List of Have I Got News for You presenters

Have I Got News for You was originally presented by British comedian Angus Deayton between 1990 and 2002. Following a string of tabloid allegations about his personal life, he was dismissed in October 2002 after presenting two shows of the 24th series.[2] Regular team captain Paul Merton stood in as the host of the first episode following Deayton's departure,[3] following which the programme was presented by a different guest host each week (many of which have presented several editions of the show). This was initially intended as a short-term solution while producers were looking for a long-term replacement; however, having a different guest host each week proved successful, with average audience figures increasing from 6 million to 7 million.[4] It was therefore announced in June 2003 that this feature would continue. As of 23 December 2011, 81 people (including Deayton) have presented, or co-presented, at least one episode of Have I Got News for You.

Contents

List of guest presenters

The following is a list of the guest presenters in the order they first appeared.

# Guest presenter Number hosted Duration Series
1 Merton, PaulPaul Merton
1
 2002 24
2 Robinson, AnneAnne Robinson [fn 1]
1
 2002 24
3 Sergeant, JohnJohn Sergeant [fn 1]
2
 2002–03 24–25
4 Johnson, BorisBoris Johnson [fn 1]
4
 2002–03, 2005–06 24, 26, 30, 32
5 Tarbuck, LizaLiza Tarbuck [fn 1] [fn 2]
1
 2002 24
6 Kennedy, CharlesCharles Kennedy [fn 1] [fn 2]
1
 2002 24
7 Clarkson, JeremyJeremy Clarkson [fn 2]
8
 2002, 2005–08, 2010 24, 29–31, 33–36, 39
8 Clunes, MartinMartin Clunes [fn 1]
6
 2003, 2009–2011 25–26, 38–40, 42
9 Hague, WilliamWilliam Hague
3
 2003–05 25, 27, 29
10 Church, CharlotteCharlotte Church [fn 1]
1
 2003 25
11 Armstrong, AlexanderAlexander Armstrong
19
 2003–11 25–27, 29–42
12 Dennis, HughHugh Dennis [fn 1]
1
 2003 25
13 Bhaskar, SanjeevSanjeev Bhaskar [fn 1]
1
 2003 25
14 Forsyth, BruceBruce Forsyth
2
 2003, 2010 25, 39
15 Dee, JackJack Dee [fn 1]
10
 2003–09, 2011 26, 28, 30–31, 34–38, 41
16 Humphrys, JohnJohn Humphrys [fn 1]
1
 2003 26
17 Carr, JimmyJimmy Carr [fn 1] [fn 2]
1
 2003 26
18 Young, KirstyKirsty Young [fn 1]
9
 2003–05, 2007–09, 2011 26–29, 33–35, 38, 42
19 O Briain, DaraDara Ó Briain [fn 1]
4
 2003–05 26–27, 29
20 Brandreth, GylesGyles Brandreth [fn 1] [fn 2]
1
 2003 26
21 Dyke, GregGreg Dyke [fn 1]
1
 2004 27
22 Lynam, DesDes Lynam
3
 2004–05 27–29
23 Marr, AndrewAndrew Marr [fn 1]
1
 2004 28
24 Cook, RobinRobin Cook
1
 2004 28
25 Leeves, JaneJane Leeves
1
 2004 28
26 Brigstocke, MarcusMarcus Brigstocke [fn 1] [fn 2]
2
 2004–05 28, 29
27 Kinnock, NeilNeil Kinnock [fn 1]
1
 2004 28
28 Corbett, RonnieRonnie Corbett
1
 2004 28
29 Parsons, NicholasNicholas Parsons
1
 2005 29
30 Aspel, MichaelMichael Aspel
2
 2005, 2007 30, 34
31 Langham, ChrisChris Langham [fn 1]
1
 2005 30
32 Ford, AnnaAnna Ford [fn 1]
1
 2005 30
33 Kelly, LorraineLorraine Kelly [fn 1]
1
 2005 30
34 Collins, JoanJoan Collins
1
 2005 30
35 McDonald, TrevorTrevor McDonald [fn 1]
1
 2006 31
36 Lock, SeanSean Lock [fn 1]
1
 2006 31
37 Clary, JulianJulian Clary [fn 1]
2
 2006, 2008 31, 35
