Have I Got News For You’s Ian Hislop has revealed the ‘best and worst guest’ to ever grace hit the BBC show.

The 64-year-old has been a team captain on the television panel programme, which sees the celebrity guests show off their knowledge of the weekly news topics, since it premiered in 1990. 

Over the past 35 years there have been numerous famous faces on the panel. 

And the journalist didn’t hold back when he opened up about who his favourite and least favourite person to appear on the programme was.

Speaking to the Independent at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards earlier this week, Ian said: ‘My favourite guest was William Shatner, Captain Kirk from Star Trek.

‘He had no idea who we were. 

Have I Got News For You’s Ian Hislop (left) has revealed the ‘best and worst guest’ to ever grace hit the BBC show

The journalist didn’t hold back when he opened up about who his favourite and least favourite person to appear on the programme was – William Shatner (pictured) 

‘He didn’t know any of the news stories and was incredibly funny, and he actually sang.’

Ian added: ‘He’d just released an album, so I think he was probably both the best and the worst guest ever.’

Have I Got News For You has 610 episodes over 68 series. 

It was presented by Angus Deayton between 1990 and 2002 and a number of guest presenters have filled the role ever since.

Some include Alexander Armstrong, Paul Merton, Jeremy Clarkson and Charlotte Church.  

94-year-old William played Captain Kirk in the sci-fi favourite between 1966 and 1969. 

He starred on Have I Got News For You in 2012. 

William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy pictured on Star Trek 

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The actor was joined by Paul Merton, Ian, Charlie Brooker and Andy Hamilton. 

William has appeared in various other TV shows and films. 

Some include the rest of the Sar Trek franchise, Miss Congeniality, Jugement at Nuremberg, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, A Christmas Horror Story and The Wild. 

Have I Got News For You is produced by Hat Trick Productions and is filmed at Riverside Studios. 

It was originally released on BBC Two, where it aired until 2000.

After that it moved over to BBC One and has aired on there for the past 25 years. 

Have I Got News For You is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.