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CNN’s Have I Got News for You returns, aiming to extract humor from current events. Roy Wood Jr. hosts, with Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black as team captains. Comedian Andy Richter and attorney George Conway join as guests, bringing their wit and a readiness for playful debate. The show, adapted from its British predecessor, […]

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Exclusive: Harry King TV is headed to Mip London with an antiques and collectibles-themed format after launching an unscripted division.

Harry King Unscripted will be the new wing of veteran scripted producer Nicholas Sercombe’s UK and U.S. production operation. It will focus on formats designed for digital and linear TV, using a “new talent- and format-first model” that seeks to combat the traditional commissioning slowdown.

Debuting through the unit later this month will be Curiosity, fronted by Antiques Roadshow expert Raj Bisram and comedian Henning Wehn. Set in an emporium that buys and sells outlandish collectibles and other items, Curiosity will see celebrity guests visiting to find trinkets, curios and gifts from owners Bisram and Wehn.

BAFTA- and Emmy-nominated David Meadows is attached as Dop, while Ian Bailey is the Production Designer.

Bisram is best known for TV...

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Updated with White House comment: Amber Ruffin will be the featured entertainer at the next White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, scheduled for April 26.

“When I began to think about what entertainer would be a perfect fit for the dinner this year, Amber was immediately at the top of my list,” Politico’s Eugene Daniels, president of the association, said Wednesday.

He added, “She has the ability to walk the line between blistering commentary and humor all while provoking her audience to think about the important issues of the day. I’m thrilled and honored she said yes.”

The big question is whether President Donald Trump will attend the dinner, held at the Washington Hilton. He skipped the event in each of the four years of his term, but Joe Biden returned the tradition of presidential attendance.

“Definitely an interesting choice of the comedian,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters today.

Amber Ruffin will be the featured entertainer at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The annual dinner is set to take place in April 26 in Washington, D.C.

“When I began to think about what entertainer would be a perfect fit for the dinner this year, Amber was immediately at the top of my list,” Eugene Daniels, White House Correspondents’ Association president and Politico reporter, said in a statement. “She has the ability to walk the line between blistering commentary and humor all while provoking her audience to think about the important issues of the day. I’m thrilled and honored she said yes.”

Ruffin, known for writing for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and appearing with Roy Wood Jr. and Michael Ian Black on comedy program “Have I Got News For You,” will be roasting political figures in attendance. The president and first lady, politicians and media are...

Amber Ruffin will host the 2025 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

The 56-year-old Late Night With Seth Meyers writer and star will host the annual event, which raises funds for the White House Correspondents’ Association.

It’s set to take place Saturday, April 26 in Washington, D.C.

Keep reading to find out more…

“When I began to think about what entertainer would be a perfect fit for the dinner this year, Amber was immediately at the top of my list,” Eugene Daniels of Politico, president of the association, said in a statement.

“She has the ability to walk the line between blistering commentary and humor all while provoking her audience to think about the important issues of the day. I’m thrilled and honored she said yes,” he went on.

“Amber’s unique talents are the ideal fit for this current political and cultural climate. Her perspective will fit right in with...

Amber Ruffin, the late night fixture and Emmy- and Tony-nominated writer, has been tapped to entertain at the 2025 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Ruffin, who writes for and appears on Late Night With Seth Meyers, will host the annual event, a fundraiser for the White House Correspondents’ Association. This year’s Whca dinner is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, in Washington, D.C.

“When I began to think about what entertainer would be a perfect fit for the dinner this year, Amber was immediately at the top of my list,” Eugene Daniels of Politico, president of the association, said in a statement on Tuesday. “She has the ability to walk the line between blistering commentary and humor all while provoking her audience to think about the important issues of the day. I’m thrilled and honored she said yes.”

Ruffin, who hosted The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock, is also set to...

The 2025 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner will get a few laughs with Emmy and Tony Award-nominated writer and comedian Amber Ruffin serving as the featured entertainer.

The annual event is to be held Saturday, April 26 in Washington, D.C. and broadcast as always by C-span.

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Ruffin is known for her work on CNN’s comedy-news weekly talks series Have I Got News For You...

Remakes are a rarity in late-night television but Have I Got News For You managed to break the mold when it premiered on CNN last year. Now, the American version of the long-running British series is ready for another round.

CNN adapted the comedy panel series in 2024, tapping former Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood, Jr. to host alongside Late Night with Seth Meyers writer and The Amber Ruffin Show host Amber Ruffin and comedian Michael Ian Black.

