The Mash Report

The Mash Report is a British satirical comedy on BBC Two. It is hosted by Nish Kumar with an array of comedians satirising the week's news.[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 on 5 September 2019.[5] The fourth series began on 3 April 2020, filmed by each featured comedian in isolation in their own homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

The Mash Report
Written by
  • Tim Telling
  • John Camm
  • Sarah Campbell
  • Max Davis
  • Karen Dickinson
  • Tom Neenan
  • Neil Rafferty
  • Tom Whiteley
Presented byNish Kumar
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series4
No. of episodes28
Production
Producer(s)Chris Stott
Running time30 minutes
Production company(s)Zeppotron
DistributorEndemol Shine UK
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Picture format16:9 1080i
Audio formatStereo
Original release20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) –
present

Background

In March 2017 the BBC announced that it had commissioned a new entertainment/comedy satirical news show hosted by Nish Kumar.[7]

Episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11020 July 2017 (2017-07-20)22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)
2626 October 2018 (2018-10-26)7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)
365 September 2019 (2019-09-05)10 October 2019 (2019-10-10)
463 April 2020 (2020-04-03)8 May 2020 (2020-05-08)

Harassment Lessons

One segment, in the first show of the second half of the first series, was watched online more than 11 million times in two days (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.[8][9]

Reactions

Chortle regarded the series as a successful UK version of The Onion.[10]

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, describing its former host Jon Stewart as "left-wing but also intelligent".[11]

The Telegraph wrote, "People are fond of trotting out clichés about current world events being “beyond parody” and “the jokes writing themselves”. But no, parody still has a place and jokes do need to be written. This sharp new show did it rather well and was the most promising satirical arrival on our screens in a long time." [12]

See also

References
  1. "The Mash Report". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. Bernhardt, Jack (18 July 2017). "Politics has gone beyond satire – can the Mash Report catch up? – Jack Bernhardt". the Guardian.
  3. "Free audience tickets for THE MASH REPORT from SRO Audiences". www.sroaudiences.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. Guide, British Comedy. "The Mash Report press clippings - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  5. "BBC Two - The Mash Report - Next on". BBC. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  6. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/nish-kumar-people-need-mash-report-laugh-dark-times-2520016
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. https://www.facebook.com/thedailymash/videos/1433350800107417/
  10. Bennett, Steve (20 Jul 2017). "The Mash Report – TV review". Chortle. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  11. Singh, Anita (13 November 2018). "Andrew Neil attacks BBC over Left-wing bias in comedy shows". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  12. Hogan, Michael (21 July 2017). "The Mash Report review: not quite The Day Today but this satire show was genuinely amusing". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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