Mock the Week: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The highly anticipated return of Mock the Week, the UK's much-loved topical, satirical panel show. Back with Dara Ó Briain at the helm, Mock the Week fans can enjoy even more of what they love with new one-hour episodes and the nation's favourite comedians as TLC names Rhys James, Sara Pascoe, Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Ahir Shah, Milton Jones, Katherine Ryan, Hugh Dennis, Sarah Keyworth, Lou Sanders, Glenn Moore, Ellie Taylor and Russell Howard as part of the series line-up – with more to follow. The series will stay true to the original format, with returning rounds including ‘If this is the answer, what is the question?', ‘Wheel of News', ‘Picture of the Week', and ‘Scenes we'd like to see', as well as introducing some exciting new rounds within the extended format.

Series details

• Title: Mock the Week
• Format: Panel Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2026-02-01
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TLC
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 68483
• IMDb ID: tt27651302
• TVDB ID: 472701

Cast and credited roles

• Dara Ó Briain — Host
• Rhys James — Rhys James

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-02-01; final listed air date 2026-03-29; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-09-13; final listed air date 2026-10-11; episode order: 9.
• Season 3: episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mock the Week on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.