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Mock the Week Returns on TLC Feb. 1 With Dara Ó Briain Hosting Hour-Long Episodes

TLC revives the former BBC Two staple after its 2022 cancellation, retaining core rounds with new segments added.

Overview

  • The revival launches Sunday 1 February at 9pm with a nine-episode run, each expanded to one hour.
  • Dara Ó Briain resumes hosting, with returning comedians including Hugh Dennis, Russell Howard, Ed Byrne, Katherine Ryan, Rhys James and Sara Pascoe.
  • Classic rounds such as If This Is the Answer, What Is the Question?, Scenes We’d Like to See, Wheel of News and Picture of the Week return alongside newly created segments.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery executives say placing Mock the Week on TLC forms part of a broader push into scripted and unscripted entertainment on the channel.
  • The comeback has prompted mixed reactions that revisit past criticisms of the show’s combative tone, as Ó Briain signals the focus will shift to the current government figures now in power.