Mock The Week axed after 17 years: ‘That’s it folks, the UK has finally run out of news’

Mock The Week has been cancelled (Image: BBC)

Beloved comedy panel present Mock The Week has been axed after 17 years.

Presenter and comic Dara O Briain, who fronted over 200 episodes of the programme, confirmed the information, sarcastically saying the ‘UK has lastly run out of reports’.

‘The storylines had been getting crazier and crazier – international pandemics, divorce from Europe, novelty short-term prime ministers,’ he mentioned. ‘It couldn’t go on.

‘And so, regretfully, we're closing the doorways on Dara and Hugh’s Academy for Child Comedians.

‘We simply couldn’t be extra foolish than the information was already. Enormous due to all our friends over time, so lots of whom went on to very large successes of their very own, and by no means write or name. It was a pleasure!’

Mock The Week has been credited with launching a variety of comedians into family names, together with the likes of Frankie Boyle, Angela Barnes and Russell Howard.

Dara O Briain fronted the favored panel present for 17 years (Image: BBC)

It’s been confirmed that the upcoming eight episodes of the favored programme would be the final (Image: BBC)

‘The following collection of Mock The Week would be the final, we're actually pleased with the present however after 21 collection we have now taken the tough choice with a purpose to create room for brand spanking new reveals,’ the BBC mentioned.

‘We wish to thank Angst Productions, host Dara O’Briain, panellist Hugh Dennis and all of the visitor comedians concerned within the present throughout the 21 collection.’

Mock The Week creator Dan Patterson expressed his disappointment following the information.

Russell Howard, Hugh Dennis and Andy Parsons had been among the many earliest stars of the hit collection (Image: BBC)

Mock The Week panellists

Mock The Week has seen an enormous roster of comedians grace its panel over the previous 17 years.

Listed below are the 20 comics with probably the most appearances, in descending order:

1. Hugh Dennis – 174
2. Andy Parsons – 116
3. Ed Byrne – 69
4. Frankie Boyle – 54
5. Russell Howard – 53
6. Milton Jones – 49
7. Ed Gamble – 36
8. Chris Addison – 34
9. Angela Barnes – 26
10. Josh Widdicombe – 23
11. Rhys James – 23
12. Rob Beckett – 20
13. Gary Delaney – 18
14. James Acaster – 17
15. Zoe Lyons – 16
16. Maisie Adam – 15
17. Miles Jupp – 13
18. Nish Kumar – 13
19. Tom Allen – 13
20. Stewart Francis – 12

‘It’s been introduced that the following collection of Mock the Week would be the final after 17 nice years on the BBC,’ he mentioned.

‘Desperately disappointing however hopefully we are going to resurface once more quickly. Enormous due to Dara and Hugh and all of the great performers over time. It’s been a privilege.’

Angst Productions, the corporate behind the programme, added: ‘We’re naturally vastly disenchanted that Mock The Week is coming to an finish and hope that we will resurface someplace some day sooner or later.

‘Nevertheless, the final 17 years on BBC Two have been an absolute blast. It’s been an ideal privilege to work carefully with scores of really unimaginable performers and we’d additionally wish to take the chance to thank the BBC and all our many followers world wide for his or her help over time.’