List of The Last Leg episodes
The following is a list of episodes for the British political satire and talk show The Last Leg which began airing on 30 August 2012 on Channel 4, originally as part of the channel's London 2012 Paralympic Games coverage and later spun off as its own show after the games finished. It is hosted by Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe. Typical episodes are broadcast live with occasional, short prerecorded segments. The Last Leg Goes Down Under and the Christmas & New Year's Eve specials are fully prerecorded.
As of 8 September 2024,[update] 335 episodes of The Last Leg have aired.
Series overview
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | |||
London 2012 | 11 | 10 | 30 August 2012 | 8 September 2012 |
1 | 30 December 2012 | |||
1 | 9 | 25 January 2013 | 29 March 2013 | |
2 | 8 | 13 July 2013 | 18 September 2013 | |
3 | 8 | 31 January 2014 | 21 March 2014 | |
4 | 6 | 1 August 2014 | 5 September 2014 | |
5 | 9 | 1 | 2 January 2015 | |
8 | 9 January 2015 | 17 February 2015 | ||
GE | 3 | 23 April 2015 | 7 May 2015 | |
6 | 11 | 26 June 2015 | 4 September 2015 | |
SU2C | 1 | 9 October 2015 | ||
DU | 2 | 29 January 2016 | 5 February 2016 | |
7 | 8 | 12 February 2016 | 1 April 2016 | |
8 | 6 | 10 June 2016 | 15 July 2016 | |
Rio 2016 | 11 | 7 September 2016 | 17 September 2016 | |
9 | 12 | 1 | 7 October 2016 | |
10 | 14 October 2016 | 16 December 2016 | ||
1 | 23 December 2016 | |||
10 | 13 | 27 January 2017 | 21 April 2017 | |
11 | 13 | 9 May 2017 | 11 August 2017 | |
12 | 13 | 29 September 2017 | 22 December 2017 | |
13 | 10 | 26 January 2018 | 23 March 2018 | |
14 | 9 | 22 June 2018 | 17 August 2018 | |
15 | 11 | 12 October 2018 | 31 December 2018 | |
16 | 10 | 25 January 2019 | 29 March 2019 | |
17 | 9 | 17 May 2019 | 12 July 2019 | |
18 | 10 | 25 October 2019 | 31 December 2019 | |
19 | 10 | 17 January 2020 | 20 March 2020 | |
LDU | 5 | 8 May 2020 | 5 June 2020 | |
20 | 9 | 23 October 2020 | 31 December 2020 | |
21 | 8 | 15 January 2021 | 5 March 2021 | |
22 | 7 | 4 June 2021 | 16 July 2021 | |
Tokyo 2020 | 12 | 24 August 2021 | 4 September 2021 | |
23 | 13 | 24 September 2021 | 31 December 2021 | |
24 | 9 | 28 January 2022 | 25 March 2022 | |
25 | 10 | 15 July 2022 | 23 September 2022 | |
26 | 7 | 18 November 2022 | 16 December 2022 | |
27 | 8 | 27 January 2023 | 17 March 2023 | |
28 | 7 | 30 June 2023 | 11 August 2023 | |
29 | 8 | 10 November 2023 | 31 December 2023 | |
30 | 8 | 16 February 2024 | 5 April 2024 | |
Paris 2024 | 11 | 28 August 2024 | 8 September 2024 | |
31 | 9 | 25 October 2024 | 20 December 2024 |
Episodes
[edit]Episode ratings from BARB.[1] All viewing figures from series 8 onwards include Channel 4 +1. All viewing figures from series 15 onwards include four-screen data.[2]
2012
[edit]The Last Leg with Adam Hills
[edit]This series was broadcast during the 2012 Paralympic Games.
No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Andrew Flintoff | 30 August 2012 | N/A |
2 | 2 | Christine Ohuruogu | 31 August 2012 | N/A |
3 | 3 | Rachael Latham | 1 September 2012 | 1.05 |
4 | 4 | Jimmy Carr and Nkegbe Botsyo | 2 September 2012 | 1.26 |
5 | 5 | Jody Cundy | 3 September 2012 | 1.17 |
6 | 6 | Sean Lock and Jacqueline Freney | 4 September 2012 | 0.98 |
7 | 7 | Warwick Davis | 5 September 2012 | 1.03 |
8 | 8 | Jimmy Carr and Hannah Cockroft | 6 September 2012 | 0.90 |
9 | 9 | Jonnie Peacock and Jason Smyth | 7 September 2012 | 1.33[nb 1] |
10 | 10 | Dominic West, Rachael Latham, Giles Long, Diana Mann, Iwan Thomas, Lee Pearson, Jody Cundy, Liz Johnson, Charlotte Henshaw and Claire Cashmore | 8 September 2012 | 1.27 |
11 | Special | The Last Leg of the Year: Nicola Adams, Jonnie Peacock, Jamie Oliver and Rachel Onasanwo[nb 2] | 30 December 2012 | N/A |
2013
[edit]Series 1
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 1 | Idris Elba | 25 January 2013 | N/A |
13 | 2 | Brian Cox | 1 February 2013 | N/A |
14 | 3 | Rafe Spall | 8 February 2013 | N/A |
15 | 4 | Jack Dee | 15 February 2013 | 1.31 |
16 | 5 | Jenna-Louise Coleman | 22 February 2013 | 1.21 |
17 | 6 | Jonathan Ross | 1 March 2013 | N/A |
18 | 7 | Duncan Bannatyne | 8 March 2013 | N/A |
19 | 8 | Jo Brand | 22 March 2013 | 1.18 |
20 | 9 | Kevin Bridges and Jody Cundy | 29 March 2013 | 1.20 |
Note: Episode 8 was moved back a week because of Hawking being aired in its timeslot on 15 March 2013.
