Mock the Week (TV series)

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Mock the Week is a British satirical panel show that blends stand-up comedy and improvisation to humorously comment on current events and politics.

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instanceOf British television series
comedy panel show
basedOn Have I Got News for You (format influence) NERFINISHED
broadcastOn BBC NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Dan Patterson NERFINISHED
Mark Leveson NERFINISHED
debutYear 2005
endYear 2022
executiveProducer Dan Patterson NERFINISHED
filmingLocation London, England
surface form: London
finalAired 2022-10-21
firstAired 2005-06-05
format two teams of comedians compete in rounds based on current events
formerPresenter Dara Ó Briain NERFINISHED
genre improvisational comedy
panel show
satire
stand-up comedy
hasAudience studio audience
hasSpinOff Mock the Week – Too Hot for TV (DVD releases) NERFINISHED
notableSegment If This Is the Answer, What Is the Question? NERFINISHED
Picture of the Week NERFINISHED
Scenes We’d Like to See NERFINISHED
Wheel of News NERFINISHED
numberOfEpisodes 200+
numberOfSeries 21
originalChannel BBC Two NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork BBC Two NERFINISHED
presenter Dara Ó Briain NERFINISHED
productionCompany Angst Productions NERFINISHED
starring Al Murray NERFINISHED
Andy Parsons NERFINISHED
Angela Barnes NERFINISHED
Chris Addison NERFINISHED
Dara Ó Briain NERFINISHED
Ed Byrne NERFINISHED
Frankie Boyle NERFINISHED
Glenn Moore NERFINISHED
Hugh Dennis NERFINISHED
James Acaster NERFINISHED
Josh Widdicombe NERFINISHED
Katherine Ryan NERFINISHED
Michael McIntyre NERFINISHED
Milton Jones NERFINISHED
Romesh Ranganathan NERFINISHED
Rory Bremner NERFINISHED
Russell Howard NERFINISHED
subject current events
news
politics
typicalRuntime 30 minutes
uses improvisation
stand-up routines
topical humour

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Sue Perkins appearedIn Mock the Week (TV series)
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Ed Byrne notableAppearance Mock the Week (TV series)
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Chris Addison notableWork Mock the Week (TV series)
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Hugh Dennis notableWork Mock the Week (TV series)
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Marcus Brigstocke notableWork Mock the Week (TV series)
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Micky Flanagan notableWork Mock the Week (TV series)
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Hugh Dennis performedIn Mock the Week (TV series)