Jason Manford to host Have I Got Sport For You
Have I Got Sport For You, the spin-off pilot from Have I Got News For You which will air this December on BBC One, will be hosted by Jason Manford.
The episode was recorded last night (19th November) at Riverside Studios, with the teams looking back on the past year of sport.
The Sun reports that boxing promoter Eddie Hearn and Paralympian Kadeena Cox were also involved in the recording.
News of the pilot was first revealed in February, with the BBC looking for a new sports-based format following on from the cancellation of A Question Of Sport, which was axed after 53 years on air. Radio 4 previously aired a one-off panel show episode titled Have I Got Sport For You in 2012, hosted by Nick Hancock.
A source told The Sun: "This spin-off will follow a similar format to the current affairs show, in that it will take a lighter look at the world of sport. Obviously it will draw some comparisons with the now defunct A Question Of Sport, but that was much more of a straight quiz, whereas the quiz element with HIGNFY plays second fiddle to the banter."
Jason Manford, who guest hosted Have I Got News For You for the first time in May of this year, says: "It's such a privilege to be hosting this show - a sports version of Have I Got News For You. It's an idea that's so good, it only took them 34 years to come up with it."