Frequent Guests
The most prolific post-Deayton host so far has been Alexander Armstrong, whose regular appearances in the central chair saw him quickly become the show's most frequent guest ever. As of October 2012, he has been on 21 editions of the show, each time as the host. He is followed by the most frequent guest panellist in the show's history, Ross Noble, who has made 14 appearances, then Marcus Brigstocke with 13 and Andy Hamilton with 12. (Hamilton is the person with most appearances without ever being host or captain).
The other guests to have reached double figures include Jo Brand, Jeremy Clarkson, Jack Dee, Ken Livingstone and Kirsty Young, all on 11 (meaning that Brand & Young are HIGNFY's most frequent female participants to date), and then Clive Anderson, Martin Clunes and Reginald D. Hunter, all on 10.
With the sacking of Deayton, Ian Hislop became the last remaining person to have appeared in every edition of HIGNFY. To this day, there has still not been an episode without him. This dedication even once saw him temporarily discharge himself from hospital for a recording night in series 7 (1994). Paul Merton, in addition to his break during series 11, has been forced to miss one other episode due to ill health in series 36 (2008). His position on that occasion was taken by Frank Skinner.
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