Angus Deayton Angus Deayton Gordon Angus Deayton (; born 6 January 1956) is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian, and broadcaster. He was the original presenter of the satirical panel game "Have I Got News for You", a job from which he was dismissed in October 2002 after a second round of tabloid allegations about his personal life. He was also the host of British panel show "Would I Lie To You?" from 2007–2008. He also played Victor Meldrew's long-suffering neighbour Patrick Trench in the comedy series "One Foot in the Grave", and George Windsor in the final three series of "Waterloo
Have I Got News for You During the late 1990s, the website haveigotnewsforyou.com, run in association with Freeserve, featured interactive versions of the show's games, including the missing words round and the caption competition, with prizes up for grabs. "Have I Got News for You" started broadcasting a video podcast, "The Inevitable Internet Spin-off", on 13 April 2007. It was initially planned to run for six series, from series 33 to 38, taking it to the end of 2009. Referred to as "webisodes", episodes are available via both the BBC iPlayer and YouTube. From the beginning of Series 37, a new internet feature, "Have I Got