Season 2 will premiere on Saturday, February 15. Tune in to CNN at 9:00 p.m. Et to catch the first episode of 2025.

The show's format is similar to what American audiences have seen in other late-night TV shows such as Real Time with Bill Maher or Lights Out with David Spade. The trio of hosts welcomes a rotating panel of guests to take a humorous look at the week's events.

Season 1 featured guests such as Conan star Andy Richter,...

Max is bringing a lot of content in February, with the highlight being HBO’s Original ‘The White Lotus.’ Here’s every movie and TV show coming to the platform next month.

Titles coming to Max in February

February 1

42 (2013)

Accidentally Brave (2023)

Bad Boys (1995)

Bad Boys II (2003)

Brian Banks (2019)

Cabin in the Sky (1949)

Cleats & Convos with Deebo Samuel, Episode 114 (B/R)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Deepwater Horizon (2016)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)

Dredd (2012)

Duplicity (2009)

Entertainment (2015)

Experimenter (2015)

Final Destination (2000)

Final Destination 2 (2003)

Final Destination 3 (2006)

Final Destination 5 (2011)

Ivanhoe (1952)

Jackie (2016)

Jezebel (1938)

Jupiter’s Darling (1955)

Just Mercy (2020)

King Solomon’s Mines (1950)

Kitty Foyle (1940)

Kusama: Infinity (2018)

Lady Be Good (1941)

Lassie Come Home (1943)

Life Partners (2014)

Lili (1953)

Little Women (1949)

Love & Basketball (2000)

Mad Money (2008)

Malcolm X (1992)

Mary of Scotland (1936)

Massacre (1934)

Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Mister Roberts (1955)

Mr. Church (2016)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Neptune’s Daughter (1949)

Noma: My Perfect Storm (2015)

One Way Passage (1932)

Safe in Hell (1931)

Shadow on the Wall (1950)

Skate Kitchen...

Neil Cavuto held forth at 4 p.m. on Fox News Channel from a New York studio for more than a quarter century, a veteran newscaster who was never afraid to call balls and strikes. His successor, Will Cain, will lead the hour from a decidedly different venue for cable-news — Dallas, Texas — and probably take a few swings.

“The Will Cain Show” debuts Tuesday at 4 p.m. eastern with what is likely to be a decidedly different look. Fox News has said the program will carry “a signature podcast style,” and Cain acknowledges people looking for the usual cable-news trappings may see something different. “It’s not a sermon, it’s a conversation,” he says of the format, adding: “There’s not the pretense of perfection. Nothing that I have to say is the word of God. I’m on the ride with everyone else in pursuit of the truth.”

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Roy Wood Jr’s latest special starts off with less of a joke and more of a rumination, “We ain’t gonna make it… Overall as a society, we’ve lost connection.” The comedian, known for nearly a decade of incisive political takes on The Daily Show, isn’t talking about Trump, or electoral politics at all. Instead, Lonely Flowers explores the ways both big (gun violence), and...

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. will host the 77th Annual Writers Guild Awards’ East Coast segment, at New York’s Edison Ballroom on Saturday, Feb. 15, the org announced Thursday.

Wood is currently the host of CNN’s satire news program “Have I Got News for You” and previously starred in the WGA Award-nominated series “Command Z.” “It’s an honor to return to host this celebration of the people who truly are the red blood cells of this industry,” said Wood in a statement. “We will plan a wonderful evening and eagerly await notes from the studio executives.”

Presenters at the 2025 Writers Guild Awards ceremony in New York include Jesse Eisenberg, Rosie Perez, Michael McKean, Cory Michael Smith, DeWanda Wise, Ronny Chieng, Adriana Diaz, Meredith Scardino, Cole Escola, Bridget Moynahan, Anette O’Toole and Michael Zegen.

The Writers Guild Awards honor “outstanding writing in film, television, new media, news, radio and promotional categories.

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. will host the 77th Annual Writers Guild Awards in New York next month. WGA nominations were announced yesterday after being postponed amid LA wildfires.

The awards are still set to unspool in concurrent ceremonies on both coasts — the Edison Ballroom in New York and the Beverly Hilton in LA — on Feb. 15.

