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Peep Show. Jeremy Usbourne (Robert Webb). Copyright: Objective Productions
Robert Webb

Robert Webb

  • 52 years old
  • English
  • Actor and writer

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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 2 unveils full line-up for its 2015 Comedy Showcase

Radio 2 is to broadcast five comedy pilots across a week in November. Stars include Tim Vine, Simon Farnaby, Robert Webb, Katy Wix, Elis James and Janice Connolly.

British Comedy Guide, 16th 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

Terry Mynott and Robert Webb to star in Radio 2 pilot

Robert Webb and Terry Mynott will star in The King's Men, a new Radio 2 sitcom pilot written by Mynott and Arthur Mathews.

British Comedy Guide, 5th 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

Mitchell 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 2015

Robert Webb: My family values

The actor and comedian talks about the shock of his mother's death when he was 17 and remembers her as his best pal.

Camilla Palmer, The Guardian, 13th February 2015

Robert Webb: we need to let women be idiots too

You hear TV producers sometimes talking about the importance of having "strong female characters". This is balls, particularly in comedy.

Robert Webb, The New Statesman, 22nd December 2014

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