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The Fake News Show. Stephen Mangan. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
The Fake News Show

The Fake News Show

  • TV panel show
  • Channel 4
  • 2017
  • 5 episodes (1 series)

Channel 4 panel show in which guests must spot the fake news. Stars Stephen Mangan, Richard Osman and Katherine Ryan.

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The Fake News Show. Image shows from L to R: Richard Osman, Stephen Mangan, Katherine Ryan. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Key details

Genre
Panel Show
Broadcast
2017
Channel
Channel 4
Episodes
5 (1 pilot + 1 series)
Stars
Stephen Mangan, Richard Osman and Katherine Ryan
Writers
Rob Colley, Shaun Pye, Colin Swash and Kevin Day
Director
Geraldine Dowd
Producers
Mark Barrett, Ed Ryland and Richard Wilson
Company

Was Donald Trump actually born and raised in Pakistan? Is Hillary Clinton secretly a robot? And what do people think Steven Spielberg once did to a triceratops? This comedy panel show peers behind the wobbly façade of fake news, dissects the outlandish headlines, alternative facts, dodgy Photo-shops, and all-too-believable viral clips that have pushed post-truth to the front pages.

At a time when world events are increasingly stranger than fiction, and no one knows who or what to believe, The Fake News Show might just be the only news show you can trust. Or can you?

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 6th February 2017 at 8pm on Channel 4
Most recent repeats
  • Friday 2nd June 2017 at 11:05pm on C4 - Episode 3
  • Tuesday 30th May 2017 at 2:30am on 4seven - Episode 3
  • Monday 29th May 2017 at 3:50am on 4seven - Episode 2

Recording details

  • The London Studios

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