Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You is a British comedy television panel game shown on the BBC. It began on 28 September 1990. During each episode, two teams compete to win points by answering questions on recent news events. Each team has a captain and two celebrity guests. One captain is Ian Hislop, the other is Paul Merton. The host was Angus Deayton until he was sacked in October 2002. Since then, there have been many guest presenters.

As of 2025, it produced 69 series.

Guest appearance tallies

Many guests have appeared on the programme multiple times.

20 appearances Alexander Armstrong 14 appearances Ross Noble 12 appearances Marcus Brigstocke Andy Hamilton 11 appearances Jack Dee Kirsty Young 10 appearances Clive Anderson Jo Brand Jeremy Clarkson Martin Clunes Reginald D. Hunter Ken Livingstone

9 appearances Germaine Greer Charles Kennedy MP Will Self Frank Skinner 8 appearances Danny Baker Mark Steel 7 appearances Bill Bailey Dr Phil Hammond Julia Hartley-Brewer Boris Johnson David Mitchell Janet Street-Porter

6 appearances Chris Addison Fred MacAulay Lembit Öpik Linda Smith 5 appearances Gyles Brandreth Jimmy Carr Victoria Coren Alan Davies Eddie Izzard Lee Mack Bob Marshall-Andrews Andrew Neil Dara Ó Briain Nick Robinson John Sergeant Francis Wheen

4 appearances Clare Balding Kevin Bridges Fern Britton Charlie Brooker Ed Byrne Alan Coren Hugh Dennis Alan Duncan MP Rich Hall Miranda Hart Armando Iannucci Miles Jupp Damian Lewis Maureen Lipman Sean Lock John O'Farrell Griff Rhys Jones Jon Richardson Peter Serafinowicz John Simpson Tony Slattery Richard Wilson

Other websites

• Have I Got News for You on IMDb