Follow TV Tropes

Following

Awesome / Mock the Week

Go To


  • During a "Commercials That Never Made It to Air" round, Chris Addison makes a joke about Andy Parsons' baldness ("Do you suffer from dull, lifeless hair? Don't worry, Andy Parsons'll buy it off you.") Andy's response definitely warrants a mention:
    Andy: How much did you say you earned for those Direct Line car insurance ads? Well, people deserve to hear about this! [mimes honking a horn, a la the advert]
    • Then one upped by Hugh Dennis:
      Hugh: Dara Ó Briain: We work, so he doesn't have to.
      • In fact, this one has been a Running Gag throughout several episodes.
    • Then one-upped by Dara, who pretends to doze off.
  • "I'm now so old that my pussy is haunted." - Frankie Boyle, mimicking the Queen.
    • This joke sparked outrage and accusations of declining standards at The BBC, so the joke became even funnier when a newscaster was forced to repeat it on-air in a deadpan tone.
  • Hugh completing a stage of the Tour de France in real life. Not as impressive as completing the whole thing, but it still takes some balls to try.
  • Katherine Ryan recites a major part of the "Prince Ali" song from Aladdin from memory.
  • Hugh and Russell's argument about Harry Potter. Especially when Russell corrects his comment on Parselmouth.
    "I think you'll find that's Parseltongue; ten points from Hufflepuff."
    • Hugh probably would be Hufflepuff.
  • Series 8. Scenes We'd Like To See. The topic was "Things You'd Never Hear on a TV Election Debate".
    Patrick Kielty: The truth.
  • Andy Murray appearing on the show after his Wimbledon victory, so the cast takes the piss while respecting his great achievement.
    • For added awesome, their Sports Relief charity special revives the classic game "Between the Lines", with Hugh translating for Andy Murray himself. That's right, it's officially the only time they've played "Between the Lines" WITH THE ACTUAL PERSON!
  • James Acaster's establishing moment in Spinning the News. The subject is "adventure", but James starts going on about how he can't even wrap his head around the humble cheese grater - appearing to be throwing out the subject at first, then he elaborates to the point that you've been listening to him talk about the cheese grater like it was an adventure.
  • Season 17 runs concurrently with the 2018 World Cup, and as usual Dara introduces a new photo with a "what's going on here?" It's the England team celebrating their quarter-finals placement, and immediately gets a MASSIVE cheer from the audience.
  • A much-needed reminder that the complainers are being heard... only to be shamed:
    Dara: I had a number of people who said, "Actually Dara, I'm very disappointed." And I'm going, "You're not my mum!" ... But somebody tweeted just going, "That's this Corbyn voter never watching that programme again. I do not enjoy being mocked". Er...
    (goes completely quiet and leans to one side to point out the ginormous MOCK THE WEEK logo right behind him)
  • Season 21, Episode 4 was plagued by the presence of a persistent fly, despite the best efforts of the panel. Until, Scenes We'd Like To See when during the second topic, "Unlikely Lines From a Children's Book" Hugh walks up to the mic just to tell everyone he's finally managed to catch it.
    Hugh: It's the fly.
    Ed: (offscreen) Have you got it?
    Hugh: (walks back to the mic fly still in hand) No one fucks with me!
  • Ed Byrne gets one in during his final appearance in the same episode (albeit censored).
    Ed: And reports coming in... Oh, apparently Mock the Week has been cancelled because the BBC has been taken hostage by a bunch of miserable Tory cunts who can't take a fucking joke! (the audience erupts into cheers as Ed outstretches his arms)
  • The final Scenes We'd Like To See, "Unlikely Things To Hear On Mock The Week", ends with an utterly brutal line aimed at the higher-ups who brought the show to an end, courtesy of Rhys James.
    Rhys: Well, that's it for Mock the Week. As is tradition with BBC execs, once something gets to 17 years old, they're no longer interested. (audience oohs, and amid laughter, Rhys salutes Dara and throws his arms wide) Cancel us!

Top