Refreshing to see That Mitchell & Webb Look making an impact with fans of quotable comedy. That’s “quotable comedy” as opposed to “catchphrase comedy” – basically its very well written and utilises cleverly composed dialogue that can be repeated on the way to lectures, in the pub, etc, without everyone chorusing “I’m a LAYDEEE!!!!”

Mitchell & Webb truly are the next link in the Monty Python > Fry & Laurie chain, employing archetypes in situations that at first seem commonplace but which are in fact quickly turned on their heads. Enter either Mitchell or Webb to dance lyrically around the sketch, entertaining the viewer with rather unsettling, absurd or bizarre resolutions.

It’s a format that works depending upon the performers, and Mitchell and Webb both have the skill and charm to make the format work. Expect to see Robert Webb hosting Palin-esque travelogues in 30 years time…

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