Press clippings
Netflix re-edits Peep Show over very controversial scene
Netflix has re-edited a controversial Peep Show scene - although Channel 4 bosses have decided to keep it. The scene in question - featuring Robert Webb's character Jez - first aired in 2004. Series 2 episode Dance Class sees Jez in blackface while he and girlfriend Nancy (Rachel Blanchard) experiment in the bedroom.
Jill Robinson, The Sun, 31st October 2024Mitchell & Webb sitcom Back to be adapted by HBO
Back, the 2017 to 2021 Channel 4 sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, is set to be re-made for American audiences by HBO.
British Comedy Guide, 1st October 2024Robert Webb & Isy Suttie reunite for CBBC basketball sitcom High Hoops
Robert Webb and Isy Suttie are reuniting for High Hoops, a CBBC sitcom about a hopeless school basketball team and their new player aiming to turn their fortunes around.
British Comedy Guide, 21st June 2024Bruiser: The excellent British comedy that preceded Peep Show
With additional writing assistance from the likes of Richard Ayoade and Ricky Gervais, Bruiser served as Mitchell & Webb's breakthrough on television and led to their appearance in Peep Show, plus their other widely celebrated sketch show That Mitchell And Webb Look, which cemented their status as two of 21st-century British comedy's most significant names.
Thomas Leatham, Far Out, 20th March 2024Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery review
All-star cast meet gruesome ends straight out of Midsomer Murders.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 18th December 2023Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery review
Even aside from the fnar fnar gags about bed-hopping villagers, the humour in this easily digested comedy is broader than a snowman's smile.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 17th December 2023Peep Show could have been a stage show co-creator Sam Bain reveals
Peep Show could have been turned into a stage show, co-creator Sam Bain has revealed, but the POV perspective of the sitcom thwarted plans to adapt it.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd September 2023'Peep Show is about consistently stubbing your toe against life': The sitcom at 20 by its creators and stars
David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Sam Bain and more talk to Ellie Harrison about the cult hit's 'circus of anxiety' and 'massive rudeness', plus all of those Succession comparisons, and the most excruciating filming moments.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 19th September 2023The stars of Peep Show look back, 20 years later
It launched the careers of Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, Mitchell and Webb, plus Olivia Colman - but it nearly got cancelled. Two decades since its first episode, its stars reflect on the show that made them
Sean Cole, The Guardian, 18th September 2023Johnny Vegas & Sian Gibson back for Murder, They Hope specials on Gold
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson are returning for two more Murder, They Hope specials on Gold. The first, Blood Actually, will air at Christmas and co-stars Robert Webb, Jane Horrocks, Lee Mack and Sarah Hadland, with a second 90-minute special to be broadcast in 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2023