The Mash Report
| The Mash Report | |
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| Written by |
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| Presented by | Nish Kumar |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Chris Stott |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Zeppotron |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 20 July 2017 – present |
The Mash Report is a British comedy on BBC Two. It satirises the news and is hosted by Nish Kumar.[1] First aired on 20 July 2017, it is a TV show spin-off of The Daily Mash, a satirical website.[2] The first series comprised ten episodes. The second series, of six episodes, started airing on 26 October 2018.[3][4] Series 3 consisting of 6 episodes began September 5, 2019.[5]
Background
In March 2017 the BBC announced that it had commissioned a new entertainment/comedy satirical news show hosted by Nish Kumar.[6]
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | 4 | 20 July 2017 | 17 August 2017 |
| 6 | 18 January 2018 | 22 February 2018 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 26 October 2018 | 7 December 2018 | |
Harassment Lessons
A segment, in the first show of the second half of the first series, was watched online more than 11 million times in two days (eventually reaching more than 34 million views). It featured Rachel Parris mocking the idea that men are afraid to compliment women in case they are accused of sexual harassment, as a satirical comment on pushback against the #MeToo movement.[7][8]
Reactions
Chortle regarded the series as a successful UK version of The Onion.[9]
In 2018, BBC political presenter Andrew Neil described the series as "self satisfied, self adulatory, unchallenged left-wing propaganda. It's hardly balance. Could never happen on a politics show. Except this has become a politics show." He also called it a "pathetic imitation" of The Daily Show in the United States, hosted by Jon Stewart, who "was left-wing but also intelligent".[10]
See also
References
- ^ "The Mash Report". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Bernhardt, Jack (18 July 2017). "Politics has gone beyond satire – can the Mash Report catch up? – Jack Bernhardt". the Guardian.
- ^ "Free audience tickets for THE MASH REPORT from SRO Audiences". www.sroaudiences.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "The Mash Report press clippings - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "BBC Two - The Mash Report - Next on". BBC. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ "BBC - BBC Two announces satirical news show The Mash Report (w/t) - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Two. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Bryan, Scott (24 January 2018). "This Satirical Sketch That Rips Apart The Idea That Sexual Harassment Is Complicated Has Gone Viral". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/thedailymash/videos/1433350800107417/
- ^ Bennett, Steve (20 Jul 2017). "The Mash Report – TV review". Chortle. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Singh, Anita (13 November 2018). "Andrew Neil attacks BBC over Left-wing bias in comedy shows". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 December 2018.