Q 01/05

Which Irish comedian hosted every BBC episode of Mock the Week from its 2005 launch?

A) Dylan Moran

B) Dara Ó Briain

C) Ardal O'Hanlon

D) Tommy Tiernan

Answer · why

B) Dara Ó Briain

Dara Ó Briain chaired all 21 BBC series and came back for the 2026 revival. He names each round's winner himself, because no real score is kept.

Q 02/05

Mock the Week ran for 17 years from 2005 on which British television channel?

A) Channel 4

B) BBC One

C) BBC Two

D) ITV

Answer · why

C) BBC Two

BBC Two showed more than 230 episodes before the run ended in November 2022. The show came back on a different channel in 2026.

Q 03/05

Mock the Week is often likened to which older BBC panel show captained by Ian Hislop and Paul Merton?

A) A Question of Sport

B) Never Mind the Buzzcocks

C) Shooting Stars

D) Have I Got News for You

Answer · why

D) Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You also picks over the week's headlines, but it has no stand-up or improvised rounds, and it keeps a proper score where Mock the ...

Q 04/05

Mock the Week's creators earlier devised which improv show hosted on Channel 4 by Clive Anderson?

A) Whose Line Is It Anyway?

B) Vic Reeves Big Night Out

C) Saturday Live

D) Friday Night Live

Answer · why

A) Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway? began on BBC radio in 1988 before moving to television. Producer Dan Patterson worked on every episode of both shows.

Q 05/05

Mock the Week's Hugh Dennis plays history-teacher dad Pete Brockman in which BBC family sitcom?

A) My Family

B) Outnumbered

C) Friday Night Dinner

D) Gavin & Stacey

Answer · why

B) Outnumbered

Outnumbered was semi-improvised, which suited a panel-show regular, and it earned Dennis a BAFTA nomination for best male comedy performance in 2010.