Robert Webb

The EU referendum according to Peep Show

On Wednesday night Twitter was treated to a rather wonderful thought experiment from actor and writer Robert Webb. How would the characters in Peep Show vote in the upcoming EU referendum?

This topical comedy show brings together young British comics, including Dane Baptiste, Ivo Graham, Rhys James, Ellie White and Jamie Demetriou. It feels like a scattershot ensemble, but makes slightly more sense when you learn this is being positioned as a reboot of The 11 O'Clock Show, the late-90s format that helped to shape the current comedy mainstream by employing everyone from Ricky Gervais to Sacha Baron Cohen, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Charlie Brooker and Robert Popper.

Radio Times review

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It all ended this year, in true Peep Show style, with both a bang and a whimper. Never before has a programme's grand finale combined a kidnapping, urine-drinking, Delia Smith, and a jibe about overpriced coffee with such effortless pizzazz. Our heroes ended up alone, but together, and a fate any less dysfunctional wouldn't have rung true. Such was the joy of Peep Show: though Mark (David Mitchell) and Jez (Robert Webb) lived a life none of us would hope to emulate, from the bleakness emerged moments of familiarity. Who didn't recognise Mark's constant struggle - Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and sea bream, or Octopussy and a Twirl?

Video: Mark and Jeremy age 12 years in 30 seconds

​Remember those viral videos where people took a photo of themselves everyday for 49 years? Just imagine if Peep Show​'s Mark (David Mitchell) and Jeremy (Robert Webb) got bored - not a huge stretch- and did the same...

Radio Times review

So, after nine series, this is the last-ever Peep Show. Creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong make every scene and every word count in a final, hilarious dose of era-ending, squirm-inducing mayhem.

Will Robert Webb and David Mitchell's El Dude Brothers, Jez and Mark, suddenly become Trotter-style winners? Will Jez and Super Hans succeed with their outrageous plot to get April's husband Angus out of the way? Will Jez face 40 without lying to his boyfriend?

While die-hard fans probably already have a good idea about the answers to these and other questions, they will not be disappointed by the excruciating, downbeat brilliance of this fabulous curtain call. This is a classic comedy that will be sorely missed.

Peep Show: 32 brilliant quotes from seasons 1 to 9

Peep Show is nearing its end. The finale of David Mitchell and Robert Webb's ninth series will air tonight. To comiserate, we've cast our minds back over the invaluable reflections on life the pair have given us over the years. From the philosophical to the practical, this is the world according to Mark and Jez.

Radio Times review

Things take a turn for the gross as Mark's attempt to steal April from her husband sees David Mitchell's gloriously pompous bank clerk volunteering for various unpleasant medical procedures (it makes sense, don't worry). But will his attempts to turn his love rival insane with the help of a little Byzantine church history succeed?

Jeremy (Robert Webb) has romantic problems of his own as he realises that he may have to keep up his many lies to his new boyfriend (and life-coaching client) for the rest of his life. Super Hans also makes another welcome appearance, this time with an attempt to facilitate a robbery at Mark's workplace. These guys, eh? When will they ever learn?