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David Mitchell drags Radio Times into the fray in WILTY
The panel show captain gave us some photoshoot advice, all while trying to decide if Pointless' Richard Osman once shared a jacuzzi with the Eggheads...
Stephen Kelly, Radio Times, 21st August 2015Radio Times review
No sooner has she left The One Show sofa, the ubiquitous Alex Jones is back, this time on the panel show in which participants attempt to hoodwink their opponents with absurd facts and plausible lies about themselves. It's all in good fun, and host Rob Brydon and team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack know how to squeeze the maximum amount of laughter from each absurd suggestion. Comedy actor Greg Davies, performance poet John Cooper Clarke and TV presenter Rick Edwards are also along for the ride in this edition.
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 14th August 2015Pictures: David Mitchell cradles two-month-old daughter
Peep Show's David Mitchell cradles two-month-old daughter Barbara as he enjoys an al fresco lunch with wife Victoria Coren.
Daily Mail, 17th July 2015Mitchell promises to shave before last Peep Show
The final series of Peep Show is on its way, and David Mitchell has posted a photo from the show's last ever readthrough. In the photo he is seen with co-star Robert Webb, who plays Jez Usborne, as well as Paterson Joseph (Alan Johnson) and Matt King (Super Hans).
Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 17th July 2015Philip Simon notices a Jewish change in the UK
A few weeks ago, I was a judge on the Last Minute Comedy Comedian of the Year awards. The winner was Philip Simon. "You mentioned in your act at the Awards," I told him in Borehamwood this week, "that you look a bit like David Mitchell." "I don't get mistaken for him in the street but, when I say it in gigs, there's enough people who go: Ah! That's what it is!"
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 28th May 2015Channel 4 election coverage beats ITV in ratings
Channel 4's Alternative Election Night, hosted by David Mitchell and Jeremy Paxman, has beaten ITV in the ratings, according to early overnight figures.
BBC News, 8th May 2015If you think that endless analysis, swingometers and flashy graphics of Churchill and Thatcher superimposed on to Westminster are so 2010, this night of sideways election coverage might be for you. Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell host, with guests including Kayvan Novak and Richard Osman joining the pair, plus themed editions of The Last Leg and Gogglebox during the evening. Lest the election itself be forgotten, Gary Gibbon and Cathy Newman will relay the results throughout the night.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 7th May 2015Jeremy Paxman: trading news for comedy in the election
The veteran journalist will be co-presenting Channel 4's alternative election coverage alongisde David Mitchell, Richard Osman and other entertainment figures.
Elizabeth Day, Radio Times, 5th May 2015David Mitchell and Jeremy Paxman to host C4's Election Night 2015
Channel 4 is bringing back its Alternative Election Night format on the 7th May, with Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell leading a team of comedians in reporting the results.
British Comedy Guide, 20th April 2015David Mitchell on the election's doomsters
The French thinker Michel Onfray says western civilisation is on the way out and there's nothing we can do about it. It's a relaxing thought but I think he's wrong.
David Mitchell, The Observer, 12th April 2015