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ChrisM
01-26-2008, 11:50 AM
When I was staying with friends in England back in 2006, they turned me onto the comedy of Mitchell & Webb. I caught the final episode of That Mitchell & Webb Look on BBC while I was there and had to check out more of their stuff.

Since then I have gotten the following on DVD:

That Mitchell & Webb Look (Series One)
The Mitchell & Webb Situation
Peep Show (Series 1 - 3) (still have to get Series 4)
The Two Faces of Mitchell & Webb (Live)
Magicians (their 2007 feature film)

Robert Webb also plays the character Robin in the BBC series The Smoking Room. He is great in that show, too.

Anybody else a fan of their work? I'm not sure if BBC America or BBC Canada have broadcast any of these shows over here.

Cheers,
Chris
ChrisM
01-27-2008, 06:07 AM
bump

Some of our friends in the UK must be fans! Don't be "the hole in the ring"!

Cheers,
Chris
ChrisM
01-27-2008, 06:17 AM
OK... so here's a few clips for the uninitiated...

Numberwang! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=0wCL_b9cOEU)

Bad Waiter (http://youtube.com/watch?v=zVEHqwLVvpI)

Author and Publisher (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zo1XFz0kac0)

Green Clarinet (http://youtube.com/watch?v=HeQBAKKJvBo)

Actors (http://youtube.com/watch?v=n2If_4hpoec)

Cheers,
Chris
ChrisM
01-28-2008, 02:05 PM
Hmmmm... It would appear that I am in a cult of one. :D

Cheers,
Chris
Meng
02-12-2008, 11:39 AM
You're not alone. I love their stuff, although I've never really got into Peep Show.

I'd recommend the Mitchell & Webb Sound CDs as well. Some duplication with the TV stuff but well worth having.
AndrewS
02-12-2008, 12:15 PM
Somehow, I missed this thread. I think they're very talented. I'd have to say Peep Show is my favourite. Possibly because it's the first thing I saw them in. Here's a great clip from the last season of Peep Show: Hunting with Sophie's father (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Eb29XwgSqx0)

If you haven't heard of it, there's another series to see Robert Webb in, called The Smoking Room (http://imdb.com/title/tt0414773/).
Mr Wensleydale
02-12-2008, 01:05 PM
Another fan here. :edthumbs: Peep Show, in particular, is brilliant although am I right in thinking that it's not actually written by Mitchell and Webb, only performed by them (not that that matters of course)?
Mr Wensleydale
02-12-2008, 01:09 PM
Forgot to mention that series two of "That Mitchell & Webb Look" starts on BBC2 9.00-9.30pm on Thursday 21st February. :righton:
Mike the Fish
02-12-2008, 01:13 PM
I've wanted to say "that's number wang!" when speaking to someone at a call-centre, but I don't think I ever remembered. When I was actually working in a call centre if I did remember I suspect I thought it was inappropriate.

- So may I take your card details please?

- And the expiry date?

- That's numberwang!

- You want to speak to my supervisor?
Mike the Fish
02-12-2008, 01:17 PM
although am I right in thinking that it's not actually written by Mitchell and Webb, only performed by them?

That's wordwang!
Meng
02-12-2008, 01:18 PM
- So may I take your card details please?

- And the expiry date?

- That's numberwang!

- You want to speak to my supervisor?
:laugh:
ChrisM
02-12-2008, 02:23 PM
Somehow, I missed this thread. I think they're very talented. I'd have to say Peep Show is my favourite. Possibly because it's the first thing I saw them in. Here's a great clip from the last season of Peep Show: Hunting with Sophie's father (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Eb29XwgSqx0)

If you haven't heard of it, there's another series to see Robert Webb in, called The Smoking Room (http://imdb.com/title/tt0414773/).

Yeah, Peep Show is pretty brilliant. I still have to get the 4th series. I have the two series of Smoking Room and actually started a thread about it some time back. The whole cast is really good.

Cheers,
Chris