Have I Got News for You John Hodgman & Akilah Hughes (Season 3, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 29 min | News

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Have I Got News for You

John Hodgman & Akilah Hughes (Season 3, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 29 min | News

Writer, comedian and actor John Hodgman and comedian, host and author Akilah Hughes will join as guests on this week's episode of CNN's "Have I Got News For You", the American version of the long-running UK comedy series.

Writers

Jim Biederman (writer) | Dan Chamberlain (writer) | Jodi Lennon (writer) | Michael Pielocik (writer) & 2 more

Editors

Denis Cardineau (editor) | Paul Viskup (editor)

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 4, 2025

Release date

Oct 4, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Roy Wood Jr. Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Amber Ruffin Self - Team Captain, Amber Ruffin Self - Team Captain, Amber Ruffin See fewer	Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Michael Ian Black Self - Team Captain Self - Team Captain See fewer	Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
John Hodgman Self - Guest Panelist Self - Guest Panelist See fewer	Coraline (2009)
Akilah Hughes Self - Guest Panelist Self - Guest Panelist See fewer	Bob's Burgers (2011)
Laura Coates Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair (2021)
Madeleine Dean Self - Pennsylvania Congresswoman (archive footage) Self - Pennsylvania Congresswoman (archive footage) See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Benny Johnson Self - Propagandist (archive footage) Self - Propagandist (archive footage) See fewer	The Benny Report (2020)
Mike Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tagesschau (1952)
Mike Lee Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Great Decisions (1986)
Corey Lewandowski Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Who Is America? (2018)
Howard Lutnick Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	15 Septembers Later (2016)
Jack Posobiec Self - Propagandist (archive footage) Self - Propagandist (archive footage) See fewer	The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
George Stephanopoulos Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	House of Cards (2013)
Donald Trump Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)