Dara Ó Briain has defended Mock the Week against a suggestion that the show encouraged bullying, claiming that the jokes about him were “allowable”.
The Irish comedian, 53, presented the panel show for its entire duration from 2005 until 2022. The basic format involved six comedians answering questions about the week in the news as part of a faux game show. The show was cancelled by the BBC after 17 years “in order to create room for new shows”.
