About Have I Got News for You
- Released on September 28, 1990
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Main Cast of Have I Got News for You
Ian Hislop plays Self - Team Captain (616 episodes)
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Paul Merton plays Self - Team Captain (598 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Have I Got News for You
Angus Deayton plays Self - Host (202 episodes)
Ian Hislop plays Self – Team Captain (8 episodes)
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Paul Merton plays Self - Host (1 episode) , Self – Team Captain (11 episodes)
Nick Clegg plays Guest Host (1 episode)
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Kevin Bridges plays Himself (1 episode)
Henning Wehn plays Himself (1 episode)
Tim Farron plays Himself (1 episode)
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Chris Kamara plays Himself (1 episode)
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Nish Kumar plays Himself (1 episode)
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Tom Hollander plays Guest Presenter (1 episode)
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Suzanne Evans plays Herself (1 episode)
Jacob Rees-Mogg plays Himself (1 episode)
Gary Lineker plays Guest Presenter (1 episode)
Sandi Toksvig plays Herself (3 episodes)
Kate Saunders plays Herself (1 episode)
Jan Ravens plays Herself (3 episodes)
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Martin Young plays Himself (1 episode)
Robert Harris plays Himself (2 episodes)
Tony Slattery plays Himself (4 episodes)
Gill Pyrah plays Herself (1 episode)
Arthur Smith plays Himself (1 episode)
Simon Hoggart plays Himself (1 episode)
Dillie Keane plays Herself (1 episode)
Rory McGrath plays Himself (3 episodes)
Ken Livingstone plays Himself (3 episodes)
Russell Davies plays Himself (1 episode)
Alan Coren plays Himself (2 episodes)
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John Wells plays Himself (2 episodes)
Nick Hancock plays Himself (2 episodes)
Clare Short plays Herself (1 episode)
Harry Enfield plays Himself (2 episodes)
Edwina Currie plays Self (2 episodes)
Kevin Day plays Himself (1 episode)
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Trevor McDonald plays Himself (2 episodes)
Craig Ferguson plays Himself (1 episode)
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Stephen Frederick Eustace Frost is an English actor and comedian.
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Donna McPhail plays Herself (1 episode)
John Diamond plays Himself (1 episode)
Gordon Ramsay plays Self - Guest Presenter (1 episode)
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Peter Serafinowicz plays Self (1 episode)
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Fern Britton plays Herself (1 episode)
Jeremy Bowen plays Guest Presenter (1 episode)
June Sarpong plays Herself (1 episode)
Neil Mullarkey plays Himself (1 episode)
Dom Joly plays Himself (1 episode)
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Danny Baker plays Himself (2 episodes)
Stephen Mangan plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode) , Guest Presenter (1 episode)
Steve Steen plays Himself (1 episode)
Griff Rhys Jones plays Himself (3 episodes)
David Mitchell plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode) , Guest Presenter (1 episode)
British comedian, actor and writer. He is half of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb alongside Robert Webb.
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John Sessions plays Himself (2 episodes)
Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.
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Norman Willis plays Himself (1 episode)
Peter Cook plays Himself (2 episodes)
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Jonathan Ross plays Himself (1 episode)
Maureen Lipman plays Self - Panellist (1 episode) , Herself (2 episodes)
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Daniel Radcliffe plays Guest Presenter (1 episode)
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Alun Cochrane plays Himself (1 episode)
Stephen Fry plays Himself (1 episode)
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presen...
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Charlie Brooker plays Himself (1 episode) , Self – Host (1 episode) , Guest Presenter (1 episode)
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Meera Syal plays Herself (2 episodes)
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Jerry Hayes plays Himself (1 episode)
Annabel Giles plays Herself (1 episode)
Chris Evans plays Himself (1 episode)
Fiona Armstrong plays Herself (1 episode)
Richard Littlejohn plays Himself (1 episode)
Alexander Armstrong plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode) , Guest Presenter (2 episodes) , Self - Host (4 episodes)
Alexander Armstrong is a British comedian, actor and television presenter.
