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Dan Patterson

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Mock The Week USA coming to Amazon Freevee

Amazon Freevee has commissioned an American version of Mock The Week, with Trevor Noah acting as a producer on the series.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd May 2023

British comics join The Great American Joke Off

Tom Allen, Milton Jones, Ed Gamble, Glenn Moore and Rhys James have landed spots on The Great American Joke Off, a new US panel show from the makers of Mock The Week and Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd March 2023

What the end of Mock The Week means for TV satire

Co-creator Dan Patterson & host Dara O Briain reflect on 17 years of headline-based comedy, and what lies ahead for the political panel show.

Heather Fallon, Broadcast, 4th November 2022

Clive Anderson starring in new play about a peace negotiator

Clive Anderson is to play an international peace negotiator in a new comedy written by the co-creator of Mock The Week and a former ambassador.

Chortle, 3rd November 2022

The rise and fall of the TV panel show

As Mock The Week comes to an end, its creator and stars discuss the show's rise and fall - and what that means for the future of TV comedy.

Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 23rd September 2022

As Mock The Week is set to end, the man who devised the show explains its charm

Dan Patterson looks back on the show's 17 glorious seasons and explains why satire remains so vital.

Jenni Frazer, The Jewish Chronicle, 12th August 2022

ITV to pilot new stand-up format Out There

ITV is to pilot Out There, a stand-up show from the producers of Mock The Week in which comedians perform in 'real world' locations.

British Comedy Guide, 4th February 2019

Clive Anderson on Whose Line

Griff Rhys Jones ate John Sessions' socks, Josie Lawrence hit the high notes and Colin Mochrie's Salmon Man went low. Ahead of three live Albert Hall specials, the presenter-cum-drummer looks back.

Clive Anderson, The Guardian, 13th December 2018

Whose Line Is It Anyway? live show returns

Influential improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? is to return to London's West End for 14 performances only. It will run at the London Palladium from 9-19 June 2016.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th March 2016

Whose Line is it Anyway? interview

As the Nineties TV hit storms the West End, host Clive Anderson and creator Dan Patterson tell Benji Wilson the secret of its success.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 25th June 2015

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