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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 - 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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Lib Dem leader Tim Farron appearing on HIGNFY

Tim Farron to follow in Charles Kennedy's footsteps with appearance on satirical news quiz.

Mark Leftly, The Independent, 22nd November 2015

After 50 series it's time to pull the plug on HIGNFY

British satire isn't dead so much as sleeping - someone give me a nudge when it wakes up.

Sarah Hughes, The Independent, 25th October 2015

Ruth Davidson MSP 'nervous' of HIGNFY appearance

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has admitted she is 'terrified' at the prospect of appearing on the long-running show alongside team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Michael Sheen - who once portrayed ex-Labour prime minister Tony Blair - and comedian Jon Richardson.

The Scotsman, 22nd October 2015

TV review: Have I Got News For You, BBC1

This could have been a memorable edition of this satirical warhorse. Instead it felt a little bit snippy and Paul Merton, usually so good, did his distracted, disinterested look a few too many times.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd October 2015

Clarkson's HIGNFY appearance pulls in 4.46 million

Jeremy Clarkson's long-awaited appearance hosting Have I Got News For You was Friday's (October 2) highest-rated show outside of soaps.

Tasha Hegarty, Digital Spy, 3rd October 2015

Review: Have I Got News For You series 50 episode 1

Overall, this wasn't HIGNFY's finest (half) hour. However, it still provided a neat blend of political satire, slapstick and incisive political comment that is sorely missing on TV. Not too bad for a show entering its twenty-fifth year.

Rhys Thompson, Nouse, 3rd October 2015

Whatever happened to Jeremy Clarkson? He doesn't seem to have been on TV much lately but here he is, hosting the first edition of the unstoppable topical quiz's 50th series. Expect zingers about the refugee crisis and Jeremy Corbyn's sandals, plus perhaps some insight into what his friend David Cameron gets up to in the Oxfordshire countryside. Flanking the Jezmeister are regular captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, as well as Pointless star Richard Osman and Camilla Long.

Jack Seale, The Guardian, 2nd October 2015

Live coverage of Jeremy Clarkson on HIGNFY

Join Helena Horton for live updates as the disgraced former Top Gear presenter returns to the BBC to host Have I Got News For You - his first appearance since his high-profile sacking.

Helena Horton, The Telegraph, 2nd October 2015

Jeremy Clarkson's HIGNFY roasting gets mixed reaction

TV panellist Richard Osman was praised for ripping into the disgraced Top Gear host but some viewers were questioning whether he went too far.

Nicola Agius, The Mirror, 2nd October 2015

Have I Got News For You - Jeremy Clarkson, review

Clarkson was like a boyfriend reconnecting with an ex and beginning to regret it, says Ed Power.

Ed Power, The Telegraph, 2nd October 2015

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