Mock The Week, the satirical news show hosted by Dara Ó Briain, is returning to TV on a brand new channel three years after it received the axe from the BBC.
First airing in 2005, the show ran for 21 series and 17 years before its cancellation back in 2022. It featured a whole host of famous panellists including comedians Russell Howard, Katherine Ryan, Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons and Frankie Boyle.
According to the Metro, the comedy show is set to return on TLC when the channel becomes free-to-air in the UK in January 2026.
As of writing, no cast has been announced though fans will surely be hoping to see the return of some familiar faces.
Releasing a statement, Warner Bros Discovery confirmed Mock The Week will return with a "new look" and is set to be produced by Angst Productions, the company behind the original programme.
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Back when its cancellation was announced, host Dara Ó Briain said: "That's it folks, the UK has finally run out of news.
"The storylines were getting crazier and crazier: global pandemics, divorce from Europe, novelty short-term prime ministers. It couldn't go on.
"And so, regretfully, we are closing the doors on Dara and Hugh's Academy for Baby Comedians. We just couldn't be more silly than the news was already.
"Huge thanks to all our guests over the years, so many of whom went on to huge successes of their own, and never write or call. It was a joy!"
A producer from Angst Productions said at the time: "We're naturally hugely disappointed that Mock the Week is coming to an end and hope that we will be able to resurface somewhere some day in the future.
"However, the last seventeen years on BBC Two have been an absolute blast, it's been a great privilege to work closely with scores of truly incredible performers, and we'd also like to take the opportunity to thank the BBC and all our many fans around the world for their support over the years."
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