Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in Have I Got News for You (1990)

Have I Got News for You

TV Series1990• 29m
ComedyGame-ShowNews
⭐ 7.9 / 10(5,953)

A news quiz show offering satirical and surreal comic observations on current events.

Runtime
29m
Released
1990
Country
United Kingdom, United States

Details

Release year: 1990

Storyline

A news quiz show offering satirical and surreal comic observations on current events.

Top credits

Cast
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Awards

2 wins & 23 nominations

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Did you know

• Ian Hislop sat through the 2 June 1994 recording of the show with appendicitis, having discharged himself from hospital. He had an appendectomy straight after the show.

• Ian Hislop is the only person to appear in every episode.

• Paul Merton was absent for the eleventh series because he felt that the show had gotten into a bit of a rut and hoped things would get shaken up. The tactic succeeded, and the show has since been much more popular as a result. He also appeared in the first episode of that series as Ian Hislop's guest. He returned for the following series.

Episodes

656 episodes – 71 seasons

User reviews

⭐ 8/10

Very good satirical panel game

šŸ‘ 9 Ā· 4/19/2017
⭐ 9/10

Still A Winning Format

šŸ‘ 7 Ā· 5/16/2009
⭐ 7/10

Have I Got News for You

šŸ‘ 4 Ā· 5/11/2005

Technical specs

Sound mix
Stereo
Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1, 1.78 : 1
Color
Color

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