That Michell and Webb Look is a BAFTA award winning British television sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, that has currently run for three six-part series. The show follows on from the duo's earlier TV series The Mitchell and Webb Situation, and is an extension of their Radio 4 sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Sound.
Thank you for the context. Much appreciated. posted by zarq at 3:30 PM on August 25, 2009
"Big Talk", to me means that someone tells me why I should click on any the 100 or so links aggregated there. Is this an example of a "stunt post"? Seens like the guy is subject to premature ejaculation. posted by path at 3:34 PM on August 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Metafilter: This melon blows my tomato out of the water! posted by lumpenprole at 3:35 PM on August 25, 2009 [3 favorites]
path: by being complainey you're missing the opportunity to laugh a whole bunch for essentially free. Who seens premature now? posted by jtron at 3:37 PM on August 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Oh my God, the homeopathic A&E is fantastic. posted by shmegegge at 3:38 PM on August 25, 2009 [4 favorites]
Richard Dawkins isn't involved with this is he? posted by benzenedream at 3:43 PM on August 25, 2009
Fantastic, I hadn't seen any of this. posted by maxwelton at 3:49 PM on August 25, 2009
I don't know about you guys, but I never thought Mitchell and Webb reached the lofty heights of peep show with their non-Peep Show endeavours. Not that this isn't funny, just not Peep Show funny. posted by ashaw at 3:51 PM on August 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
It just goes to show, you can't be too careful. posted by The Whelk at 4:06 PM on August 25, 2009 [8 favorites]
That first link is funny, but Homeopathic A&E wins. posted by lexicakes at 4:09 PM on August 25, 2009
Eight.
Four.
Sixty Three.
Sorry, those aren't Numberwang. posted by ZenMasterThis at 4:09 PM on August 25, 2009
Christ, what an astronaut!
. . . Why yes, that is how I got punched in the face by Buzz Aldrin. posted by grobstein at 4:11 PM on August 25, 2009
I was watching Dara O'Briein videos today, and YouTube suggested that I watch these guys, but I didn't, and then you made this post. The Lord works in mysterious ways. posted by Stylus Happenstance at 4:13 PM on August 25, 2009
If you're looking for a place to start, Avocado Bathroom had a line (I won't spoil it) which made me laugh harder than I had in years. The downside is that everything else will pale by comparison. posted by UrineSoakedRube at 4:22 PM on August 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
I love Sir Digby Chicken Caesar. It makes me fall over laughing. posted by daq at 4:24 PM on August 25, 2009
I've said it here before but Peep Show, starring these two - plus Super Hans! - is the funniest and most awesome show on UK TV of the past decade. Channel 4 has some sort of BS proprietary video player to watch it, but fuck that - it's easily available as a Bittorrent download, all packaged up by season, 5 in all. posted by Flashman at 4:31 PM on August 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
I feel bad for the poor guy who got so offended by Mitchell and Webb maligning his beloved PCs that he felt the need to add commentary between the ads. posted by hifiparasol at 4:31 PM on August 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Square of 17.
6 plus 99.
Negative 0.
Is that Numberwang? posted by paddbear at 4:32 PM on August 25, 2009
The Green Clarinet is quite possibly the funniest thing Mitchell and Webb have ever done. posted by elsietheeel at 4:33 PM on August 25, 2009
they stand on the shoulders of Monty Python because
w/o the Flying Circus they would have never been.
which proves that Monty Python is god :) posted by liza at 4:39 PM on August 25, 2009
Thank you so much for this post -- I had no idea these guys existed. It's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. posted by hifiparasol at 4:57 PM on August 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Seconded, hifiparasol; that was crazy. posted by odinsdream at 5:00 PM on August 25, 2009
Alien Invasion and Everything is Now Fine are two utterly devastating takedowns of the (BBC) TV news format. I wonder if news producers have enough self-awareness to cringe when they see these sketches. posted by mhum at 5:06 PM on August 25, 2009
Just goes to show, you can't be too careful. posted by subbes at 5:13 PM on August 25, 2009
I saw this post and the first thing I thought was, "I already hate the first person who says 'eponysterical'". posted by mrnutty at 5:19 PM on August 25, 2009
Agreed. Everyone must see Peep Show-which also stars Mitchell and Webb. posted by PHINC at 5:48 PM on August 25, 2009 [1 favorite]
Annoying Vegetarian is more annoying than I expected - it's linked to Homeopathic A&E. posted by mr vino at 6:00 PM on August 25, 2009
Mindnumberwanging amount of links y'got there. posted by not_on_display at 6:19 PM on August 25, 2009
Thanks for the intro to these guys! Some of the sketches are truly remarkable (Bad Vicar, Avocado Bathtub, Alien Invasion).
From the "Alien Invasion" sketch:
"And now, a quick update for those of you who, for some reason, are more interested in the news than what some people you don't know think about the news..."
It's funny 'cause it's true... posted by darkstar at 6:29 PM on August 25, 2009
You guys remember that Dave Gorman is, or perhaps was, a mefite, don't you?
http://www.metafilter.com/user/42696
After this happened:
http://www.metafilter.com/54722/Do-you-mind-if-I-write-down-that-website
Nice bloke. Come back Dave!
(Metafilter just doesn't work with Chrome, and I'm just too damn lazy/noobish to do that HTML magic myself) posted by Flashman at 6:49 PM on August 25, 2009
I was off and on for most of them, but I really enjoyed "Bad Vicar." I'd have liked it even more without the overt "joke" at the end; just the surreal conversation was plenty entertaining. posted by Scattercat at 9:10 PM on August 25, 2009
There's a really good skit at the end of the first season dvd, where they sit down to discuss whether they need to have fake "candid" discussions that are actually scripted, then argue about whether they are scripted or not.. but i can't seem to find it anywhere. Anyone know the one i mean? posted by Dillonlikescookies at 11:39 PM on August 25, 2009
Oh you bunch of bastards... I'm supposed to be working this morning... posted by twine42 at 3:31 AM on August 26, 2009 [1 favorite]
BTW, Yorkshire Airlines is Hale & Pace not Mitchell & Webb posted by twine42 at 4:43 AM on August 26, 2009
Thanks for this post. I've seen most of these, and enjoyed discussing them in the previous thread, but there are some I've missed here. Cheers. posted by lazaruslong at 7:44 AM on August 26, 2009
I can't find them online at the moment, but keep an eye (ear?) out for their radio series That Mitchell and Webb Sound, which is where they started before TV. I actually preferred it to the TV show. The identity theft sketch is supurb.
Wow, never heard of these guys. But just saw "There is no God", heh that's the first original thing i've seen in the religion debate in years and its funny too! Two watermelon thumbs up! posted by storybored at 12:06 PM on August 26, 2009
now we know! now we know! posted by ElmerFishpaw at 2:25 PM on August 26, 2009
Oh you bunch of bastards... I'm supposed to be working this morning...
Are you testing me Metafilter? posted by Flashman at 3:23 PM on August 26, 2009
The identity theft sketch is supurb.
YES!!! (But it's no "Bit of Ham") posted by Sys Rq at 3:29 PM on August 26, 2009
I've been watching these for the past two days and just saw the "Queen Victoria" sketch. OMG, that is hilarious! posted by darkstar at 7:54 PM on August 26, 2009 [1 favorite]
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