NYC presenters include Ronny Chieng, Adriana Diaz (CBS Mornings), Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), Cole Escola, Bridget Moynahan (Blue Bloods), Michael McKean (The Diplomat), Annette O’Toole Rosie Perez (The Flight Attendant), Meredith Scardino (Girls5eva), Cory Michael Smith (Saturday Night Live), DeWanda Wise and Michael Zegen.

Wood is currently host of CNN satire Have I Got News For You. He wrote and starred in the Writers Guild Award-nominated series Command Z, produced...

Roy Wood Jr. believes that civilization is doomed if we don’t find a way back to social normalcy.

In a recent interview with TheWrap, the former “Daily Show” correspondent explained why he decided to start off his new Hulu comedy special “Lonely Flowers” with a despairing statement about modern society’s lack of connection — a theme he digs into through his work onstage.

“I enjoy the idea of starting with a joke before saying hello, but I kind of also wanted to almost state the thesis of the paper before presenting my work,” Wood, who kicked off the the special with “We ain’t gon’ make it,” told TheWrap. “I feel like, if we remain in the same state that we’re in as a society, we’re not going to make it, it’s only going to get worse. So let me start with a comedic declaration of pessimism,...

Tony Slattery, a British actor and comedian known for his improv skills on Channel 4’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” died on Tuesday. He was 65.

Slattery’s longtime partner, Mark Michael Hutchinson, confirmed the news to the BBC and said the cause of death was a heart attack. “It is with great sadness we must announce actor and comedian Tony Slattery, aged 65, has passed away today, Tuesday morning, following a heart attack on Sunday evening,” Hutchinson said in a statement.

Slattery was a regular on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” which features performers playing short-form improvisation games based on suggestions from a live audience, from 1988 to 1995. He also held roles in films like comedies “How to Get Ahead in Advertising” (1989) and “Peter’s Friends” (1992), as well as crime thriller “The Crying Game” (1992).

Born on Nov. 9, 1959 in Stonebridge, North London, Slattery got his start in theater while studying at the University of Cambridge.

Roy Wood Jr.’s new Hulu stand-up special is his best yet. But a lot of viewers may incorrectly believe it’s his first. The 46-year-old comic is well aware of this fact as he speaks on the phone from New York.

“(My new) comedy special is probably going to be seen by far more people than my first three were on Comedy Central,” he tells me. “That’s not a knock, it’s just the metrics of Hulu and the reach of Hulu globally. My first three specials aired on American-linear television. My first two specials lived on apps that are now defunct (and) were difficult to navigate. So, for a lot of people this, my fourth special, will be their first time meeting me. And that’s huge.”

If Lonely Flowers, which hits Hulu on January 17th, is your introduction to the former Daily Show correspondent’s stand-up,...

Roy Wood Jr. jokes about the changing demands of modern life, from dating to customer service, in the official trailer for his Hulu stand-up comedy special Lonely Flowers, set to debut Jan. 17.

“I was at the gun range and I saw somebody get bad service — at the gun range! How you going to be rude to somebody who showed up to practice murder?” Wood Jr. said in the teaser that dropped on Tuesday.

“We ain’t going to make it,” he declared at one point, as the former Daily Show correspondent, now hosting CNN’s Have I Got News for You, also poked fun at the loss of human connection in today’s digital-centric society. “The only time you see an employee at the grocery store is when you do self-checkout wrong: ‘What you done to the machine? Get your ass out of there!’” he joked.

His fourth stand-up special...

Diplo stunned CNN’s New Year’s Eve hosts Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper Tuesday night when he revealed he was on LSD “right now” during a live virtual interview from Los Angeles.

The DJ (aka Thomas Wesley Pentz) who hosted a New Year’s Eve show at the Avalon in Hollywood, seemed unfazed at the co-hosts responses.

“I’m so curious. What’s the most conventional place that you’ve done LSD?” Cohen asked Diplo.

“Right now. I did some on the helicopter on the way here,” the DJ said with a smile.

A shocked Cohen shouted, “Right now?!” while Cooper — who had been doing shots of tequila all night — doubled over laughing.

Watch the moment below:

Diplo trips on LSD while appearing on CNN’s New Year’s Eve special.

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Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper took to New York City’s Times Square, as per tradition, on Tuesday night (December 31) to host the festivities for CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live. And, as expected, things got wild. The hosts kicked things off by taking a shot of tequila each, with Cohen telling his reluctant cohost that they’d be taking a shot at the top of each hour. Cooper grew increasingly disgusted throughout the night as he knocked back shot after shot and struggled to keep them down. One person who didn’t partake in the shot drinking was comedian Roy Wood Jr., who joined Cohen and Cooper alongside his Have I Got News For You costars, Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin. “The last Black man to drink on this network got fired” – Roy Wood Jr on #Cnnnye pic.twitter.com/4rh4yo8CZ2 — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 1, 2025 “Oh no…...

