List of Have I Got News for You presenters

Angus Deayton (right) was the original host from series 1 to 24 (1990–2002)

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.[1] Regular team captain Paul Merton stood in as the host of the first episode following Deayton's departure,[2] 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 full-time replacement; however, having a different guest host each week proved successful, with average audience figures increasing from 6 million to 7 million.[3] It was therefore announced in June 2003 that this feature would continue. As of 2 December 2016, 105 people (not including Deayton himself) have presented, or co-presented, at least one episode of Have I Got News for You.

List of guest presenters

Alexander Armstrong has made the most appearances as guest presenter having hosted 28 episodes.
Paul Merton, regular team captain, was the first guest host.
Jeremy Clarkson was the first person to make their first appearance on the show as a guest host.
Charlotte Church is the youngest person to present an episode, being 17 years old at the time.
John Torode and Gregg Wallace were the first co-hosts of an episode.[4]
Sir Roger Moore was the eldest person to present an episode, being 85 at the time.

The following is a list of the guest presenters in the order they first appeared. Many have previously appeared as guest panellists; apart from Merton, who continued his regular role as team captain after hosting the first post-Deayton episode, there are eleven other people who have appeared as a panellist after being a guest presenter: Clive Anderson, Gyles Brandreth, Marcus Brigstocke, Jimmy Carr, Jeremy Clarkson (who subsequently appeared as a guest host again), Alan Johnson MP, Charles Kennedy, Richard Madeley, Richard Osman, John Prescott and Liza Tarbuck. Of these, Clarkson, Johnson, Madeley and Prescott had not appeared as panellists before being guest presenters.