Series 2
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
21 | 1 | Russell Brand | 31 July 2013 | 0.98 |
22 | 2 | Micky Flanagan | 7 August 2013 | 1.14 |
23 | 3 | Alan Carr | 14 August 2013 | 1.02 |
24 | 4 | Gabby Logan | 21 August 2013 | 1.06 |
25 | 5 | Tanyalee Davis and Dara Ó Briain | 28 August 2013 | 1.06 |
26 | 6 | Boris Johnson | 4 September 2013 | 1.08 |
27 | 7 | Jack Whitehall | 11 September 2013 | 1.12 |
28 | 8 | Eddie Izzard | 18 September 2013 | 1.14 |
2014
[edit]Series 3
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
29 | 1 | Clare Balding and Micky Flanagan[nb 3] | 31 January 2014 | 1.39 |
30 | 2 | Tinie Tempah and Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards | 7 February 2014 | 1.50 |
31 | 3 | Warwick Davis | 14 February 2014 | 1.38 |
32 | 4 | Claudia Winkleman | 21 February 2014 | 1.34 |
33 | 5 | James Corden | 28 February 2014 | 1.44 |
34 | 6 | Richard Ayoade and Hannah Cockroft | 7 March 2014 | 1.39 |
35 | 7 | Jennifer Saunders | 14 March 2014 | 1.72[nb 4] |
36 | 8 | Frank Skinner | 21 March 2014 | 1.34 |
Series 4
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 1 | Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison and James Buckley | 1 August 2014 | 1.18 |
38 | 2 | Noel Fielding | 8 August 2014 | 1.21 |
39 | 3 | Carrie Fisher | 15 August 2014 | 1.24 |
40 | 4 | Daniel Radcliffe | 22 August 2014 | 1.06 |
41 | 5 | John Bishop | 29 August 2014 | 1.48 |
42 | 6 | Nick Frost | 5 September 2014 | 1.45 |
2015
[edit]Series 5
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Special | The Last Leg of the Year: Richard Ayoade | 2 January 2015 | 1.55 |
44 | 1 | Dara Ó Briain | 9 January 2015 | 1.56 |
45 | 2 | Alan Davies | 16 January 2015 | 1.61 |
46 | 3 | Kathy Burke | 23 January 2015 | 1.42 |
47 | 4 | Nick Clegg | 30 January 2015 | 1.43 |
48 | 5 | Stephen Mangan | 6 February 2015 | 1.56[nb 5] |
49 | 6 | David Mitchell | 13 February 2015 | 1.90[nb 6] |
50 | 7 | Russell Crowe | 20 February 2015 | 1.93[nb 7] |
51 | 8 | Sarah Millican and RJ Mitte | 27 February 2015 | 1.89[nb 8] |
General election specials
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Special–1 | Nick Clegg and Piers Morgan | 23 April 2015 | 1.19 |
53 | Special–2 | Jeremy Paxman | 30 April 2015 | 1.14 |
54 | Special–3 | Kathy Burke, Jack Dee and Dave Rowntree | 7 May 2015[nb 9] | N/A |
Series 6
[edit]No. | # | Guest | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
55 | 1 | Stephen Merchant | 26 June 2015 | 1.25 |
56 | 2 | Johnny Vegas | 3 July 2015 | 1.41 |
57 | 3 | Joanna Lumley | 10 July 2015 | 1.62[nb 10] |
58 | 4 | Amy Poehler | 17 July 2015 | 1.49 |
59 | 5 | Jason Manford | 24 July 2015 | 1.55 |
60 | 6 | John Cleese | 31 July 2015 | 1.76 |
61 | 7 | Bill Bailey | 7 August 2015 | 1.72 |
62 | 8 | Romesh Ranganathan | 14 August 2015 | 2.01[nb 11] |
63 | 9 | Jack Whitehall | 21 August 2015 | 1.79 |
64 | 10 | Katherine Ryan | 28 August 2015 | 1.93[nb 12] |
65 | 11 | Lee Mack | 4 September 2015 | 1.93[nb 13] |
Stand Up to Cancer special
[edit]No. | # | Guests | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
66 | N–A | Greg Davies and Russell Howard | 9 October 2015 | 1.25 |
2016
[edit]Down Under
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
67 | Special–1 | Amar Latif, Ian Smith and Kevin Bloody Wilson | 29 January 2016 | 1.70 |
68 | Special–2 | Amar Latif | 5 February 2016 | 1.56 |
Series 7
[edit]No. | # | Guest | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
69 | 1 | Richard Osman | 12 February 2016 | 2.34[nb 14] |
70 | 2 | Catherine Tate | 19 February 2016 | 2.62[nb 15] |
71 | 3 | Sue Perkins | 26 February 2016 | 2.32[nb 16] |
72 | 4 | Caitlin Moran | 4 March 2016 | 2.13 |
73 | 5 | Richard Ayoade | 11 March 2016 | 2.16 |
74 | 6 | Louis Theroux | 18 March 2016 | 1.72 |
75 | 7 | Jonathan Ross | 25 March 2016 | 1.80 |
76 | 8 | Charlotte Church | 1 April 2016[nb 17] | 2.28[nb 18] |
Series 8
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
