Private Eye

British satirical and current affairs magazine

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2023 Posthumously appointed Companion of the Order of Australia for 'eminent service to the arts as a comedian, actor, author, satirist and entertainer'
2023 Peter Usborne, a key figure associated with Private Eye, passed away.
2023 Private Eye published a controversial satirical cover addressing the Israel–Hamas war, which sparked debate about criticism of the Israeli government's actions in Gaza. The cover prompted accusations of antisemitism from critics like investigative journalist David Collier, while others defended it as legitimate political commentary.
April 22 2023 Barry Humphries passed away, concluding his influential career in comedy and performance.
April 22 2023 Died at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst, Sydney, at the age of 89, after complications from hip surgery.
February 2023 Suffered a fall that led to complications following hip surgery.
2022
Ian Hislop
Hislop co-wrote 'Spike', a play about Spike Milligan during the period of writing The Goon Show, with Nick Newman.
May 2022 Published an article titled 'Cesspit News' highlighting Sir James Anderton's inaction regarding Cyril Smith's decades-long abuse of boys in care.
January 2022
Ian Hislop
Hislop, along with Richard Brooks and Solomon Hughes, presented evidence on MPs' conduct to the House of Commons' Standards Committee.
2019
Ian Hislop
Received the Outstanding Contribution to British Media award at the Campaign British Media Awards.
2018 Criticized on social media for comments about transgenderism, leading to the Barry Award being renamed.
September 6 2018
Ian Hislop
Curated an exhibition at the British Museum called 'I Object: Ian Hislop's Search for Dissent', which ran until 20 January 2019.
2017 Became Honorary Fellow of King's College London
2017
Ian Hislop
Hislop co-wrote 'A Bunch of Amateurs' with Nick Newman and the play 'Trial by Laughter' was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
April 2017
Ian Hislop
Hislop won the London Press Club's print journalist of the year award, highlighting Private Eye's strong sales figures.
2016 Received Honorary Doctorate from the University of South Australia
2016 Private Eye reached its highest-ever circulation with over 287,000 copies sold in the Christmas edition, demonstrating the magazine's enduring popularity despite declining print media trends.
2016
Ian Hislop
Delivered the prestigious George Orwell Lecture at London's UCL.
2016
Ian Hislop
Hislop co-wrote 'The Wipers Times', a play based on a World War I newspaper, with Nick Newman.
November 2016 Private Eye's official website was included in a list of over 150 'fake news' websites compiled by US lecturer Melissa Zimdars. The magazine strongly rejected this classification, arguing their content is satirical journalism and not intentionally misleading news.
October 2016 Gordon Anglesea is convicted of historic sex offences, vindicating the serious nature of the allegations Private Eye had previously reported.
March 4 2015 Launched the Private Eye Podcast, hosted by Andrew Hunter Murray, named after a running joke on page 94 of the magazine.
2014 Awarded Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend Award for lifetime achievement
2013 Received Britain-Australia Society Award for contribution to the relationship between Britain and Australia
2013 Appeared in the documentary 'Chalky' about his longtime friend and colleague Michael White.
2011 Named 'Oldie of the Year' for his enduring entertainment contributions
2011 Elected a member of the Roxburghe Club, an elite bibliophilic society.
2010 Phil Hammond, writing under the pseudonym 'MD', publicly acknowledged that Private Eye got it wrong in its coverage of the MMR vaccine controversy after Andrew Wakefield was disciplined by the General Medical Council.
October 11 2010
Ian Hislop
Played a small role in the Greek television series 'The Island', based on his wife's bestselling novel, which premiered on Greece's Mega television channel.

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