WHAT could have killed off Have I Got News For You years ago has actually ended up making it stronger. When Angus Deayton vacated the host’s chair in 2002, it led to one of the show’s best features – the guest host.
Some have performed excellently – Alexander Armstrong, for instance, is a firm favourite – while others have not fared well, and struggled to rein in the panel.
One man unlikely to have a hard time maintaining order from the teams is this week’s skipper, Cockney hardman Ray Winstone. The star of Scum, Nil By Mouth, Beowulf and Sexy Beast is renowned for his tough-guy image, so team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and their guests will have to be on their best behaviour.
Stand-up comedian Reginald D Hunter is among the guest panellists this week, who’ll be picking apart the news from the past seven days.
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