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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 - 2025
  • 620 episodes (69 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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Royal Television Society Awards 2025 nominations

Gavin & Stacey, Things You Should Have Done, We Are Lady Parts, Alma's Not Normal, Boarders and Ludwig are amongst the nominees for the Royal Television Society Awards 2025.

British Comedy Guide, 11th March 2025

Most-watched TV comedies of 2024 revealed

Gavin & Stacey, Wallace & Gromit, Outnumbered, Ludwig and Michael McIntyre's Big Show were amongst the most-watched British comedies on TV in 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 15th January 2025

Comedy.co.uk Awards 2024 shortlists revealed

Shortlists for the annual Comedy.co.uk Awards, recognising the best television and radio comedy programming, have been announced today after an initial round of voting.

British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2025

Have I Got News For You USA to return for Series 2

The American version of Have I Got News For You has been renewed by CNN for a second series.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2024

Have I got news for you

Political journalist Matt Chorley describes being a guest panellist on Have I Got News For You.

Matt Chorley, Substack, 22nd November 2024

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, will be hosted by Jason Manford.

British Comedy Guide, 20th November 2024

Ian Hislop and Paul Merton on making Have I Got News For You

'My mother came along to the filming of the pilot episode' says Hislop - 'and afterwards she said, "Oh, never mind, darling"'.

Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 4th November 2024

Have I Got News For You: how does the US version compare?

The long-running topical comedy show made its way stateside in September and it's turned out to be a far different proposition than the original.

Callum Jones, The Guardian, 1st November 2024

HIGNFY USA presenter Roy Wood Jr to guest host UK version

Roy Wood Jr, the host of the new American version of Have I Got News For You, is also going to front the BBC One version on Friday 8th November.

British Comedy Guide, 17th October 2024

Andrea Jenkyns accused HIGNFY of fixing the audience and Ian Hislop's A++ comeback was simply magnificent

Bravo to Ian Hislop and Paul Merton for his little gag at the expense of guest host Amol Rajan which was the icing on the cake.

John Plunkett, The Poke, 12th October 2024

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