple of times) should be jailed for at least ten year and be legally bankrupted and have all their assets sold off and given to the victims of their crimes.

[@patscott8612]

Same fridge boris hid in

[@muoian]

Anyone else pay particular attention to Paul’s shirts ? … always interesting designs

[@user-ij1nv8be3i]

I did ! Like in every episode ever. Always a treat. It needs its own website probably.

[@muoian]

@@user-ij1nv8be3i good idea 👍

[@muoian]

@@user-ij1nv8be3i I’m happy there are connoisseurs here 😂😂

[@Desmo904]

Great episode. I thought Ian's guest did really well! (As did Zoey Lyons) 👍

[@papagarth]

For fun, an aside : apparently, dogs wag their tails when they're excited, which is why some might bight while wagging

[@user-ij1nv8be3i]

It's like babies laughing hysterically when they are thrown in the air by their own parents. Feign like you think it is fun for dear life, to survive the shock and agony.

[@brianferguson7840]

A bit like myself really 🐕

[@mitre1]

I wants me some Hannah Fry

[@stephenhill4934]

Great episode. I actually laughed at Paul Merton’s Jokes.

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

Avoid? 😂 So much more polite than the American version...

[@blaxtru]

Brilliant. None of the BBC's detractors come close to the wit and hilarity.

[@aerial_camera_video_imaging]

That's LIFE

[@Dept_Of_Ducks]

Wait, people didn’t already think that guy was manipulating the dog’s mouth into talking???

[@lotuseater7247]

Hannah Fry still being a hottie

[@Thucydides65]

Very much so 😍

[@lynetteray2146]

Addidas? Those are popular amongst Russians -- clear Putin connection.

[@wisleylau3149]

Love the episode, also where is the extended edition?

[@ripdbtpoo1441]

Hey ! Well SAID Keir Starmer to the baby's mother ! Self - awareness indeed !

[@arthurking2614]

I was waiting for the comments on Cameron's disaster of a trip to America and having been shown the door by the house leader.

[@user-ij1nv8be3i]

That's a compliment for Cameron. Considering the quality of the present House Leader in American Congress. The world appreciates that someone tries to do something about the insanity of Donald Trump and the Maga Leader of the House.

[@kidswidcrayons]

Credits updated but Paul still throwing down the Joe Pasquale references...

[@peterwomersley]

Smooth oprator Silky presentation skills

[@TakahisaShinoku]

You ever think Paul moves like a Thunderbird?

[@thombullock4071]

How did no one respond to “man who had vasectomy during earthquake says” with “did the earth move for you?”

[@JonoPS]

Any relation to Stephen Fry?

[@NikGibbs]

No relation

[@stuartfergusson-bt1bi]

Why did she introduce herself as Professor Hanna Fry, but the Doctor as Ed Patrick?

[@rtimofei1]

To be fair there is a Panadol logo which looks more like an eclipse