Bruiser
- TV sketch show
- BBC Two
- 2000
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Sketch show starring upcoming names including Olivia Colman, Matt Holness, Charlotte Hudson, Martin Freeman, Robert Webb and David Mitchell. Also features Matthew Holness.
Press clippings
Bruiser: The most important comedy show you've never heard of
Bruiser is the off-beat, lo-fi sketch show that launched the careers of Olivia Colman, Martin Freeman, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, and more.
Tom Nicholson, i Newspaper, 28th February 2025Bruiser: 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 2024Forgotten Comedies: Bruiser
So, what happened to Bruiser? Well, the show didn't get another series - being broadcast late at night may have been a contributing factor.
A Dose Of David Mitchell, 24th October 2018