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 9pm with Series 68, Episode 7
- Catch-up on Series 68, Episode 6
Streaming rank this week: 208
Press clippings Page 9
Stephen Mangan: Filming HIGNFY from living room weird
Stephen Mangan says filming Have I Got News For You during lockdown was like a "horrendous Skype call".
Female First, 21st April 2020Making HIGNFY via video
Jimmy Mulville discusses how Hat Trick is learning a new grammar for BBC One's flagship topical quiz.
Desiree Ibekwe, Broadcast, 17th April 2020What happens when a joke is followed by silence
Now, I'm not the funniest person in the world. (Maybe the fourth, or fifth? I try to stay humble.) But when I started doing live comedy, I was even worse than I am now. Nothing teaches you how to generate a laugh--or makes you more keen to get one--than ending a sentence and being greeted with the howling sound of absolute silence.
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 8th April 2020Have I Got News For You and The Mash Report reviewed
Many people have had to get used to working from home in recent weeks, and purveyors of topical quips are not exempt, with both Have I Got News For You and The Mash Report returning last night.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th April 2020Why it's great news that HIGNFY back
Paul and Ian are exactly what we need right now, says Emma Bullimore.
Emma Bullimore, Radio Times, 3rd April 2020HIGNFY returns as 'a more elaborate video conference'
The BBC's long-running panel show Have I Got News For You has completed its first episode during the Covid-19 crisis, with all five participants filming themselves from their homes, the show's producer has said, describing the remote show as 'a more elaborate video conference'.
Engineering & Technology, 3rd April 2020Have I Got News For You, review
Satire institution proves it can actually thrive on the current chaos.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 3rd April 2020Producers will build virtual set around Hislop & Merton
Ian Hislop and Paul Merton will be in their seats and the satire promises to be as sharp as ever, but movement restrictions and a ban on studio audiences means the team captains, host Steph McGovern and panellists Miles Jupp and Helen Lewis will trade topical quips from the safety of their front rooms, speaking to remotely-controlled cameras.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 1st April 2020Mash Report to be self-filmed from home
The BBC has announced details of new and altered entertainment programming, including the next series of The Mash Report to be filmed at the stars' respective homes.
British Comedy Guide, 24th March 2020The re-evaluation game: HIGNFY - 3rd November 1995
It might seem odd to re-evaluate an episode of Have I Got News For You from November 1995 but the reason I've chosen it is because it's the one time I was in the audience for the show. A young, innocent, unsexy twenty one year old at the time, I absolutely loved the experience, partially because a fair amount of material was edited out of the aired version for legal reasons but also because it was a real thrill to see Paul Merton and Angus Deayton perform in the flesh.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 17th March 2020