Roy Wood Jr has been announced as the US host of Have I Got News For You, the much-anticipated American version of the long-running BBC comedy series.
The show, produced by Hat Trick Productions, will premiere Saturday, September 14 at 9pm ET on CNN. It will then be available to stream on Max the following day.
“It is an honour 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 8-hour news cycle,” said Wood Jr.
Produced by Hat Trick Productions since 1990, Have I Got News for You is something of an institution in Britain. The UK version has used guest hosts since the departure of its original presenter, Angus Deayton, in 2002.
Roy Wood Jr. is a comedian, an Emmy-nominated documentary producer, and WGA nominated writer. He served for eight years as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy-winning The Daily Show (2015-2023). In 2023, Wood guest hosted The Daily Show and headlined the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to its highest ratings since 2017.
