Mock the Week is a satirical current affairs quiz show. Two teams of three comedians discuss the week's top stories, constructed around several rounds in which correct and/or funny answers get points. The infamous round Scenes we'd like to see involves all six comedians being tested on their stand up skills by responding to the scene given, for example 'Lines you'd never hear in a Bond movie', which results in hilarious one liners.
A massive fan of British humor, I can't get enough of this show. Current affairs don't interest me as much as they used to, generally because now I believe the news and media is all edited subjectively by the gatekeeper and almost always propaganda. It's all a conspiracy theory, really. Anyway, the sharp sarcasm and highly cynical attitudes of the shows host, Darra O'Briain, and guests, make fun watching. Political comedy is great because it keys into the essence of what makes something funny, basing a joke on the truth or partial truth. The British have absolutely no problem laughing at themselves.
Mock the Week is currently airing on Thursday evenings on BBC2 or available to watch in part on Youtube. Below are a selection of clips to be enjoyed:
The last one up there is a right cracker. I've been pretty ill this week and so have watched the same episodes over and over, finding them just as funny on the third time. Now that is cool.
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