Emmy® nominated comedian, actress and writer Robin Thede and journalist, author and political pundit Matt Welch will be guests on the premiere episode of CNN’s Have I Got News For You, the much-anticipated American version of the long-running BBC comedy series. Produced by Hat Trick Productions for CNN Originals, the ten-episode limited series will premiere Saturday, September 14 at 9pm ET/PT on CNN. 

The host is Roy Wood Jr, the team captains in Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black.

Robin Thede is the creator, executive producer and star of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. She created, executive produced and hosted the critically acclaimed late night show, The Rundown with Robin Thede. She was head writer and correspondent for The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and was the head writer for the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2016, making her the first Black woman head writer in late night history and for the WHCD. Thede was named one of Variety's Top Ten Comics to Watch in 2019.

Matt Welch is an editor at large at Reason and served as Reason’s editor in chief from 2008-2016. He is co-author, along with Nick Gillespie, of the 2011 book The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America. Welch's work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN.com, and more. He is a frequent guest on MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN, public radio, and AM radio stations from coast to coast.

Have I Got News For You will regularly air Saturdays at 9pm ET/PT and will be available to stream on Max the following day. The premiere  will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps on Saturday, September 14. It will also be available on demand beginning Sunday, September 15 to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.

The series goes out on Saturday, September 14 at 9pm, ET/PT on CNN. There has been no statement about it being screened in the UK.