Have I Got News For You

[Sarah 103]

Here is a place to discuss CNN's comedy show Have I Got News For You. It also streams next day on MAX for people who do not have cable. If I had to describe it to someone who had not yet seen it, I would explain that it's the subject matter and tone of The Daily Show, but with the format of Whose Line Is It Anyway. There is a host, there are games, and there are points, but no one is actually keeping track of the points and who wins doesn't actually matter.

I love this show. I think this is the perfect gig for Roy Wood Jr. I really enjoy Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin as team captains. If I could make one suggestion to the person booking the guests, it would be only have Republicans (or any politician) who is out of office so they can be more open and free and less guarded or cautious. 

It would be great if they could have Roy Wood Jr. do a few games on the platform with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen on New Year's Eve to promote the show and have some fun. The games that I think would best in that format would be Headlines (with the news headlines drawn from the entire year, not just the months the show was on the air), Odd One Out and Lie-curious (the one with three statements about a public figure and only one of them is true). 

Favorite games in general:

Headlines

Lie-curious

Meet in the Middle 

Odd One Out 

 

Edited December 16, 2024 by Sarah 103

[ebk57]

I like this show a lot, but it never seemed to quite come together for me.  It's not that I didn't laugh many times an episode (except the one with Burchett which was totally ill-advised), so I really don't know how to describe why it didn't jell.  That said, I thought the last episode (with Kara Swisher and Jenny Hagel) was fabulous.  So they went out on a high note for this season and I'm now looking forward to next season. 

Guess it worked for me after all 😄

 

I like your idea of doing something on NYE with Anderson and Andy.

[Ms Lark]

I love this show, too. Especially with Roy Wood Jr. Amber and Michael are also awesome. Looking forward to season 2.

(Can't stand Andy Cohen, so I have to give him a 👎🏻.)

[AnimeMania]

The show is based on a long running British political comedy show of the same name and format. There are few comedy shows that I find funny, but I laugh during this one quite a bit.

[SnarkShark]

9 hours ago, AnimeMania said:

The show is based on a long running British political comedy show of the same name and format. There are few comedy shows that I find funny, but I laugh during this one quite a bit.

I'd say both probably could be discussed.  Roy even guest hosted an episode of the British version.

 

[AnimeMania]

1 hour ago, SnarkShark said:

I'd say both probably could be discussed.  Roy even guest hosted an episode of the British version.

That seems possible because the US and UK version probably won't be airing at the same time (date-wise).

[Sarah 103]

A New Year's Eve update/announcement.

https://decider.com/2024/12/31/andy-cohen-anderson-cooper-nye-what-time-where-to-watch-cnn-max/

It's better than I hoped for! It isn't just Roy Wood Jr, but also the captains.

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Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin, and Michael Ian Black from CNN’s Have I Got News For You are scheduled to appear

 

Edited December 31, 2024 by Sarah 103

[ebk57]

Michael Ian Black said on BlueSky that he'll be on around 9 and promises to call Anderson "Scoop."  Don't know if Roy and Amber will be with him or will appear separately.  

[AnimeMania]

Have I Got News for You Season 2        CNN      Saturday, February 15, 2025   9pm