Mock the Week has come out swinging against former US President Bill Clinton after he was quizzed on his links to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The prominent politician, 79, gave testimony over his ties to the late convicted sex offender in Congress last week in a closed-door deposition in which he told lawmakers he ‘saw nothing, and did nothing wrong’.
Both he and his wife, Hilary, who are mentioned in the files multiple times, have denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. In particular, Clinton has ridden on Epstein’s private jet at least 26 times.
In Sunday’s episode of the recently-rebooted Mock the Week, host Dara O’Briain and the panel discuss the Clinton deposition, with comedian Ahir Shah offering a scathing takedown.
He told his fellow panellists – including Rhys James, Angela Barnes, Milton Jones, Sarah Keyworth and Glen Moore – that ‘Bill Clinton is sort of the one guy you’re like, it would be weirder if he hadn’t been [in the Epstein files].’
As the studio erupted into laughter, he continued: ‘You find out Stephen Hawking was there and you’re like: “Sorry, what?” and then someone finds out Clinton was there and you’re like: “Oh yeah, the sex president, that makes sense.’
Clinton, who notably had an affair with then-White House intern Monica Lewinsky during his Presidency, has had his personal life dissected in the public forum for decades.
O’Briain joined in on Shah’s jab, quipping: ‘Yeh the guy who had sex in The Oval Office, how would he not have been there, Epstein would be in Clinton’s files.’
During the hearing, Clinton also came to his wife Hilary’s defence.
He said: ‘Before we start, I have to get personal. You made Hillary come in. She had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Nothing.
‘She has no memory of even meeting him. She neither travelled with him nor visited any of his properties. Whether you subpoenaed 10 people or 10,000, including her was simply not right.’
Ahead of the hearing, James Comer, the chair of the House Oversight Committee, called out the people ‘of great power and great wealth from all across the world [that] have been able to get away with a lot of heinous crimes’ and who ‘haven’t been held accountable’.
The hearing came shortly after both Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson were arrested (and later released on bail) on suspicion of misconduct in a public office after their names appeared in the files.
As for the long-running comedy panel show that touches on the biggest headlines from the past week, it has not shied away from provocative discussions since its return.
In the very first episode earlier this year, O’Briain and the panel ruthlessly mocked the Beckham family feud.
This included a strange tale about Russell Howard’s ‘mum grinding up against Greg Davies for an hour’ and Ed Byrne poking fun at Posh Spice’s ‘weird’ pose.
Mock The Week continues Sundays at 9pm on TLC, or catch up for free on discovery+
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