British Comedy Guide
David Mitchell
David Mitchell

David Mitchell (I)

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

Press clippings Page 9

Olivia Colman needed hypnotherapy after wetting herself

Olivia Colman has revealed that she saw a hypnotherapist for stage fright after once 'wetting herself' on stage laughing with David Mitchell.

Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 23rd April 2021

Comfort classic: Peep Show

Steve Clarke can't get enough of this missing link between Men Behaving Badly and Fleabag.

Steve Clarke, Royal Television Society, 8th April 2021

20 names we'd like to see on Taskmaster

Which comics would you like to see on the show? Here are some name we think would make excellent competitors.

Chortle, 3rd March 2021

Review: Stand Up And Deliver

The news that celebrities would be trying their hand at stand-up on TV was initially greeted with rumblings of discontent among some comedians. Why should these famous amateurs be given air time when established practitioners can barely work, was their understandable complaint.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th February 2021

Helena Bonham Carter amongst cast joining Greg Davies in The Cleaner

The cast has been revealed for The Cleaner, the new BBC One sitcom starring Greg Davies. Helena Bonham Carter, David Mitchell and Stephanie Cole are amongst those set to appear.

British Comedy Guide, 18th February 2021

Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 winners

After Life, Staged, Horrible Histories, Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster and Inside No. 9 have won prizes in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Radio 4 comedies Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, Dead Ringers, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Joe Lycett's Obsessions have also won.

British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2021

Back review

Anthony Head returns to add sparkle.

Carol Midgley, The Times, 29th January 2021

Back knows the provincial pub is Britain in microcosm

This comedy series starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb also has deep feeling for its boozer's denizens.

Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 27th January 2021

David Mitchell: I really do think the BBC is impartial

The broadcaster is giving in to its critics by trying to prove what it already is - one of the few reputable media sources we have.

The Guardian, 24th January 2021

Back review

Mitchell and Webb return to offer some comfort viewing.

Carol Midgley, The Times, 22nd January 2021

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