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“There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You.” quote by Ian Hislop — Download Open image

“There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You.”

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I've got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn't mean you have the lifestyle people expect.

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I do have a residual belief that, if at all possible, you should try not to mock the weak.

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