Mock The Week is coming to an end after 17 years, BBC confirms
Host Dara O’Briain has confirmed the news Mock the Week has been cancelled by the BBC after 17 years. The popular BBC Two satirical panel show has launched the careers of a number of iconic British comedians over the years, but host Dara O’Briain has confirmed the show has now come to an end, joking […]
3 years ago
Mock the Week comedian Phil Jerrod dies aged 42
Jerrod suffered from a rare type of tissue cancer Comedian and Mock The Week star Phil Jerrod has sadly died at the age of 42. His passing was announced in a statement by his agency, Off The Kerb, this weekend. This is awful news. A great comic and a lovely man. https://t.co/3x1MNG4yRj — Nish Kumar […]
4 years ago
BBC plans to make comedy shows ‘more balanced’ are both dangerous and really, really stupid
Comedy needs to punch up – supporting the people in power doesn’t do that According to reports in The Telegraph, new BBC director-general Tim Davie is considering axing some left-wing comedy shows, as part of a “radical overhaul” to combat what is seen as “a perceived left-wing bias”. It is depressing news for a multitude […]
6 years ago
21 times Russell Howard was the funniest man on telly
The world needs more Russell Howard right now.
9 years ago
21 times Mock the Week was the funniest show on telly
Featuring Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard, Ed Byrne and more!
9 years ago