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David Mitchell
David Mitchell

David Mitchell (I)

  • 50 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and presenter

Press clippings Page 32

End of Peep Show: 'Super Hans took the sofa' - video

At a Guardian Live preview screening of the final series of Peep Show, David Mitchell and Robert Webb reveal what they took from the set and we find out who got the coveted horse biscuit tin. Mitchell and Webb were joined by writers Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain and chair Julia Raeside from The Guardian to discuss the final series of Peep Show at a Guardian Members' event at the Greenwood Theatre, London, on 5 November 2015.

Julia Raeside, The Guardian, 10th November 2015

Radio Times review

Some of the best Peep Show moments are when the gang go on the road and this trip to East Anglia for Super Hans's wedding is no exception. Dobby (Isy Suttie) has finally come back from New York - but with a smug American boyfriend in tow, to the intense irritation of Mark (David Mitchell).

Jez (Robert Webb) has to reflect on a rather surprising personal discovery that isn't a secret for very long, thanks to the hidden cameras Mark has secreted inside the flat (well, it is called Peep Show after all). Who will be Hans's best man? Will he manage to get through his big day without hitting anyone? And what is his real name? All is revealed in another painfully funny riot of a ride.

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 10th November 2015

David Mitchell: 'POV is a stupid way to film' - video

At a Guardian Live preview screening of the final series of Peep Show, David Mitchell and Robert Webb explain why the show's trademark point-of-view filming method was a terrible idea - something that became clear one afternoon while driving round a roundabout in Croydon...

Mitchell and Webb were joined by writers Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain to discuss the final series of Peep Show at a Guardian Members' event at the Greenwood Theatre, London, on 5 November 2015.

The Guardian, 6th November 2015

David Mitchell: Twitter is "killing the joy humour"

"We're going through a bad patch in terms of people being very judgemental about jokes," David Mitchell said. "I've been noticing on recent episodes of Have I Got News for You, things that are just pretty reasonable jokes with a bit of edge to them, you can hear the studio audience are going 'gasp!'"

Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 6th November 2015

Radio Times review

It's been more than three years since we last visited Croydon's gruesome twosome Jez (Robert Webb) and David Mitchell's Mark. The unscrupulous Jez was declaring himself to Mark's girlfriend Dobby in a field and Mark is still smarting pompously at the betrayal; so much so, in fact, that he has found a new flatmate, cruelly consigning Jez to a billet in druggie Super Hans's bathroom.

As we rejoin the action six months on from the regrettable field-gate, will Jerry (Tim Key) provide Mark with the requisite, er, fun with William Morris documentaries and reading nights in? It isn't long before Jez seeks to wheedle his way back home in what becomes a hilarious tug-of-love for Mark's affections (and spare room)....

Writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong clearly want to raise the bar in this final ever outing of the cult "point-of view" comedy, which started in 2003. The gags are rapier-sharp and, despite all the usual chaos, mayhem and silliness, there is some deft plotting at work here, too.

Matt King's Super Hans is also brought joyously to the fore and it's lovely to be reminded of what a fantastic (and integral) character he is in the peerless world of Peep.

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 4th November 2015

Peep Show series 9 spoiler-free first look

Ben Dowell got a sneak peek at the last ever series of the David Mitchell and Robert Webb comedy... and he wasn't disappointed.

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 4th November 2015

Mitchell & Webb: 'We just wanted to milk it'

As their groundbreaking sitcom Peep Show nears its ninth and final series, David Mitchell and Robert Webb discuss its enduring appeal, their own friendship - and how to eat the dog without jumping the shark.

Andrew Anthony, The Observer, 1st November 2015

Radio Times review

The recent news of long-time host Stephen Fry's unexpected departure from QI casts a pall over this series, even though Sandi Toksvig will surely be a fine replacement.

Still, until he finally leaves there's plenty of fun to be had this week in the realm of M-themed places, including a country pronounced "Made-up-a-roo-rah", which the guests have to try and identify as real or fake (harder than you might think).

From an inspired riff by David Mitchell and Alan Davies on rather rudely named areas of the UK to a tirade about mangoes from newcomer Sami Shah, it's a timely reminder of why Fry's 13-year tenure on the series has been such a delight. Gosh, we'll be sad to see him go.

Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 30th October 2015

Mitchell & Webb working on new Channel 4 sitcom

Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb are working on a new sitcom with Channel 4. It has the working title 'Back'.

British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2015

Proof Olivia Colman will be in final Peep Show series

Robert Webb and David Mitchell have confirmed that Olivia Colman will be returning as Sophie Chapman in the last ever series of Peep Show.

Ann Lee, Metro, 13th September 2015

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