Friday night sees Mock The Week come to an end on BBC Two — and just as predicted by anchor panellist Hugh Dennis earlier this week, the show has indeed outlasted the prime minister.
Mock the Week, which ran for 17 years, with 21 series and more than 200 episodes hosted by Irish comedian Dara O’Briain, was axed by the BBC in an announcement made early in August. It brought to an end a popular and sometimes controversial show, with Dennis and other panellists taking a pop at current affairs and politics in particular.
A few days before the Mock the Week finale, Dennis pointed out that the BBC Two show may last longer than the current prime minister of just over 40 days, Liz Truss. Speaking to RadioTimes.com Dennis – who appeared in all 21 series – said satirising politics was no more difficult than it was when the programme first aired.
