What time is Have I Got News For You on BBC One and who’s guest hosting with Paul Merton and Ian Hislop?

IT has been another busy week in the news - with plenty of material to be ridiculed on Have I Got News For You.

Heading into its staggering 56th series, here is all the important info about the funniest quiz show around.

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When is Have I Got News For You next on TV?

Have I Got News For You continues with its 56th series TONIGHT Friday, 21 December at 9pm on BBC One.

Gary Lineker hosts, with comedians Tom Allen and Ayesha Hazarika joining regular team leaders Ian Hislop and Paul Merton to poke fun at the week's events.

It will be the last episode of the series.

Among some of the notable guest presenters over the years have been Boris Johnson, Jeremy Clarkson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lorraine Kelly and Anne Robinson.

What is Have I Got News For You?

The series is a comedy quiz show that grills celebrity contestants on the week's headlines.

It was originally hosted by Angus Deaton, but since 2002 has used a different guest host each week after Deaton left the show.

It launched in 1990 with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, who are still the captains now.

Hislop is the only person to have appeared on every single episode of the show - he once battled through a show despite suffering from appendicitis and needed to rush hospital straight after.

The current series is the 55th in its history.

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Who is team captain Ian Hislop?

Ian Hislop was born on July 13, 1960.

He is a British journalist, satirist, writer, broadcaster and editor of the magazine Private Eye.

He is well known for appearing on radio and television programmes to voice his opinion and also act as a commentator on media issues.

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Who is team captain Paul Merton?

Paul Merton was born July 9, 1957.

He is an English writer, actor, comedian, radio and television presenter.

As well as being team captain on Have I Got News For You, he was also on Room 101 and Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Paul also appears as a panellist on Radio 4's Just a Minute.