Ian Hislop & Jolyon Rubinstein - Post-truth & Satire: Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017

Ian Hislop, the editor of the satirical news magazine Private Eye and team captain on Have I Got News for You, came to Sheffield Doc/Fest for the first time. In conversation with the BAFTA winning actor and satirist Jolyon Rubinstein (The Revolution Will be Televised, Revolting), Ian explored the role that satire plays in documenting our world and getting to the truth, as well as discussing his new documentary exploring immigration.
Filmed by Sheffield Hallam University students and edited by Matt Sturdy.

[@6milphil975]

Absolute gem of a guest, good production values, it would take enormous effort to get this wrong. Rubinstein manages this with the ease of a professional self-obsessed idiot.

[@susanweston9510]

I agree Hislop pure entertainment interesting comfortable in boots he’s a national institution Who was the nervous twit siting next to him?

[@johnmac1960]

@@susanweston9510 Well said Susan, clearly loves to guffaw and grab the attention.

[@SuzLa1]

I think the mistake with Brexit is that people like Farage tried to get votes from racists, who thought voting to leave the EU would mean less people in Britain from Pakistan, as they didn't realise EU means Europe and white people come from Europe, and if we get less people here from Europe, it would mean more people from other places. They didn't realise Farage just wanted to keep the British economy closely linked with USA banks, encouraging people to live in greed and debt, so he could keep selling his get rich quick schemes. Plus we would be even more of a USA lapdog and have to take in the refugees due to USA meddling. Such as how Afghanistan wasn't extremist until the USA were arming and training extremists there in the 1980s against Afghanistan, and then the USA didn't care what the extremists were doing to the people until 9/11, and now the USA has just given up there to hand Afghanistan back to the Taliban, and those same people who thought leaving the EU would mean less immigrants are angry at all the refugees.

[@danoneill8751]

@@susanweston9510 Guffaw more annoying than the occasional sleezy-murderous-side-glance? Yes, I think you're right, the Gaffawing is more annoying. The psycho-glances are more scary than annoying.

[@bazd]

As a PE subscriber for many years its great to get an issue in the post in print. Have a quiet read and a giggle no bloody screens...

[@FloodedFortuna]

The presenter here is a top helmet

[@thatdutchguy2882]

Laura vi You mean,...a nob or bellend ?

[@brucemckay6615]

Total bell end....

[@AKAtAGG]

he's called fuckin jolyon - it's a huge clue

[@martinjones5965]

I've never heard of Jolyon Rubinstein but I'm surprised how many negative comments there are about him. He spoke for a very small % of the time.

[@beth12svist]

I suspect people have trouble reconciling Ian's calmness, and Jolyon's inability to sit still, and interpret the latter as attention-grabbing.

[@richardhawkins1958]

Fantastic interview. Thank you

[@peterruddy765]

Ian Hislop is a top bloke!

[@thatdutchguy2882]

Peter Ruddy That's definitely a step up from head boy.

[@johntomasini3916]

Some of the greatest lessons in life come in the form of humor from the dark side. Ian Hislop is the most informative person I have ever listened to in the last twenty years or more.

[@fugguhber4699]

Ian Hislop - without a doubt, GB's greatest treasure. I think that in all the world he is the one person that I would like to meet up with the most.

[@waqarmawji7471]

Can someone give Rubinstein a gallon of nasal spray and a pair of trousers that fit

[@RIXRADvidz]

so I'm not the only one that isn't completely enchanted with the host...bad body language, poor presence, ....wanker, instantly came to mind. consensus.

[@criticuttam]

RIXRADvidz Precisely, a bellend, for the lack of a better wind.

[@andrewridge2824]

It might be an insult to wanking, which is undoubtedly preferable to this interviewer.

[@cuebj]

Can't stop picking and fiddling with his fingers as if he's bored. tbf - he got a lot better aas the show went on

[@essen961]

"Don't be scared! Be funny!"

[@myriaddsystems]

Orwell wasn't that young when he died but 1984 was one of the greatest satires...

[@g13n79]

he was in his 40s

[@danielhowell5169]

This interviewer really fancies himself.

[@simoncooper8272]

Great stuff we in Gibraltar are still not thought of and left here as a bargaining chip

[@CH1LDOFTHEMOON]

Thumb`s down for NOT showing the video clips.

[@brucemckay6615]

Yeah... legal issues... happens all the time...

[@persiaiskandar4268]

Love him.

[@withonelook1985]

Rubinstein is off his face...

[@nightw4tchman]

Jolyon Rubinstein's laugh is too loud, irritating, obnoxious and distracting. I'm six minutes in and I've had to stop because of it.

[@salubrious]

Couldn't agree with you more. Kind of overdoes the body language too.

[@MianCowell]

3 seconds in; saw the ankles and knew he was a class A bellend. Seems to me he's been reading The Game as his bible based on the rest of his appearance. What an obnoxious prick.

[@dominicbriggs1182]

nightw4tchman try their news roast pod cast right irrtitating fucks cutting the guests of with not very good jokes

[@davedraycott5779]

Like a donkey

[@williamherbert7938]

Does anyone know which spitting image sketch that was?

