Category: TV Ent
Date: 06.05.2005
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Mock The Week is a brand new, off-the-cuff, topical comedy show coming to 成人快手 TWO in June.
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Hosted by stand-up comedian Dara O'Briain, Mock The Week stars Rory Bremner and features a host of top satirical comedians including Jo Brand, Jeremy Hardy, Mark Steel, Linda Smith, Marcus Brigstocke and Frankie Boyle.
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Each week, in front of a live studio audience, Dara tests the wits of the comedians through a series of satirical games based on the news.
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Viewers will see the panellists battle it out in a game of competitive stand-up; improvise phone calls between Charles and Camilla or Bush and Blair; demonstrate what Saddam Hussein's dating video might look like; and portray news stories solely in sound effects.
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Dara O'Briain says: "There may be teams, but there'll be no winners and losers - as long as whoever's in the news gets a good kicking."
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Rory Bremner says: "I'm really looking forward to working with Dara and the team behind Whose Line Is It Anyway? - the mix of topical satire and spontaneous comedy should be irresistible."
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Series producer Dan Patterson comments: "Mock The Week is an entirely new breed of comedy show - part panel show, part stand-up and part performance.
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"New comedians will be joining established performers in taking a satirical swipe at the news and world events."
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Dan Patterson was co-creator (with Mark Leveson) and producer of the series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, which ran for ten years on British tv before successfully transferring to the United States.
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He has a track record in encouraging future stars: Clive Anderson, Josie Lawrence and Paul Merton all rose to prominence on his shows.
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Intelligent political comedy that takes no prisoners, Mock The Week is all about the survival of the quick witted.
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The producer is Mark Leveson and executive producer is Jed Leventhall.
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Mock The Week is directed by Geraldine Dowd and is an Angst Productions production for 成人快手 TWO.
