"Were you hoping our answer would be funnier than this?" Victoria is a treasure.

"The Black calling the kettle a crook" is pure word magic!

The Dalai Lama would never fake something in a speech, but I've seen him talk in person and listened to the Q&A afterward, and I'm sure if there was a way he could ham it up and get a laugh he would, especially if he could get people to laugh at him for something. He told my group (neuroscientists) we should be working on a pill that could make people happy. During Q&A someone pointed out that we've got a wide variety of such pills, mostly illegal. No one laughed more than he did! He clarified that he meant happiness with no negative consequences. He is the Buddha of happiness, and that's his mission.

Victoria looks so uncomfortable and even says how awkward it is at one point. But, after the first row between Ian and his lordship peters out, she's like, "Wait, wasn't there some question about..." Killer instinct for comedy.

I love how Ian doesn’t let him off the hook!

There is a painfully detailed Wikipedia article on Lord Conrad Black.

Simpler times... when the big issues were badgers and train tickets.

wholly smoldering upload buttons Bowman !!!!! thanks billions

Hislop has a perfect show. Brilliant

I’m no fan of Conrad Black, but he took the ribbing far, far better than did Piers Moron, Morgan, I mean Morgan

Victoria ; gorgeous, intelligent and funny.

In 2019 Trump issued Black a full pardon, again taking care of his rich friends.

Victoria’s look at 38:46 😅

Is it Ian's birthday? Because I think he enjoyed this one due to the guest. :p

Put Ian and Paul on the one team sometime.

Seeing Trump then is spooky now that we know what we know.

Interesting view on Trump... given where we are now....

Bob Hope HAD to be Alexander's father.

Aw-kward! (Yet somehow strangely endearing… ) Thanks BH.

Can Ian Hislop come to the US and talk to the GOP??

Conrad Black had a lot of balls to come on this

@23:18 A few people in the audience hear this. Bit Lordly, doncha reckon?

Just came across this episode, what a corker!

When Black called Ian a banana, what did he mean? I don’t understand the slang.

Ian is far from perfect but boy he has cajones. Respect.

Paul Merton was very uncharacteristically expressionless and silent during portions of this show.

I'm petty enough to point out that it is Conrad Lord Black or more simply Lord Black - not Lord Conrad Black.

What was wrong with watching a DVD?? By the way, I could watch these repeats during lockdown.

My first exposure to Baron Black, but I have to say that I like his style.

Conrad Black is completely off his game here. That's why it is a riot. Conrad has plenty of wit and humour, but it comes out at a cocktail party or an interview with a tv host like Steve Paiken (check youtube. A Canada reference).

I love how they all mock Trump and make fun of him and yet he showed all of them.

Black has a strange, uppity-Canadian accent. Definitely not American accent, even though the Brits probably can't tell.