By Sarah Fortinsky
Acclaimed comedian Roy Wood Jr. will host the U.S. version of “Have I Got News for You,” the long-running U.K. comedy series, CNN announced Thursday.
The 10-episode limited series, set to premiere Sept. 14, will air Saturdays at 9 p.m. Eastern on the 24-hour news network. Episodes will be available to stream the following day on Max, formerly HBO Max.
The show will be produced by Hat Trick Productions, which has produced the U.K.’s version since 1990.
Wood, who served for eight years as a correspondent for “The Daily Show,” will lead the “comedy quiz show” with two team captains who have not yet been announced, CNN said.
The show “delivers comic observations, from the satirical to the surreal, through the lens of a news quiz show,” according to the network.
The series will include a rotation of guests, including high-profile entertainers, politicians and comedians, who will participate in the news quizzes.
Wood poked fun at former President Trump’s recent reference to “Black jobs” in his statement Thursday included in a press release.
“For far too long immigrants have been coming to America and taking black jobs, kudos to CNN and the immigrants at Hat Trick Productions for bringing a Black job to the States,” Wood said.