Would I Lie To You?

The week in TV: Would I Lie to You?; Sick Note

At some points it felt as though Ed Balls had merely exchanged one bear pit for another; at others it bordered on poignant.

Would I Lie to You review: it's hilarious - honestly

The panel show remains razor-sharp in its 11th series, with host Rob Brydon and team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell a perfect combination.

There are those who look down on this fib-based panel show, but it is capable of delivering sustained belly-laughs like few others - not least when Bob Mortimer is on. No changes in format for this new series, whose guests are Jo Brand, Kimberly Wyatt of Pussycat Dolls, David Baddiel and Ed Balls, now well into reinventing himself as a TV personality, and the comedy of whose surname does not go unnoticed.

Would I Lie to You? review

This opening episode was fine, but nothing really stood out.

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How WILTY? became a TV institution

As it turns 10, the BBC show is now as satisfying and reliable as Friday night fish and chips. From David Mitchell and Lee Mack's comic chemistry to Bob Mortimer's genius, here's why it should keep us in hysterics for decades more.

Interactive quiz: How well would you do on WILTY?

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The secrets of Would I Lie to You?

We find out the truth (and lies) about how the hit BBC One panel show is made.

Joke's over: how the TV panel show fell from grace

In their day, there was something intoxicating about the no-holds-barred panel show back-and-forth. But there seems to be little room for it in a society that has begun to appreciate empathy - and neither, conversely, in a more brutal political climate that is not particularly suitable for dissecting for cheap laughs. Perhaps, when the world lightens up again, they'll be back.