77 | 1 | Jeremy Corbyn, Russell Crowe, Johnny Vegas and Richard Fairbrass | 10 June 2016 | 2.26 |
78 | 2 | Jesse Eisenberg and Kunal Nayyar | 17 June 2016 | 1.97 |
79 | 3 | Stephen Mangan, John Mann, Stanley Johnson and Lolly Adefope | 24 June 2016[nb 19] | 2.53 |
80 | 4 | Carrie Fisher | 1 July 2016 | 1.81 |
81 | 5 | Greg Davies | 8 July 2016 | 2.01 |
82 | 6 | Katherine Ryan | 15 July 2016 | 1.79 |
During the 2016 Paralympics, broadcast nightly live from a studio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Series 9
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
94 | Special | Ellie Simmonds, Jonnie Peacock, Clare Balding, Johnny Vegas and Ellie Robinson | 7 October 2016 | 2.11 |
95 | 2 | John Bishop | 14 October 2016 | 2.38 |
96 | 3 | Roisin Conaty and Jeremy Paxman | 28 October 2016 | 2.29 |
97 | 4 | Jack Whitehall | 4 November 2016 | 2.25 |
98 | Special | Richard Osman, Ed Balls and Rachel Johnson | 9 November 2016[nb 20] | 2.58 |
99 | 5 | Gemma Chan and Basil Brush | 11 November 2016 | 2.23 |
100 | 6 | David Walliams | 18 November 2016 | 1.77 |
101 | 7 | Jessica Hynes | 25 November 2016 | 1.66 |
102 | 8 | Russell Howard | 2 December 2016 | 1.75 |
103 | 9 | Ricky Gervais | 9 December 2016 | 2.10 |
104 | 10 | Miranda Hart | 16 December 2016 | 2.12 |
105 | Special | The Last Leg of the Year: Grayson Perry, Aisling Bea, Joel Dommett and Basil Brush | 23 December 2016[nb 21] | 2.15 |
2017
[edit]Series 10
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
106 | 1 | David Tennant | 27 January 2017 | 1.88 |
107 | 2 | Russell Brand | 3 February 2017 | 1.98 |
108 | 3 | Sue Perkins | 10 February 2017 | 1.92 |
109 | 4 | Victoria Coren Mitchell and Stormzy | 17 February 2017 | 1.97 |
110 | 5 | Alan Davies | 24 February 2017 | 1.98 |
111 | 6 | Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney | 3 March 2017 | 2.17 |
112 | 7 | Brian Cox and Harry Hill | 10 March 2017 | 1.91 |
113 | 8 | Kevin Bridges | 17 March 2017 | 1.91 |
114 | 9 | James Blunt and Sandi Toksvig | 24 March 2017 | 1.59 |
115 | 10 | Charlotte Ritchie, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal | 31 March 2017 | 1.91 |
116 | 11 | Ed Miliband and Aisling Bea | 7 April 2017 | 2.04 |
117 | 12 | Hayley Squires and Miriam Margolyes | 14 April 2017 | 2.01 |
118 | 13 | Alan Carr and Tinie Tempah | 21 April 2017 | 2.23 |
Series 11
[edit]Series 12
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
132 | 1 | Joanna Lumley, Russell Howard, Jonnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse[nb 25] | 29 September 2017 | 1.92 |
133 | 2 | Victoria Coren Mitchell, Robert Webb, Jess Robinson and Adam Riches | 6 October 2017 | 1.77 |
134 | 3 | Armando Iannucci, Sue Perkins and John Anderson | 13 October 2017 | 1.90 |
135 | 4 | James Acaster, Kasabian, Jonnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse | 20 October 2017 | 1.69 |
136 | 5 | Russell Brand | 27 October 2017 | 1.70 |
137 | 6 | Greg Davies and Roisin Conaty[nb 26] | 3 November 2017 | 1.83 |
138 | 7 | Harry Hill, Anna Soubry and Zippy | 10 November 2017 | 1.87 |
139 | 8 | Sandi Toksvig and Jessie Ware | 17 November 2017 | 1.56 |
140 | 9 | Margaret Cho, Rhys Darby, Jonnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse | 24 November 2017 | 1.47 |
141 | 10 | Matt Lucas and Rebecca Front | 1 December 2017 | 1.42 |
142 | 11 | Danny Dyer and Lionel Blair | 8 December 2017 | 1.44 |
143 | 12 | Jon Hamm and Rag'n'Bone Man | 15 December 2017 | 1.63 |
144 | 13 | The Last Leg of the Year: Stephen Merchant, Georgia Toffolo, Jona Lewie and Ed Miliband | 22 December 2017 | 1.83 |
2018
[edit]Series 13
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
145 | 1 | David Tennant, Rachel Johnson and Craig David | 26 January 2018 | 1.55 |
146 | 2 | Stephen Fry | 2 February 2018 | 1.72 |
147 | 3 | Fay Ripley, Maya Jama and Emily Thornberry | 9 February 2018 | 1.65 |
148 | 4 | Sally Phillips and Example | 16 February 2018 | 1.48 |
149 | 5 | Richard Ayoade, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Anne-Marie | 23 February 2018 | 1.73 |
