Editing Angus Deayton (section)

===Subsequent career===
After his stint on ''Have I Got News for You'' ended,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2373711.stm|work=BBC News|title=Quiz host Deayton fired by BBC|date=30 October 2002}}</ref> Deayton's work included a reunion of the ''Radio Active'' cast in a new episode in December 2002. In 2003, he guest-starred as [[Downing Street]]'s spin doctor in an episode of the BBC comedy ''[[Absolute Power (comedy)|Absolute Power]]'', starring [[Stephen Fry]] and [[John Bird (actor)|John Bird]]. In January 2004, he starred in the BBC comedy ''[[Nighty Night]]''. Deayton had a cameo role as a hotel receptionist in the 2004 film ''[[Fat Slags (film)|Fat Slags]]''. A few months later, he presented the quiz ''[[Bognor or Bust]]''. In January 2006, he hosted an ITV show based upon [[self-help]] videos called ''Help Your Self''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Help Yourself, With Angus Deayton - ITV1 Sketch Show |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/help_yourself_with_angus_deayton/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref>

Deayton is associated with [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]]/[[Sport Relief]] and featured in its broadcasts. He co-presented the Sport Relief charity programme ''[[Only Fools on Horses]]'' in July 2006. Deayton appeared for the England team as a second-half substitute in the [[Soccer Aid]] match in support of [[UNICEF]] on 27 May 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5022746.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223041032/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5022746.stm |archive-date=23 December 2021 |title=England stars in Soccer Aid win |date=27 May 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref> He returned as a starting player for England in a 7 September 2008 rematch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/55285-soccer-aid-2008-a-real-problem-for-football |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612212901/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/55285-soccer-aid-2008-a-real-problem-for-football |archive-date=12 June 2022 |title=Soccer Aid 2008: A Real Problem For Football |date=8 September 2008 |last=McNair |first=Andrew |publisher=[[Bleacher Report]] |access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref>

In 2007, he was in ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', playing an exaggerated version of himself in a Comic Relief-related story.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} In June 2007, Deayton returned to the BBC to host panel show, ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]''. In November 2007, he was censured by the BBC for making a "pungently personal" joke about [[Jimmy Savile]] and his mother on the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/nov/05/bbc.television1?gusrc=rss&feed=media |title=Deayton rapped for 'pungently personal' Jimmy Savile gag |work=The Guardian |access-date=30 May 2009 | location=London | first=John | last=Plunkett | date=5 November 2007}}</ref> Deayton quietly left the show in 2009 and was replaced by [[Rob Brydon]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Parker, Robin|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2009/03/brydon_to_host_bbc1_quiz.html|title=Brydon to host BBC1 quiz|work=[[Broadcastnow]]|date=11 March 2009|access-date=11 March 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090317085130/http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2009/03/brydon_to_host_bbc1_quiz.html| archive-date= 17 March 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> On 3 September 2007,{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} Deayton hosted the third series of ''Hell's Kitchen'', but was dismissed in 2009 after arguments with chef [[Marco Pierre White]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a147502/deayton-axed-from-hells-kitchen.html |title=Deayton 'axed' from 'Hell's Kitchen' |last=Rollo |first=Sarah
|website=Digital Spy |date=22 February 2009}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Claudia Winkleman]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7959120.stm |title=Winkleman to be new Kitchen host |work=BBC News|date=23 February 2009}}</ref>

In 2008, Deayton also presented ''Comedy Sketchbook'', a nostalgic look at classic comedy sketches, on BBC1. On 6 December 2008, he presented the 2008 [[National Comedy Awards|British Comedy Awards]], after host [[Jonathan Ross]] stepped down because of controversy surrounding [[The Russell Brand Show prank calls|''The Russell Brand Show'' prank calls row]].<ref name=RussellBrand>{{Cite news |author=Tara Conlan |title=Jonathan Ross pulls out of hosting British Comedy Awards |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/oct/31/jonathan-ross-itv|work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=guardian.co.uk/media |date=31 October 2008|access-date=31 October 2008 | location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081103092135/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/31/jonathan-ross-itv| archive-date= 3 November 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

His feature film appearances include the mysterious, all-knowing man in ''That Deadwood Feeling'' (2009, co-starring [[Jack Davenport]], [[Dexter Fletcher]] and [[David Soul]]), ''[[Swinging with the Finkels]]'' (2011, written and directed by [[Jonathan Newman]], with [[Mandy Moore]] and [[Martin Freeman]]),{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} and ''[[Playing the Moldovans at Tennis]]'' (2012). He returned to [[BBC Radio 4]] in 2011 to host the panel show ''[[It's Your Round]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yrv9d|title=It's Your Round|work=Radio 4 programmes|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 February 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110304030207/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yrv9d| archive-date= 4 March 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>

On 12 December 2012, Deayton joined the [[BBC]] drama series ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' as a cynical teacher and for a further series as deputy head, George Windsor. He made his first appearance in episode 27 of the eighth series in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s24/waterloo-road/news/a444663/angus-deayton-joins-teaching-staff-of-waterloo-road.html|title=Angus Deayton joins teaching staff of 'Waterloo Road'|author=Paul Millar|work=Digital Spy|date=12 December 2012}}</ref> In December 2012, he appeared on the BBC Two programme ''[[World's Most Dangerous Roads]]'', in which he and [[Mariella Frostrup]] were filmed driving along the east coast of [[Madagascar]].<ref name="roads">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01kwgsp/episodes/guide#b014hnlb |title=World's Most Dangerous Roads: Episode Guide |publisher=BBC Two |access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref> He co-starred with [[Anna Chancellor]] in the BBC sitcom ''[[Pramface]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-13 |title=Angus Deayton, Anna Chancellor join BBC Three comedy |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a324635/angus-deayton-anna-chancellor-join-bbc-three-comedy/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In August 2016, at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], Deayton wrote and performed in a revival of ''Radio Active''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/aug/06/radio-active-at-edinburgh-festival-review-angus-deayton-radio-4|title=Radio Active at Edinburgh festival review – Angus Deayton's mild media mockery'|author=Brian Logan|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=11 August 2016|date=6 August 2016}}</ref>

From 2017 to 2022, he featured in Moray Hunter's radio sitcom ''[[Alone (radio series)|Alone]]'' on BBC Radio 4 playing as Mitch, a widower and part-time therapist.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/alone/interview/moray_hunter/ | title=Moray Hunter interview – Alone| website=[[British Comedy Guide]]| date=19 April 2018}}</ref>