Mock The Week
- TV panel show
- BBC Two
- 2005 - 2022
- 212 episodes (21 series)
Topical panel show taking a satirical look at the week's news. Hosted by Dara O Briain with regular player Hugh Dennis. Also features Andy Parsons, Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard, Rory Bremner and Chris Addison
- Series 18, Episode 11 repeated tomorrow at Midnight on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 1,476
Press clippings Page 9
Stewart Francis: I've quit Mock The Week
Stewart Francis says he has quit Mock The Week - and that he will bow out of stand-up with a tour in 2015.
Chortle, 29th November 2013Jimmy Carr on Ross Noble criticism: 'Why slag things off?'
Jimmy Carr has defended Mock the Week after it was recently criticised by Ross Noble.
Digital Spy, 27th November 2013Ross Noble: Mock the Week is "terrible"
Comedian Ross Noble has revealed why he has never appeared on BBC Two current affairs comedy Mock the Week - because he thinks the spontaneity is faked.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 28th October 2013Katherine Ryan gets Mock The Week death threats
Stand-up Katherine Ryan has received vile death threats after a joke mentioning Filipinos on Mock The Week was interpreted as racist.
Chortle, 18th June 2013At last fans of the topical comedy meltdown can turn aside from repeats on Dave and enjoy fresh comic meat in this new series. The rounds will be familiar - spinning the news, "Scenes we'd like to see" and so on - but the real laughs come from what are basically stand-up routines broken down into bite-sized chunks and delivered by masters of the art. Jostling for prominence with the regulars this week are Milton Jones, Josh Widdicombe and Katherine Ryan.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 13th June 2013BBC Two to screen series of themed Mock The Week highlights shows
BBC Two is to screen Mock The Week Looks Back At..., a 10 part series featuring highlights from the past 8 years of topical comedy Mock The Week.
British Comedy Guide, 20th February 2013Rory Bremner attacks BBC's Mock the Week
Rory Bremner, the comedian, has attacked BBC news quiz Mock the Week for being too aggressive and treating some guests with disrespect.
James Hall, The Telegraph, 1st January 2013Rebecca Adlington took Frankie Boyle comments to heart
London 2012 star Rebecca Adlington has opened up to Digital Spy about Frankie Boyle's comments on her appearance, arguing that female celebrities "are criticised more than men".
Digital Spy, 13th November 2012Susan Calman interview
Susan Calman's new show is her most personal, political and passionate yet.
Ben Williams, Time Out, 12th November 2012Frankie Boyle wins substantial libel damages
Glaswegian comic Frankie Boyle has been awarded more than £50,000 in damages from the Daily Mirror newspaper for defamation.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd October 2012