- His mother, Susan Deayton, was an employee at Bletchley Park where the Nazi's Enigma code was cracked during World War II.
- He has one son, of whom Richard Wilson is godfather.
- He was dropped as host of the popular satirical news quiz Have I Got News for You (1990) after 11 years at the helm following a UK newspaper scandal.
- His one time partner Stephanie De Sykes wrote at least two U.K. Eurovision Song Contest entries which makes his programme "Not Another Eurovision Song Contest" somewhat ironic.
- He is a supporter of Manchester United.
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