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. Regular team captain Paul Merton stood in as the host of the first episode following Deayton's departure, 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. It was therefore announced in June 2003 that this feature would continue. As of 27 May 2016, 103 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 27 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.

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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.

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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	Paul Merton	Yes	1	2002	24
2	Anne Robinson	Yes	1	2002	24
3	John Sergeant	Yes	2	2002–03	24–25
4	Boris Johnson	Yes	4	2002–03, 2005–06	24, 26, 30, 32
5	Liza Tarbuck	Yes	1	2002	24
6	Charles Kennedy	Yes	1	2002	24
7	Jeremy Clarkson	Yes	12	2002, 2005–08, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015	24, 29–31, 33–36, 39, 43–44, 47, 50
8	Martin Clunes	Yes	9	2003, 2009–11, 2013–14	25–26, 38–40, 42, 46–48
9	William Hague	No	3	2003–05	25, 27, 29
10	Charlotte Church	Yes	2	2003, 2012	25, 44
11	Alexander Armstrong	No	27	2003–15	25–27, 29–50
12	Hugh Dennis	Yes	1	2003	25
13	Sanjeev Bhaskar	Yes	1	2003	25
14	Bruce Forsyth	No	2	2003, 2010	25, 39
15	Jack Dee	Yes	13	2003–09, 2011, 2014–15	26, 28, 30–31, 34–38, 41, 47–49
16	John Humphrys	Yes	1	2003	26
17	Jimmy Carr	Yes	1	2003	26
18	Kirsty Young	Yes	12	2003–05, 2007–09, 2011–14	26–29, 33–35, 38, 42–43, 46–47
19	Dara Ó Briain	Yes	4	2003–05	26–27, 29
20	Gyles Brandreth	Yes	1	2003	26
21	Greg Dyke	Yes	1	2004	27
22	Des Lynam	No	3	2004–05	27–29
23	Andrew Marr	Yes	1	2004	28
24	Robin Cook	No	1	2004	28
25	Jane Leeves	No	1	2004	28
26	Marcus Brigstocke	Yes	2	2004–05	28–29
27	Neil Kinnock	Yes	1	2004	28
28	Ronnie Corbett	No	1	2004	28
29	Nicholas Parsons	No	1	2005	29
30	Michael Aspel	No	2	2005, 2007	30, 34
31	Chris Langham	Yes	1	2005	30
32	Anna Ford	Yes	1	2005	30
33	Lorraine Kelly	Yes	1	2005	30
34	Joan Collins	No	1	2005	30
35	Trevor McDonald	Yes	1	2006	31
36	Sean Lock	Yes	1	2006	31
37	Julian Clary	Yes	2	2006, 2008	31, 35
38	Michael Buerk	Yes	1	2006	31
39	Carol Vorderman	Yes	1	2006	31
40	Gordon Ramsay	Yes	1	2006	32
41	Alistair McGowan	No	1	2006	32
42	Jeremy Bowen	Yes	1	2006	32
43	Damian Lewis	No	6	2006, 2009–10, 2012, 2014	32, 37, 40, 43–44, 48
44	Ronni Ancona	No	1	2006	32
45	Ann Widdecombe	No	2	2006–07	32, 34
46	Rob Brydon	No	1	2006	32
47	Adrian Chiles	No	1	2007	33
48	Fern Britton	Yes	2	2007–08	33, 36
49	Bill Bailey	Yes	4	2007–09, 2011	33, 35, 38, 41
50	Chris Tarrant	Yes	1	2007	33
51	Moira Stuart	No	1	2007	33
52	Omid Djalili	Yes	1	2007	34
53	Jo Brand	Yes	16	2007–16	34, 36, 38–51
54	Clive Anderson	Yes	1	2007	34
55	Richard Madeley	Yes	1	2007	34
56	Brian Blessed	No	2	2008, 2013	35, 45
57	Lee Mack	No	5	2008–11	35, 37, 39–40, 42
58	Tom Baker	Yes	1	2008	36
59	Al Murray	No	1	2008	36
60	David Mitchell	Yes	9	2008–09, 2011–15	36–38, 42, 44, 46–48, 50
61	Jerry Springer	No	1	2008	36
62	Frank Skinner	Yes	5	2009–10, 2013–15	37, 40, 45, 48–49
63	Rolf Harris	No	1	2009	37
64	Ruth Jones	No	1	2009	37
65	Miranda Hart	Yes	3	2009–11	38, 40, 42
66	Dominic West	No	1	2009	38
67	Robert Webb	Yes	1	2010	39
68	Eamonn Holmes	No	1	2010	39
69	John Prescott	Yes	1	2010	39
70	Benedict Cumberbatch	No	1	2010	40
71	John Bishop	Yes	1	2010	40
72	Chris Addison	Yes	1	2010	40
73	Stephen Mangan	No	7	2011–16	41–43, 45, 47, 49, 51
74	Rhod Gilbert	No	1	2011	41
75	John Torode and Gregg Wallace	No	1	2011	41
76	Alan Johnson	Yes	1	2011	41
77	Sharon Horgan	No	1	2011	41
78	Dan Stevens	No	1	2011	42
79	Sue Perkins	Yes	3	2011, 2014–15	42, 48, 50
80	Kathy Burke	Yes	3	2012–13, 2015	43, 46, 50
81	William Shatner	No	1	2012	43
82	Alastair Campbell	No	1	2012	43
83	Clare Balding	Yes	1	2012	44
84	Sir Roger Moore	No	1	2012	44
85	Jack Whitehall	Yes	2	2012–13	44, 46
86	Daniel Radcliffe	No	2	2012, 2015	44, 49
87	Warwick Davis	No	1	2013	45
88	Ray Winstone	No	1	2013	45
89	Mel Giedroyc	No	1	2013	45
90	Robert Lindsay	No	2	2013	45–46
91	Richard Osman	Yes	1	2013	46
92	Stephen Merchant	No	1	2013	46
93	Jennifer Saunders	Yes	2	2014	47–48
94	Victoria Coren Mitchell	Yes	4	2014–16	48–51
95	Robert Peston	Yes	1	2015	49
96	Gary Lineker	No	2	2015–16	49, 51
97	Charlie Brooker	Yes	1	2015	50
98	Michael Sheen	No	1	2015	50
99	David Tennant	No	2	2015–16	50–51
100	Tracey Ullman	No	1	2016	51
101	Frankie Boyle	Yes	1	2016	51
102	Katherine Ryan	Yes	1	2016	51

See also

• List of television presenters
• List of Have I Got News for You episodes

External links

• Have I Got News for You at BBC Programmes
• Have I Got News for You at UKGameshows.com (includes full list of presenters)