'Parsons appeared on the second ever Mock The Week which aired on June 12, 2005, and became a full-timer from series three in 2006.Last month Chortle reported how Slacktivist Action Group was a new panel show, starting at London's Soho Theatre next Monday, that will involve taking direct action to tackle a big topical issue.For each edition he will he will be joined by MPs, journalists, experts and other comedians to thrash out an issue before deciding on some action that they will try to achieve before the next month's meeting.The project follows the ideas of Parson's 2013 Slacktivist tour and DVD. Perhaps this will be an opportunity to make a female comedian a regular. Andy Parsons: I’ve never really liked Mock The Week Sharon Lougher Thursday 13 Mar 2014 6:00 am Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter Share this article via messenger Help keep Chortle viable. "Perhaps this will be an opportunity to make a female comedian a regular." Andy Parsons on Mock the Week. We have some exciting news for you...Why you should store your ice cream upside-down in the freezerPeople are confused by how someone could live in this 'skinny house'Paul Parker defends David de Gea after Manchester United keeper’s poor display against ChelseaPeople are soaking wooden spoons in boiling water to check how clean they arePlaces of worship to reopen from June 15 for ‘private prayer’How to get all the stamps in Animal Crossing: New Horizons International Museum DayGok Wan teaches how to make sweet and sour chicken with simple recipe Sandi Toksvig will replace him.Mock The Week began in June 2005 and has aired 14 series since, with Dara O'Brien and Hugh Dennis the only two permanent fixtures to have stayed with it since its launch.If bosses look to their list of regular guests for a replacement for Andy, currently Ed Byrne is the comic who has turned up the most; having clocked up a huge 37 episodes. s11e03 - Marcus Brigstocke, Zoe Lyons, Gary Delaneys11e07 - Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Chris Addison, Alun Cochrane, Stewart Francis, Andi Oshos11e08 - Hugh Dennis, Chris Addison, Milton Jones, Ed Byrne, Chris Ramsay, Josh Widdicombes11e09 - Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Chris Addison, Greg Davies, Gary Delaney, Jo Caulfields11e10 - Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Chris Addison, Milton Jones, Josh Widdicombe, Joe Wilkinsons11e11 - Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Chris Addison, Ed Byrne, Alun Cochrane, Gary Delaneys11e12 - Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons, Chris Addison, Milton Jones, Katherine Ryan, Josh Widdicombe See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, He, like the other regular panellists on Mock the Week, kept the same seat throughout the series, Parsons being the one on host Dara Ó Briain's left. Dara O Briain, Daniel Kitson, Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan, Flight of the Concords, Tom Allen, Dane Baptiste, Aisling Bea and Adam Hills are among those who will feature in the weekly shows, which will be on YouTube at 9pm on Saturdays throughout August Chortle had 60,729 unique users in the seven days to August 6.

Parsons left Mock the Week in October 2015 after nine series as a regular panelist, missing only five episodes. "I'd like to thank all of the people I've worked with over the years on Mock and from the BBC," he said in a statement.Referencing one of the show's popular segments, he quipped: "However, when 'Unlikely Things to Hear in a Superhero Movie' comes around for the 4th time it is probably time to move on. He is a writer and actor, known for The Smith & Jones Sketchbook (2006), Asylum (1996) and Hale and Pace (1986). "I would also like to take this opportunity to wish the BBC well in its fight to avoid even more damaging cuts - love it or lose it. It’s about people who get excited by an issue for about five minutes and then get distracted and have a pie.

"The news comes almost week after another of the BBC's popular panel shows lost a key player, as Stephen Fry announced plans to step down as host of QI after 13 years. Andrew John Parsons (born 30 November 1966) is an English comedian and writer.

Mock the Week is a British topical satirical celebrity panel show, that was created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson, who also co-created the comedy game show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.Performers deliver mostly prepared answers on different subjects under the guise of an improvised gameshow. Loading... Watch Queue Queue. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Andrew John "Andy" Parsons (born 3 April 1967) is an English comedian and writer, who regularly appears on Mock The Week. Please see our The comedian, 48, has said he will focus on his Slacktivist Action Group podcast - and called on producers to replace him with a female regular. I am one. Andy Parsons on Mock the Week. With what seems like an exciting time for politics in this country, this is something I'd like to focus more of my time upon, with a chance to host a show and set my own agenda.