Mock the Week, which ran for over 20 seasons on the BBC in the UK, is coming to the U.S. Amazon Freevee has greenlit a U.S.
version of the show exec produced by Trevor Noah and Dan Patterson, who was responsible for the British series. It comes after the show, which is a mix of a panel show and stand-up comedy format, ended in the UK last year.
The series sees two teams of comedians take a satirical swipe at current news, pop culture, and world events. In the UK, it was hosted by Dara O’Briain, and featured the likes of Hugh Dennis, Rory Bremner, Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard and Chris Addison.
It originally launched in 2005 and was created by Patterson and Mark Leveson, who were behind Whose Line Is It Anyway? The U.S.
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