Roy Wood Jr. wasn’t looking to get too crazy this New Year’s Eve.

The comedian-actor made an appearance during CNN‘s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, where he was offered a shot of tequila on air.

While his Have I Got News for You co-stars Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin gladly accepted the shot to celebrate the new year, Wood actually turned down the offering from Andy Cohen.

“Oh, no! No, I don’t,” Daily Show alum said before quipping, “The last Black man that drank on this network got fired. I’m going to keep it with water for right now. I need some stability.”

The New Year’s Eve Live co-hosts disregarded his comment and proceeded to pour a shot for Black and Ruffin.

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Wood’s comment seemingly referenced former CNN anchor Don Lemon,...

Roy Wood Jr cracked a joke about Don Lemon being fired from CNN during the CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live 2025 special on Tuesday night (December 31).

The 46-year-old actor and comedian appeared alongside hosts Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper, as well as his Have I Got News For You co-stars Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black.

Andy and Anderson have once again continued their drinking traditions during the telecast, with the Bravo host offering the group shots of tequila.

However, Roy turned it down and made a joke about former co-host Don Lemon getting fired last year.

Keep reading to see what he said…

“Oh, no,” Roy replied to Andy. “No, I don’t [want one]. The last Black man that drank on this network got fired. I’m going to keep it with water for right now. I need some stability.”

Andy appeared a bit stunned by the comment and after Roy stopped talking,...

Roy Wood Jr. was extra cautious while appearing on CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen and refused to drink alcohol.

The Daily Show alum appeared on the live special and rejected Cohen’s offer at a tequila shot to celebrate the new year.

“Oh, no!” Wood Jr. said while his Have I Got News For You co-stars, Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin, accepted the tequila shot offer. “No, I don’t. The last Black man that drank on this network got fired. I’m going to keep it with water for right now. I need some stability.”

Cohen and Cooper ignored Wood Jr.’s comments and didn’t follow up with that statement. The Watch What Happens Live host went on to pour a shot for Black and Ruffin.

Wood Jr. seemingly alluded to former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who used to...

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper quickly jumped into their old rapport during CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live” on Tuesday, with the two hosts and real-life BFFs teasing each other and breaking out the booze.

Cohen excitedly brought tequila to take a shot at the top of every hour with Cooper. While Cooper, a light drinker, took the first shot in stride, the second one left him gasping for air.

The hosts remained jovial during the show, talking about having giggle fits during commercial breaks and FaceTiming with Hoda Kotb, who was hosting NBC’s New Year’s Eve special, “A Toast to 2024.”

A silly second-hour costume contest, set in front of the duo’s Madame Tussauds wax figures, featured a series of 2024 pop culture get-ups — including pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng, viral French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati and a sad Glasgow Oompa Loompa — which left Cooper in a fit of giggles.

2024 had its share of sporting triumphs and face-plants. And what better way to dissect the year’s athletic endeavors than with a healthy dose of British wit? Have I Got Sport for You, the sporting sibling of the enduring Have I Got News For You, returns for a one-off special, ready to skewer the highlights […]

Have I Got Sport for You...

MGM+ isn’t leaving From anytime soon: The sci-fi horror series has been renewed for Season 4, the network announced on Thursday. The 10-episode fourth season will debut in 2026.

“From has been a sensation for MGM+, capturing the attention of millions of viewers and helping us to shine a bright light on our MGM+ brand,” MGM+ head Michael Wright said in a statement. “Our talented show creators and cast have brilliantly and carefully crafted this wonderful show, and we look forward to providing the answers the From audience so enthusiastically craves in Season 4!”

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CNN has given a thumbs-up to a second season of its American adaptation of the long-running British satirical panel show, Have I Got News For You. The renewal comes ahead of the Season 1 finale, scheduled to air this Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on CNN, and available for streaming on Max […]

Have I Got News For You: CNN Renews Satirical Panel Show for Season 2...

Have I Got News for You, CNN’s American adaptation of the long-running BBC comedy panel series, has been renewed for a second season, the network said Thursday. The decision comes ahead of the show’s Season 1 finale this Saturday.

