- Genre
- Panel Show
- Broadcast
- 2005 - 2021
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 194 (20 series), plus 33 highlights & Christmas specials
- Creators
- Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson
- Starring
- Dara O Briain, Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard, Rory Bremner and Chris Addison
- Director
- Geraldine Dowd
- Producers
- Dan Patterson, Mark Leveson, Ewan Phillips, Ruth Wallace and Chris Young
A panel show featuring a combination of stand-up, off-the-cuff games, performance rounds and discussion; all of which is focused around satirising the week's news.
Dara O Briain hosts, with a team of three located on each side of him. Hugh Dennis appears as a regular panellist.
Rory Bremner, Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard, Chris Addison and Andy Parsons have been regular panellists in previous series, but have now left the show.
The current regular rounds include picture of the week; a stand-up round (which changes name each week); and 'If this is the answer, what is the question?'. The final round is always 'Scenes we'd like to see', in which the comedians suggest things people might say given a particular topic (e.g. Unlikely things for a continuity announcer to say).
Games no longer played include Ask the Panel, Ask the Politicians, Between the Lines, Bombshell Phone Call, Dating Videos, Headliners, Inside the Mind Of..., Phone In and Prime Minister's Question Time.
- Production company
- Also known as
- Mock The Week Again (Other official name)
- MTW (Acronym)
- Soundtrack
- The title music is by The Jam.
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 5th June 2005 on BBC Two at 10pm
- Last new broadcast
- Thursday 17th June 2021 on BBC Two at 11:30pm
- Upcoming repeats
- Series 13 Episode 11: Tuesday at 12am on Dave
- Series 13 Episode 12: Wednesday at 12am on Dave
- Series 9 Episode 10: Wednesday at 10pm on BBC2
- Series 14 Episode 1: Thursday at 12am on Dave
- Series 15 Episode 10: Friday at 10pm on Dave
- Series 15 Episode 10: Saturday at 2:35am on Dave
- Series 14 Episode 2: Tuesday 28th September at 12am on Dave
- Series 13 Episode 7: Wednesday 29th September at 12am on Dave
- Series 19 Episode 13: Wednesday 29th September at 10pm on BBC2
- Series 13 Episode 10: Thursday 30th September at 12am on DaveShow all repeats
- Series 15 Episode 11: Friday 1st October at 10pm on Dave
- Series 19 Episode 13: Friday 1st October at 11:35pm on BBC2 Wales
- Series 14 Episode 3: Saturday 2nd October at 12:20am on Dave
Website links
- Official Website
The official website for the show from the production company. Includes details about the production and pictures from the shows. - UK Game Shows
An article about Mock the Week on the website dedicated to UK game shows. - @mocktheweek
- IMDb
- Wikipedia
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