150 | 6 | Vicky McClure and Tom Davis | 2 March 2018 | 1.89 |
151 | 7 | will.i.am and Kathy Burke | 9 March 2018[nb 27] | 1.95 |
152 | 8 | Noel Fielding, Jonnie Peacock, Charlotte Evans, Hannah Cockroft and Kadeena Cox | 11 March 2018[nb 27] | 1.00 |
153 | 9 | Claudia Winkleman and Cuba Gooding Jr. | 16 March 2018 | 1.99 |
154 | 10 | Michael Sheen, Menna Fitzpatrick and Jennifer Kehoe | 23 March 2018 | 1.57 |
Series 14
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
155 | 1 | Johnny Vegas and Roisin Conaty | 22 June 2018 | 1.54 |
156 | 2 | Harry Shearer | 29 June 2018 | 1.46 |
157 | 3 | Aisling Bea and Miriam Margolyes[nb 28] | 6 July 2018 | 1.47 |
158 | 4 | Jo Brand and Richard Osman | 13 July 2018 | 1.51 |
159 | 5 | Anna Soubry and Tom Davis | 20 July 2018 | 1.59 |
160 | 6 | Richard Ayoade | 27 July 2018 | 1.80 |
161 | 7 | David Tennant and Sara Pascoe | 3 August 2018 | 1.51 |
162 | 8 | John Bishop and Joe Thomas | 10 August 2018 | 1.60 |
163 | 9 | Lily Allen and Caitlyn Jenner | 17 August 2018 | 1.33 |
Series 15
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
164 | 1 | Jessica Hynes and Chris O'Dowd | 12 October 2018 | 1.59 |
165 | 2 | Tracey Ullman | 19 October 2018 | 1.73 |
166 | 3 | Joe Wilkinson, Lauren Steadman and AJ Pritchard | 2 November 2018 | 1.65 |
167 | 4 | Russell Howard and Tamsin Greig | 9 November 2018 | 1.64 |
168 | 5 | Jimmy Carr and Kerry Godliman | 16 November 2018 | 1.66 |
169 | 6 | Stephen Merchant and Taika Waititi | 23 November 2018 | 1.40 |
170 | 7 | Bill Bailey, Lauren Steadman, AJ Pritchard and Mumford and Sons | 30 November 2018 | 1.13 |
171 | 8 | Joe Lycett and Rosie Jones | 7 December 2018 | 1.30 |
172 | 9 | Kathy Burke and Sue Perkins | 14 December 2018 | 1.86 |
173 | 10 | Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan and Roy Wood | 21 December 2018 | 1.61 |
174 | 11 | The Last Leg of the Year: Johnny Vegas, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Jessica Knappett, Nish Kumar, Tom Allen, Lost Voice Guy and Alex Horne & The Horne Section | 31 December 2018 | 1.88 |
2019
[edit]Series 16
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
175 | 1 | John Bishop and Jessica Hynes | 25 January 2019 | 1.48 |
176 | 2 | Alastair Campbell and Paloma Faith | 1 February 2019 | 1.43 |
177 | 3 | Zawe Ashton and David Mitchell | 8 February 2019 | 1.66 |
178 | 4 | Rosamund Pike and Tom Allen | 15 February 2019 | 1.45 |
179 | 5 | Michael Sheen and Anna Soubry | 22 February 2019 | 1.64 |
180 | 6 | Stephen Merchant | 1 March 2019 | 1.71 |
181 | 7 | Kerry Godliman and Jack McBrayer | 8 March 2019 | 1.70 |
182 | 8 | Richard Ayoade and Victoria Coren Mitchell | 15 March 2019 | 1.31 |
183 | 9 | Kevin Bridges and Sara Pascoe | 22 March 2019 | 1.72 |
184 | 10 | Aisling Bea, Stacey Dooley and Chesney Hawkes | 29 March 2019 | 1.68 |
Series 17
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
185 | 1 | Jonathan Ross and Katherine Ryan | 17 May 2019 | 1.61 |
186 | 2[nb 29] | Rob Beckett and Joanna Lumley | 24 May 2019 | 1.61 |
187 | 3 | Harry Hill and Rosie Jones | 31 May 2019 | 1.68 |
188 | 4 | Romesh Ranganathan and Ellie Taylor | 7 June 2019 | 1.59 |
189 | 5 | Sean Lock and Lorraine Kelly | 14 June 2019 | 2.05 |
190 | 6 | Sandi Toksvig and Phil Wang | 21 June 2019 | 1.78 |
191 | 7 | Sara Pascoe and Stephen Mangan | 28 June 2019 | 1.60 |
192 | 8[nb 30] | Tom Allen, Louis Theroux and Jessica Knappett | 5 July 2019 | 1.68 |
193 | 9 | Michael Sheen and Roisin Conaty | 12 July 2019 | 1.66 |
Series 18
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
194 | 1 | Kathy Burke and Harry Hill[nb 26] | 25 October 2019 | 1.44 |
195 | 2 | Jimmy Carr and Sandi Toksvig | 1 November 2019 | 1.65 |
196 | 3 | Aisling Bea and Nish Kumar | 8 November 2019 | 1.50 |
197 | 4 | Joe Lycett and Daisy May Cooper | 15 November 2019 | 1.49 |
198 | 5 | Kevin Bridges and Victoria Coren Mitchell | 22 November 2019 | 1.57 |
199 | 6 | Ellie Taylor and Richard Ayoade | 29 November 2019 | 1.29 |
