Have I Got News for You: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the week's news, Have I Got News for You is fronted by guest hosts and features two regular team captains, Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. Each week the show invites two guests to cast a jaundiced eye over the week's news, resulting in a fast flow of anarchic, spontaneous and hugely entertaining wit and humour. Guests typically represent the world of politics, comedy, show-business and journalism, and are often themselves particularly newsworthy participants. The final touches of Have I Got News for You are put together only hours before recording, allowing guests to comment on the late-breaking news stories of the day.

Series details

• Title: Have I Got News for You
• Format: Panel Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1990-09-29
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 1600

Cast and credited roles

• Ian Hislop — Team Captain
• Paul Merton — Team Captain
• Angus Deayton — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-09-29; final listed air date 1990-11-16; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-10-04; final listed air date 1991-12-24; episode order: 11.
• Season 3: premiered 1992-04-09; final listed air date 1992-06-26; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 1992-09-16; final listed air date 1992-12-18; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 1993-04-16; final listed air date 1993-06-04; episode order: 8.
• Season 6: premiered 1993-10-29; final listed air date 1993-12-24; episode order: 9.
• Season 7: premiered 1994-03-06; final listed air date 1994-06-10; episode order: 8.
• Season 8: premiered 1994-10-28; final listed air date 1994-12-23; episode order: 9.
• Season 9: premiered 1995-04-21; final listed air date 1995-06-09; episode order: 8.
• Season 10: premiered 1995-10-27; final listed air date 1995-12-23; episode order: 9.
• Season 11: premiered 1996-04-16; final listed air date 1996-06-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 12: premiered 1996-10-04; final listed air date 1996-12-20; episode order: 9.
• Season 13: premiered 1997-04-18; final listed air date 1997-06-06; episode order: 8.
• Season 14: premiered 1997-10-24; final listed air date 1997-12-19; episode order: 8.
• Season 15: premiered 1998-04-17; final listed air date 1998-06-05; episode order: 8.
• Season 16: premiered 1998-10-23; final listed air date 1998-12-18; episode order: 8.
• Season 17: premiered 1999-04-16; final listed air date 1999-06-04; episode order: 8.
• Season 18: premiered 1999-10-22; final listed air date 1999-12-17; episode order: 8.
• Season 19: premiered 2000-04-14; final listed air date 2000-06-02; episode order: 8.
• Season 20: premiered 2000-10-20; final listed air date 2000-12-15; episode order: 8.
• Season 21: premiered 2001-04-20; final listed air date 2001-06-08; episode order: 8.
• Season 22: premiered 2001-10-19; final listed air date 2001-12-31; episode order: 9.
• Season 23: premiered 2002-04-19; final listed air date 2002-06-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 24: premiered 2002-10-18; final listed air date 2002-12-20; episode order: 9.
• Season 25: premiered 2003-04-25; final listed air date 2003-06-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 26: premiered 2003-10-17; final listed air date 2003-12-19; episode order: 9.
• Season 27: premiered 2004-04-16; final listed air date 2004-06-04; episode order: 8.
• Season 28: premiered 2004-10-15; final listed air date 2004-12-17; episode order: 9.
• Season 29: premiered 2005-04-15; final listed air date 2005-06-03; episode order: 8.
• Season 30: premiered 2005-10-14; final listed air date 2005-12-16; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Have I Got News for You on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.