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Have I Got News for You: Jeremy Clarkson replaced by Stephen Mangan

Stephen Mangan is to guest on the BBC's Have I Got News for You after Jeremy Clarkson pulled out
Stephen Mangan is to guest on the BBC’s Have I Got News for You after Jeremy Clarkson pulled out. Photograph: Everett/Rex Shutterstock/Everett/Rex Shutterstock

Episodes actor Stephen Mangan is the replacement for Jeremy Clarkson on Friday night’s episode of hit BBC1 quiz Have I Got News for You, Monkey hears. No word yet on whether Mangan, who has hosted the show before, or regulars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton will make any reference to Clarkson’s absence after he pulled out of fronting the show two weeks ago following his departure from Top Gear. The caterers in the show’s green room must be relieved.

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