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Mock The Week return date confirmed for February 1
Summary
Mock The Week will return on TLC from Sunday, February 1 with nine new one-hour episodes and Dara Ó Briain back as host.
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Mock The Week is returning to television on TLC from Sunday, February 1 with nine new one-hour episodes. The comedy panel show originally aired on the BBC from 2005 to 2022 and was paused after its cancellation in 2022. The revival was first announced in October 2025 and brings Dara Ó Briain back as host. Several regular panellists and guest comedians have been confirmed across the run.
Key details:
- Return date is Sunday, February 1, with a nine-episode run of one-hour episodes on TLC.
- Dara Ó Briain will host, and Hugh Dennis—who appeared in every episode of the original run—is among the confirmed participants.
- Other named performers across the series include Rhys James, Sara Pascoe, Ed Byrne, Katherine Ryan, Russell Howard, Angela Barnes, Milton Jones, Lou Sanders, Ellie Taylor, Ahir Shah and Glenn Moore, with more names to follow.
- Several features from the original format will return, including rounds such as If this is the answer, what is the question?, Wheel of News, Picture of the Week and Scenes We'd Like to See, and new rounds will also be introduced.
- The series moves from the BBC to TLC as part of WBD UK's programming for 2026.
Summary:
The return brings the programme from its BBC run to TLC with longer, hour-long episodes and a nine-episode schedule. The series begins broadcasting on February 1 and additional guest names have been announced as to follow.
