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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Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Stephen Mangan and panellists Steph McGovern and Jo Caulfield, all from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs.
The episode was rated 7.56 from 54 votes.
Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Mel Giedroyc and panellists Hal Cruttenden and Sathnam Sanghera.
The episode was rated 7.56 from 43 votes.
Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Alexander Armstrong, Roisin Conaty and James O'Brien.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 68 votes.
Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Martin Clunes, as well as guest panellists Jon Richardson and Kirsty Wark.
The episode was rated 7.61 from 59 votes.
Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and guest panellists Sara Pascoe and Henry Blofeld.
The episode was rated 7.63 from 60 votes.
A compilation of the popular news quiz that looks back at the big news of 2017. With team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop and a variety of guest hosts and panellists.
The episode was rated 7.64 from 39 votes.
Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Rhod Gilbert, as well as panellists Armando Iannucci and Lucy Prebble.
The episode was rated 7.75 from 56 votes.
Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Richard Ayoade and panellists including Andy Hamilton and Isabel Hardman.
The episode was rated 7.76 from 63 votes.
Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Jo Brand and guest panellists Miles Jupp and Quentin Letts.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 52 votes.
Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host David Tennant, as well as panellists Angela Rayner MP and Joe Wilkinson.
The episode was rated 7.86 from 42 votes.
Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Katherine Ryan and panellists Richard Osman and Desiree Burch.
The episode was rated 7.88 from 57 votes.
