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British Comedy Guide
Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: Matt Crockett
Have I Got News For You

Have I Got News For You

  • TV panel show
  • BBC One / BBC Two
  • 1990 - 2024
  • 610 episodes (68 series)

Long-running topical panel game with a strong political slant, featuring team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Also features Angus Deayton.

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Series 1 (1990)

The first series of Have I Got News For You kicked things off in 1990.

Series 2 (1991)

Following the successful debut series, Have I Got News For You returned in 1991 for an extended ten episode run, plus its first Christmas special.

Series 3 (1992)

The 1992 General Election, in which John Major managed to hold onto power, started off the third series.

Series 4 (1992)

Have I Got News For You was back for a second series towards the end of 1992.

Series 6 (1993)

Series six saw both the Margaret Thatcher Special and the 1993 Christmas Special.

Series 11 (1996)

This series is notable for the absence of Paul Merton. The team captain had decided to take a one-series break from the show and thus he only appeared in the first of these eight episodes.

Series 21 (2001)

The first HIGNFY series of 2001 was a busy affair - it contained both a Children In Need Special and a 2001 General Election Special.

Series 23 (2002)

In was business as usual for HIGNFY in 2002... until The News Of The World put host Angus Deayton on its front page on the 19th May. The host suddenly was the news - it was a scandal that would eventually lead to him being forced to stand down as host.

Series 39 (2010)

A guide to the April 2010 version of the show. This series included an episode recorded the morning after the historic 2010 General Election in which Britain failed to elect a government.

Series 41 (2011)

Have I Got News For You returned on Friday 8th April 2011 for its 41st run.

Series 42 (2011)

Paul and Ian returned for a winter helping of HIGNFY, running from mid-October right through to Christmas.

Series 44 (2012)

Ian and Paul return to cover another 10 weeks of news during the autumn and early winter period of 2012.

Series 46 (2013)

A fourty-sixth series, running for 10 episodes from October to December 2013.

Series 48 (2014)

Another series, covering the Autumn and early Winter 2014 period.

Series 49 (2015)

This series covers perhaps the most important election since HIGNFY began; the May 2015 General Election.

Series 50 (2015)

HIGNFY returned in the autumn of 2015 for a landmark 50th series, running up to Christmas. This was its 25th year on screen.

Series 51 (2016)

Series 51 saw the 100th different person have a go at being guest host. The episodes were broadcast in the run-up to the referendum on whether Britain should stay in Europe.

Series 52 (2016)

Ian and Paul return for a remarkable fifty-second series of satire.

Series 58 (2019)

HIGNFY returns as Britain prepares to leave the EU, finally... maybe.

Series 59 (2020)

Brexit has finally taken place, but now the trade wrangles begin and the US Presidential election gears up. And then there's coronavirus - which means among other things, there is no studio audience.

Series 60 (2020)

HIGNFY continues to look at topics including Brexit and coronavirus.

Series 61 (2021)

Running from April 2021, this series of HIGNFY begins with Britain still in coronavirus lockdown and a virtual audience watching the recordings.

Series 62 (2021)

Series 62 sees the return of the studio audience for the first time since the covid outbreak began.

Series 64 (2022)

HIGNFY returns for its customary autumn/winter run a little earlier due to the winter-held men's football world cup, and opens with a tribute episode to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Two episodes, however, were cancelled due to the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. One was eventually re-added at the end of the run.

Series 66 (2023)

HIGNFY returns to chart another politically tumultuous autumn.

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