CNN Developing U.S. Version of BBC Comedy Quiz Show ‘Have I Got News For You’

CNN is taking a swing at comedy, with plans to launch a U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy quiz show Have I Got News For You.

The program was announced during Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation Wednesday morning. CNN is calling it a limited series, with a debut set for the fall.

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Have I Got News For You is in its 66th season at the BBC, having launched in 1990. The program features two teams of panelists who answer questions about the week’s news, cracking jokes and sparking discussions in the process. Hat Trick Productions, the company behind the BBC series, will also produce the U.S. edition.

CNN did not announce a host or any regular panelists (the BBC version features Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as regular panelists).

Have I Got News For You will be CNN’s first real foray into the comedy space, though it already has a replay of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher on Saturday nights.

Cable news channels writ large have had to expand their programming perspectives in recent years amid cord-cutting and a competitive news environment. Fox News, for example, currently has two programs that blend politics and comedy: 10 p.m.’s Gutfeld, hosted by Greg Gutfeld, and Fox News Saturday Night with Jimmy Failla.

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