# Guest presenter Panellist No. Duration Series
1 Merton, PaulPaul Merton Yes
1
 2002 24
2 Robinson, AnneAnne Robinson Yes
1
 2002 24
3 Sergeant, JohnJohn Sergeant Yes
2
 2002–03 24–25
4 Johnson, BorisBoris Johnson Yes
4
 2002–03, 2005–06 24, 26, 30, 32
5 Tarbuck, LizaLiza Tarbuck Yes
1
 2002 24
6 Kennedy, CharlesCharles Kennedy Yes
1
 2002 24
7 Clarkson, JeremyJeremy Clarkson Yes
12
 2002, 2005–08, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 24, 29–31, 33–36, 39, 43–44, 47, 50
8 Clunes, MartinMartin Clunes Yes
10
 2003, 2009–11, 2013–14, 2016 25–26, 38–40, 42, 46–48, 51
9 Hague, WilliamWilliam Hague No
3
 2003–05 25, 27, 29
10 Church, CharlotteCharlotte Church Yes
2
 2003, 2012 25, 44
11 Armstrong, AlexanderAlexander Armstrong No
28
 2003–16 25–27, 29–50, 52
12 Dennis, HughHugh Dennis Yes
1
 2003 25
13 Bhaskar, SanjeevSanjeev Bhaskar Yes
1
 2003 25
14 Forsyth, BruceBruce Forsyth No
2
 2003, 2010 25, 39
15 Dee, JackJack Dee Yes
13
 2003–09, 2011, 2014–15 26, 28, 30–31, 34–38, 41, 47–49
16 Humphrys, JohnJohn Humphrys Yes
1
 2003 26
17 Carr, JimmyJimmy Carr Yes
1
 2003 26
18 Young, KirstyKirsty Young Yes
12
 2003–05, 2007–09, 2011–14 26–29, 33–35, 38, 42–43, 46–47
19 O Briain, DaraDara Ó Briain Yes
4
 2003–05 26–27, 29
20 Brandreth, GylesGyles Brandreth Yes
1
 2003 26
21 Dyke, GregGreg Dyke Yes
1
 2004 27
22 Lynam, DesDes Lynam No
3
 2004–05 27–29
23 Marr, AndrewAndrew Marr Yes
1
 2004 28
24 Cook, RobinRobin Cook No
1
 2004 28
25 Leeves, JaneJane Leeves No
1
 2004 28
26 Brigstocke, MarcusMarcus Brigstocke Yes
2
 2004–05 28–29
27 Kinnock, NeilNeil Kinnock Yes
1
 2004 28
28 Corbett, RonnieRonnie Corbett No
1
 2004 28
29 Parsons, NicholasNicholas Parsons No
1
 2005 29
30 Aspel, MichaelMichael Aspel No
2
 2005, 2007 30, 34
31 Langham, ChrisChris Langham Yes
1
 2005 30
32 Ford, AnnaAnna Ford Yes
1
 2005 30
33 Kelly, LorraineLorraine Kelly Yes
1
 2005 30
34 Collins, JoanJoan Collins No
1
 2005 30
35 McDonald, TrevorTrevor McDonald Yes
1
 2006 31
36 Lock, SeanSean Lock Yes
1
 2006 31
37 Clary, JulianJulian Clary Yes
2
 2006, 2008 31, 35
38 Buerk, MichaelMichael Buerk Yes
1
 2006 31
39 Vorderman, CarolCarol Vorderman Yes
1
 2006 31
40 Ramsay, GordonGordon Ramsay Yes
1
 2006 32
41 McGowan, AlistairAlistair McGowan No
1
 2006 32
42 Bowen, JeremyJeremy Bowen Yes
1
 2006 32
43 Lewis, DamianDamian Lewis No
6
 2006, 2009–10, 2012, 2014 32, 37, 40, 43–44, 48
44 Ancona, RonniRonni Ancona No
1
 2006 32
45 Widdecombe, AnnAnn Widdecombe No
2
 2006–07 32, 34
46 Brydon, RobRob Brydon No
1
 2006 32
47 Chiles, AdrianAdrian Chiles No
1
 2007 33
48 Britton, FernFern Britton Yes
2
 2007–08 33, 36
49 Bailey, BillBill Bailey Yes
4
 2007–09, 2011 33, 35, 38, 41
50 Tarrant, ChrisChris Tarrant Yes
1
 2007 33
51 Stuart, MoiraMoira Stuart No
1
 2007 33
52 Djalili, OmidOmid Djalili Yes
1
 2007 34
53 Brand, JoJo Brand Yes
17
 2007–16 34, 36, 38–52
54 Anderson, CliveClive Anderson Yes
1
 2007 34
55 Madeley, RichardRichard Madeley Yes
1
 2007 34
56 Blessed, BrianBrian Blessed No
2
 2008, 2013 35, 45
57 Mack, LeeLee Mack No
5
 2008–11 35, 37, 39–40, 42
58 Baker, TomTom Baker Yes
1
 2008 36
59 Murray, AlAl Murray No
1
 2008 36
60 Mitchell, DavidDavid Mitchell Yes
10
 2008–09, 2011–16 36–38, 42, 44, 46–48, 50, 52
61 Springer, JerryJerry Springer No
1
 2008 36
62 Skinner, FrankFrank Skinner Yes
5
 2009–10, 2013–15 37, 40, 45, 48–49
63 Harris, RolfRolf Harris No
1
 2009 37
64 Jones, RuthRuth Jones No
1
 2009 37
65 Hart, MirandaMiranda Hart Yes
3
 2009–11 38, 40, 42
66 West, DominicDominic West No
1
 2009 38
67 Webb, RobertRobert Webb Yes
1
 2010 39
68 Holmes, EamonnEamonn Holmes No
1
 2010 39
69 Prescott, JohnJohn Prescott Yes
1
 2010 39
70 Cumberbatch, BenedictBenedict Cumberbatch No
1
 2010 40
71 Bishop, JohnJohn Bishop Yes
1
 2010 40
72 Addison, ChrisChris Addison Yes
1
 2010 40
73 Mangan, StephenStephen Mangan No
8
 2011–16 41–43, 45, 47, 49, 51–52
74 Gilbert, RhodRhod Gilbert No
1
 2011 41
75 Torode, JohnJohn Torode and Gregg Wallace No
1
 2011 41
76 Johnson, AlanAlan Johnson Yes
1
 2011 41
77 Horgan, SharonSharon Horgan No
1
 2011 41
78 Stevens, DanDan Stevens No
1
 2011 42
79 Perkins, SueSue Perkins Yes
3
 2011, 2014–15 42, 48, 50
80 Burke, KathyKathy Burke Yes
3
 2012–13, 2015 43, 46, 50
81 Shatner, WilliamWilliam Shatner No
1
 2012 43
82 Campbell, AlastairAlastair Campbell No
1
 2012 43
83 Balding, ClareClare Balding Yes
1
 2012 44
84 Moore, Sir RogerSir Roger Moore No
1
 2012 44
85 Whitehall, JackJack Whitehall Yes
2
 2012–13 44, 46
86 Radcliffe, DanielDaniel Radcliffe No
2
 2012, 2015 44, 49
87 Davis, WarwickWarwick Davis No
1
 2013 45
88 Winstone, RayRay Winstone No
1
 2013 45
89 Giedroyc, MelMel Giedroyc No
1
 2013 45
90 Lindsay, RobertRobert Lindsay No
2
 2013 45–46
91 Osman, RichardRichard Osman Yes
1
 2013 46
92 Merchant, StephenStephen Merchant No
1
 2013 46
93 Saunders, JenniferJennifer Saunders Yes
2
 2014 47–48
94 Coren Mitchell, VictoriaVictoria Coren Mitchell Yes
5
 2014–16 48–52
95 Peston, RobertRobert Peston Yes
1
 2015 49
96 Lineker, GaryGary Lineker No
2
 2015–16 49, 51
97 Brooker, CharlieCharlie Brooker Yes
2
 2015–16 50, 52
98 Sheen, MichaelMichael Sheen No
1
 2015 50
99 Tennant, DavidDavid Tennant No
2
 2015–16 50–51
100 Ullman, TraceyTracey Ullman No
1
 2016 51
101 Boyle, FrankieFrankie Boyle Yes
1
 2016 51
102 Ryan, KatherineKatherine Ryan Yes
1
 2016 51
103 Clegg, NickNick Clegg No
1
 2016 52
104 Hollander, TomTom Hollander No
1
 2016 52

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Was the BBC right to sack Angus Deayton?". BBC Online. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Quiz host Deayton fired by BBC". BBC Online. 30 October 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "TV quiz denies Clunes is new host". BBC News. 29 April 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Love, Ryan (21 April 2011). "MasterChef duo for Have I Got News For You". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

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