29 minSeason 21 • Episode 7
LatestThe second of two special episodes looking back at the 17-year history of the show as it comes to an end, featuring some of its funniest moments from recent years.
Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.
Writing
Rapid-fire topical monologues written same-day as broadcast.
Acting
Hugh Dennis and Frankie Boyle's combustible chemistry.
Creator
Dan Patterson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dan Patterson also created Whose Line Is It Anyway?, explaining the shared DNA of controlled chaos.
The show survived three Prime Ministerial resignations, Brexit, and a pandemic—becoming an accidental archive of British political meltdown.
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