David Mitchell (actor)
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David Mitchell (born July 14, 1974) is an English comedian, actor and writer.
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[edit] Mitchell and Webb
Alongside Robert Webb, whom he met while at Cambridge, he has appeared in three series of the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show (2003-present), Play UK's The Mitchell and Webb Situation (2001), the short lived BBC sketch show Bruiser (2000), two series of the Radio 4 sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Sound (2003 & 2005) and an episode of BBC Three's Twisted Tales (2005), as well as a number of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Their new sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look ran for 6 episodes on Thursday nights on BBC2 during October 2006.
Mitchell and Webb have written for Armstrong and Miller, and series two of Big Train. They often appear with Olivia Colman, who was in both Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Sound, and Paterson Joseph who plays Alan Johnson in Peep Show and a few minor characters in That Mitchell and Webb Look.
In 2006 (October-December) they made their first tour with a show The Two Faces Of Mitchell And Webb consisting mainly of familiar material. [1]
[edit] Solo career
He has appeared on his own as a debased technical wizard on the radio sitcom Think the Unthinkable, as a useless posh surgeon in BBC2 sitcom Doctors and Nurses, as himself in Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive and as a topical talk show presenter on More4's The Last Word and Channel 4's FAQ U. He has guested on many other panel shows including Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week, Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2005, 8 Out of 10 Cats, QI, and appeared as a guest on TV Heaven, Telly Hell. He is one of the team captains on the Channel 4 comedy quiz show Best of the Worst, the first show of which aired on 1 September 2006.
He has also written for series five of Dead Ringers (BBC2).
In 2006, he was also heard as a narrator on the "social experiment" Beauty and the Geek. He also has narrated a series of advertisements for the Goodfellas Solos range of pizzas. These advertisements have been airing on British television since the summer of 2006. He can also be heard narrating recent advertisements for Bonjela ointment and advertisements for television licences.
On 19 October 2006, he hosted the pilot edition of The Unbelievable Truth, a panel game on BBC Radio 4, in which the panellists are encouraged to lie.
[edit] Background
Mitchell's parents Ian and Kathy Mitchell are lecturers at Oxford Brookes University. He studied history at Peterhouse, after attending Abingdon School in Oxfordshire. He performed with the famous Cambridge Footlights, of which he was also president.
[edit] Trivia
- In an interview, Mitchell stated that his favourite website is Wikipedia. [2]
- Johnny Vaughan often makes comments on their show Best of the Worst that David (his hairstyle in particular) bears much resemblance to Hitler.
| Preceded by: Charles Hartill |
Footlights President 1995–1996 |
Succeeded by: Sarah Moule |
| Mitchell and Webb television and radio shows | ||
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| The Mitchell and Webb Situation - Peep Show That Mitchell and Webb Sound - That Mitchell and Webb Look |
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