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 Martin Clunes and panellists Layla Moran MP and Sara Pascoe, all from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs.
The episode was rated 7.39 from 46 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host David Mitchell and panellists Maisie Adam and Rory Stewart MP, all from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs.
The episode was rated 7.46 from 37 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Helen McCrory and panellists Andy Hamilton and Chris McCausland, all from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs.
The episode was rated 7.53 from 40 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Jo Brand and panellists Zoe Lyons and Fintan O'Toole, all from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs.
The episode was rated 7.53 from 40 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by a variety of guest hosts and panellists from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs for a compilation that looks back at the big news of 2019.
The episode was rated 7.57 from 30 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Stephen Mangan and panellists Roisin Conaty and Brian Cox.
The episode was rated 7.64 from 39 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Charlie Brooker and panellists Emma Barnett and Phil Wang.
The episode was rated 7.71 from 35 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Adil Ray and panellists Ivo Graham and Helen Lewis, all from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs.
The episode was rated 7.75 from 36 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Steph McGovern and panellists Miles Jupp and Camilla Long, all from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 36 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and panellists Rachel Johnson and Ross Noble, all from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 41 votes.
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Alexander Armstrong and panellists Nicky Morgan and Jon Richardson, all from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs.
The episode was rated 7.94 from 35 votes.