Season 2 will air early next year as part of CNN’s Saturday primetime lineup. Produced by Hat Trick Productions for CNN Originals, the show aims to serve up a smart and edgy take on the news of the week, as a comic trio led by host Roy Wood Jr. guides a rotating collection of guests through an array of comic games and quick-witted panel conversations that test their knowledge of current events.

Mainstays appearing alongside Wood are team captains Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black. Have I Got News for You‘s 10-episode freshman season premiered September 13 and joined CNN’s encore presentation of Real Time with Bill Maher as...

Japan’s Nippon TV and UK indie Anyway Content are taking a comedy series about a young British woman following her dream of becoming a manga artist to MIPCOM Cannes.

The pair have struck a scripted co-development partnership for How to be a Sensei, which is being penned by Itaru Mizuno, the multiple Asian Academy Creative Award-winning director behind 2023’s breakout hit Rebooting, alongside award-wining British comedy writer Zoë Tomalin, who writes for the likes of Have I Got News For You and Hypothetical.

In How to be a Sensei, the protagonist takes her manga quest to Tokyo, where she heads to several iconic and underground locations. The series of hour-long episodes are in advanced development following a writing room that was recently held in the Japanese capital.

Nippon has worked with Mizuno on and off for more than a decade and the pair most recently combined on Japanese hit Rebooting.

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the Max streaming service in October. The Max October 2024 lineup includes the debuts of the comedy series The Franchise, a Seth Meyers comedy special, the competition series Roller Jam, Max original films Caddo Lake and Salem’s Lot, and Warner Bros. Pictures’ Trap.

The October schedule also includes the Max documentary Louder: The Soundtrack of Change, HBO documentaries I Am Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders and Breath of Fire, a new season of HBO’s Somebody Somewhere, CNN original Have I Got News for You, and A24’s MaXXXine.

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Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

Amber Ruffin did not need to be convinced to join CNN’s new comedy-news talk series “Have I Got News for You.” In fact, her role on the show — which is to joke about the news with Roy Wood Jr. and Michael Ian Black — is what she says she’d be doing anyway. So why not spend her Fridays talking about Trump in front of cameras?

Ruffin wasn’t familiar with the British version when she was approached to star in CNN’s show – “They have so many panel shows over there. We don’t do that unless it’s five angry women in the morning,” she quipped – but she was immediately game. “It’s the lightest lift that has ever lifted,” she told TheWrap. “Because if you think about it, sitting around and talking about the news was what I was going to be doing anyway, and odds are...

“I believe the word we’re looking for … is motherf*cker.”

This was a correct answer to a question on a CNN comedy quiz show.

That’s right, a quiz show.

That’s right, comedy.

That’s right… CNN!

The show is Have I Got News For You, which debuted Sept. 14 and is now streaming on Max. Hosted by Roy Wood Jr. and featuring comedians Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin as regular panelists alongside two guests per episode, the program satirizes and reflects on the week’s news. And...

Host Roy Wood Jr. and team captains Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black guide guests through comic games and panels that test their knowledge of current events. The comedy panel show delivers comic observations, from the satirical to the surreal, through the lens of a news quiz. An award-winning and very long running British institution, […]

Have I Got News for You: Series Premiere...

CNN Originals is set to premiere its new limited series, Have I Got News for You, an American adaptation of the long-running BBC comedy quiz show. The first episode will air on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The ten-episode series will be hosted by Roy Wood Jr. and feature Emmy and Tony […]

CNN’s Have I Got News for You: Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black Join Host Roy Wood Jr. as Team Captains...

The Pacific Rim robots are coming to the small screen.

As part of a first-look television deal with Legendary Entertainment, writer/producer Eric Heisserer (Shadow and Bone, Arrival) is developing an origin story series for the movie franchise, our sister site Variety reports.

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CNN has tapped acclaimed comedians Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black to serve as the team captains for its forthcoming news-based quiz show “Have I Got News For You.”

The show, scheduled to launch in September, is an American take on the British quiz of the same name, which infuses comedy with current events ripped from the headlines. Former “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood, Jr. was previously announced as the host of the program, which will debut on CNN in September.

Ruffin is an Emmy- and Tony-nominated writer, comedian, host and performer who is best known for her appearances on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and her own self-titled show for Comcast’s streaming service Peacock.

“It is an honor to get to work with comedy favorites Michael Ian Black and Roy Wood Jr,” Ruffin said in a statement. “It is our hope that this show will take people from saying,...

