History Series / MockTheWeek

* InstantlyProvenWrong: When talking about Theresa May, Kerry Godliman mentions May's adviser Nick Timothy and claims that women don't have TwoFirstNames. Dara brings up the obvious counterexample: Theresa May.

-->'''Frankie:''' Music/MichaelJackson, we've been questioning you for days, and this is your defense?! You blame it on the boogie?!

-->'''James Acaster''': You've got to imagine this in a Scottish accent, right? "This is our Independence Day!"

-->'''Mark Watson''': Ooh, I'm the only one that can't do an impression of the Queen. Uh, OK, pretend the Queen is from Cardiff...hello, I'm here with some {{Token Black|Friend}}s!

-->[''Lines You Wouldn't Hear In A Sci-Fi Movie'']

* AnythingThatMoves: Part of Frankie's repertoire:
-->"I'd shag an owl; no matter which angle you do it you can always have eye contact."
-->"Don't knock sex with old people, they're far more experienced and they'll tidy your room."

** In Series 13 Episode 5, Gary Delaney mistakenly calls the [[Creator/GraceKelly Princess of Monaco]] "Princess Monaco of Kent" (confusing her with Princess Michael of Kent), which everyone else runs with for the rest of the show.

** Dara's apparent resemblance to an unfortunately phallic sausage costume worn by a town mayor. A few episodes later, this was followed up by Dara's apparent resemblance to the Megabus man, which led to Chris Addison pointing out that Dara looks like a "penis sausage in a yellow hat". The "Megabus man" is now almost as frequently thrown as Dara's look-a-like as much as [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe Gru]] in recent seasons.

** Episode 2 of Series 19 had a 'Someone's bleached the [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe minions]]' gag in its second half. Hugh Dennis used the gag once more in the next episode.

* BestialityIsDepraved: One ''Spinning The News'' routine involves Frankie saying that if he had to have sex with animals he'd choose an owl or a kitten -- the former because you could theoretically always maintain eye contact, the latter because you'd at least want to cuddle it afterwards. This is after joking that he had sex with an orangutan while blindfolded, [[AcceptableTargets thinking that she was a Geordie]].

* SlashFic: Referenced -- [[RuleThirtyFour there's apparently slash of Hugh and Frankie]] -- and (of course) mocked. [[AcceptableTargets Frankie was quite offended that his pubes were described as ginger]], and when Hugh raised his arms in victory after being informed of his starring role said: "I don't know why you're doing that, Hugh, because you're the receiver."

--->'''Frankie Boyle:''' [[CasualDangerDialogue The funny thing is, the closer it gets the more it looks like a piano.]]

-> '''Creator/DaraOBriain:''' Hugh and Frankie, just a suggestion, a slight editorial tweak, coming through my ear from the gallery. If we can have some stuff that we can ''actually broadcast'', that'd be great.
-> '''Creator/FrankieBoyle:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bv13_eD-E0 Nobody mentioned that.]]

''Mock the Week'' is a British PanelGame that aired from 2005 to 2022. It is [=BBC2=]'s equivalent of ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'', with strong influence from ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' (which isn't surprising, considering they were created by the same people). It involves only comedians and is hosted by Creator/DaraOBriain, an Irish comedian.

-->Look, Iggle Piggle, it's the Ninky Nonk! Oh, the Nin... ''(sighs)'' Olivier said my Hamlet made him weep like a little girl. [[note]]This is a reference to the British children's show ''In the Night Garden'', which is narrated by Sir Creator/DerekJacobi[[/note]]

--> '''Ed''': How’s my driving? Call 0800-CRASHED-INTO-YOUR-HOUSE.

* CarMeetsHouse: "Worst Things to Hear Over a Tannoy"

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Frankie relating the bizarre conversation when Dara told him that his exercise bike causes his balls to go numb, meaning he's forced to fluff himself every 20 minutes to get the circulation back. Cue much fun as everyone takes turns riffing on the possibility of Dara releasing a fitness video that keeps randomly breaking into softcore porn.
** This is also Frankie's pastime when it comes to watching Nigella Lawson.
** "Commercials That Never Made It To Air"
--->'''Hugh:''' Masturbation. Are you getting your five-a-day?
** This gem from Dara:
---> ''People who live in glass houses should masturbate in the basement.''
** "Unlikely Lines from a Superhero Movie"
--->'''Andy''': The Dark Knight rises. Has a quick tug, goes flaccid again.
** "If this is the answer, what is the question? A: 25 in a row.
---> "How many times has Dara cracked one off to Blue Peter," in reference to Dara letting it slip that he has a crush on presenter Konnie Huq.
** "Extracts From [=DVDs=] That Would Never Sell
--->'''Ed''': Hello, I'm Ed Bryne. Welcome to "Wank Yourself Skinny"
** The entire [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSC5xH7oPiM "Private Browsing" segment]], which ends in Dara and Ed laughing over a Colonel Abrams reference only they get.
** "Things you wouldn't hear in a nature show":
--->'''Rhys James''': "The gibbon is widely considered to be the most frequent masturbater in the entire animal kingdom." (''cracks knuckles'') "We'll see about that."

* UnusualEuphemism: "[[ADateWithRosiePalms A Proper Think]]".

** Nish Kumar and Romesh Ranganathan supposedly being the same person. Alternatively, Nish being a poor man's Romesh.

-->'''Ed Gamble:''' The ghosts are trying to say something to us. [[TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}} 'Old Kent Road.' 'Community Chest.' 'Go to Jail.']] Sorry, I didn’t have time to get an Ouija board.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The rights to the Ouija board are held by the same company that owns Monopoly.[[/labelnote]]

** Interesting, it took him [[RuleOfThree three tries]] before he could get it all out.

** In Series 6 episode 3, aired on July 24, 2008, Frankie made two jokes in a succession that elicited a mixture of boos and applause, when the subject was "Lines You Wouldn't Hear In a Superhero Movie".

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Happened to Josh Widdicombe in Series 13 after making a quip about Dara's baldness when Dara complained about an over-exposed anti-dandruff shampoo advert which played during the 2014 World Cup coverage. Unfortunately for Josh, he hadn't quite taken into account how this might backfire on him:

* HypocriticalHumour: Frequently lampshaded, such as when Chris notes how can ''[[SelfDepreciation they]]'' seriously mock Ed Milliband for being ''too geeky?''

--> '''Ed:''' Are you sure this is pork? Because my crackling has a tattoo.[[note]]Referencing the slang term “long pork” for human flesh that is consumed as meat. Also, a pork crackling is a piece of cooked pig skin, or rind[[/note]]

* ImAHumanitarian: Ed during “Things That Would Change the Mood at a Dinner Party”

* HypocriticalHumour: Frequently lampshaded, such as when Chris notes how can ''[[TakeThatUs they]]'' seriously mock Ed Milliband for being ''too geeky?''

* AluminumChristmasTrees: In one episode, Dara asks the panel what Queen Elizabeth II invented with a Dachshund and a Corgi. Josh Widdicombe jokingly answers Dorgi, which turns out to be the correct answer.

** "Spinning the News" in season 16 episode 8. Tom Allen's bit is mostly what he calls "a teacher having a nervous breakdown before our very eyes", by having to go through one lesson after another while trying to keep what he claims is "3 to 5 million kids" under control. It's easily the only thing in that episode longer than [[ShesGotLegs Ellie's legs.]]

* ShesGotLegs: It took until season 16 episode 8, but Ellie Taylor stepping out of behind that desk is well worth it.