Ian Hislop is editor of Private Eye, a broadcaster, writer and performer. He joined Private Eye in 1981, became deputy editor in 1985 and then editor in 1986.
He is probably best known for co-hosting BBC’s weekly news quiz Have I Got New For You.
Ian has received numerous prestigious awards, including a BAFTA Award for Have I got news for you in 1991; Editors’ Editor, British Society of Magazine Editors in 1991; Magazine of the Year, What the Papers Say in 1991; Editor of the Year, British Society of Magazine Editors, in 1998; Channel 4 Political Awards, for Political Satire in 2004; and a Channel 4 Political Award, for Political Comedy in 2006.