- 10th May via Nation Cymru: BBC defends 'tedious' HIGNFY' Welsh language jokes
- 7th May via Beyond The Joke: Why Zoe Lyons wore a hat on HIGNFY
- 1st May via Nation Cymru: HIGNFY slammed for "weak & tedious" Welsh language gags
- 14th April via Jewish News Online: Anger at joke saying Israel ignores Arabs on vaccines
- Genre
- Panel Show
- Broadcast
- 1990 - 2021
- Channels
- BBC One, BBC Two
- Episodes
- 543 (61 series), plus 21 highlights / CIN specials / documentary
- Starring
- Angus Deayton, Ian Hislop and Paul Merton
- Directors
- John F.D. Northover, Ben Gosling Fuller, Paul Wheeler and Lissa Evans
- Producers
- Jimmy Mulville, Harry Thompson, Colin Swash, Nick Martin, Giles Pilbrow, Steve Doherty, Rebecca Papworth, Jo Bunting, Mark Barrett, Ben Wicks and others
Fill in the missing words: ______ is a popular topical panel game starring Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.
Originally on BBC Two before moving to BBC One, each episode of Have I Got News For You features a series of topical rounds. On one side is team captain Ian Hislop, editor of satirical magazine Private Eye; the other team is lead by improv comedian Paul Merton.
From its launch in 1990 up to 2002, the show was hosted by Angus Deayton. However, a series of tabloid scandals involving prostitutes and drugs resulted in the the long-time host being forced to resign. Since then, each episode has been hosted by a selection of guest hosts. The list of those regularly asked includes Alexander Armstrong, Kirsty Young, Jeremy Clarkson, Jack Dee and Jo Brand.
HIGNFY's influence spreads far and wide. It's been suggested by a number of commentators that Boris Johnson's popular appearances on the show may well have helped him go on to become Mayor of London.
- Production companies
- Also known as
- HIGNFY (Acronym)
- John Lloyd's Newsround (Pilot)
- Have I Got A Little Bit More News For You (Other official name)
- Have I Got A Bit More News For You (Other official name)
- Have I Got News For You? (Incorrect title)
- Have I Got Old News For You (Other official name)
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune written by Big George.
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 28th September 1990 on BBC Two at 10pm
- Last new broadcast
- Friday 4th June 2021 on BBC One at 9pm
- Upcoming repeats
- Series 57 Episode 6: Sunday at 1am on Dave
- Series 58 Episode 5: Sunday at 2:55am on Dave
- Series 57 Episode 6: Sunday at 9pm on Dave
- Series 58 Episode 5: Monday at 1am on Dave
- Series 60 Episode 7: Monday at 11:15pm on BBC1
- Series 58 Episode 6: Tuesday at 1am on Dave
- Series 58 Episode 7: Wednesday at 12:40am on Dave
- Series 58 Episode 8: Thursday at 12:40am on Dave
- Series 58 Episode 4: Thursday at 10pm on Dave
- Series 58 Episode 9: Friday 6th August at 12:40am on DaveShow all repeats
- Series 58 Episode 10: Saturday 7th August at 12:40am on Dave
- Series 58 Episode 11: Sunday 8th August at 1am on Dave
- Series 58 Episode 11: Sunday 8th August at 9pm on Dave
- Series 51 Episode 9: Monday 9th August at 1am on Dave
- Series 60 Episode 8: Monday 9th August at 11:15pm on BBC1
- Series 55 Episode 2: Tuesday 10th August at 12:20am on Dave
- Series 52 Episode 7: Wednesday 11th August at 12:40am on Dave
- Series 52 Episode 8: Thursday 12th August at 12:40am on Dave
- Series 52 Episode 9: Friday 13th August at 12:40am on Dave
- Series 52 Episode 10: Saturday 14th August at 12:40am on Dave
Website links
- BBC Homepage
The official homepage for the series. - UK Game Shows
A further guide to the show, provided by a site covering various game shows and quizzes. - @haveigotnews
- IMDb
- Wikipedia
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