Have I Got News for You
★ 7.2 · 1990 · 30m · Comedy · News
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
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