That Mitchell And Webb Look
- TV sketch show
- BBC Two
- 2006 - 2010
- 24 episodes (4 series)
Sketch series starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb in various roles, from tramp-detectives to participants of impossibly difficult maths quizzes. Also features Olivia Colman, James Bachman, Paterson Joseph, Gus Brown, Abigail Burdess and more.
Streaming rank this week: 288
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 4
Further details
A soothsayer in ancient Pompeii wonders if the smell of sulphur in the air means everyone ought to do a bit more recycling. Plus, long-suffering Hennimore has to stop a giant wasp getting into a giant jam pot.
Sketches
* Kitchen Nightmares
* Dying Man: Snowboarding
* The Quiz Broadcast: Conveyor belt round
* Homeopathic A&E
* Swingers
* Dying Man: Die Hard
* Get Me Hennimore! - Giant wasp
* Behind the scenes - xx
* Recycling for a volcano
* Cressps
* Butler
* Secret of the Universe in a Melon
* Behind the scenes - Pissing in the shower
* Dying Man: Sex with you wife
Notes
Sketch-by-sketch list & credits
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 2nd July 2009
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| David Mitchell | Various |
| Robert Webb | Various |
| James Bachman | Ensemble Actor |
| Abigail Burdess | Ensemble Actor |
| Mark Evans | Ensemble Actor |
| Sarah Hadland | Ensemble Actor |
| David Mitchell | Writer |
| Robert Webb | Writer |
| James Bachman | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Chris Reddy | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Toby Davies | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Jonathan Dryden-Taylor | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Jason Hazeley | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Joel Morris | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Keiron Self | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Giles New | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ben Gosling Fuller | Director |
| Gareth Edwards | Producer |
| Mark Freeland | Executive Producer |
| Pete Drinkwater | Editor |
| Dennis De Groot | Production Designer |
| Richie Webb | Composer |
Video
Kitchen Nightmares
David Mitchell and Robert Webb deliver a thinly veiled attack on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
Featuring: David Mitchell & Robert Webb.
Press
That Mitchell And Webb Look 3.4 Review
A definite return to form after last week's disappointment, thankfully. 80% was good, 10% great, 10% bad, and that's not to be sniffed at. As always, it's just nice to get mostly new content in a sketch show every week, and Remain Indoors is a weekly dose of genius...
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 3rd July 2009A razor-sharp Kitchen Nightmares spoof gets tonight's show off to a scintillating start as a foul-mouthed Ramsayesque chef is told home truths by a culinary casualty. So far this third series has been patchy in places but tonight's bumper crop proves the duo can still come up with some of biggest and cleverest laughs on TV.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 2nd July 2009Tucked in between Thursday night's line-up of swords, smut and sorcery in Krod Mandoon and the bizarre brilliance of Psychoville, David Mitchell and Robert Webb's clever, crafted sketches act as a bit of a palate cleanser - a brief return to a sane world we can vaguely recognise.
The sketches where they painstakingly point out the basic idiocy of other TV shows always hit the mark and Webb's shouty, swearing TV chef who says "balls" a lot is a highlight.
So is Mitchell as a soothsayer in ancient Pompeii. Midway through series three, their policy of spreading their comedy net far and wide means their material is still as fresh as ever - unlike many sketch shows that rely on trotting out the same characters and catchphrases week after week for easy laughs.
That said, their running parody of a 70s sitcom - Get Me Hennimore! is totally inspired silliness.
Jane Simon, The Mirror, 2nd July 2009