38 Buerk, MichaelMichael Buerk [fn 1]
1
 2006 31
39 Vorderman, CarolCarol Vorderman [fn 1]
1
 2006 31
40 Ramsay, GordonGordon Ramsay [fn 1]
1
 2006 32
41 McGowan, AlistairAlistair McGowan
1
 2006 32
42 Bowen, JeremyJeremy Bowen [fn 1]
1
 2006 32
43 Lewis, DamianDamian Lewis
3
 2006, 2009–10 32, 37, 40
44 Ancona, RonniRonni Ancona
1
 2006 32
45 Widdecombe, AnnAnn Widdecombe
2
 2006–07 32, 34
46 Brydon, RobRob Brydon
1
 2006 32
47 Chiles, AdrianAdrian Chiles
1
 2007 33
48 Britton, FernFern Britton [fn 1]
2
 2007–08 33, 36
49 Bailey, BillBill Bailey [fn 1]
4
 2007–09, 2011 33, 35, 38, 41
50 Tarrant, ChrisChris Tarrant [fn 1]
1
 2007 33
51 Stuart, MoiraMoira Stuart
1
 2007 33
52 Djalili, OmidOmid Djalili [fn 1]
1
 2007 34
53 Brand, JoJo Brand [fn 1]
7
 2007–11 34, 36, 38–42
54 Anderson, CliveClive Anderson [fn 1] [fn 2]
1
 2007 34
55 Madeley, RichardRichard Madeley [fn 2]
1
 2007 34
56 Blessed, BrianBrian Blessed
1
 2008 35
57 Mack, LeeLee Mack
5
 2008–11 35, 37, 39, 40, 42
58 Baker, TomTom Baker [fn 1]
1
 2008 36
59 Murray, AlAl Murray
1
 2008 36
60 Mitchell, DavidDavid Mitchell [fn 1]
4
 2008–09, 2011 36–38, 42
61 Springer, JerryJerry Springer
1
 2008 36
62 Skinner, FrankFrank Skinner [fn 1]
2
 2009–10 37, 40
63 Harris, RolfRolf Harris
1
 2009 37
64 Jones, RuthRuth Jones
1
 2009 37
65 Hart, MirandaMiranda Hart [fn 1]
3
 2009–11 38, 40, 42
66 West, DominicDominic West
1
 2009 38
67 Webb, RobertRobert Webb [fn 1]
1
 2010 39
68 Holmes, EamonnEamonn Holmes
1
 2010 39
69 Prescott, JohnJohn Prescott
1
 2010 39
70 Cumberbatch, BenedictBenedict Cumberbatch
1
 2010 40
71 Bishop, JohnJohn Bishop [fn 1]
1
 2010 40
72 Addison, ChrisChris Addison [fn 1]
1
 2010 40
73 Mangan, StephenStephen Mangan
2
 2011 41–42
74 Gilbert, RhodRhod Gilbert
1
 2011 41
75 Torode, JohnJohn Torode and Gregg Wallace
1
 2011 41
76 Johnson, AlanAlan Johnson
1
 2011 41
77 Horgan, SharonSharon Horgan
1
 2011 41
78 Stevens, DanDan Stevens
1
 2011 42
79 Perkins, SueSue Perkins [fn 1]
1
 2011 42

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq Had previously appeared as a guest panellist before appearing as a guest host.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Appeared as a guest panellist after appearing as a host.

See also

References

  1. ^ Love, Ryan (21 April 2011). "MasterChef duo for Have I Got News For You". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s127/masterchef/news/a315813/masterchef-duo-for-have-i-got-news-for-you.html. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "Was the BBC right to sack Angus Deayton?". BBC Online. 4 November 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2371021.stm. Retrieved 22 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "Quiz host Deayton fired by BBC". BBC Online. 30 October 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2373711.stm. Retrieved 22 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "TV quiz denies Clunes is new host". BBC News. 29 April 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2984669.stm. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 

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