a.k.a The Frankie Boyle Show (Mock The Week)

Member Name: cae07985

Product:	Mock The Week
Date:	16/06/09 (22 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very Very Funny

Disadvantages: We need a new series!

Mock the week has been described as a dumbed down version of 'Have I got news for you' which is a little harsh, but I can see where it comes from.

Have I got news for you delivers topical satire at it's very best.
Mock the Week delivers laugh out loud topical comedy like no other.

The undoubted star of the show is Frankie Boyle, the foul mouthed, no holds barred comedian from Scotland - his quick fire whit and insults have created the majority of laughs whenever I've watched the programme. But that is not to say that the other panelists aren't of equal stature.

Russell Howard is great (much better on MOTW than he is doing stand-up in my opinion), and it's great to see Hugh Dennis back on top form so many years after the Mary Whitehouse Experience days.

The quiz is hosted and chaired by Irish stalwart Dara O'brian, who again can hold his own in a comedy fight!

For me the best part of the show is the 'scenes we'd like to see' round as this gets the comedians to think on their feet and deliver quick fire comedy gold - and you can tell how good the comedy is in this round as once the likes of Hugh and Frankie get going, the guest panelists barely get a word in and can usually be seen in stitches stood to the side!

So yes, it's not as clever and intelligent as the likes of Have I got news for you, but it will certainly deliver more laughs per minute - and that's what counts on a comedy show.

Summary: Great topical comedy.