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. Stars David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Olivia Colman, James Bachman, Paterson Joseph and more.
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Press clippings
Why are first episodes always the best?
The challenge is to be able to keep delivering. And get better.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th June 2022Putting the 'cape' into capers
The cape, not to be confused with its longer length kin, the cloak, is a versatile item of comedy clothing with a long and storied history. Depictions of cape-wearers go back as far as 300 BC to the nomadic Pazyryk culture of Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The blue, geometric designs of the capes characteristically worn by Aztek kings were made with intentionally laborious dyeing techniques to create a symbol akin to the difficulty in forging a great katana in feudal Japan. And most famously and popularly, the cape is a powerful symbol associated with 20th century superheroism. British comedy, perhaps unsurprisingly, has made use of the myriad cape tropes for its own hilarious ends, but not as frequently as one may imagine for such a popular device.
David E. J. A. Bennett, Capers Magazine, 4th May 2021A look back at the 'After the Event' sketches
For obvious reasons the 'Remain Indoors' sketches, also known as 'The Quiz Broadcast' although officially known as 'After the Event' are everywhere.
Jazzy Janey, A Dose Of David Mitchell, 26th March 2020When sitcom gets serious
I have been thinking about the power of pathos in sitcom.
A Dose Of David Mitchell, 4th October 20187 TV shows that started out on radio
Radio has always been the perfect testing ground for some of the biggest names in comedy today.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 27th September 2017Numberwrong
According to Robert Webb, BBC Three genuinely asked him and David Mitchell to present a real version of their impossibly nonsensical quiz show sketch, Numberwang.
Transmission Blog, 18th January 2011Great gag, that. So good I'll forget I didn't create it
An accusation of plagiarism is more damaging to the accuser than the accused, says Robert Webb.
Robert Webb, The Telegraph, 20th August 2010That Mitchell & Webb End of Series Quiz
As the producer of That Mitchell and Webb Look I often imagine what it would be like to have thousands of fans clamouring for an end-of-series-four quiz.
Gareth Edwards, BBC Comedy, 17th August 2010The Best Mitchell and Webb sketches
Here's a rundown of my favourite Mitchell & Webb sketches...
Laura Pledger, Radio Times, 10th August 2010Motivating Mitchell and Webb
As the producer of That Mitchell and Webb Look I'm often asked if it's as much fun working with David and Rob as it is watching them. The answer is of course no.
Gareth Edwards, BBC Comedy, 10th August 2010