Have I Got News For You
Have I Got News For You (often abbreviated to HIGNFY) is a long-running UK television topical panel game. Produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC, it is a comedy programme rather than a serious game show: the banter between the guests and their sardonic remarks are more important than the scores, which are only ever briefly referred to. The format is loosely based on that of a popular radio show, The News Quiz, but cultivates a reputation for sailing close to the wind on matters of libel.
TV shows elsewhere based on the HIGNFY format
Similar shows based on the Have I Got News For You format exist in other countries.
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- Dutch comedian Raoul Heertje appeared on the original HIGNFY in May 1995. A year later he became team captain in the newly launched Dutch version of the show: Dit was het nieuws ("This was the news"). The show gradually developed into a very successful programme. Dutch Wikipedia info
- In Finland a show called Uutisvuoto (literally: "news leak") has been aired since 1998.
- In Australia, Paul McDermott hosted Good News Week, first on ABC and later on Network Ten. The Ten version also had a weekend broadcast, Good News Weekend, taking its format from Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
- Sweden and Denmark also have their own versions.
- In Norway the Norwegian Broadcasting Company broadcasts the show Nytt På Nytt (literally: "The News Anew")
- Lightly based on the theme of HIGNFY, ITV in the United Kingdom aired a show in 2004 called Bognor or Bust, also fronted by Angus Deayton, which discusses current affairs.
- In Ireland, RTE made one pilot episode of a licensed HIGNFY clone, with Dermot Morgan as the presenter sometime in the early 1990s. It was never named or made into a full series. However, a topical news and current affairs quiz appeared entitled Don't Feed The Gondolas, which was comparable to a cross between HIGNFY and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Format |
| ► | Choice Moments (Featuring some from The Very Best of "Have I Got News For You" DVD) |
| ► | Running gags |
| ► | Controversy and Litigation |
| ► | DVD |
| ► | Appearances and guest presenters |
| ► | TV shows elsewhere based on the HIGNFY format |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
| ► | References |
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