Best Episodes
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.
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Popular news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Alexander Armstrong and guest panellists Victoria Coren and Conrad Black.
The episode was rated 7.20 from 10 votes.
Popular news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Jack Whitehall and guest panellists Nick Hewer and Baroness Trumpington.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 10 votes.
Popular news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Charlotte Church and guest panellists Miles Jupp and Richard Osman.
The episode was rated 7.80 from 10 votes.
Popular news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Damian Lewis and guest panellists Nigel Farage and Harry Shearer.
The episode was rated 7.80 from 10 votes.
Popular news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Jeremy Clarkson and guest panellists Will Gompertz and Tony Law.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 11 votes.
Satirical news quiz. Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Jo Brand and panellists Richard Bacon and The Thick of It's Will Smith.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 12 votes.
The guest host for the first episode of the show's 44th run is presenter, writer and broadcaster Clare Balding, making her first appearance in the chair. Clare joins regulars Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, plus guest panellists Graham Linehan and Ken Livingstone, for a satirical look at the week's news.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 10 votes.
