Mock The Week AXED by BBC after 17 years on screens and more than 200 episodes | The Sun

COMEDY panel show Mock The Week will end this autumn after its 21st series.

Hosted by comedian Dara O'Briain, the BBC show first aired in 2005 and has more than 200 episodes.

Stars including Hugh Dennis, Chris Addison, Frankie Boyle, Rory Bremner and Russell Howard featured as regulars on the comedy hit.

Dara said: "That's it folks, the UK has finally run out of news.

"The storylines were getting crazier and crazier – global pandemics, divorce from Europe, novelty short-term prime ministers. It couldn't go on.

"And so, regretfully, we are closing the doors on Dara and Hugh's Academy for Baby Comedians.

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"We just couldn't be more silly than the news was already.

"Huge thanks to all our guests over the years, so many of whom went on to huge successes of their own, and never write or call. It was a joy!"

The BBC said: "The next series of Mock The Week will be the last, we are really proud of the show but after 21 series we have taken the difficult decision in order to create room for new shows.

"We would like to thank Angst Productions, host Dara O'Briain, panellist Hugh Dennis and all the guest comedians involved in the show across the 21 series."

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Angst Productions, the company behind the programme, said: "We're naturally hugely disappointed that Mock The Week is coming to an end and hope that we will be able to resurface somewhere some day in the future.

"However, the last 17 years on BBC Two have been an absolute blast.

"It's been a great privilege to work closely with scores of truly incredible performers and we'd also like to take the opportunity to thank the BBC and all our many fans around the world for their support over the years."

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