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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Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Jo Brand and panellists Heidi Allen MP and Phil Wang.
The episode was rated 7.38 from 40 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host David Dimbleby and panellists Stacey Dooley and Henning Wehn.
The episode was rated 7.51 from 41 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Richard Ayoade and panellists Richard Osman and Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
The episode was rated 7.54 from 50 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Alan Johnson, plus panellists Janey Godley and Tim Shipman.
The episode was rated 7.68 from 41 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host David Tennant and panellists Zoe Lyons and Johnny Mercer MP.
The episode was rated 7.73 from 37 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Katherine Ryan and panellists Andy Hamilton and Cariad Lloyd.
The episode was rated 7.75 from 28 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and panellists Jess Phillips MP and Ahir Shah.
The episode was rated 7.78 from 45 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Rhod Gilbert and panellists Tom Allen and Emma Barnett.
The episode was rated 7.84 from 44 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Steph McGovern and panellists Ash Sarkar and Josh Widdicombe.
The episode was rated 7.93 from 43 votes.
