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Five comedy giants who got their break on Mock The Week

Mock The Week has been a fixture on the BBC for 17 years. In that time, the current affairs panel show has played an important role in giving young comedy talent a platform. As its time on BBC Two comes to an end, we look at some of the big name ...

02 Aug 2022 at 16:08

Final regular episode of Mock The Week to air as planned amid UK political chaos

The final regular episode of long-running topical comedy show Mock The Week is set to air as planned on Friday, amid the ongoing UK political chaos. Show producers confirmed that the final episode, coming after 17 years and 21 series of the ...

20 Oct 2022 at 21:33

US remake of Mock The Week greenlit by Amazon

A US remake of popular topical comedy show Mock The Week has been greenlit by Amazon. It will be executive-produced by former host of The Daily Show Trevor Noah, and the show’s original creator Dan Patterson. The BBC comedy show, hosted by ...

01 May 2023 at 22:23

Dara O Briain says Mock The Week was ‘a joy and honour’ in final regular episode

Dara O Briain said Mock The Week had been “an absolute joy and an honour”, as he closed the final regular episode of the long-running topical comedy panel show. The comedian said the show had been “a blast” and joked it had left the UK in ...

22 Oct 2022 at 00:29

Hugh Dennis ‘sad but proud’ as Mock The Week comes to an end

Hugh Dennis has said nobody could have predicted Mock The Week would run for as long as it did as the upcoming series brings the hit show to an end. The current affairs comedy panel show is to finish after 17 years on BBC Two, with the ...

22 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Dara O Briain cancels comedy gig due to flooding

Dara O Briain has cancelled a comedy gig in Bedford after the venue was flooded. The Irish comedian and former Mock The Week presenter shared a video with his Twitter followers on Thursday showing a deluge in the sound and lighting ...

23 Jun 2023 at 12:01

Lauren Laverne reveals unfortunate Pointless coincidence following PM departure

Lauren Laverne has revealed an unfortunate coincidence during her first stint as Pointless co-host, in which the show’s contestants were asked about the tenure of UK prime ministers. The episode of the popular daytime game show ...

21 Oct 2022 at 07:20

Mock The Week to end on BBC Two after 17 years

Long-running current affairs comedy panel show Mock The Week is to end on BBC Two after 17 years, the corporation has announced. The upcoming eight episodes of the popular programme, airing in the autumn, will be the last, ...

02 Aug 2022 at 15:00

The biggest names to have emerged from Mock The Week as it ends on BBC Two

Friday night will see Mock The Week come to an end on BBC Two after 17 years. The finale comes after 21 series and more than 200 episodes of the show hosted by Irish comedian Dara O’Briain. The programme first aired in ...

22 Oct 2022 at 00:03

Rhod Gilbert postpones shows to have further surgery following cancer treatment

Comedian Rhod Gilbert has postponed a string of live shows after discovering he requires additional surgery following his cancer treatment. The Welsh stand-up, 54, announced in July he was being treated at the ...

20 Dec 2022 at 12:25

Dara O’Briain: 17 years of Mock The Week was ‘not a bad innings’

Mock The Week host Dara O’Briain said that 17 years was “not a bad innings”, following the BBC announcement that the current affairs comedy panel show would be ending in autumn. The Irish comedian, who hosted ...

03 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Popular comedy panel show hosted by Irish comedian ends after 17 years

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