The Mitchell and Webb Situation

The Mitchell and Webb Situation was a British television sketch show shown on Play UK in 2001. Written by and starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, it lasted for one series of six episodes and was released on region 2 DVD in 2006 by Eureka Video. It also starred Olivia Colman, who has been in the majority of Mitchell and Webb's other work.

Mitchell and Webb went on to co-write and star in two series of the Radio 4 sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Sound and BBC Two TV sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look, which had a very similar style of humour.

[edit] Sketches

Although there are no recurring named characters as seen in many other sketch shows, some recurring sketches include:

Two writers who attempt to dream up scripts for things which actually already exist, for example religion, fairy tales, and the human reproductive cycle. They debate how the item in question should work, and often come to the conclusion that the way it works in real life is a ridiculous way to operate.
Two bar staff who make sound effects (unrealistically) that make other people believe an event is occurring. After they make a "Ring ring" sound, for example, a woman checks to see if her phone is ringing.
A farmer who was apparently shocked when he first entered the industry and learnt that farmers make money selling commodities that they obtain from the ground or from animals, and acts as if by mentioning this he is revealing a major secret to the viewer.
The Early 1990s House - in a parody of shows such as The 1900 House, a couple in 2001 are forced to live with only those amenities available in the early 1990s, and find coping with slow internet connections and the inability to dial 1471 a struggle.
As the end titles run a scene depicting Mitchell and Webb as tramps is shown, with a different punchline for each episode.

Mitchell and Webb television and radio shows
The Mitchell and Webb Situation - Peep Show That Mitchell and Webb Sound - That Mitchell and Webb Look