Series synopsis
The Last Leg is a British talk television series that premiered on Channel 4 on January 25, 2013. It stars Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe.
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.
Premise
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Adam Hills as Self - Host
- Alex Brooker as Self - Co-host
- Josh Widdicombe as Self - Co-host
Guest cast
- James Acaster as Self
- Serge Pizzorno as Self
- Joanna Lumley as Self
- Russell Howard as Self
- Jessie Ware as Self
- Jamali Maddix as Self
- Sue Perkins as Self
- Armando Iannucci as Self
- Guz Khan as Self
- Geoff Norcott as Self
- Sandi Toksvig as Self
- Steph McGovern as Self
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 241 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 60 | August 30, 2012 | December 31, 2025 |
| Season 1 | 9 | January 25, 2013 | March 29, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 8 | July 31, 2013 | September 18, 2013 |
| Season 3 | 8 | January 31, 2014 | March 21, 2014 |
| Season 4 | 6 | August 1, 2014 | September 5, 2014 |
| Season 5 | 8 | January 9, 2015 | February 27, 2015 |
| Season 6 | 11 | June 26, 2015 | September 4, 2015 |
| Season 7 | 8 | February 12, 2016 | April 1, 2016 |
| Season 8 | 6 | June 9, 2016 | July 15, 2016 |
| Season 9 | 11 | October 7, 2016 | December 23, 2016 |
| Season 10 | 13 | January 27, 2017 | April 21, 2017 |
| Season 11 | 13 | May 18, 2017 | August 11, 2017 |
| Season 12 | 13 | September 29, 2017 | December 22, 2017 |
| Season 13 | 10 | January 26, 2018 | March 23, 2018 |
| Season 14 | 9 | June 22, 2018 | August 17, 2018 |
| Season 15 | 10 | October 12, 2018 | December 21, 2018 |
| Season 16 | 10 | January 25, 2019 | March 29, 2019 |
| Season 17 | 9 | May 17, 2019 | July 12, 2019 |
| Season 18 | 9 | October 25, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| Season 19 | 10 | January 16, 2020 | March 20, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Live from London: Day 1 Adam Hills presents an alternative review of each day at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, showing all the best gems of action and taking a sideways look at the intricacies of disability sport. Adam is joined each night by Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker, as well as guests from the worlds of sport and entertainment, to pore over the golden moments, confront some of the widely held views associated with Paralympic sport, and answer the questions viewers were always afraid to ask. |
August 30, 2012 |
| 2 | Live from London: Day 2 | August 31, 2012 |
| 3 | Live from London: Day 3 | September 1, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Throughout the Paralympic Games host Adam Hills alongside co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker won plaudits and critical acclaim for their unique take on the event. Now they return to provide the same intelligent and alternative commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days. The first guest on the show is Idris Elba who joins Adam, Alex and Josh on the Last Leg sofa, as the gang tackle the issues of the week. |
January 25, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In this edition, Professor Brian Cox joins Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker to provide some intelligent and alternative commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days. |
February 1, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In this edition, Rafe Spall joins Adam Hills alongside co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker to provide some alternative commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days. |
February 8, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Back in the UK for another 8 episodes, Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined tonight by Russell Brand to take a look through a selection of the strange talking point stories of the week. |
July 31, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 This week Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined on the Last Leg couch by English comedian, Micky Flanagan. |
August 7, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 This week joining host Adam Hills and regular couch companions, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker, is English comedian and television host, Alan Carr. |
August 14, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Back for a third series, the show covers the latest news and highlights from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tonight Adam and Josh are joined by Micky Flanagan along with Clare Balding. |
January 31, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Tinie Tempah joins award-winner Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker to take a look at the weird and wonderful talking points of the week, live in front of a studio audience. |
February 7, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 English actor Warwick Davis joins Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker for a joyful, offbeat take on the week's talking points. |
February 14, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by a live studio audience and special guests The Inbetweeners. The show also sees the return of the all-encompassing question: Is It OK? Viewers at home and the studio audience are encouraged to ask this question about anything from the week, without fear of judgement, and the three hosts attempt to step into the minefield of sometimes difficult and delicate areas and answer the questions with their own unique insight. |
August 1, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by a live studio audience and special guests Noel Fielding for a look at the strange and offbeat stories of the week. The show also includes the all-encompassing question: Is It OK? Viewers at home and the studio audience are encouraged to ask this question about anything from the week, without fear of judgement, and the three hosts attempt to step into the minefield of sometimes difficult and delicate areas and answer the questions with their own unique insight. |
August 8, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by a live studio audience and special guest Carrie Fisher for a look at the strange and offbeat stories of the week. |
August 15, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The award-winning gang show returns for a new series. Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker review the main talking points of the week with guest Dara Ó Briain. |
January 9, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The award-winning live gang show. Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker review the main talking points of the week with guest Alan Davies. |
January 16, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Kathy Burke and Alastair Campbell |
January 23, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A new series begins as Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker tear into the week's talking points. With guest actor, writer and director Stephen Merchant. |
June 26, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker tear into the week's main talking points, joined by a live studio audience and guest Johnny Vegas. |
July 3, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Joanna Lumley joins Adam and the team as they tear into this week's topical points. |
July 10, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The award-winning show is back for a seventh series. Adam Hills hosts along with Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. Guest Richard Osman joins them to pick over the week's news. |
February 12, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Catherine Tate joins Adam, Josh and Alex to pick over the week's news. |
February 19, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Sue Perkins joins Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker to pick over the week's news. |
February 26, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The first guest of the series, Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, joins the team to examine the biggest and most entertaining news stories. |
June 10, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Hosts Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe are joined by US playwright and actor Jesse Eisenberg and Kunal Nayyar to take a fresh look at the week's events. |
