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.
- Continues on Friday on BBC1 at 10pm with Series 68, Highlights Special
- Catch-up on Series 68, Episode 10
Streaming rank this week: 204
Episode menu
Series 52, Episode 1
Further details
Talking about hosting the show, Nick Clegg says: "Call me a glutton for punishment as I know Hislop and Merton don't pull their punches but I couldn't turn down the offer to present an episode of Have I Got News For You. I like to think five gruelling years of coalition government will have been good preparation."
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 7th October 2016
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ian Hislop | Team Captain |
| Paul Merton | Team Captain |
| Nick Clegg | Host / Presenter |
| Kevin Bridges | Guest |
| Roisin Conaty | Guest |
| Colin Swash | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Kevin Day | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Steven Dick | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Karl Minns | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lissa Evans | Director |
| Mark Barrett | Series Producer |
| Ed Ryland | Producer |
| Richard Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Pinki Chambers | Executive Producer |
| Simon Brook | Editor |
| Jon Ellis | Editor |
| Todd Dalton | Editor |
| Rich Ellis (as Richard Ellis) | Editor |
| Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
| Mikki Rain | Production Designer |
| Karen Jackson | Costume Designer |
| Peter Raby | Lighting Designer |
| George Webley (as Big George) | Composer |
Videos
Series 52 trailer
Four months ago the Amazing Paul was predicting some topical comedy in your future...
Featuring: Ian Hislop & Paul Merton.
Nigel Farage's advice to Donald Trump
The teams talk about Nigel Farage meeting Donald Trump.
Featuring: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Nick Clegg, Kevin Bridges & Roisin Conaty.
Press
Arriving for a 52nd series, HIGNFY has rarely been more welcome. Over the next 11 weeks, Ian Hislop and Paul Merton will, as ever, captain the teams skewering the increasing ludicrousness of world affairs. They'll be running over the US presidential election, too, which is likely to provide ample quarry for some terrifying hilarity. Nick Clegg has a go in the host's chair, while Kevin Bridges is one of the week's guest panellists.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 7th October 2016