Have I Got News for You Angus Deayton as chairman, with Ian Hislop, the editor of "Private Eye", and comedian Paul Merton as team captains. Each captain was accompanied by a guest, usually a politician, journalist or comedian, or somebody particularly relevant to recent news. Merton took a break from "Have I Got News for You" during the 11th series in 1996, making only one appearance as a guest on Hislop's team. He was variously replaced as opposing team captain by Clive Anderson, Alan Davies and Eddie Izzard (with another two episodes featuring an equal-billing double act as the opponents of Hislop's team). Merton later explained
I've Got News for You (Feargal Sharkey song) I've Got News for You (Feargal Sharkey song) "I've Got News for You" is a song by Irish singer Feargal Sharkey, released in 1991 as the first single from his third studio album "Songs from the Mardi Gras". It was written by Sharkey and Dennis Morgan, and produced by Barry Beckett. The song reached No. 12 in the UK and No. 8 in Ireland. A music video was filmed to promote the single, while Sharkey also performed the song on the UK TV music show "Top of The Pops". The B-side, "I Can't Begin to Stop", was exclusive to the