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Hal Cruttenden

Cast & creator

Hal Cruttenden

1969-09-09 (age 57) Ealing, London, England, UK Website IMDb

Best known for Have I Got a Bit More News for You, Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You?

Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor who has appeared on Mock the Week, Live at the Referendum, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News for You, The 11 O'Clock Show and The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, and written for The Omid Djalili Show and The Rob Brydon Show. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2002 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Cruttenden grew up in Ealing, west London and he was educated at St Paul's School and the University of York. He and his wife have two children.

Movies

12

film credits

Series

18

television credits

Career

29

1983–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Self - Panellist

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

Self · 1990

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

Self · 2007

Richard Osman's House of Games

Richard Osman's House of Games

Self - Contestant · 2017

Mock the Week

Mock the Week

Self · 2005

Across film & television

Filmography (30)

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Self - Panellist

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

Self

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

Self

Richard Osman's House of Games

Richard Osman's House of Games

Self - Contestant

Mock the Week

Mock the Week

Self

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind

The Chase: Celebrity Special

The Chase: Celebrity Special

Self - Contestant

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Self

The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link

Self - Participant

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

Self - Contestant

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

Self

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Timmer's Solicitor

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

Self

Shackleton

Shackleton

Bearded Applicant

A Married Man

A Married Man

Schoolboy

The 1970s: Those Were the Days

The 1970s: Those Were the Days

Self - Comedian

The Complaints Department

The Complaints Department

Self

The Man with the Plan

The Man with the Plan

Winston Churchill

Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

Young Hugh

Kevin Bridges: Live at the Referendum

Kevin Bridges: Live at the Referendum

Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace

Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace

Self

When News Goes Horribly Wrong

When News Goes Horribly Wrong

Comedian

Greatest Ever Christmas Ads

Self - Comedian

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs

Self

Britain's Favourite Ads Of The 70s And 80s

Britain's Favourite Ads Of The 70s And 80s

Hal Cruttenden Live: Tough Luvvie

Hal Cruttenden Live: Tough Luvvie

Himself

Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear It From Me

Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear It From Me

Self

Hal Cruttenden: Chubster

Hal Cruttenden: Chubster

Self

Hal Cruttenden: Chubster

Hal Cruttenden: Chubster

Writer