David Mitchell

BBC confirms the removal of sketches on iPlayer due to censorship The Bafta-winning comedy series starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb have had almost a dozen of their sketches redacted from iPlayer after deciding the sketches are too offensive for the 2020s, the BBC confirms. That Mitchell and Webb Look ran for four seasons between […]

3 weeks ago

‘This is the most horrendous betrayal our education system has ever perpetrated.’ David Mitchell has labelled Gen Z “f***ing morons” after a Channel 4 poll found they have a preference for a dictatorship in the UK. Last week, the broadcaster’s ‘Gen Z: Trends, Truth and Trust’ poll found that 52 per cent of 13-27 year […]

1 year ago

‘David Mitchell is as brilliantly awkward as ever’ A new BBC series starring David Mitchell has been described as watching ‘Mark from Peep Show as a police officer’ – in a good way. Ludwig is the new crime series from the BBC, and stars Mitchell as John, an introverted, awkward puzzle setter who gets drawn […]

2 years ago

Speaking on the BBC, he criticised the corporation’s news coverage David Mitchell has thanked his fans for praising his passionate monologue about the future of the BBC that went viral on Twitter on Friday evening. Speaking on Have I Got News for You – one of the BBC’s most famous and popular comedy programmes which […]

5 years ago

Look, just chill for a second It looks like Peep Show is going to get another attempt at an American remake – but this time with female leads. According to Deadline, FX is developing an adaptation of the superlative Channel 4 sitcom, with Portlandia and Superstore writer Karey Dornetto spearheading it. And yes, we can hear […]

8 years ago

Bundesliga clubs love their Twitter banter, and the official account of the league got involved today with a brilliant recreation of an iconic comedy sketch

8 years ago