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Caroline Quentin plays Herself (1 episode)
Amanda Platell plays Herself (1 episode)
Bob Geldof plays Himself (1 episode)
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Lesley Abdela plays Herself (1 episode)
Kathy Burke plays Herself (1 episode)
Jimmy Tarbuck plays Himself (1 episode)
Vitaly Vitaliev plays Himself (1 episode)
Frank Bough plays Himself (1 episode)
Gerald Kaufman plays Himself (1 episode)
Adil Ray plays Host (1 episode) , Himself (1 episode)
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Clive Anderson plays Self (1 episode) , Himself (2 episodes)
Alexei Sayle plays Himself (1 episode)
Roy Hattersley plays Himself (1 episode)
Tony Hawks plays Himself (1 episode)
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Derek Hatton plays Self (1 episode)
Jon Snow plays Himself (1 episode)
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David Steel plays Himself - Panellist (1 episode)
James O'Brien plays Himself (1 episode)
Joan Bakewell plays Herself (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Charles Kennedy plays Self - Host (1 episode) , Himself (2 episodes)
Adrian Dunbar plays Self - Host (1 episode)
Katherine Ryan plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Romesh Ranganathan plays Himself (1 episode) , Self - Host (1 episode)
Josh Widdicombe plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Emma Dabiri plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Roisin Conaty plays Panellist (1 episode) , Herself (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
Joe Lycett plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
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Rich Hall plays Self (1 episode) , Himself (1 episode)
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Jon Richardson plays Himself (1 episode) , Self - Guest Host (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
Zoe Lyons plays Self - Panellist (3 episodes)
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Armando Iannucci plays Self - Panellist (1 episode) , Himself (1 episode)
Jonathan Pienaar plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Lemn Sissay plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Mel Giedroyc plays Guest Presenter (1 episode) , Self - Guest Host (1 episode) , Self – Host (1 episode)
Aisling Bea plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode)
Richard Coles plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Victoria Coren Mitchell plays Guest Presenter (1 episode) , Self - Guest Presenter (1 episode) , Self - Guest Host (2 episodes) , Self - Host (4 episodes)
Janey Godley plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Geoff Norcott plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Germaine Greer plays Self (1 episode) , Herself (1 episode)
Mishal Husain plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Rylan Clark plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Jess Phillips plays Panellist (1 episode) , Herself (1 episode) , Self - Guest host (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
Robert Peston plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Jo Brand plays Guest Presenter (1 episode) , Self - Guest Host (1 episode) , Herself (2 episodes) , Self - Host (2 episodes) , Self - Panellist (3 episodes)
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Alan Duncan plays Himself (1 episode) , (1 episode)
Fin Taylor plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
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Dawn Butler plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Ross Noble plays Self - Panellist (1 episode) , Self (1 episode) , Himself (1 episode)
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Damian Lewis plays Host (1 episode) , Guest Presenter (1 episode)
David Tennant plays Host (1 episode) , Self - Host (1 episode)
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Frank Skinner is a British stand up comedian, actor, author, radio and television presenter.
See Frank Skinner's other roles →Sayeeda Warsi plays Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
Diane Morgan plays Self – Host (1 episode) , Herself (1 episode)
Anna Maxwell Martin plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode)
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Anne Josephine Robinson is an English television presenter and journalist. She is known for her acerbic style of pres...
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Ruth Davidson plays Self - Panellist (1 episode) , Herself (1 episode) , (1 episode)
Susie McCabe plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Maisie Adam plays Panellist (1 episode) , Herself (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
Tim Shipman plays Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
Richard Ayoade plays Self – Host (1 episode) , Host (1 episode) , Self - Guest Host (2 episodes) , Self - Host (2 episodes)
Richard Ellef Ayoade (/ˌaɪoʊˈɑːdi/ EYE-oh-AH-dee; born 23 May 1977) is a British comedian, actor, broadcaster and fil...
