Press clippings Page 19
It's good to see David Mitchell and Robert Webb back together on television, though Ambassadors is more Graham Greene than it is Peep Show. There are some funny bits, but it's a drama with a light touch, rather than an out-and-out comedy. Not that there's anything wrong with that, as this is an engaging, even winning, hour. Mitchell is Keith Davis, Britain's new ambassador to Tazbekistan, a (fictional) central Asian country with a terrible human rights record. His highly capable deputy is Neil Tilly (Webb), a man with a private life that could turn out to be his downfall.
The well-meaning Davis has to secure a huge Tazbekistan order for British helicopters and hopes that a limp Best of Britain-themed party, including a one-man version of Frankenstein performed by a preposterously pretentious actor, might do the trick.
Alison Graham, Radio Times, 23rd October 2013Great cast but unlikely to earn our lasting affections
No, sorry, it's not as funny as Peep Show, but Ambassadors, the new David Mitchell and Robert Webb collaboration, which began last night, isn't really meant to be.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 23rd October 2013Mitchell and Webb on Ambassadors
We interview the stars of BBC Two's comedy drama. Why does Robert Webb struggle to visit France? And why did David Mitchell ignore Eamonn Holmes at an airport?
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 23rd October 2013Mitchell & Webb: The funny old world of foreign affairs
David Mitchell and Robert Webb are back on our screens in a new BBC Two series, Ambassadors. Diplomacy is a rich source of such comic material, so it's surprising no one has tried to cover it before, they tell James Rampton.
James Rampton, The Independent, 22nd October 2013Being an ambassador's wife is not all luxury compounds
BBC TV's Ambassadors, starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, tells one side of the story, but any diplomat's wife could tell the other.
Brigid Keenan, The Telegraph, 22nd October 2013Can Mitchell & Webb help the Foreign Office's image?
The Foreign Office is turning to satire to improve its image after assisting David Mitchell and Robert Webb to create a new BBC comedy series which portrays the fraught world of the diplomatic service.
Adam Sherwin, The Independent, 9th October 2013David Mitchell interview
Digital Spy spoke to David Mitchell about the show, his favourite quotes, Robert Webb's Star Wars obsession and why Twitter is more than just "pointless minutiae"...
Morgan Jeffery, Digital Spy, 3rd October 2013Sarah Hadland interview
She was told she'd never make an actor - that was before shooting to the top as Miranda Hart's TV sidekick. Now Sarah Hadland is set for her debut stage comedy with Robert Webb.
Liz Hoggard, The Observer, 29th September 2013New series of That Mitchell & Webb Sound
Robert Webb and David Mitchell are un-expectedly returning to Radio 4 with a fifth series of sketch show That Mitchell & Webb Sound.
British Comedy Guide, 16th September 2013Robert Webb: a peep into the future
Heard the one about what you're meant to do after 20 years in one of Britain's most popular double-acts? Robert Webb's not yet sure of the punchline.
Alexis Petridis, The Guardian, 31st May 2013