Dara O'Briain: 'We won't replace Boyle'

Dara O'Briain has predicted that producers will not seek a permanent replacement for Frankie Boyle on Mock The Week.

The comedy panel show was signed up for two new series last month despite Boyle's announcement that he would not return.

When asked if Boyle would be replaced, O'Briain told Metro: "I imagine they wouldn't. They'll probably just have rotating guests.

"And probably have them in different chairs to sidestep the comparison. It would be unfair on any new act coming in to put them in Frankie's chair because people will assume they're replacing him."

Although he admitted that he is disappointed by Boyle's exit, O'Briain added: "He wants to do different stuff and also his family's up in Glasgow.

"He'd decided a while ago that he'd done enough of it. He's an enormously funny man. He will do other stuff, though - he's not dead."