200 | 7 | Stacey Dooley, Noel Fielding and Jamali Maddix[nb 31] | 6 December 2019 | 1.38 |
201 | 8 | Richard Osman, Miriam Margolyes, Anna Soubry, Rory Stewart and Count Binface[nb 32] | 13 December 2019 | 1.59 |
202 | 9 | Lorraine Kelly and Tom Allen | 20 December 2019 | 1.54 |
203 | 10 | The Last Leg Of The Year: Sue Perkins, Sara Pascoe, Tom Davis, Zawe Ashton, Rosie Jones, Johnny Vegas, Billy Monger and Alex Horne & The Horne Section | 31 December 2019 | 1.79 |
2020
[edit]Series 19
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
204 | 1 | John Bishop and Jess Phillips | 17 January 2020 | 1.58 |
205 | 2 | Suzi Ruffell and David Tennant | 24 January 2020 | 1.44 |
206 | 3 | Armando Iannucci, Tom Allen, Guz Khan, Aisling Bea and Geoff Norcott[nb 33] | 31 January 2020 | 1.82 |
207 | 4 | Steph McGovern and Sandi Toksvig | 7 February 2020 | 1.51 |
208 | 5 | Lizzy Caplan and Dara Ó Briain | 14 February 2020 | 1.44 |
209 | 6 | Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots and Jon Richardson | 21 February 2020 | 1.78 |
210 | 7 | Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper | 28 February 2020 | 1.73 |
211 | 8 | John Bercow and Sara Pascoe | 6 March 2020 | 1.76 |
212 | 9 | Sean Lock and Rosie Jones | 13 March 2020 | 1.48 |
213 | 10 | Lorraine Kelly and Tom Allen [nb 34] | 20 March 2020 | 2.19 |
Locked Down Under
[edit]Filmed from presenters’ and guests‘ separate houses with Hills at his home in Australia.
No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
214 | 1 | Rob Beckett, Miriam Margolyes and Alex Horne & The Horne Section | 8 May 2020 | 1.85 |
215 | 2 | Kevin Bridges, Aisling Bea, Gunnersaurus Rex, Thierry Henry, Craig David and Alex Horne & The Horne Section | 15 May 2020 | 2.03 |
216 | 3 | Sarah Millican, Jamali Maddix and Alex Horne & The Horne Section | 22 May 2020 | 1.92 |
217 | 4 | Stephen Merchant, Sue Perkins and Alex Horne & The Horne Section | 29 May 2020 | 1.73 |
218 | 5 | Desiree Burch, Harry Hill, Lorraine Kelly and Alex Horne & The Horne Section | 5 June 2020 | 1.91 |
Series 20
[edit]This series was filmed without a live studio audience due to continued COVID-19 restrictions.
2021
[edit]Series 21
[edit]This series was filmed without a live studio audience due to continued COVID-19 restrictions.
No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
228 | 1 | Sue Perkins, Rose Matafeo, Munya Chawawa, Bez and Hannah Fry | 15 January 2021 | 1.98 |
229 | 2 | Tom Davis and Maisie Adam | 22 January 2021 | 1.92 |
230 | 3 | Sara Pascoe and Phil Wang | 29 January 2021 | 1.78 |
231 | 4 | Sandi Toksvig, Jamali Maddix, Diane Youdale and Jacki Weaver | 5 February 2021 | 1.89 |
232 | 5 | Guz Khan and Suzi Ruffell | 12 February 2021 | 1.96 |
233 | 6 | Armando Iannucci, Sophie Duker and Jacki Weaver | 19 February 2021 | 1.80 |
234 | 7 | Judi Love, Harry Hill and Basil Brush | 26 February 2021 | 2.04 |
235 | 8 | Joanna Lumley, Nish Kumar, Bez and Jackie Weaver | 5 March 2021 | 2.32 |
Series 22
[edit]This series was filmed without a live studio audience due to continued COVID-19 restrictions.
No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
236 | 1 | Rob Beckett, Sara Pascoe and The Mechanics[nb 38] | 4 June 2021 | 1.79 |
237 | 2 | Kevin Bridges, AJ Odudu and Uri Geller | 11 June 2021 | 1.67 |
238 | 3 | David Tennant, Judi Love and Uri Geller | 18 June 2021 | 1.30 |
239 | 4 | David Baddiel and Lorraine Kelly | 25 June 2021 | 2.23 |
240 | 5 | Aisling Bea, Richard Ayoade, Sheldon Edwards, Ray Cornwell and John Barnes | 2 July 2021 | 1.64 |
241 | 6 | Tom Allen, Baroness Warsi, John Barnes and David Baddiel, Frank Skinner & The Lightning Seeds | 9 July 2021 | 1.86 |
242 | 7 | Asim Chaudhry and Rosie Jones | 16 July 2021 | 1.61 |
This series aired nightly during the 2020 Paralympics, presented live from a studio near the London Stadium with correspondence from comedian Rosie Jones in Tokyo, Japan.
Series 23
[edit]This series saw the return of live audiences, but still adhering to the Covid rules.
2022
[edit]Series 24
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
268 | 1 | Nish Kumar, Sandi Toksvig, Basil Brush and The Steve & Ben Somers Country Band | 28 January 2022 | 1.52 |
269 | 2 | Tom Davis, Judi Love and The Steve & Ben Somers Country Band | 4 February 2022 | 1.18 |
270 | 3 | Guz Khan and Rosie Jones | 11 February 2022 | 1.16 |
271 | 4 | Hannah Waddingham and Rose Matafeo | 18 February 2022 | 1.68 |
272 | 5 | Richard Ayoade, Lorraine Kelly and Eve Muirhead | 25 February 2022 | 1,71[3] |
273 | 6 | Hannah Gadsby, Tom Allen, Andrew Parsons, Stefanie Reid and The Steve & Ben Somers Country Band | 4 March 2022 | 1,68[4] |
274 | 7 | Rose Ayling-Ellis and Victoria Coren Mitchell | 11 March 2022 | 1,66[5] |
275 | 8 | Jack Dee and Ria Lina | 18 March 2022 | 1,42[6] |
276 | 9 | Zawe Ashton, James Acaster, Rosie Jones, Tom Allen and The Steve & Ben Somers Country Band | 25 March 2022 | 1,59[7] |
Series 25
[edit]An episode set to air on 9 September 2022, with guests Richard Ayoade and Aisling Bea,[8] was cancelled due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[9]
No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[b] |
---|---|---|---|---|
277 | 1 | Miriam Margolyes, Desiree Burch, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Jonnie Peacock | 15 July 2022 | 1.65[10] |
278 | 2 | Frankie Boyle and Baroness Warsi | 22 July 2022 | N/A |
279 | 3 | Rylan, Jess Phillips, Jason Donovan, Jackie Woodburne, Stefan Dennis, Ryan Moloney, Ian Smith, Shaun Briscoe, Lucy Jones and Some Voices Choir | 29 July 2022 | 1.29[11] |
280 | 4 | James Acaster, Alice Tai, Jess Robinson and Some Voices Choir | 5 August 2022 | 1.29[12] |
281 | 5 | Asim Chaudhry, Clara Amfo, Matt Forde, Jack Hunter-Spivey, Johnboy Smith and Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker | 12 August 2022 | 1.14[13] |
282 | 6 | Dara Ó Briain, Rosie Jones and Rose Ayling-Ellis | 19 August 2022 | 1.26[14] |
283 | 7 | Ed Gamble and Suzi Ruffell | 26 August 2022 | N/A |
284 | 8 | Kerry Godliman, Big Zuu, Rachel Onasanwo, Jonnie Peacock and The Steve & Ben Somers Band[nb 42] | 2 September 2022 | 1.22[15] |
285 | 9 | David Harewood and Judi Love | 16 September 2022 | N/A |
286 | 10 | Munya Chawawa, Sara Pascoe, Alastair Campbell, Jess Robinson and Some Voices Choir | 23 September 2022 | 1.29[16] |
Series 26
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
287 | 1 | Peter Crouch, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Phil Wang, Jess Robinson and The Fourth Choir | 18 November 2022 | 1.07[17] |
288 | 2 | Richard Ayoade and Susan Wokoma | 25 November 2022 | 1.20[18] |
289 | 3 | Matt Forde, London Hughes, Tommy Walsh, Kevin Sinfield, John McFall and Chesney Hawkes[nb 43] | 2 December 2022 | 1.54[19] |
290 | 4 | Jimmy Carr and Judi Love | 9 December 2022 | N/A |
291 | 5 | Guz Khan and Thanyia Moore | 16 December 2022 | N/A |
292 | 6 | The Last Leg Christmas Bash: James Acaster, AJ Odudu, Luke Kempner, Janusz Domagala, Syabira Yusoff and Some Voices Choir | 23 December 2022 | 1.65[20] |
293 | 7 | The Last Leg of the Year: Rylan, Ellie Simmonds, Tom Davis, Desiree Burch, Baroness Warsi, Mike Wozniak, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, John McFall and the Liz Truss lettuce | 31 December 2022 | N/A |
2023
[edit]Series 27
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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294 | 1 | Lucy Beaumont, Richard Ayoade, Angela Rayner and Tony Callaghan | 27 January 2023 | 1.14[21] |
295 | 2 | David Tennant, Michelle de Swarte and "Weird Al" Yankovic | 3 February 2023 | N/A |
296 | 3 | Dara Ó Briain, Vick Hope, Richard Osman, Kate Stanforth and Matthew Rowan | 10 February 2023 | N/A |
297 | 4 | Aisling Bea and Peter Doherty | 24 February 2023[nb 44] | N/A |
298 | 5 | Frankie Boyle, Josh Pugh and AJ Odudu | 3 March 2023 | 1.37[22] |
299 | 6 | David Harewood, Maisie Adam, Chris McCausland, Armando Iannucci and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra feat. Felix Klieser | 10 March 2023 | N/A |
300 | 7 | Nish Kumar, Fern Brady, Dave Benson Phillips, Alan Fletcher, Adam Stanton-Wharmby, Beverley Wilson, Jess Veal and The Mariachis | 17 March 2023 | N/A |
Series 28
[edit]Episodes 8 and 9 of this series were cut due to Channel 4 budget constraints.[23]
No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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301 | 1 | Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Ross, Joe Pasquale and Eltonesque | 30 June 2023 | N/A |
302 | 2 | Guz Khan, Suzi Ruffell and Finlay Andrews [nb 45] | 7 July 2023 | N/A |
