Host The Week
- TV comedy
- Channel 4
- 2017
- 1 episode (1 series)
A guest host takes on roles in a number of topical sketches. Stars Scarlett Moffatt, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Duncan James, Mark Moffatt, Betty Moffatt and more.
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Opinion: comedies that were pulled earlier than planned
If Host The Week has been axed by Channel 4 after one episode, as has been reported, it joins a very select band of television comedies that were pulled earlier than planned.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th June 2017Channel 4 cancels Host The Week after first episode
Channel 4 has axed improvised comedy format Host The Week after a single episode. The second episode, due to feature Jack Whitehall, will not be filmed.
British Comedy Guide, 27th June 2017Host the Week (Channel 4) review
It's quite evident that Channel 4 were trying to do something new, and they should actually be credited for that - far too often we, as viewers, bemoan the fact that too much comedy follows the same frameworks and lacks originality. It's surely beyond dispute, however, that Host the Week has far from got off to a good start and will need quite an overhaul if it's to escape the same fate as The Nightly Show and be written-off as a failure.
UK TV Reviewer, 24th June 2017The concept for this new show is that each week it will presented by a different celebrity guest. The twist comes in that they have had no rehearsals, haven't seen a script, and basically have no idea what's going on from one moment to the next. Comics and improvisers will guide said celeb through everything from their opening monologue to sketches and interviews. First up, it's Scarlett Moffatt from Gogglebox, and best of luck to her.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 22nd June 2017Preview - Host the Week
Channel 4 has commissioned another comedy topical entertainment show but this show - Host The Week - follows a very different set-up.
Eloise Craven-Todd, On The Box, 22nd June 2017TV review: Host The Week, C4
But I have to be honest, I'm struggling to find something good to say about this.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd June 2017Host the Week review
File alongside ITV's Nightly Show as an experiment gone wrong.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd June 2017Channel 4 announces new show Host The Week
Host The Week is described as an exciting new entertainment show in which a celebrity guest will "unwittingly play both host and hero".
British Comedy Guide, 7th June 2017