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John Simpson plays Himself (1 episode) , Self (1 episode)
Camilla Long plays Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
Chris McCausland plays Self – Panellist (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (3 episodes)
Kirsty Wark plays Self – Panellist (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (1 episode)
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James May plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
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Nabil Abdul Rashid plays Self – Panellist (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Jack Dee plays Self – Host (1 episode) , Self - Panelist (1 episode) , Self - Host (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (2 episodes) , Self - Guest Host (2 episodes)
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Lucy Beaumont plays Panellist (1 episode)
Gary Neville plays Host (1 episode)
Miles Jupp plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (1 episode) , Self – Panellist (2 episodes)
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Richard Madeley plays Panellist (1 episode)
Mick Lynch plays Panellist (1 episode)
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Hannah Fry plays Panellist (1 episode) , Self - Host (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
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Fred MacAulay plays Self - Panelist (1 episode) , Himself (1 episode) , Self (1 episode)
Clive Myrie plays Self – Host (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (1 episode) , Self - Guest Host (2 episodes) , Self - Host (2 episodes)
Naga Munchetty plays Self – Host (1 episode)
Carol Vorderman plays Self – Panellist (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
Ria Lina plays Self - Panelist (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
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Hugh Dennis
Glenda Jackson plays Self (3 episodes)
Helen Lewis plays Self - Host (1 episode) , Self - Panelist (1 episode) , Self – Panellist (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (4 episodes)
Ignacio Lopez plays Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
Olivia Utley plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Bill Bailey plays Self - Host (1 episode) , Self - Guest Host (1 episode) , Self – Host (1 episode)
Tony Parsons plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Andy Hamilton plays Self (2 episodes) , Self - Panellist (3 episodes)
Phil Wang plays Self - Panelist (1 episode) , Self - Host (1 episode) , Self - Panellist (2 episodes)
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Harry Hill plays Self – Host (1 episode)
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Zing Tsjeng plays Self - Panelist (1 episode)
Martin Clunes plays Self - Host (1 episode) , Self - Guest Host (1 episode)
Desiree Burch plays Self – Panellist (1 episode)
Charlotte Ivers plays Self – Panellist (1 episode)
Emmanuel Sonubi plays Self (1 episode)
Dehenna Davison plays Self (1 episode)
Katy Brand
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Chris Addison
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Jamie MacDonald plays Panellist (1 episode) , Self - Panelist (1 episode)
Daliso Chaponda plays Self - Panellist (1 episode) , Self – Panellist (1 episode)
John O'Farrell plays Self (1 episode)
John Sergeant plays Self - Host (1 episode)
Janet Street-Porter plays Self (1 episode) , (1 episode)
Lorraine Kelly plays Self (1 episode)
Boris Johnson plays Self - Host (1 episode)
Stephen K. Amos plays Self (1 episode)
Liza Tarbuck plays Self - Host (1 episode)
Matt Chorley plays Self - Panelist (1 episode) , Self – Panellist (1 episode)
Robert Winston plays Self (1 episode)
Marianna Spring plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Ed Patrick plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
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Martin Lewis plays Self - Host (1 episode)
John Bird plays Self (3 episodes)
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John Fortune plays Self (2 episodes)
Richard Wilson plays Self (1 episode)
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Dave Gorman plays Self (1 episode)
