Review of Mock the Week

I found mock the week whilst searching for Frankie Boyle on you tube. I was pleasantly surprised when I clicked on "best bits" of mock the week. I assumed mock the week wouldn't be "My cup of tea", because for some reason, i remember that my Dad watched it ha!!, but i loved it. I liked how the show demonstrates creativity, the panelists have to create jokes around certain topics like education, the news etc. I did question if the comedians were able to prepare jokes for the show beforehand. I have read that they are able to this, but it sill requires great skill (in my eyes anyway ha!) to create multiple different jokes about many different subjects and memorize them, then present them in a funny way, without laughing. It highlights "real life issues" and tends to make a joke out of it, which we sometimes need. I'm not sure what is true, but i have read a number of things explaining why Frankie Boyle left the show. One bit of information I read was that he was "asked to leave" because he was deemed a "raciest comedian". The other source of information suggested that him and the other panelists were asked to "tone it down" because of the offense that the show was causing and he "walked out" because he didn't agree with this. Some people who have written reviews bellow say it is not as good as it once was because the panelist, are being "Too careful".To be honest I believe this is silly, The jokes are meant to be a bit offensive that is why they are funny. It is comedy at the end of the day. I don't think a lot of the jokes comedians say are actually what they believe . I cant think of a joke on mock the week I was offended by. However, I have found that some comedians take jokes too far. Amy schumer took things too far on "the roast". I would be offended if a close friend of mine just died, and a comedian, said whilst only standing a few feet away from me, that everyone wishes it was you that was dead!! Too far!! I don't like her personalty anyway and I think that joke proved why. Anyway, we need more shows like mock the week, instead if mind numbing reality shows that seem to be all over our screens these days :)