[@Muck006]

Thanks for the link, sadly the joke "needs" the comparison to the real life politics to understand small jokes. In the current climate of political "correctness" trying to create a world where no one is allowed to even potentially offend anyone else it is really unlikely to have something as "offensiveness based" as Spitting Image.

[@williamherbert7938]

Sorry I meant a clip with Ian Hislop's puppet in?

[@zapfanzapfan]

I must buy a copy of that magazine someday if I can find it.

[@HattmannenNilsson]

I was thinking the same thing. I just had a look at Private Eye's website and they offer subscriptions to other countries as well. I looks really quite affordable too.

[@dominicbriggs1182]

zapfanzapfan all supermarkets all the time

[@dominicbriggs1182]

Ps apart from liddle and aldi

[@zapfanzapfan]

We have Lidle in Sweden but I never shop there anyway :-)

[@dominicbriggs1182]

zapfanzapfan ahh sweden im from uk sorry so don't really know about sweden hav a look but have a look if not id b willing to send you my one's when finished with them

[@martinjones5965]

20:50 he even listened to what the audience wanted ... Spitting Image

[@liberalmatt]

A man called Jolyon being pretentious, obnoxious etc.? I can’t believe it...

[@jenovastrife]

I love Ian Hislop. Anyone know if i can get the Private Eye shipped to the states?

[@mwiinga6052]

Jenova Strife Yeah I believe they do

[@MrDavey2010]

Jolson is deeply irritating. He’s trying unsuccessfully to outdo Hislop and to pull focus.

[@alecgrant3628]

Agree. Hislop’s great. Rubinstein’s an adolescent pain in this ‘interview.’ I had to switch off after 9 minutes.

[@jamesappleton7390]

@@alecgrant3628 I was tempted to turn off too but wanted to hear what Ian had to say. Jolyon would be a great audience for Ian as he laughed out loud about anything that Ian said, appropriate or not...

[@millwallholdings]

Yep me to cant stand fake/false laughter Just one of my things, shame so its a no for me

[@Our_Sole_Pusch]

I came to the comments to voice my opinion about the host. It appears as if I don't need to.

[@martinjstephens]

Love hearing Ian speak, why so much hate for Jolyon? He's not that bad is he?

[@avengersseven7357]

If you look at the comments, most people say he's an arse. That says it all.

[@testnameone806]

At 40:40 Ian Hislop had to tell the host not to answer the question on his behalf, how often do you see a fireside chat guest have to do that?

[@avengersseven7357]

@@testnameone806 You have more patience than me. I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes of the idiot Jolyon.

[@interdave999]

Interesting to hear how London looks at the world. We don't often hear that. Very badly organised. Why incorporate clips which cannot be shown and then refer to in them in the dialogue. I had to turn the volume up and down to listen to the comments and, even then, did not hear them all.

[@GlyndwrMeredith]

Jolyon Rubinstein - instantly dislikable.

[@sc3pt1c4L]

Ian Hislop is a sceptic eh!

[@jukebolton3465]

seen the interviewers sketches, thought he was satirising posh idiots - turns out he is abit of one

[@iane427]

Hislop is great as always, terrible interviewer

[@granthurlburt4062]

Thanks to Jolyon for his too-loud "look at me" laughs.

[@johnthekeane]

What is wrong with his trousers?

[@johnmorrison7171]

Host made this unwatchable.

[@fingerhorn4]

Why do these events always employ the worst possible hosts? There are hundreds of competent people who somehow never get the gig. Rubenstein might be a decent satarist or actor (I don't know because I've never seen him before) but being an interviewer/host is a talent and skill that he simply does not possess. Cringeworthy, embarrassingly bad and poor interviewing style that ruined an otherwise absorbing event.

[@adamgibson7181]

the interviewer is an unlikeable david brent

[@TV-fu1ec]

Rubensteins legs look so weird.

[@sah10406]

Annoying that Rubinstein is so focussed on having equal numbers of questions from men and women

[@NDRonin1401]

Andrew Humphrey I found it more annoying how he was hurrying up the proceedings only to find out there was plenty of time

[@jocktigernuts680]

Doesn’t Rubinstein love himself?

[@myproxybloviator8467]

Ian ruined a lecture about Orwell to make it all about Trump Then shut off the comments Really bad

[@infinitafenix3153]

I stopped watching at 04:55

[@riddersjc]

Thanks for letting us know!

[@MrDavey2010]

I understand the reason. The interviewer is a total wanker.

[@johnmac1960]

Ian is great but the other guy is a crashing bore!

[@AicyDC]

I thought the presenter was fine. Stop moaning you lot.

[@testnameone806]

Ian didn't. At 40:40 he had to tell the host not to answer the question on his behalf, how often do you see a fireside chat guest have to do that?

[@GC-qe8vc]

I refer you to Ian Hislop's answer whenever people tell him to "stop moaning"!

[@tectorama]

I like Hislop's documentaries on TV, but stopped watching HIGNFY when it started getting over political. It was no longer funny.

[@NorrisHistoryCorner]

HIGNFY being too political? Isn't that the point of the program?

[@monkeechicken]

The host spoils this, I liked his show but he's sod all use at this and doesn't seem able to dress properly.