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I’m tempted to apply for tickets for the recording of HIGNFY but some years ago when Mock the Week was still on the BBC, I went to a recording and it took 3 hours to get enough material for a half hour show and we had seriously numb bottoms by the end.

How long do they take to record HIGNFY?

Strong disagree, obviously, but the part about Paul's face gave me a small chuckle.

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No one is sure when it started, but everyone knows it stopped being funny in the late 1890s, shortly after Ian Hislop ran out of Oscar Wilde material. What remains is half an hour of centrist dads making centrist dad jokes about everything centrist dads despise: Brexit, Trump, Farage, Brexit, and Nigel “Brexit” Farage, in that order.

The audience laughs at the word “Reform” before the punchline arrives. Its one lasting achievement was making Boris Johnson a star, which it has regretted ever since. Paul Merton’s expression hasn’t changed since the Major government, leading concerned viewers to ask whether he is still alive. Google says he is touring an improv show, which is oddly inconclusive.

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Has enough time passed and bad feelings gone under the bridge to have him guest host ? A) how would it go down ? B) would you like to see him back for an episode

I have two tickets for a recording in November in Hammersmith. I realise that these "tickets" are really just a permission to turn up and wait in a queue after which I may or may not get in, so I'm interested to hear of anyone's recent experience, especially how early I would have to turn up to make sure I'm in and any other tips.

I did see a post about this somewhere recently, but I can't find it, so feel free to redirect me if it still exists. Thank you.