Have I Got News for You: US Version - Full Season

February 24, 2025 2:15 PM - Season 2, Episode 1

This is for the US adaptation of the longtime UK news panel show.

Producers of the original UK Have I Got News For You have been trying to bring the show to the United States for about 20 years - and finally seem to have succeeded, with Roy Wood Jr. as host and both Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black as team captains. The show airs on CNN - and happily seems to have retained a good deal of the spice of the original.

posted by EmpressCallipygos (3 comments total)

If you're new to this show, start here: one of the guests is GOP Representative Mike Lawler, who actually busts out a song mocking Trump to the tune of the Beach Boys' Kokomo. ....It doesn't stop Michael Ian Black from holding his feet to the fire about GOP policy later, though.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 2:22 PM on February 24

I’ve really enjoyed this UK to US adaptation - the writing is surprisingly sharp, and most the guest picks on point. That said, I really feel like this show is going to get cancelled as soon as some Trump Admin goon finds out about it and starts yammering about CNN bias. 🙄

(Also, given my previous disdain for Michael Ian Black’s erm… flaccid Dem politics, I’ve been particularly pleased to see him scoring off of people like the aforementioned GOP rep!)
posted by pipian at 4:50 PM on February 24

Oh and Amber Ruffin has *really* been great in this - her skills are really showcased here in a way that not many got to see with the Amber Ruffin Show (RIP). Absolute credit to her.
posted by pipian at 4:57 PM on February 24 [1 favorite]