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name: "Paul Wheeler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-wheeler-66124"
fi1m_id: "paul-wheeler-66124"
imdb_id: "nm0923935"
tmdb_id: 66124
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T17:19:05.122671+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paul Wheeler

## Identity

Paul Wheeler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-wheeler-66124
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-wheeler-66124
- **IMDb ID:** nm0923935
- **TMDB ID:** 66124
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923935/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66124

Director. Born in UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923935/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66124

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Have I Got News for You*](https://film.one/tv/have-i-got-news-for-you.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Paul Wheeler is a British television director. He has directed more than 300 episodes of the BBC panel show *Have I Got News for You* since 1995.

Wheeler has also directed over 100 episodes of *Live at the Apollo* since 2004, as well as comedy specials and series including *Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow* (2009–2011) and stand-up shows by Jimmy Carr and Russell Brand. He received a BAFTA nomination for his work.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Have I Got News for You* (1990), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/have-i-got-news-for-you.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Danny Bhoy: Mr Priority* (2024), Director
- *Rob Beckett: Wallop* (2022), Director
- *Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply* (2019), series, Director
- *Adam Hills: Clown Heart Live* (2017), Director
- *Josh Widdicombe: What Do I Do Now...* (2016), Director
- *Romesh Ranganathan: Irrational Live* (2016), Director
- *Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live* (2016), Director
- *Paul Chowdhry: PC's World* (2015), Director
- *Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler* (2015), Director
- *John Bishop: Supersonic Live* (2015), Director
- *Lee Mack - Hit the Road Mack* (2014), Director
- *Jason Manford: First World Problems* (2014), Director
- *Russell Brand: Messiah Complex* (2013), Director
- *Sean Lock: Purple Van Man* (2013), Director
- *Jack Dee: So What? Live* (2013), Director
- *Adam Hills: Happyism Live* (2013), Director
- *Josh Widdicombe Live: And Another Thing* (2013), Director
- *Reginald D Hunter Live: In the Midst of Crackers* (2013), Director
- *Seann Walsh Live 2013: Seann To Be Wild* (2013), Director
- *Paul Chowdhry: What's Happening White People?* (2012), Director
- *Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012* (2012), Director
- *John Bishop Live: Rollercoaster Tour* (2012), Director
- *Jimmy Carr: Being Funny* (2011), Director
- *Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog* (2011), Director
- *John Bishop Live: The Sunshine Tour* (2011), Director
- *Chris Addison: Live* (2011), Director
- *Russell Kane: Smokescreens and Castles Live* (2011), Director
- *Julian Clary Live: Lord of the Mince* (2010), Director
- *Meet Karl Pilkington II* (2010), Director
- *Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show* (2010), Director
- *Sean Lock: Lockipedia Live* (2010), Director
- *Lee Mack: Going Out Live* (2010), Director
- *Jimmy Carr: Making People Laugh* (2010), Director
- *Dave Gorman: Stand-Up. Live.* (2010), Director
- *Andy Parsons: Britain's Got Idiots* (2009), Director
- *Jason Manford: Live at the Manchester Apollo* (2009), Director
- *Michael McIntyre: Live & Laughing* (2008), Director
- *Sean Lock: Live!* (2008), Director
- *Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny* (2008), Director
- *Frank Skinner: Stand-Up* (2008), Director
- *Lee Mack: Live* (2007), Director
- *Alan Carr: Tooth Fairy Live* (2007), Director
- *Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal* (2006), Director
- *Comic Aid* (2005), Director
- *Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters* (2003), Director
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1967), series, Writer

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