303 | 3 | Rosie Jones, Babatunde Aléshé, Brian Cox and Redd Pepper | 14 July 2023 | N/A |
304 | 4 | Judi Love, James Crossley and Tim Minchin | 21 July 2023 | N/A |
305 | 5 | Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Mel B, Charlie Baker and James Crossley | 28 July 2023 | N/A |
306 | 6 | Susan Wokoma, Seann Walsh, Chris McCausland, Paul Chuckle and James Crossley | 4 August 2023 | N/A |
307 | 7 | Rose Matafeo, Rylan, James Crossley, Dale Vince and Zippy | 11 August 2023 | N/A |
Series 29
[edit]The edition on Friday 15 December saw Adam Hills having to host the show from his house, as he tested positive for Covid earlier in the week
No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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308 | 1 | Jon Richardson, Desiree Burch, Joe Pasquale, TYGERMYLK and Alice Ella & Oli Howe | 10 November 2023 | N/A |
309 | 2 | David Tennant, Thanyia Moore, Alastair Bush and the Ultimate Event Dancers | 17 November 2023 | N/A |
310 | 3 | Katherine Ryan, Nabil Abdulrashid, Martin Lewis and Kitty Scott-Claus | 24 November 2023 | N/A |
311 | 4 | Harry Hill, Chris Packham, Ross Cudmore, Alastair Bush and Jordan Gray and the Ultimate Event Dancers | 1 December 2023 | N/A |
312 | 5 | Kevin Bridges, Sayeeda Warsi, George Santos and the Ultimate Event Dancers | 8 December 2023 | N/A |
313 | 6 | Dame Joanna Lumley, Ahir Shah, James Blunt, David Seaman, Wayne Lineker, Simon Webbe, Josh Pieters, Archie Manners, Suella Braverman, Charlie Baker and the Ultimate Event Dancers[nb 46] | 15 December 2023 | N/A |
314 | 7 | Christmas Special: Tom Davis, Alison Hammond, Joe Pasquale, Craig Glenday, The Cheeky Girls and Tony Mortimer and Some Voices Choir | 22 December 2023 | N/A |
315 | 8 | The Last Leg of the Year: Ed Gamble, Judi Love, Suzi Ruffell, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Seann Walsh, James Crossley, Harry Baker, John Burleigh, David Tennant, Hadley Smith, Craig Glenday, Harry Hill, Tatsuki Usi, The Dolly Show, Miss Madonna, Bupsi Brown and Eltonesque | 31 December 2023 | N/A |
2024
[edit]Series 30
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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316 | 1 | Rosie Jones, Richard Ayoade and Jemima Packington | 16 February 2024 | N/A |
317 | 2 | Jonathan Ross, Desiree Burch, Shaun Ryder, Howie Dorough and Chesney Hawkes | 23 February 2024 | N/A |
318 | 3 | Jo Brand, Eshaan Akbar, Tanyalee Davis and Paddy Haynes | 1 March 2024 | N/A |
319 | 4 | Lorraine Kelly and Miles Jupp | 8 March 2024 | N/A |
320 | 5 | Mel B, Rob Beckett, Archie Manners, Josh Pieters and The Steve & Ben Somers Country Band | 15 March 2024 | N/A |
321 | 6 | Sir Lenny Henry, Maisie Adam, Paul Rudd, McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Ernie Hudson and Charlie Baker | 22 March 2024 | N/A |
322 | 7 | Richard Osman and Jordan Gray | 29 March 2024 | N/A |
323 | 8 | Sara Pascoe, Munya Chawawa, Josh Pugh, Richard Osman, Jody Cundy and Alice Ella | 5 April 2024 | N/A |
324 | Special | Sayeeda Warsi, Jonathan Ross, Munya Chawawa, Carol Vorderman, Chris McCausland, Matt Forde, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Barmy Brunch, Jess Phillips, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Charlie Baker and The Mariachis[nb 47] | 5 July 2024 | 0.92 |
The Last Leg in Paris 2024
[edit]Broadcast during the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Series 31
[edit]No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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336 | 1 | Miriam Margolyes, Phil Wang, StJohn Burkett and The Waeve | 25 October 2024 | N/A |
337 | 2 | Carol Vorderman, Armando Iannucci and Charlie Baker | 1 November 2024 | N/A |
338 | 3 | Frankie Boyle, Desiree Burch, Anthony Scaramucci and Amyl and the Sniffers | 8 November 2024 | TBD |
339 | 4 | Dara Ó Briain, Janine Harouni and Chris McCausland | 15 November 2024 | TBD |
340 | 5 | Harry Hill and Lara Ricote | 22 November 2024 | TBD |
341 | 6 | Lorraine Kelly, Nabil Abdulrashid and Susan Wokoma | 29 November 2024 | TBD |
342 | 7 | Richard Osman and Amy Gledhill[24] | 6 December 2024 | TBD |
343 | 8 | Jameela Jamil and Fin Taylor[25] | 13 December 2024 | TBD |
344 | 9 | Sir Lenny Henry[26] | 20 December 2024 | TBD |
345 | 10 | The Last Leg of the Year: Chris McCausland, Sandi Toksvig, Guz Khan, AJ Odudu, Natalie Cassidy, Josh Pugh and Craig David[27] | 31 December 2024 | TBD |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 1.22 million on Channel 4, 105,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ Best known as the Happiest Olympic Worker.
