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‘HAVE I Got News For You is lucky in the regard that there is always fresh material to poke fun at.
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The last series, however, foundered after keeper of scores Angus Deayton was exposed as being every bit as depraved as the people the show lampoons, and sacked.
The skill with Deayton was not that he was funny or especially witty but that he was a good enough performer to be relied upon to act funny and read an autocue.
The likes of Jeremy Clarkson, Anne Robinson and Boris Johnson all had goes at filling Deaytons shoes and all (with the unwitting exception of Johnson) failed to impress.
As the official BBC website says: He is still sorely missed, and will be for a long time.
So to the new series, which starts on BBC1 at 9:30 tonight, and the question of who will be the foil for Paul Merton and Ian Hislops barbs?
At the time of writing we have been unable to find out, a situation that might owe less to secrecy and more to the fact that the Beeb is still hunting for somehow who might want the job.
Perhaps the time to bring Deayton back has come? Or for the show to be finally laid to rest?’
Posted: 17th, October 2003 | In: Celebrities Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
