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Two of the country’s most popular comedians bring back their equally popular sketch show for a second series, and it shows that David Mitchell’s and Robert Webb’s respective stars are showing little sign of waning. Bringing back old characters with plenty of new ideas, That Mitchell And Webb Look’s second series is funny, clever and destined to be watched over and over (even if it does struggle at times to match series one for gut-busting laughs).
The duo seem to have a bit more money to work with here, too (helped in no small way by the continuing success too of Peep Show), but it’s still the favourites from series one that generate many of the big laughs in That Mitchell And Webb Look. Game show parody Numberwang, in particular, is ingenious and very, very funny, and one of the absolute ongoing highlights of the show
Elsewhere, Sir Digby’s return is less successful, and some of the new material is more hit and miss than you’d hope for. But the joy of That Mitchell And Webb Look is that there’s usually a good laugh around the corner, and that proves to be the case here. It may not see the pair at their absolute peak, but this is sketch comedy as good as anyone else is doing on British television screens right now. Well worth your time. And funnybone… --Jon Foster
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Alternative Footage, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Deleted Scenes, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Two of the country's most popular comedians bring back their equally popular sketch show for a second series, and it shows that David Mitchell's and Robert Webb's respective stars are showing little sign of waning. Bringing back old characters with plenty of new ideas, That Mitchell And Webb Look's second series is funny, clever and destined to be watched over and over (even if it does struggle at times to match series one for gut-busting laughs). The duo seem to have a bit more money to work with here, too (helped in no small way by the continuing success too of Peep Show), but it's still the favourites from series one that generate many of the big laughs in That Mitchell And Webb Look. Game show parody Numberwang, in particular, is ingenious and very, very funny, and one of the absolute ongoing highlights of the show. Elsewhere, Sir Digby's return is less successful, and some of the new material is more hit and miss than you'd hope for. But the joy of That Mitchell And Webb Look is that there's usually a good laugh around the corner, and that proves to be the case here. It may not see the pair at their absolute peak, but this is sketch comedy as good as anyone else is doing on British television screens right now. Well worth your time. And funnybone... SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, ...That Mitchell and Webb Look - Series Two ( That Mitchell and Webb Look - Series 2 ) ( That Mitchell & Webb Look )
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious from beginning to end- quality comedy that's not stupid,
By Mr. Stuart Bruce "DonQuibeats" (Cardiff, UK) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: That Mitchell and Webb Look - Series 2 [DVD] (DVD)
Mitchell and Webb mix clever comedic wit with a love of the absurd, and you get sketches that are funny, cutting, edgy, and unique, with characters that are like-able and hate-able in all the right proportions. They're the best comedy sketch duo on TV (with Armstrong & Miller running a very close second).
This second series of "Mitchell & Webb Look" is more ambitious than the first. It relies less on recurring characters and behaves as if it has a much larger budget. "The Numberwang Code" is a great example of this (even though it's not the funniest sketch)- in series 1, each episode had essentially a variation on one gameshow sketch. In series 2, almost every episode treats the whole Numberwang idea in an utterly different way (a board game; a history documentary; and so on). Series 2 also contains the funniest sketch I have ever seen. I'm not even sure why but the story of the chef who can't spell, who builds a robot that can't quite smell the difference between cheese and petrol, did literally have me on the floor laughing (and I mean literally in the sense of 'literally' which means that it actually happened). The extras are worthwhile. They're on a second disc, but it's not a particularly packed disc. The main 'making of' is around 15 minutes and the other pieces- outtakes, interviews, behind-the-scenes DV footage- are only about 5-10 minutes each. Hilarious.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
That Mitchell and Webb Look Series 2 - Witty and erudite university humour,
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This review is from: That Mitchell and Webb Look - Series 2 [DVD] (DVD)
Mitchell and Webb have to be one of my favourite comedy partnerships of recent years. While poking fun at the seemingly mundane in life, the extraordinary things we all seem able to accept and occasionally going off on flights of hilarious fantasy, they're never afraid to give the inner geek free reign. Also starring Olivia Coleman and James Bachman in a bewildering array of characters, this is a well written sketch show, and while there is the odd dud most of the sketches hit rather than miss, and the short quickfire nature means there are plenty of laughs in each episode. All six episodes are collected here onto 1 DVD. Series 2 of the Mitchell and Webb sound repeats a large proportion of the sketches, but there is enough material unique to radio or TV to make it worth owning both. 5 Stars.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: That Mitchell and Webb Look - Series 2 [DVD] (DVD)
..series 2 was hilarious! And after seeing a clip from series 3, I cannot wait to see it. I hesitated to purchase this DVD after reading some of the reviews here, and boy am I glad I chose to ignore them!
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