If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Have I Got a Bit More News for You is available in the UK on Sky Go and BBC iPlayer right now. 37 seasons of it means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 17 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Watch it for Paul Merton — stay for everyone else around them. Available now on Sky Go — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Have I Got a Bit More News for You is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The jokes in Have I Got a Bit More News for You land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme. Paul Merton and Ian Hislop lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It ran for 37 seasons (–2025), and the writing holds up across every one of them. Have I Got a Bit More News for You earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Have I Got a Bit More News for You respects your intelligence. Have I Got News for You is the obvious comparison, but Have I Got a Bit More News for You earns its own place alongside it. At 37 seasons, this is a genuine commitment — one that pays off. Paul Merton anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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