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[British TV comedy] 'Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping'

DavidKetelbyDavidKetelby Shipmate Posts: 4
edited October 3 in Heaven
It's good to see David Mitchell and Robert Webb back on screen as a comedy duo (with great support from Stevie Martin, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Krystal Evans & Lara Ricote).

E.M. Forster (joining a contemporary writers' group and popping up in other contemporary suburban contexts) was my favourite character and I liked how they reflected on their own incipient/ possible datedness through the somewhat meta 'writers' room' interludes.

At first, I found 'Sweary Aussie Drama' somewhat de trop - however, it's ridiculousness and vulgarity did then grow on me a little.
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  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    I don't understand. In what way are Messrs Mitchell and Webb 'not helping'?
  • chrisstileschrisstiles Hell Host
    Bishops Finger wrote: »
    I don't understand. In what way are Messrs Mitchell and Webb 'not helping'?

    I believe it's the title of their new televisual presentation m'lud
  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    chrisstiles wrote: »
    Bishops Finger wrote: »
    I don't understand. In what way are Messrs Mitchell and Webb 'not helping'?

    I believe it's the title of their new televisual presentation m'lud

    Thank you. I'm afraid I don't indulge in televisual feasting, so the reference was completely lost on me.

    :wink:
  • TrudyTrudy Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    As big fans of the old Mitchell and Webb series, my husband and I awaited this eagerly and were happy to find a way to watch it over here in Canada. Like any sketch show some are hit and miss but overall we really enjoyed it, though Sweary Aussie Drama never did grow on me.

    As a retired teacher, my all time favourite sketch was the one with David Mitchell as a teacher ranting about how the children never see, to learn fractions, like all the best comedy sketches it took something very relatable and just extrapolated it to the level of silliness.
  • TrudyTrudy Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    (typo above: should be "the children never seem to learn fractions").
  • TurquoiseTasticTurquoiseTastic Kerygmania Host
    I have a teaching colleague who had this exact sensation ("I've been teaching the Year 9s the structure of a cell for 15 years and they still don't know it...")
  • TrudyTrudy Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    I always felt that way about the parts of speech.
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