June 17, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3: Last Leg In, Last Leg Out Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe, Alex Brooker are joined by Stephen Mangan, John Mann and Stanley Johnson to examine the EU referendum result and the most entertaining news stories of the week. |
June 24, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Fresh from their hugely successful run at the Paralympics in Rio, hosts Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe return to examine the biggest and most entertaining news stories of the past seven days via the #isitok twitter handle, where viewers tweet in edgy current affairs questions that other shows might duck. Among those guests joining the trio in this edition is Paralympic sprint runner Jonnie Peacock, Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds, , Paralympic swimmer Ellie Robinson, comedian Johnny Vegas, and presenter Clare Balding. |
October 7, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Guest John Bishop joins the team in the studio to help dissect the week's events. |
October 14, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by Roisin Conaty and Jeremy Paxman for a comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days. The trio offer their own unique insight into some of the most difficult and delicate issues in modern Britain, answering viewers' tweets in the process. |
October 28, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A new year and a new season of The Last Leg with Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. This week the trio are joined by David Tennant to discuss the hot topics. |
January 27, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Hosts Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe are joined by guest Russell Brand to pick over the big events of the week. |
February 3, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Host Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe are joined by Sue Perkins to dissect the week's events. |
February 10, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Armando Iannucci, the satirist behind critically-acclaimed shows Veep, The Thick of It and The Day Today, joins Adam, Alex and Josh to pick over the week's news. |
May 19, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Richard Ayoade and MP Mhairi Black join Adam, Alex and Josh to pick over the big stories of the week. |
May 26, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Presenter and comedian Sue Perkins joins Adam, Alex and Josh to pick over the week's news. Special appearance by MP Amanda Rudd. |
June 2, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Joanna Lumley and Russell Howard join Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe to pick over the big stories of the week. Also joining the team are Jonnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse. |
September 29, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Victoria Coren Mitchell and Robert Webb join hosts Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe to examine the biggest and most entertaining stories of the week. |
October 6, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In this episode, Armando Iannucci and Sue Perkins join hosts Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe to examine the biggest stories of the week. |
October 13, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe examines the biggest and most entertaining news stories and rounds up the main talking points of the week. In this first show David Tennant and Craig David join the trio live in the studio to help dissect the week's events. |
January 26, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe examine the biggest and most entertaining news stories and round up the main talking points of the week. They are joined by comedy actor and writer Stephen Fry to help them in their quest. |
February 2, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Fay Ripley, Maya Jama and Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP join Adam, Alex and Josh to examine the biggest and most entertaining stories of the week. |
February 9, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Adam, Alex and Josh discuss the World Cup and try to put an end to Choping. With guests Roisin Conaty and Johnny Vegas. |
June 22, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In this show, voice of The Simpsons, American comedian and actor Harry Shearer joins the trio live in the studio to help dissect the week's events and talking points. |
June 29, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe are joined by guests Miriam Margolyes and Aisling Bea. |
July 6, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by celebrity guests Jessica Hynes and Chris O'Dowd for a comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days. |
October 12, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by celebrity guest Tracey Ullman for a comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days. |
October 19, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by Joe Wilkinson and Strictly Come Dancing couple Lauren Steadman and AJ Pritchard. |
November 2, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 John Bishop and Jessica Hynes join Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker to dissect the week's news. |
January 25, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Alastair Campbell and Paloma Faith join Adam, Josh and Alex to dissect the week's news. |
February 1, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 David Mitchell and Zawe Ashton join Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker to dissect the week's news. |
February 8, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Jonathan Ross and Katherine Ryan joins Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker to chew over the topical moments of the past week. |
May 17, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Joanna Lumley and Rob Beckett join Adam Hills and Josh Widdicombe to chew over the week's news. |
May 24, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker take a look back at the week's news with the help of Harry Hill and Rosie Jones. |
May 31, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1: SU2C Special As part of Channel 4's annual Stand Up to Cancer campaign, hosts Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker and guests Kathy Burke and Harry Hill help raise awareness for Cancer Research UK. Plus, the usual comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days as the UK continues its rollercoaster ride towards Brexit. As usual, the hashtag #isitok paves the way for the gang to round up, examine and explain the leading and most entertaining news stories of the week. |
October 25, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 As part of Channel 4's annual Stand Up to Cancer campaign, hosts Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker and guests Kathy Burke and Harry Hill help raise awareness for Cancer Research UK. Plus, the usual comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days as the UK continues its rollercoaster ride towards Brexit. As usual, the hashtag #isitok paves the way for the gang to round up, examine and explain the leading and most entertaining news stories of the week. |
November 1, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined live in the studio by comedian and actors Aisling Bea and Nish Kumar. |
November 8, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Jess Phillips MP and John Bishop join Adam, Alex and Josh to examine the week's topical stories |
January 17, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe look at the week's news with David Tennant and Suzi Ruffell |
January 24, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3: Countdown to Brexit An extended edition in which Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by guests Armando Iannucci, Tom Allen, Guz Khan, Aisling Bea and Geoff Norcott for a comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days as the clock ticks down to the moment Britain leaves the European Union. As usual, the hashtag #isitok paves the way for the gang to round up, examine and explain the leading and most entertaining news stories of the week. |
January 31, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 25, 2013 |
| Last aired | March 20, 2026 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |