"Have I Got News for You" (1990) TV series 1990-????

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Ben Fuller

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37

Release Date:

28 September 1990 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show

Plot:

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so...

Plot Keywords:

News | Quiz Show | Satire | Based On Radio Show | Non Fiction

Awards:

11 wins & 34 nominations

Cast

Ian Hislop	...	Himself - Team Captain (316 episodes, 1990-2009)
Paul Merton	...	Himself - Team Captain / ... (308 episodes, 1990-2009)
Angus Deayton	...	Himself - Host (198 episodes, 1990-2002)

Also Known As:

"HIGNFY" (UK) (short title)
"Have I Got 1992 for You" (UK) (rerun title)
"Have I Got Old News for You" (UK) (rerun title)
"Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You" (UK) (rerun title (longer version))
"Have I Got the 90s for You" (UK) (rerun title)

Runtime:

29 min (290 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

The London Studios, Upper Ground, South Bank, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

When The Right Honourable Roy Hattersley pulled out at short notice (again) instead of finding a guest celebrity to fill in he was replaced by The Tub of Lard, which lay on the desk throughout the broadcast and was billed as "The Right Honourable Tub of Lard, MP".

Quotes:

Ian Hislop: I may be out of touch, but I've eaten a Golden Graham!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Goodbye 2000 (2000) (TV)

Biting political and showbiz satire quiz.

Eleven years and still going strong. This is a topical news quiz which is never short of hilarious in its biting satire and ceaseless wit. In the chair is Angus Deyton, and competing are two teams, each made up of a regular captain and a different guest each week. The captains are comedian Paul Merton and Prive Eye editor and former 'Spitting Image' script-writer Ian Hislop. Guests over the years have included a wide range of politicians, celebrities and other well-known faces including Neil Kinnock, Ken Livingstone, Tom Baker, Charles Kennedy, Boris Johnson, Bob Monkhouse, Clive Anderson, Jo Brand, Harry Enfield, Rory Bremner, Jimmy Saville, Peter Hitchens, Trevor McDonald, Cecil Parkinson and many others. Here's to another eleven years.