NEW YORK – (May 15, 2024) – CNN announced today at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront presentation that CNN Originals will launch an American version of the long-running BBC series Have I Got News for You, produced by Hat Trick Productions. The limited series will premiere this fall and air on Saturday nights on CNN.
Have I Got News for You is the long-running comedy panel show which delivers comic observations from the satirical to the surreal through the lens of a news quiz show. An institution in Britain, Hat Trick Productions has been producing Have I Got News for You since 1990 – and this an award-winning comedy series is now invading America! Always relevant and topical, the series serves up a smart, silly, opinionated, and edgy take on the news of the week featuring a rotating collection of comedians, pundits, politicos, and entertainers.
“We have been looking for innovative ways to explore new formats and expand the boundaries of CNN programming,” said Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals, and creative development for CNN Worldwide. “The series is the standard bearer of the genre and ripe for its American reincarnation as we revitalize Saturday nights on CNN.”
“To bring Have I Got News for You to such an iconic network as CNN is a great honor and career highlight for us all at Hat Trick,” said executive producer Jimmy Mulville. “I just hope there will be something interesting going on in the Fall for us to talk about!”
Executive Producers for the American version of Have I Got News for You are Jimmy Mulville, Richard Wilson and Jim Biederman.
