Have I Got News For You, US version.

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tuxan, Feb 25, 2025.

  1. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    As a decades long fan of the UK original on BBC I was expecting them to take a while to get into the swing as US crossovers rarely work, especially when the source material is pointed and smart. The Office was one of the successes.

    I didn't watch all of series one, hosted by Roy Wood Jr, wasn't impressed by the first couple of shows but the second show of series two has a Republican and they roast him in good style. This was always the strength of the show, they could get guests from a diverse background even if the guillotine was inevitable.

    The opening here with Nigel Farage is classically wicked.


    The BBC original long ago moved to a new presenter every week with always the same two team captains. I guess that would be too novel in the US launching it but it worked very well so fingers crossed.

    They are beginning to get the idea:
     
    Last edited: Feb 25, 2025