Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland has booked a 5-episode special summer series of Mock the Week for TLC.

Following the return of the show on the new free-to-air TLC at the start of the year, the additional 5-episode run through June and July will TX ahead of series 2, airing this autumn.

Produced by Angst, the 5×60 summer series, which starts on TLC at 9pm on Sunday 7 June, will see Dara Ó Briain return as host, joined by series regular Rhys James alongside a panel featuring some of the nation’s favourite comedians.

Graham Lafferty, SVP Content Strategy & Networks, UK & Ireland, Warner Bros. Discovery said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Angst to bring viewers an extra burst of Mock the Week this summer on TLC. Following May’s elections and a football World Cup from North America, fans of the series can expect more comedy gold as topical satire meets a summer packed with global and local events and an ever-changing news agenda.”

Mock the Week host, Dara Ó Briain, added: “The Prime Minister in trouble, the world running out of oil, and the most chaotic World Cup in history about to start? Well, that sounds like a week worth mocking. Of course we’re back!”

The series was ordered by Graham Lafferty and commissioned by Charlotte Reid for Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland.