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Ellie Kemp

Viewers divided as BBC axe Mock The Week after almost 20 years

Dara OBriain Mock Week Frankie Boyle Hugh Dennis BBC Two

Viewers of comedy panel show Mock The Week have been divided after the BBC announced its plans to end the long-running programme. The upcoming eight episodes of the popular show, airing on BBC Two in the autumn, will be the last, marking its end after 21 series and more than 200 episodes of the show hosted by Irish comedian Dara O’Briain.

The show first aired in June 2005, and another series regular has been Hugh Dennis, with other comedy stars including Chris Addison, Frankie Boyle, Rory Bremner and Russell Howard previously featuring. Host O’Briain said: “That’s it folks, the UK has finally run out of news.

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