Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You is a British comedy television panel game shown on the BBC. It began on 28 September 1990. During each episode, two teams compete to win points by answering questions on recent news events. Each team has a captain and two celebrity guests. One captain is Ian Hislop, the other is Paul Merton. The host was Angus Deayton until he was sacked in October 2002. Since then, there have been many guest presenters.

As of 2025, it produced 69 series.

Guest appearance tallies
Many guests have appeared on the programme multiple times. 
20 appearances
 Alexander Armstrong

14 appearances
 Ross Noble

12 appearances
 Marcus Brigstocke
 Andy Hamilton

11 appearances
 Jack Dee
 Kirsty Young

10 appearances
 Clive Anderson
 Jo Brand
 Jeremy Clarkson
 Martin Clunes
 Reginald D. Hunter
 Ken Livingstone9 appearances
 Germaine Greer
 Charles Kennedy MP
 Will Self
 Frank Skinner

8 appearances
 Danny Baker
 Mark Steel

7 appearances
 Bill Bailey
 Dr Phil Hammond
 Julia Hartley-Brewer
 Boris Johnson
 David Mitchell
 Janet Street-Porter6 appearances
 Chris Addison
 Fred MacAulay
 Lembit Öpik
 Linda Smith

5 appearances
 Gyles Brandreth
 Jimmy Carr
 Victoria Coren
 Alan Davies
 Eddie Izzard
 Lee Mack
 Bob Marshall-Andrews
 Andrew Neil
 Dara Ó Briain
 Nick Robinson
 John Sergeant
 Francis Wheen4 appearances
 Clare Balding
 Kevin Bridges
 Fern Britton
 Charlie Brooker
 Ed Byrne
 Alan Coren
 Hugh Dennis
 Alan Duncan MP
 Rich Hall
 Miranda Hart
 Armando Iannucci
 Miles Jupp
 Damian Lewis
 Maureen Lipman
 Sean Lock
 John O'Farrell
 Griff Rhys Jones
 Jon Richardson
 Peter Serafinowicz
 John Simpson
 Tony Slattery
 Richard Wilson

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