CNN is adding an array of humor specialists to its broad gallery of journalistic experts.

Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black have been named to serve as captains on the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet’s new Saturday-night series “Have I Got News For You.” The ten-episode run of the series, best known in its original incarnation on the BBC, launches Saturday, September 14, at 9 p.m. Roy Wood Jr. is the host.

“It is an honor to get to work with comedy favorites Michael Ian Black and Roy Wood Jr,” said Ruffin, in a statement. “It is our hope that this show will take people from saying, “This is CNN.” to “This is CNN!?!?””

“I’m thrilled to be joining Roy Wood Jr. and Amber Ruffin as ‘Have I Got News For You’s” Dei hire,” said Black, in a statement. “I’m looking forward to spreading as much disinformation...

Exclusive: Amber Ruffin (The Amber Ruffin Show) and Michael Ian Black (Wet Hot American Summer) are set for the team captain roles on Have I Got News For You, CNN’s forthcoming American adaptation of the long-running BBC comedy panel series.

A British institution produced by Hat Trick Productions since 1990, Have I Got News for You will be hosted in the States by The Daily Show alum Roy Wood Jr., as we were first to report. The series will deliver comic observations, from the satirical to the surreal, through the lens of a news quiz show, serving up a smart and edgy take on the news of the week.

Together with Wood, Ruffin and Black will guide a rotating collection of guests including notable entertainers, political figures and comedians through an array of comic games and quick-witted panel conversations that test their knowledge of current events.

Produced by Hat Trick Productions for CNN Originals,...

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Warner Bros Discovery-owned cable news channel CNN has hired former “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood, Jr. to serve as the host of the American version of the BBC’s comedy news program “Have I Got News For You.”

The show will premier on Saturday, September 14 on CNN, with the on-demand version available across cable, satellite and some streaming platforms the following day. Have I Got News For You will air Saturdays at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific every week thereafter.

“For far too long immigrants have been coming to America and taking black jobs, kudos to CNN and the immigrants at Hat Trick Productions for bringing a Black job to the States,” Wood Jr. said in a statement “It is an honor to be a part of such a hallowed British institution to help make sense of the American institutions of chaos, name-calling, disinformation, reality television and the eight-hour news cycle.

Roy Wood Jr. does, in fact, have news for you.

The former Daily Show correspondent has been tapped to host CNN’s Have I Got News For You, a Stateside version of the comedy panel series first popularized in the U.K.

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First announced at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Upfront presentation in May (and described as a limited series), the American edition of Have I Got News For You...

CNN named Roy Wood Jr. as the host of “Have I Got News for You,” the U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy series, the network announced on Thursday.

The comedian and former “Daily Show” correspondent will host the 10-episode run which is slated to debut on Saturday, September 14 at 9 p.m. Et on CNN. The program will air regularly on Saturdays and will also be available to stream on Max the following day.

The BBC version of the program has been on the air since 1990 and the format features two teams of panelists answering questions about the news of the week. CNN is developing the U.S. version of the show with Hat Trick Productions, which produces the BBC program.

“For far too long immigrants have been coming to America and taking Black jobs, kudos to CNN and the immigrants at Hat Trick Productions for bringing a Black job to the States,...

Roy Wood Jr. is getting back into the news-and-comedy game.

The comedian and Daily Show alum has been named the host of Have I Got News for You at CNN. The cable news outlet will debut its version of the long-running BBC panel show on Sept. 14.

Have I Got News for You is a BBC staple, having been on the air since 1990. The show features two teams of panelists answering questions about the week’s news, with a heavy dose of humor. CNN announced in May that it was developing its own version of the show with Hat Trick Productions, producer of the BBC show.

“For far too long immigrants have been coming to America and taking Black jobs, kudos to CNN and the immigrants at Hat Trick Productions for bringing a Black job to the States,” Wood said in a statement. “It is an honor to be a part...

CNN is tapping Roy Wood Jr. to help it make Saturday nights a place for comedy tied to the headlines.

The former “Daily Show” correspondent has been named to host “Have I Got News For You,” a U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy series. A ten-episode run will debut Saturday, September 14 at 9 p.m. eastern on CNN, and will air regularly on Saturdays before being made available on Max, the streaming service that is owned by corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery.

