They were giving out free seaweed snacks in Anglesey. They look like a packet of crisps and are possibly designed to be marketed as a healthy alternative. I gave them a try. If you are imagining the Mitchell & Webb sketch, that is exactly what it was like.
Last week at Atheist Society, retired Religious Education teacher Margaret Bramham presented a talk on the Gospels. It was an interesting talk, though I couldn’t help thinking about this Mitchell & Webb sketch.
From time to time, I want to quickly find my favourite That Mitchell & Webb Sound sketch, but there doesn’t seem to be an index of them. So, I’ve done one, for series one at least.
Episode 1
| Time | Sketch |
|---|---|
| 00:24 | Bit of ham on your face |
| 02:33 | Sex scenes with people yelling “now we know!” |
| 05:12 | Radio 4 “Sciencey stuff” |
| 08:30 | Grand piano busker |
| 09:12 | Wedding vows |
| 11:11 | Bookshop in someone’s house |
| 12:39 | Pit ponies |
| 14:27 | Ross Kemp as Gandi |
| 14:50 | Hairdressers Sans Frontières |
| 16:45 | Snooker commentators |
| 18:15 | Advert for “The Word Master” |
| 19:00 | Touching Cloth dry cleaning business |
| 22:11 | Guy who has a band |
| 24:12 | Party invites: Scooby Gang |
Episode 2
| Time | Sketch |
|---|---|
| 00:24 | The Ring dinner party conversation |
| 02:29 | Imagine That: baked potato |
| 05:21 | Flightless birds on an island (dodos) |
| 07:35 | Radio Switzerland |
| 09:37 | Hospital announcement: fire |
| 10:02 | Jason: Make Over City (shopping for socks and a bag) |
| 12:02 | Snooker commentators: nutty earnest, gold fish |
| 12:57 | Blokes doing Sex and the City |
| 15:28 | Hospital announcement: Bomb |
| 15:50 | Introduction to voodoo |
| 17:34 | Nice man: park bench |
| 19:18 | Bad writers: medical drama |
| 21:14 | Break up advice (planting the crack) |
| 23:29 | Hospital announcement: dead woman in toilets |
| 23:39 | Party invites: Bond |
Episode 3
| Time | Sketch |
|---|---|
| 00:24 | Heaven is only for the Amish |
| 02:42 | Big Talk: Aids pandemic |
| 04:27 | Castrati (Sopranos parody) |
| 05:51 | Jason: Sell that house to them |
| 08:50 | Call centre staffed by children |
| 10:50 | Rabbit news night |
| 11:40 | Ignore charity appeals, and buy stuff |
| 12:38 | Charge of the Light Brigade reading |
| 13:35 | Welcome to Hufflepuff |
| 15:59 | Environment – how much stuff can we keep? |
| 19:00 | Kipling reading, “If” |
| 19:45 | Jungle book, Mowgli’s parent’s night |
| 21:37 | Nick Hornby parody |
| 22:29 | Queen Victoria radio address |
| 23:23 | Party invites: Hitler |
Episode 4
| Time | Sketch |
|---|---|
| 00:24 | Nature Notes: bird song |
| 03:02 | Direct credit pensions |
| 04:09 | Spy who works at vehicle licensing centre in Swansea |
| 05:39 | Road rescue helpline for broken down car |
| 06:53 | Downloaded the whole internet |
| 09:24 | Snooker commentator: drinking during inteval |
| 10:39 | No hot water in a hotel |
| 11:27 | Jason: Crap in the loft |
| 14:30 | Golden anniversary island |
| 15:00 | Lessons from 18th century France |
| 17:50 | Sold your novel |
| 18:38 | Big Talk: is there a god? |
| 20:06 | Nice doctor |
| 21:26 | Fishing for cats |
| 23:53 | Returning jeans because she is too fat |
| 25:36 | Party invites: Ghandi |
Episode 5
| Time | Sketch |
|---|---|
| 00:24 | Increase in MPs salaries |
| 02:16 | The Late One: reads letter, sings Gold Finger |
| 04:00 | Drinks: chat up beer, pity beer |
| 06:19 | Total pants rap song |
| 07:39 | Exciting Adventures of Sir Digby Casear Salad |
| 09:42 | Snooker commentators: Lager is more fizzy |
| 10:46 | Tram crash safety campaign |
| 12:37 | The Late One: Domestic violence |
| 14:26 | Correspondance golf |
| 17:15 | Life insurance for old people |
| 18:47 | Writers: spy drama |
| 20:35 | What do you really think? (Minister’s interview) |
| 21:29 | The Late One: Lonely, Hilter |
| 23:00 | Global warming, cold in my flat |
| 24:00 | Party invites: Darth Vader |
Episode 6
| Time | Sketch |
|---|---|
| 00:24 | Shooting take away pizza menu deliverers, Stalin, Hilter |
| 03:12 | We meet years ago, I’ve written you a song |
| 05:03 | Porn on 4: Radio 4 review show |
| 06:17 | Drama about how horrible war is |
| 08:22 | Jason: Where it is, where it is, where it is |
| 11:31 | Fisherman catching all the fish |
| 12:04 | Snooker commentators: Shandy |
| 13:23 | Splitting a restaurant bill |
| 14:30 | Posh actor footballers |
| 16:01 | Ignore BBC3 |
| 16:19 | Harold Wilson impersonator |
| 16:41 | Phone call from Mike’s mugger |
| 18:54 | Can’t remember the word “horse” |
| 20:19 | 57% of people say interest rates have gone up |
| 21:29 | Red flags in front of cars |
| 21:51 | Birthday party at a strip club (the crack) |
| 23:18 | Round table: I could have written your book |
| 23:37 | Party invites: Oscar Wilde |
Peep Show is a brilliant show. That Mitchell & Webb look is a great sketch show too. But in my opinion, the best work they have ever done, isn’t any of the material they are famous for.
For me, the best work they have ever done is actually their Radio 4 series – That Mitchell & Webb Sound. It must have been popular (for Radio 4 at least) as it ran for four series, and each one of them was brilliant.
Highly recommended.