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* Series 9 episode 5, where Dara introduces a story about how research has shown that people with large heads may be less affected by Alzheimer's disease. Specifically, an article he showed the panel that had referred to him as an example of someone with a 'giant head', even including a picture of his head with the caption 'EXTRA LARGE'. The panel proceeds to spend five minutes mocking Dara's big head non-stop. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HYxJp02W1w&feature=related Link here.] Poor [[Genre Blind]] Dara.

** The outtakes show the panel mocking him further with such lines as "Oh, Dara, is it you, or an eclipse?" Until finally Russell shouts out "''FUCK, YOUR HEAD'S BIG!''"

* "The siamese twins were joined at the most embarassing place imaginable, and known by friends as the skipping rope."

** You mention that joke and not Andy's reaction? That was what took the funny over the top.

* Any time Milton Jones gets a turn at Spinning the News.

** Special mention to that time he was working at a Christian Rock Concert...

* In the first Christmas special, one of the viewers ([[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|an eleven year old boy]]) sends in a picture of what the Mock The Week studio would look like if it was under attack by Daleks.

'''Frankie:''' [[Deadpan Snarker|I'm not the king of the Daleks,]] [[I Take Offense to That Last One|I'm their creator, Dara.]] }}

* "[[Spoof Aesop|...And who are the truly civilized ones? The Umbupi tribe, or us, with our books, our medicine and our internet?]] Oh yes, it's us."

* The first-episode exchange about the dangerousness of owls, culminating in John Oliver predicting (inaccurately) "I think we all know, hand on heart, that this is not making the edit."

* And many others [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzV6fpSnkh0 far], ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKfaVUtjcmI far]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2G_01T-CHI worse.]

* The Frankie joke in the category "Things You Wouldn't Hear In A War Film":

{{quote|'''Frankie Boyle''': "You've each been selected for this mission because [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|you're unknown to the enemy and you each have a special skill.]] [[The Smart Guy|Professor Hawking]], [[The Lancer|John Leslie]], [[Token Evil Teammate|Phil Neville]], [[Loads and Loads of Characters|the Wu-Tang Clan]], [[Token Minority|Usher]], [[The Big Guy|the Sugar Puffs Monster]] [[My Friends and Zoidberg|and Daniel Day-Lewis]]! Welcome to [[Mind Screw|Operation Mind-Fuck]]!"|'''Frankie Boyle''': "There is a vegetarian option, you can fuck off!"}}

* Russell Howard's method of stealing a chicken from a supermarket, which involved putting it on his head and simply walking off in the confusion. The reactions from the other hosts were ''priceless''.

* Andy Parsons, in the category "Unlikely Things To Hear At An Awards Ceremony":

* The 'what year will all the world's major cities will rise up on hydraulic legs and wage war for resources?' discussion.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMK_qSW69S4&feature=related "FIND A WOMAN! LEAVE THE PASTRIES ALONE!"]

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXBqHkNTGTA Here's a clip.]

* [[Crosses the Line Twice|Frankie Boyle, incarnation of this trope]]'s answer to the acronym round ADRIB?

** '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzr7T2pjats ICE FISHING]'''.

** Also his response to BTAD, with a photo featuring fleeing men in haz-mat suits:

'''Dara''': [[Sarcasm Mode|Yes, the answer was in fact, "Bathtime Arse Disaster".]] }}

* The entire Blunkett discussion from the second DVD.

* This from "unlikely lines to read in the bible."

God: Because you're worth it. }}

* "We have three priorities: education, education and free handjobs for the blind!"

* Series 8. Scenes We'd Like To See. Topic was "Things You'd Never Hear On A TV Election Debate".

* "Bucket and mop to aisle three please, bucket and mop to aisle three. Someone's come on the broccoli."

* Seann Walsh's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0-lNFITeFA SPOT-ON impression of Michael McIntyre.]

* Dara pondering what the computer who randomly selected the 2012 Olympic tickets would sound like:

* Whenever the topic in "Scenes We'd Like To See" involves rejected exam questions, you know there's got to be at least one good question. Examples:

'''Micky Flanagan''': What is the name of that round thing they throw at the Olympics? Discuss. }}

** Andy Parsons adds another: "If Sally buys three oranges and two apples, how far south of Scotland is she?" Frankie immediately walks to the microphone and stares at him for a good five seconds before finally cracking a smile. He then follows up with: "Discuss the idea that Willy Wonka was a pedophile."

* Hugh Dennis' voice-overs in "Newsreel". Just about all of them. "The Machine" is probably the crowning example, due to his [[Diabolical Mastermind]] imitation of Lord Mandelson's voice.

** Another was when he redubbed a world summit to make it like a pub quiz.

* In Series 10 Episode 8, one of the categories in Scenes We'd Like To See is "commercials that never made it to air". Eventually it starts a brief [[Running Gag]] on "Cash for Gold" agencies, starting with Cash for Cash ("Send us your money in an envelope, and we'll send it back minus commission.") by Miles Jupp, then Andy Parsons takes over with Ash for Cash ("Put your cremated relatives in an envelope...") and Smash for Cash ("Put your mashed potato in an envelope...").

* This in a Series 10 Scenes We'd Like To See ("Things You Wouldn't Hear At A School Assembly"):

** This causes wild laughter from the audience, then after it dies down, he adds this:

* Stewart Francis' skit on Family in Spinning the News.

* "[[Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue|Roses are red.]] Poppies are red. The grass is all red - shit! The garden's on fire!" from the Unlikely Things To Read In A Valentine's Card skit

* When Andy Parsons takes a show title literally during Scenes We'd Like To See, such as this example:

* What the Queen Didn't Say In Her Christmas Message.

** Significantly funnier when repeated deadpan by a presenter on ''Newsnight'' in a piece about declining standards at the BBC.

* Unlikely Lines from Children's Books

** "And as [[Winnie the Pooh|Eeyore]] put the noose around his neck ..."

** "A stringfellow? What's a stringfellow? // A stringfellow? Why, didn't you know? // It has tanned, leather skin and a massive libido // Bad 80s hair and a grin like a pedo!"

** "And as Emily learned; if she'd been a nicer little girl, Mum and Dad would've never gotten divorced."

* Ed Byrne's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHdhS2AiZ6A rant about the DVD piracy warning].

* Several of the Between the Lines segments with Frankie and Hugh. Notable mentions to the [[Replacement Scrappy]] example, David Beckham (Hugh staring blankly at the camera) and Prince Charles. This one personally takes the cake:

'''Hugh:''' "I don't like George Bush." }}

* During the fifth episode of series three when during ''If the Answer is...'' the quality control on Dara’s earpiece are apparently worn down to ''begging the panel to change the topic''

 

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