Lyse Doucet plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Chloe Petts plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Glenn Moore plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Jason Manford plays Self - Host (1 episode)
Sophy Ridge plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Alex Horne plays Self - Host (1 episode)
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Munya Chawawa plays Self - Panellist (1 episode) , Self - Panelist (1 episode)
Tim Loughton plays Self (1 episode)
Julia Hartley-Brewer plays Self (1 episode)
Clare Balding plays Self - Panelist (1 episode)
Katy Balls plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
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Feargal Sharkey plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
Ivo Graham plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
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Rupa Huq plays Self - Panellist (1 episode)
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Helen McCrory plays Self - Host (1 episode)
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Discover the backstage crew of Have I Got News for You →
- Angus Deayton
- Ian Hislop
- Paul Merton
- Nick Clegg
- Kevin Bridges
- Henning Wehn
- Tim Farron
- Chris Kamara
- Rose Matafeo
- Nish Kumar
- Tom Hollander
- Hal Cruttenden
- Suzanne Evans
- Jacob Rees-Mogg
- Gary Lineker
- Sandi Toksvig
- Kate Saunders
- Jan Ravens
- Martin Young
- Robert Harris
- Tony Slattery
- Gill Pyrah
- Arthur Smith
- Simon Hoggart
- Dillie Keane
- Rory McGrath
- Ken Livingstone
- Russell Davies
- Alan Coren
- John Wells
- Nick Hancock
- Clare Short
- Harry Enfield
- Edwina Currie
- Kevin Day
- Trevor McDonald
- Craig Ferguson
- Stephen Frost
- Rory Bremner
- Donna McPhail
- John Diamond
- Gordon Ramsay
- Andrew Neil
- Peter Serafinowicz
- Alistair McGowan
- Fern Britton
- Jeremy Bowen
- June Sarpong
- Neil Mullarkey
- Dom Joly
- Danny Baker
- Stephen Mangan
- Steve Steen
- Griff Rhys Jones
- David Mitchell
- Stephanie Calman
- John Sessions
- Cecil Parkinson
- Norman Willis
- Peter Cook
- Jonathan Ross
- Maureen Lipman
- David Baddiel
- Daniel Radcliffe
- John Prescott
- Alun Cochrane
- Stephen Fry
- Douglas Adams
- Charlie Brooker
- Neil Kinnock
- Meera Syal
- Chris Tarrant
- Jerry Hayes
- Annabel Giles
- Chris Evans
- Fiona Armstrong
- Richard Littlejohn
- Alexander Armstrong
- Baz Bamigboye
- Caroline Quentin
- Amanda Platell
- Bob Geldof
- Lesley Abdela
- Kathy Burke
- Jimmy Tarbuck
- Vitaly Vitaliev
- Frank Bough
- Gerald Kaufman
- Adil Ray
- Clive Anderson
- Alexei Sayle
- Roy Hattersley
- Tony Hawks
- Derek Hatton
- Jon Snow
- David Steel
- James O'Brien
- Joan Bakewell
- Charles Kennedy
- Adrian Dunbar
- Katherine Ryan
- Romesh Ranganathan
- Josh Widdicombe
- Emma Dabiri
- Roisin Conaty
- Joe Lycett
- Rich Hall
- Jon Richardson
- Zoe Lyons
- Armando Iannucci
- Jonathan Pienaar
- Lemn Sissay
- Mel Giedroyc
- Aisling Bea
- Richard Coles
- Victoria Coren Mitchell
- Janey Godley
- Geoff Norcott
- Germaine Greer
- Mishal Husain
- Rylan Clark
- Jess Phillips
- Robert Peston
- Jo Brand
- Alan Duncan
- Fin Taylor
- Dawn Butler
- Ross Noble
- Damian Lewis
- David Tennant
- Frank Skinner
- Sayeeda Warsi
- Diane Morgan
- Anna Maxwell Martin
- Anne Robinson
- Justin Webb
- Ruth Davidson
- Susie McCabe
- Maisie Adam
- Tim Shipman
- Richard Ayoade
- Richard Osman
- John Simpson
- Camilla Long
- Chris McCausland
- Kirsty Wark
- Sonia Sodha
- James May
- Nabil Abdul Rashid
- Jack Dee
- Lucy Beaumont
- Gary Neville
- Miles Jupp
- Steph McGovern
- Richard Madeley
- Mick Lynch
- Hannah Fry
- Fred MacAulay
- Clive Myrie
- Naga Munchetty
- Carol Vorderman
- Ria Lina
- Hugh Dennis
- Glenda Jackson
- Helen Lewis
- Ignacio Lopez
- Olivia Utley
- Bill Bailey
- Tony Parsons
- Andy Hamilton
- Phil Wang
- Harry Hill
- Zing Tsjeng
- Martin Clunes
- Desiree Burch
- Charlotte Ivers
- Emmanuel Sonubi
- Dehenna Davison
- Katy Brand
- Chris Addison
- Rolf Harris
- Jamie MacDonald
- Daliso Chaponda
- John O'Farrell
- John Sergeant
- Janet Street-Porter
- Lorraine Kelly
- Boris Johnson
- Stephen K. Amos
- Liza Tarbuck
- Matt Chorley
- Robert Winston
- Marianna Spring
- Ed Patrick
- Martin Lewis
- John Bird
- John Fortune
- Richard Wilson
- Kirsty Young
- Dave Gorman
- Lyse Doucet
- Chloe Petts
- Glenn Moore
- Jason Manford
- Sophy Ridge
- Alex Horne
- Munya Chawawa
- Tim Loughton
- Julia Hartley-Brewer
- Clare Balding
- Katy Balls
- Feargal Sharkey
- Ivo Graham
- Rupa Huq
- Helen McCrory