- ^ Flanagan was a guest host in place of Brooker, who was filming The Jump in Austria.
- ^ 1.47 million on Channel 4, 254,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ 1.31 million on Channel 4, 249,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ 1.68 million on Channel 4, 223,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ 1.71 million on Channel 4, 217,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ 1.64 million on Channel 4, 249,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ Aired in multiple parts across Channel 4's Alternative Election Night coverage.
- ^ 1.41 million on Channel 4, 210,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ 1.78 million on Channel 4, 232,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ 1.69 million on Channel 4, 240,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ 1.71 million on Channel 4, 221,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ 2.15 million on Channel 4, 189,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ 2.29 million on Channel 4, 332,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ 2.02 million on Channel 4, 299,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ This episode was retitled to "Your Mum", following a viewer poll in the previous week's episode inspired by the public campaign to call the naval research ship that was ultimately named RRS Sir David Attenborough "Boaty McBoatface".
- ^ 1.99 million on Channel 4, 289,000 on Channel 4 +1
- ^ EU Referendum special, retitled to "Last Leg In, Last Leg Out".
- ^ US Election special.
- ^ Christmas special.
- ^ Two-hour General Election special, titled as the "Elegtion Special"
- ^ Two-hour "Re-United Kingdom" special - from the Channel 4 page: "Inspired by and in memory of MP Jo Cox, this special show celebrates what we have in common a year after her death."
- ^ Post-World ParaAthletics Championships special - from the Channel 4 page: "Adam, Alex and Josh update on the highs and lows of the World Para Athletic Championships, and are joined by gold medallist Liam Malone and many more athletes in the studio."
- ^ Also featured cameos from Louise Redknapp, Aaron Ramsey, Johnny Vegas, Ellie Robinson, Basil Brush, Clare Balding, Jack Wilshire and Katherine Ryan.
- ^ a b Stand Up to Cancer special.
- ^ a b Winter Paralympics special
- ^ Also featured cameos from Michael Sheen and Ed Miliband.
- ^ Alex Brooker was unable to attend the recording of this episode.
- ^ Josh Widdicombe was unable to attend the recording of this episode.
- ^ Extended Elegtion Special.
- ^ Elegtion Special.
- ^ Countdown to Brexit special.
- ^ Recorded without a studio audience due to COVID-19.
- ^ a b Alex Brooker appeared in this episode via Zoom.
- ^ US Elegtion special.
- ^ During the episode on 4 December it was announced Kelly would present with Hills returning to Melbourne for Christmas. Hills appeared via Zoom.
- ^ Sara stepped in last minute to replace Maya Jama, who was originally scheduled to appear but was ill
- ^ Also featured cameos from Joanna Lumley, Rob Beckett, Jamali Maddix, David Tennant, Sara Pascoe, Jon Richardson, Lorraine Kelly, Munya Chawawa and John Bishop.
- ^ Included a break for Stand Up to Cancer a week later, with the show's Is It Ok? featured in the telethon.
- ^ .Jodie Whittaker, Stephen Merchant, Judi Love, Richard Ayoade, Joanna Lumley, Harry Hill, Chris McCausland, David Tennant, Sara Pascoe, Guz Khan, Kevin Bridges, AJ Odudu, David Mitchell, Tom Allen, Asim Chaudhry, Rosie Jones, Jon Richardson, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Darren Harriott all appear in the Happy New Year cameo messages.
- ^ 10th Anniversary special.
- ^ Josh Widdicombe appeared in this episode via Zoom.
- ^ There was no new episode on 17 February 2023 due to the National Comedy Awards airing on Channel 4 during The Last Leg's timeslot.
- ^ Jess Phillips was originally scheduled to be a guest but had to cancel due to illness, so Suzi Ruffell substituted for her.
- ^ Adam Hills appeared in this episode via Zoom.
- ^ Election Special.
References
[edit]- ^ "Top 30 Programmes - BARB". barb.co.uk.
- ^ "Most viewed programmes | Barb".
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 8, February 21–27 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 9, February 28 - March 06 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 14 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 10, March 07–13 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 11, March 14–20 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 28 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 12, March 21–27 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 4 April 2022. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "The Last Leg".
- ^ Hills, Adam [@adamhillscomedy] (9 September 2022). "We've decided not to do an episode of @thelastleg tonight. It just doesn't feel right. We'll pay tribute to Her Majesty next week but for now our thoughts are with her family, and all those affected by the news. We hope you understand" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 28, July 11–17 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 30, July 25–31 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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- ^ "Top programmes report - week 33, August 15–21 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 35, August 29 - September 04 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 38, September 19–25 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 3 October 2022. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 46, November 14–20 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 28 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 47, November 21–27 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 5 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 48, November 28 - December 04 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report - week 51, December 19–25 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Top programmes report week 4, January 23–29 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 9 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Top programmes report week 9, February 27 - March 05 - Channel 4". Thinkbox.tv. 14 March 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Channel 4 cuts back on The Last Leg : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_last_leg/episodes/31/7/
- ^ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_last_leg/episodes/31/8/
- ^ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_last_leg/episodes/31/9/
- ^ https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_last_leg/episodes/31/10/
External links
[edit]- List of The Last Leg episodes on Channel 4
- The Last Leg at British Comedy Guide