The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb - Magners Comedy
Phil McIntyre Entertainment Limited presents
The stars of C4’s PEEP SHOW in a BRAND NEW LIVE SHOW
THE TWO FACES OF MITCHELL AND WEBB
“Brilliant!”
HEAT
“A comedy dream: ambitious and economical, erudite and silly.”
THE SCOTSMAN
David Mitchell and Robert Webb, the stars of C4’s Peep Show, kick off a 43 date live tour of the UK in Brighton on 19 October 2006. The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb will be the first ever live tour for the BAFTA nominated duo.
David Mitchell and Robert Webb, two medium-sized figures of the small screen return to the medium in which they were once tiny: the theatre. Join them for an evening of wondering where the camera is and forgetting to speak up, as they weave together character, suspense and comedy just by titting around in front of some painted wood. David and Robert conjure a world inhabited by gritty urban anti-heroes, pantomime space villains and alcoholic snooker commentators (all of whom look a bit like Mark and Jeremy from Peep Show but definitely aren't) and then they make them talk to each other like they're in some crazy play with nowhere near enough actors. Like TV but more exclusive, and infinitely more hassle.
DAVID MITCHELL and ROBERT WEBB
David Mitchell and Robert Webb are perhaps best known for their roles as flat mates Mark and Jeremy in C4’s multi award winning, “consistently brilliant” (The Guardian) comedy show, Peep Show. Now in its third series Peep Show has earned a huge cult following, winning Best Comedy at both the 2004 Golden Rose and 2005 South Bank Show Awards. In addition, the show was more recently nominated for Best Situation Comedy at both the BAFTA and RTS Awards.
David (32) and Robert (33) met at Cambridge University where they were both writers and performers with the celebrated Cambridge Footlights. From there, they went on to perform together at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival between 1996 and 2001, building themselves a solid live reputation and kick starting their television career.
Their first TV venture together was Bruiser (2000), a BBC sketch show in which they starred and co-wrote with additional writing input from Ricky Gervais. This was followed by their self-titled sketch show The Mitchell and Webb Situation for UK Play (2001) before getting together with writers Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain to make Peep Show.
“The sublime meets the ridiculous having picked up the intelligent on the way.”
THE LIST
Their credits as comedy writers include, among others, Armstrong and Miller, Big Train and an episode of Twisted Tales (in which they also appeared).
Aside from television, the duo also enjoyed success on the airwaves with two series of their Sony Award winning Radio 4 comedy sketch show, That Mitchell and Webb Sound (2003 and 2005).
Robert Webb’s additional television credits include two series of the BBC sitcom, The Smoking Room, the Ben Elton scripted Blessed, The Comic Side of Seven Days, The Gist, Meaningful Sex, Comedy Nation and Urban Gothic. He has also appeared on Best of the Worst, Annually Retentive and Have I Got News For You. His film credits include Comic Act and the recently released comedy ensemble Confetti starring Martin Freeman, Julia Davis, Stephen Mangan and Olivia Colman. Robert also appeared in the Radio 4 sketch show, Concrete Cow.
David Mitchell was a recent host on C4’s topical comedy show, FAQ U, and More4’s late-night talk show The Last Word. In addition, he was a captain on C4’s Best of the Worst and has appeared on a number of other topical panel shows including, Have I Got News For You, TV Heaven Telly Hell, Mock the Week, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive, QI, Annually Retentive and C4’s The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. His additional television credits include All About George, Taming of the Shrew, Doctors and Nurses and the radio sitcom Think the Unthinkable. He’s also written for series five of Dead Ringers and narrated the ‘social experiment’, Beauty and the Geek. David’s film credits include the recently filmed, I Could Never Be Your Woman (working title) starring Michele Pfeiffer, which is due for release in the UK later this year.
The duo recently filmed That Mitchell and Webb Look, a brand new BBC2 sketch show due to air in the autumn. Starring alongside them in the series will be fellow Peep Show actress and regular collaborator, Olivia Colman. They are currently filming starring roles in Magicians, a feature film written specifically for them by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, writers of Peep Show.
THE TWO FACES OF MITCHELL and Webb on tour from 19 October – 10 December 2006
Tickets available at www.ticketzone.co.uk or by calling 08700 11 26 26
www.mitchellandwebblive.com
The TWO FACES OF MITCHELL AND WEBB released on Universal DVD on 27 November 2006
Recommended Retail Price: £19.99
For further press information please contact:
ar:pr
Anna Raynsford
023 8084 3763 / 07903 630 645 / annaraynsford@aol.com
Tour LISTINGS INFORMATION
Date City Venue Show Time Box Office
Thursday 19-Oct-06 Brighton Dome 7.30pm 01273 709 709
Friday 20-Oct-06 Southampton Guildhall 7.30pm 023 8063 2601
Saturday 21-Oct-06 Basingstoke Anvil 8.00pm 01256 844 244
Sunday 22-Oct-06 Salford Lowry 7.30pm 0870 787 5780
Tuesday 24-Oct-06 Peterborough Broadway Theatre 7.30pm 01733 316 100
Wednesday 25-Oct-06 Cambridge Corn Exchange 7.30pm 01223 357 851
Thursday 26-Oct-06 Nottingham Concert Hall 7.30pm 0115 989 5555
Friday 27-Oct-06 York Grand Opera 8.00pm 0870 606 3595
Saturday 28-Oct-06 Sheffield City Hall 8.00pm 01142 789 789
Sunday 29-Oct-06 Salford Lowry 7.30pm 0870 787 5780
Tuesday 31-Oct-06 Belfast Whitla Hall 7.30pm 02890 971197
Wednesday 1-Nov-06 Stoke Victoria Hall 8.00pm 0870 060 6649
Thursday 2-Nov-06 Derby Assembly Rooms 8.00pm 01332 255 800
Friday 3-Nov-06 Coventry Warwick Arts Centre 7.45pm 024 7652 4524
Saturday 4-Nov-06 Coventry Warwick Arts Centre 7.45pm 024 7652 4524
Sunday 5-Nov-06 Birmingham Hippodrome 7.30pm 0870 730 1234
Tuesday 7-Nov-06 Bournemouth Pavilion 8.00pm 0870 111 3000
Wednesday 8-Nov-06 Plymouth Pavilion 8.00pm 01752 229 922
Thursday 9-Nov-06 High Wycombe Swan 7.45pm 01494 512 000
Friday 10-Nov-06 Reading Hexagon 8.00pm 01189 606060
Saturday 11-Nov-06 Portsmouth Guildhall 8.00pm 023 9282 4355
Sunday 12-Nov-06 Bristol Colston Hall 7.30pm 0117 922 3686
Tuesday 14-Nov-06 Oxford New Theatre 8.00pm 0870 606 3500
Wednesday 15-Nov-06 Southport Theatre 8.00pm 0870 6077 560
Thursday 16-Nov-06 Hull City Hall 7.30pm 01482 226655
Friday 17-Nov-06 Grimsby Auditorium 8.00pm 0870 060 2331
Saturday 18-Nov-06 Preston Guildhall 8.00pm 01772 258 858
Sunday 19-Nov-06 Glasgow Kings 7.30pm 0141 240 1111
Tuesday 21-Nov-06 Leicester De Montfort Hall 8.00pm 0116 2333 111
Wednesday 22-Nov-06 Liverpool Royal Court 7.30pm 0870 787 1866
Thursday 23-Nov-06 Canterbury Marlowe 7.30pm 01227 787 787
Friday 24-Nov-06 Cambridge Corn Exchange 7.30pm 01223 357 851
Saturday 25-Nov-06 Dartford Orchard 7.30pm 01322 220 000
Monday 27-Nov-06 Southend Cliffs Pavillion 7.30pm 01702 351 135
Tuesday 28-Nov-06 Northampton Derngate 7.30pm 01604 624 811
Wednesday 29-Nov-06 Ipswich Regent Theatre 8.00pm 01473 433 100
Thursday 30-Nov-06 Croydon Fairfield Halls 8.00pm 0208 688 9291
Friday 1-Dec-06 Newcastle City Hall 7.30pm 0191 261 2606
Sunday 3-Dec-06 St Albans Alban Arena 7.30pm 01727 844 488
Tuesday 5-Dec-06 Cardiff Wales Millenium Centre 7.30pm 08700 40 2000
Wednesday 6-Dec-06 Llandudno North Wales Theatre 8.00pm 01492 872 000
Thursday 7-Dec-06 Wolverhampton Civic 7.30pm 01902 552 121
Sunday 10-Dec-06 Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall 7.30pm 01892 530 613
All tickets are £19.50
N.B There is no support act on this tour
Full details are also available at http://www.mitchellandwebblive.comWhat the press has said about MITCHELL AND webb:
”As unremitting in its experimentalism as it is sharply clever.”
The Independent
“An endlessly inventive comic duo.”
Big Issue
“««««« British comedy as it should be.”
The List ”They bring inspired material to lunatic life… They will be stars!”
Metro”The laughs come at warp speed… Amazing!”
The List”Completely off the wall and highly original stuff… Faultless timing… A perfect script.”
The Stage
”The energy of an Olympic relay team and the timing of Accurist.”
The Scotsman
”Real comic talent.”
Time Out
What the press has said about peep show:
“Finally, a Friday night comedy worth staying in for.”
Sunday Telegraph
“One of the most innovative shows of the last five years.”
Sunday Mirror
“The consistently brilliant sitcom returns.”
The Guardian
“Like Spaced and Smack The Pony, this cult comedy has been a word-of-mouth sleeper success.”
Daily Star
“This splendid, grubby sitcom goes from strength to strength.”
Mail on Sunday
“This inventively structured sitcom has slowly built up a head of cult steam.”
Sunday Times
“Funny, original and genuinely subversive without going in for attention seeking.”
Sunday Telegraph
The stars of C4’s PEEP SHOW in a BRAND NEW LIVE SHOW
THE TWO FACES OF MITCHELL AND WEBB
“Brilliant!”
HEAT
“A comedy dream: ambitious and economical, erudite and silly.”
THE SCOTSMAN
David Mitchell and Robert Webb, the stars of C4’s Peep Show, kick off a 43 date live tour of the UK in Brighton on 19 October 2006. The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb will be the first ever live tour for the BAFTA nominated duo.
David Mitchell and Robert Webb, two medium-sized figures of the small screen return to the medium in which they were once tiny: the theatre. Join them for an evening of wondering where the camera is and forgetting to speak up, as they weave together character, suspense and comedy just by titting around in front of some painted wood. David and Robert conjure a world inhabited by gritty urban anti-heroes, pantomime space villains and alcoholic snooker commentators (all of whom look a bit like Mark and Jeremy from Peep Show but definitely aren't) and then they make them talk to each other like they're in some crazy play with nowhere near enough actors. Like TV but more exclusive, and infinitely more hassle.
DAVID MITCHELL and ROBERT WEBB
David Mitchell and Robert Webb are perhaps best known for their roles as flat mates Mark and Jeremy in C4’s multi award winning, “consistently brilliant” (The Guardian) comedy show, Peep Show. Now in its third series Peep Show has earned a huge cult following, winning Best Comedy at both the 2004 Golden Rose and 2005 South Bank Show Awards. In addition, the show was more recently nominated for Best Situation Comedy at both the BAFTA and RTS Awards.
David (32) and Robert (33) met at Cambridge University where they were both writers and performers with the celebrated Cambridge Footlights. From there, they went on to perform together at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival between 1996 and 2001, building themselves a solid live reputation and kick starting their television career.
Their first TV venture together was Bruiser (2000), a BBC sketch show in which they starred and co-wrote with additional writing input from Ricky Gervais. This was followed by their self-titled sketch show The Mitchell and Webb Situation for UK Play (2001) before getting together with writers Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain to make Peep Show.
“The sublime meets the ridiculous having picked up the intelligent on the way.”
THE LIST
Their credits as comedy writers include, among others, Armstrong and Miller, Big Train and an episode of Twisted Tales (in which they also appeared).
Aside from television, the duo also enjoyed success on the airwaves with two series of their Sony Award winning Radio 4 comedy sketch show, That Mitchell and Webb Sound (2003 and 2005).
Robert Webb’s additional television credits include two series of the BBC sitcom, The Smoking Room, the Ben Elton scripted Blessed, The Comic Side of Seven Days, The Gist, Meaningful Sex, Comedy Nation and Urban Gothic. He has also appeared on Best of the Worst, Annually Retentive and Have I Got News For You. His film credits include Comic Act and the recently released comedy ensemble Confetti starring Martin Freeman, Julia Davis, Stephen Mangan and Olivia Colman. Robert also appeared in the Radio 4 sketch show, Concrete Cow.
David Mitchell was a recent host on C4’s topical comedy show, FAQ U, and More4’s late-night talk show The Last Word. In addition, he was a captain on C4’s Best of the Worst and has appeared on a number of other topical panel shows including, Have I Got News For You, TV Heaven Telly Hell, Mock the Week, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive, QI, Annually Retentive and C4’s The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. His additional television credits include All About George, Taming of the Shrew, Doctors and Nurses and the radio sitcom Think the Unthinkable. He’s also written for series five of Dead Ringers and narrated the ‘social experiment’, Beauty and the Geek. David’s film credits include the recently filmed, I Could Never Be Your Woman (working title) starring Michele Pfeiffer, which is due for release in the UK later this year.
The duo recently filmed That Mitchell and Webb Look, a brand new BBC2 sketch show due to air in the autumn. Starring alongside them in the series will be fellow Peep Show actress and regular collaborator, Olivia Colman. They are currently filming starring roles in Magicians, a feature film written specifically for them by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, writers of Peep Show.
THE TWO FACES OF MITCHELL and Webb on tour from 19 October – 10 December 2006
Tickets available at www.ticketzone.co.uk or by calling 08700 11 26 26
www.mitchellandwebblive.com
The TWO FACES OF MITCHELL AND WEBB released on Universal DVD on 27 November 2006
Recommended Retail Price: £19.99
For further press information please contact:
ar:pr
Anna Raynsford
023 8084 3763 / 07903 630 645 / annaraynsford@aol.com
Tour LISTINGS INFORMATION
Date City Venue Show Time Box Office
Thursday 19-Oct-06 Brighton Dome 7.30pm 01273 709 709
Friday 20-Oct-06 Southampton Guildhall 7.30pm 023 8063 2601
Saturday 21-Oct-06 Basingstoke Anvil 8.00pm 01256 844 244
Sunday 22-Oct-06 Salford Lowry 7.30pm 0870 787 5780
Tuesday 24-Oct-06 Peterborough Broadway Theatre 7.30pm 01733 316 100
Wednesday 25-Oct-06 Cambridge Corn Exchange 7.30pm 01223 357 851
Thursday 26-Oct-06 Nottingham Concert Hall 7.30pm 0115 989 5555
Friday 27-Oct-06 York Grand Opera 8.00pm 0870 606 3595
Saturday 28-Oct-06 Sheffield City Hall 8.00pm 01142 789 789
Sunday 29-Oct-06 Salford Lowry 7.30pm 0870 787 5780
Tuesday 31-Oct-06 Belfast Whitla Hall 7.30pm 02890 971197
Wednesday 1-Nov-06 Stoke Victoria Hall 8.00pm 0870 060 6649
Thursday 2-Nov-06 Derby Assembly Rooms 8.00pm 01332 255 800
Friday 3-Nov-06 Coventry Warwick Arts Centre 7.45pm 024 7652 4524
Saturday 4-Nov-06 Coventry Warwick Arts Centre 7.45pm 024 7652 4524
Sunday 5-Nov-06 Birmingham Hippodrome 7.30pm 0870 730 1234
Tuesday 7-Nov-06 Bournemouth Pavilion 8.00pm 0870 111 3000
Wednesday 8-Nov-06 Plymouth Pavilion 8.00pm 01752 229 922
Thursday 9-Nov-06 High Wycombe Swan 7.45pm 01494 512 000
Friday 10-Nov-06 Reading Hexagon 8.00pm 01189 606060
Saturday 11-Nov-06 Portsmouth Guildhall 8.00pm 023 9282 4355
Sunday 12-Nov-06 Bristol Colston Hall 7.30pm 0117 922 3686
Tuesday 14-Nov-06 Oxford New Theatre 8.00pm 0870 606 3500
Wednesday 15-Nov-06 Southport Theatre 8.00pm 0870 6077 560
Thursday 16-Nov-06 Hull City Hall 7.30pm 01482 226655
Friday 17-Nov-06 Grimsby Auditorium 8.00pm 0870 060 2331
Saturday 18-Nov-06 Preston Guildhall 8.00pm 01772 258 858
Sunday 19-Nov-06 Glasgow Kings 7.30pm 0141 240 1111
Tuesday 21-Nov-06 Leicester De Montfort Hall 8.00pm 0116 2333 111
Wednesday 22-Nov-06 Liverpool Royal Court 7.30pm 0870 787 1866
Thursday 23-Nov-06 Canterbury Marlowe 7.30pm 01227 787 787
Friday 24-Nov-06 Cambridge Corn Exchange 7.30pm 01223 357 851
Saturday 25-Nov-06 Dartford Orchard 7.30pm 01322 220 000
Monday 27-Nov-06 Southend Cliffs Pavillion 7.30pm 01702 351 135
Tuesday 28-Nov-06 Northampton Derngate 7.30pm 01604 624 811
Wednesday 29-Nov-06 Ipswich Regent Theatre 8.00pm 01473 433 100
Thursday 30-Nov-06 Croydon Fairfield Halls 8.00pm 0208 688 9291
Friday 1-Dec-06 Newcastle City Hall 7.30pm 0191 261 2606
Sunday 3-Dec-06 St Albans Alban Arena 7.30pm 01727 844 488
Tuesday 5-Dec-06 Cardiff Wales Millenium Centre 7.30pm 08700 40 2000
Wednesday 6-Dec-06 Llandudno North Wales Theatre 8.00pm 01492 872 000
Thursday 7-Dec-06 Wolverhampton Civic 7.30pm 01902 552 121
Sunday 10-Dec-06 Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall 7.30pm 01892 530 613
All tickets are £19.50
N.B There is no support act on this tour
Full details are also available at http://www.mitchellandwebblive.comWhat the press has said about MITCHELL AND webb:
”As unremitting in its experimentalism as it is sharply clever.”
The Independent
“An endlessly inventive comic duo.”
Big Issue
“««««« British comedy as it should be.”
The List ”They bring inspired material to lunatic life… They will be stars!”
Metro”The laughs come at warp speed… Amazing!”
The List”Completely off the wall and highly original stuff… Faultless timing… A perfect script.”
The Stage
”The energy of an Olympic relay team and the timing of Accurist.”
The Scotsman
”Real comic talent.”
Time Out
What the press has said about peep show:
“Finally, a Friday night comedy worth staying in for.”
Sunday Telegraph
“One of the most innovative shows of the last five years.”
Sunday Mirror
“The consistently brilliant sitcom returns.”
The Guardian
“Like Spaced and Smack The Pony, this cult comedy has been a word-of-mouth sleeper success.”
Daily Star
“This splendid, grubby sitcom goes from strength to strength.”
Mail on Sunday
“This inventively structured sitcom has slowly built up a head of cult steam.”
Sunday Times
“Funny, original and genuinely subversive without going in for attention seeking.”
Sunday Telegraph
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