The series joins rebroadcasts of Bill Maher’s HBO roundtable program, “Real Time.” CNN has hopes of branching out into news-driven comedy, according to Amy Entelis, CNN’s executive vice president of talent and content, who told Variety of such plans in a May interview. Weekend viewers might like a break from the intensity of the news week with programs about lifestyle or “have a laugh about...

Exclusive: The Daily Show alum Roy Wood Jr. has been tapped to host Have I Got News For You, CNN’s adaptation of UK’s long-running comedy panel show. Produced by Hat Trick Productions, the company behind the BBC original, for CNN Originals, the ten-episode limited series will premiere Sept. 14 and will air Saturdays at 9 Pm. It will be available to stream on Max the following day.

The panel comedy series features comic observations from the satirical to the surreal through the lens of a news quiz show. And Wood, who spent eight years on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and headlined the 2023 White House Correspondents dinner, did not miss the opportunity of his Have I Got News For You hosting announcement to comment on current events, taking a jab at Donald Trump’s “black jobs” remark during the June Presidential debate.

“For far too long immigrants have been...

Have I Got News for You returns to BBC One with a brand new episode on Friday, 7 June 2024. The episode welcomes comedian Alex Horne as host, with guest panellists Jack Dee and broadcaster Carol Vorderman. Joining the trio are the show’s regular team captains, Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, as they come together […]

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The line up for Taskmaster series 18 has been confirmed, with Jack Dee and Rosie Jones among the famous names.

Now that we’ve come to the end of yet another joyous ten weeks of Taskmaster, it’s already time to look forward to the next series.

According to the British Comedy Guide, the line up for series 18 is as follows: Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones.

The British Comedy Guide also reported that a new spin-off series called Taskmasterclass will begin on Channel 4 on Thursday 6th June. The show will highlight the contribution of “brains behind the tasks, and feature interviews with former contestants about their time on the programme”. Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne will narrate the hour-long episodes. In the first one, the hosts will discuss “whether there is any point to the seemingly pointless tasks on Taskmaster“, in the process...

The long-running satirical news quiz show Have I Got News for You returns to BBC One with another brand new episode. The episode, airing on Friday 31 May, features Victoria Coren Mitchell as host, with guest panellists Chris McCausland and Sophy Ridge joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. In this episode, the guest […]

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CNN is doubling down on late-night-inspired comedy.

The news channel is bringing the long-running BBC panel show Have I Got News For You to American audiences, commissioning a limited-run adaptation set to air this fall. The show will run Saturday nights in primetime.

Have I Got News For You, which first premiered on the BBC in 1990, features comics, celebs, and pundits competing in a news-based quiz show.

The pickup comes as CNN continues a push into comedy programming. In March, the network began re-airing episodes of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher on Saturdays at 8 p.m. Et. A time-slot for Have I Got News For You was not announced.

The show will be produced by Hat Trick Productions, which produces the original series, and air under the CNN Originals banner.

The announcement was made today at the upfront presentation of CNN parent company Warner Bros.

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CNN’s Mark Thompson told advertisers additional details about the network’s strategy, with plans to expand franchises to digital platforms and to build new branded verticals around topics beyond politics.

“We don’t believe news is just politics,” Thompson said at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront. “Business and tech are news. Climate and weather are news. Health, wellness and living longer are news. So expect to see us build new branded verticals in all these areas on TV, on our apps and across our other platforms.”

Thompson has previously made the case that viewers are interested in a wider scope of coverage areas, while he has outlined plans to integrate linear TV and digital news units, and to boost CNN’s presence and innovation on smart phones and other mobile devices.

He pointed to the CNN franchise Five Things as the type of project that crosses platforms, with a newsletter,...

Mindy Kaling got right to the point at the top of the Warner Bros Discovery presentation Wednesday by joking how her show The Sex Lives of College Girls is “filled with smoking hot guys who run around campus topless.”

“It’s a Max show, not a BBC show,” she said.

Sexy! Here’s what else happened at the Wbd shindig at Madison Square Garden.

-Paul W. Downs and Hannah Einbinder of Hacks to trade barbs before teasing the third season of their sick-with-Emmys comedy starring Jean Smart. Einbinder also promotes her upcoming June 13 comedy special.

-HBO chief Casey Bloys tees up the season 2 trailer of House of the Dragon that dropped yesterday. The next Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has started production and will premiere in 2025. Other upcoming premieres: Hard Knocks: Off Season with the New York Giants in July; Sam Mendes’ The Franchise in the fall,...