I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue pause in the middle of speaking, a reference to Radio 4's other long-running panel show "Just a Minute". (Likewise, occasionally on "Just a Minute", a panellist will make a challenge of "Mornington Crescent".) Chairman Jack Dee frequently pokes fun at "Just a Minute", particularly its chairman Nicholas Parsons, whom he mimics in constantly emphasising the long experience of some panellists, and the fact that the programme can be heard all over the world. The programme has won the Gold Sony Radio Comedy Award three times: Other awards: "Clue" has been broadcast since 11 April 1972 on BBC Radio 4 with
Panel show the charades show "Give Us a Clue" ran from 1979 to 1992, and the improv game "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" aired from 1988 to 1998. Current British panel shows have become showcases for the nation's top stand-up and improv comedians, as well as career-making opportunities for new comedians. Regular comics on panel shows often go on to star in sitcoms and other TV shows. The modern British panel show format of TV comedy quizzes started with "Have I Got News for You", a loose adaptation of BBC Radio 4's "The News Quiz". "HIGNFY", as the show is sometimes known,