Have I Got News for You

British television panel show
TVSeries television_series Q1768525
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Have I Got News for You

Summary

Have I Got News for You is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,722 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Have I Got News for You is the creator of Paul Merton[3].
  • Have I Got News for You is the creator of Ian Hislop[4].
  • Have I Got News for You's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • Have I Got News for You's genre is panel game[6].
  • Have I Got News for You's genre is humor[7].
  • A cast member of Have I Got News for You was Ian Hislop[8].
  • A cast member of Have I Got News for You was Paul Merton[9].
  • Have I Got News for You's production company is recorded as Hat Trick Productions[10].
  • The original language of Have I Got News for You was English[11].
  • Have I Got News for You's presenter is recorded as guest host[12].
  • Have I Got News for You's Commons category is recorded as Have I Got News for You[13].
  • Have I Got News for You's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Have I Got News for You's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One[15].
  • Have I Got News for You's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • Have I Got News for You began on +1990-09-28T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Have I Got News for You's official website is recorded as http://www.bbc.co.uk/haveigotnewsforyou[18].
  • Have I Got News for You's filming location is recorded as Elstree Studios[19].
  • Have I Got News for You's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+610'}[20].
  • Have I Got News for You's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Have I Got News for You'}[21].
  • Have I Got News for You's list of episodes is recorded as list of Have I Got News for You episodes[22].
  • Have I Got News for You's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HIGNFY'}[23].
  • Have I Got News for You's different from is recorded as Have I Got News for You[24].
  • Have I Got News for You's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+30'}[25].
  • Have I Got News for You's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+69'}[26].
  • Have I Got News for You's camera setup is recorded as multiple-camera setup[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Ian Hislop[8] and Paul Merton[9]. Created works include Paul Merton[3], a comedian[28], b. 1957[29], of United Kingdom[30], specialised in acting[31] and Ian Hislop[4], a screenwriter[32], b. 1960[33], of United Kingdom[34].

Publication

The original language of Have I Got News for You was English[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include panel game[6] and humor[7].

Why It Matters

Have I Got News for You ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,722 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original broadcaster BBC Two, BBC One
    Website
    Country of origin United Kingdom
    Presenter Angus Deayton, guest host
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