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Does Numberwang mean anything to you? Relive the entire hilarious series 1 of That Mitchell and Webb Look on DVD from October. The DVD is bursting with well loved characters such as Sir Digby Chicken Ceasar, Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit as well exclusive extras including, outtakes, behind the scenes and an M&W documentary. A must for any fans of Mitchell & Webb and the hit series Peep show.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Deleted Scenes, Documentary, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Does Numberwang mean anything to you? Relive the entire hilarious series 1 of That Mitchell and Webb Look on DVD from October. The DVD is bursting with well loved characters such as Sir Digby Chicken Ceasar, Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit as well exclusive extras including, outtakes, behind the scenes and an M&W documentary. A must for any fans of Mitchell & Webb and the hit series Peep show. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, ...That Mitchell and Webb Look - Series One ( That Mitchell and Webb Look - Series 1 ) ( That Mitchell & Webb Look )
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By dynamitekid156
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Format:DVD
Sketch shows have a rich British tradition, The Fast Show, Harry Enfield And Chums, dating all the way back to Monty Python. However, first season aside, Little Britain heralded a different brand of sketch show, a lowest-common-denominator, catchphrase-and-gross-out based style. This predictability removes the one thing which made shows like Monty Python in particular great, namely the unpredictability. The whole point of a sketch show isn't to have recurring characters every week, but to just spent a couple of minutes in each little world and then move onto something totally different. That Mitchell And Webb Look restores this balance, reviving sketch shows as they were originally intended.
This is not to say that there aren't recurring characters in That Mitchell And Webb Look. The likes of delusional tramp Sir Digby Chicken Caesar, conman Barry Crisp and spectacularly surreal gameshow Numberwang all have repeat appearances, but crucially have enough material to make it worth seeing each time, with each rendition having a new spin. Also funny are the Extras-style, 'backstage' moments, with Mitchell and Webb playing perverse, childish verisons of themselves to great effect.
In addition to this, each episode is crammed full of one-shot sketches which deliver home-run gangs and then disappear; like the abusive detective on the phone, the man with the telekinetic power over biscuits or the BMX Bandit and the Angel Summoner. Best of all is the saga of Chip And Pin, a hilarious mini-biography of the rise and fall of four stage performers. An original, sharp, witty show that's well worth watching from front to back; and the DVD comes with a bunch of deleted sketches and outtakes which are worth watching, as well as an interesting (and funny) making-of documentary.
This is not to say that there aren't recurring characters in That Mitchell And Webb Look. The likes of delusional tramp Sir Digby Chicken Caesar, conman Barry Crisp and spectacularly surreal gameshow Numberwang all have repeat appearances, but crucially have enough material to make it worth seeing each time, with each rendition having a new spin. Also funny are the Extras-style, 'backstage' moments, with Mitchell and Webb playing perverse, childish verisons of themselves to great effect.
In addition to this, each episode is crammed full of one-shot sketches which deliver home-run gangs and then disappear; like the abusive detective on the phone, the man with the telekinetic power over biscuits or the BMX Bandit and the Angel Summoner. Best of all is the saga of Chip And Pin, a hilarious mini-biography of the rise and fall of four stage performers. An original, sharp, witty show that's well worth watching from front to back; and the DVD comes with a bunch of deleted sketches and outtakes which are worth watching, as well as an interesting (and funny) making-of documentary.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By G. Hill
Format:DVD
After years of copy and paste sketch comedies, where people take one joke and bleed it to death with merchandising, video games and celbrities guests being bought in to say the same catchphrase I was amazed when this came along.
The Mitchell and webb look does not rely on the same joke, week in week out, and does genuinely attempt to keep its comedy fresh and new every episode.
This is so refreshing to see and the skills of mitchell and webb as comedic actors does help in lifting this above the average.
Whilst, there are still some catchphrase moments ('numberwang' etc) these are never over done and written with an air of uncertainty so that it is not overtly obvious what the final punchline is the second the sketch starts.
But mainly, the sketches are one offs, usually in the style of monty python in that they tinker with the format by stopping sketches half way through or having a sketch based behind the scenes of filming, this all leads to a superior sketchshow by people who clearly study and love the format.
It is certainly not going to get the audience Catherine tate has but it certainly keeps a much higher level of comedy. I reccommend this to anyone looking to see why sketch shows used to be (in the 1990s anyways) such a brilliant part of British comedy.
The Mitchell and webb look does not rely on the same joke, week in week out, and does genuinely attempt to keep its comedy fresh and new every episode.
This is so refreshing to see and the skills of mitchell and webb as comedic actors does help in lifting this above the average.
Whilst, there are still some catchphrase moments ('numberwang' etc) these are never over done and written with an air of uncertainty so that it is not overtly obvious what the final punchline is the second the sketch starts.
But mainly, the sketches are one offs, usually in the style of monty python in that they tinker with the format by stopping sketches half way through or having a sketch based behind the scenes of filming, this all leads to a superior sketchshow by people who clearly study and love the format.
It is certainly not going to get the audience Catherine tate has but it certainly keeps a much higher level of comedy. I reccommend this to anyone looking to see why sketch shows used to be (in the 1990s anyways) such a brilliant part of British comedy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By D. Hoyte
Format:DVD
This is not the same as the other sketch shows around; Mitchell and Webb have a unique characteristic which makes every sketch on this brilliant DVD hilarious, genius and addictive! I urge you to buy it
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really funny and cool and i have watched it multiple times now and it is really funny lol funny lol
Published 1 month ago by ms j sanders
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love it
Great product. I bought it for a friend and I hope they will love it as much as I do
Published 2 months ago by Mags
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I bought this as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend, and he loved it. it arrived quickly and works fine.
Published 3 months ago by Emi
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to see why it won a BAFTA
A really funny sketch show, I was almost constantly laughing, but also very clever sketches and ideas, particularly the snooker commentators and the evil vicar/shopkeeper/waiter.
Published 4 months ago by SusO
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Great comedy
Hilarious - in my opinion! Cheeky without being overly offensive, with a good bit of randomness thrown in. Read more
Published 10 months ago by PJester
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Funny in bits
I loved the Peep Show and watched all the episodes from their DVD set, so I was interested in this offering. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Peter
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hilarious
i havent laughed so much at a sketch show for so long there are no weak scenes this is a must have amazing awesome
Published 16 months ago by Matthew de Cunha
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That Mitchell and Webb Look Series 1 Witty and erudite university...
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... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Victor
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With so many Sketch shows that simply try to repeat the same joke in different scenarios week in and week out its great to watch a show where the jokes arent predictable. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Jim Jim
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I bought this for a very low price from Amazon and I loved it. I knew straight after seeing the first sketch that I was in for a treat. Read more
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