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Top Trumps Panel Show, New Seasons of ‘Mock the Week’ Unveiled as Part of Warner Bros. Discovery U.K.’s TLC Comedy Slate
TLC in the UK has commissioned a new Top Trumps-themed panel show, tentatively titled "Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack", to be hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan, as part of a wider expansion of comedy programming on the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned channel. The announcement forms part of a broader comedy slate unveiled six months after TLC relaunched as a free-to-air entertainment channel, underlining the broadcaster's continued push to build out original comedy formats.
The Top Trumps format, produced by TalkbackThames with Naked, will pit team captains Joel Dommett and Jon Richardson against each other through card face-offs, studio challenges and bluffing games, with a launch pencilled in for early next year. Alongside this, TLC has ordered three further series of the revived panel show "Mock the Week", hosted by Dara Ó Briain, taking it through to a fifth season in 2027, while "Unacceptable", hosted by Ed Gamble, has been renewed for a second run following its launch last month. WBD is also expanding motoring content, with titles such as "The Race Mechanic" and "Richard Hammond's Workshop" heading to sister channel Quest.
In short
- TLC UK orders Top Trumps panel show hosted by Katherine Ryan
- "Mock the Week" renewed for three more series, running to 2027
- Comedy expansion follows TLC's relaunch as free-to-air channel
Explained simply
TLC is a Warner Bros. Discovery channel in the UK. It relaunched as a free-to-air entertainment channel, meaning viewers can watch it without a subscription, and has been adding original programmes to its schedule.
Panel shows bring comedians together to answer questions, compete in games and make jokes. Mock the Week is a long-running example, hosted by Dara Ó Briain; other comedians mentioned in the new slate include Katherine Ryan, Joel Dommett, Jon Richardson and Ed Gamble.
Top Trumps is a card game in which players compare facts and scores on cards, often trying to outguess an opponent. Turning it into a comedy show is part of TLC’s effort to develop more original entertainment, while Quest, another WBD channel, is adding motoring programmes.
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