Have I Got News For You
- TV panel show
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1990 - 2024
- 600 episodes (67 series)
Long-running topical panel game with a strong political slant, featuring team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Also features Angus Deayton.
- Due to return for Series 68
- Series 60, Highlights Special repeated tomorrow at Midnight on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 1,280
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Series 53, Episode 3
Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Alexander Armstrong and panellists Sara Pascoe and Andy Hamilton.
Notes
Paul and Andy won, 7 points to 5.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 5th May 2017
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Thursday 4th May 2017, 18:30 at The London Studios
Cast & crew
| Ian Hislop | Team Captain |
| Paul Merton | Team Captain |
| Alexander Armstrong | Host / Presenter |
| Andy Hamilton | Guest |
| Sara Pascoe | Guest |
| Colin Swash | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ged Parsons | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Kevin Day | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Karl Minns | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Wheeler | Director |
| Jo Bunting | Series Producer |
| Danny Carr | Producer |
| Richard Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Ruby Kuraishe | 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 |
Video
Diane Abbott's mathematical error
The show talks about Diane Abbott's ability to count.
Featuring: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Alexander Armstrong, Andy Hamilton & Sara Pascoe.
Press
HIGNFY viewers appalled by Andy Hamilton dementia jokes
Have I Got News for You viewers were left "disappointed" by Andy Hamilton's dementia jokes on tonight's episode.
Helen Daly, The Daily Express, 6th May 2017