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I'm not a sell-out ... The problem is that that presupposes a set of principles we don't actually hold. We never said comedians shouldn't do ads, or that we somehow operate outside the mixed market economy ... really we're just doing a job.<ref name="Credo" /></blockquote> |
I'm not a sell-out ... The problem is that that presupposes a set of principles we don't actually hold. We never said comedians shouldn't do ads, or that we somehow operate outside the mixed market economy ... really we're just doing a job.<ref name="Credo" /></blockquote> |
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In May 2017, Webb endorsed the Labour Party in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2017|2017 UK General Election]].<ref name="mirror">{{cite news |last=Milne|first=Oliver|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/who-celebrities-voting-general-election-10546843|title=Who are celebrities voting for in 2017 General Election? The A-Z of famous names supporting Labour, the Tories, the Lib Dems and Greens|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Daily Mirror]]''|date=8 June 2017|accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Born | Robert Patrick Webb 29 September 1972 Boston, Lincolnshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | English Language and Literature |
Alma mater | Robinson College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, writer |
Years active | 1997–present |
Known for | Peep Show (2003–2015) |
Spouse |
Abigail Burdess (m. 2007) |
Children | 2 |
Robert Patrick Webb (born 29 September 1972) is an English comedian, actor and writer, and one half of the double act Mitchell and Webb, alongside David Mitchell. The two men are best known for starring in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show and the sketch comedy programme That Mitchell and Webb Look.
Early life
Born in
At the age of 20, Webb attended Robinson College, Cambridge, where he studied English and became vice-president of the Footlights.[5] Webb and Mitchell met at an audition for a Footlights production of Cinderella in 1993.[1]
Career
Mitchell and Webb
The two put together their first project, Innocent Millions Dead or Dying - A Wry Look at the Post-Apocalyptic Age (With Songs), in January 1995, a show about World War I.[6][7] Webb later described it as being "fucking terrible".[6]
From this, the duo were given the chance to write for
In 2001, the duo was commissioned for a sketch show of their own, entitled
After the success of Peep Show Mitchell and Webb returned to sketch comedy with their
That Mitchell and Webb Look won them the
They filmed Playing Shop, a comedy television pilot for
The duo fronted the campaign of the UK version of Apple Inc.'s Get a Mac adverts, with Mitchell playing a PC.[24] The adverts proved controversial. Writing in The Guardian, Charlie Brooker claimed that the use of Mitchell and Webb in the adverts was a curious choice. He compared the characters of PC and Mac in the adverts to those of Mark and Jeremy in Peep Show, stating that "when you see the ads, you think, 'PCs are a bit rubbish yet ultimately lovable, whereas Macs are just smug, preening tossers.'"[25] The British Sitcom Guide criticised the pair for "selling their souls".[26] One journalist called the adverts "worse than not funny", and accused Mitchell and Webb of "an act of grave betrayal" for taking corporate work.[27] In an interview with The Telegraph, Webb responded to the critics of the Apple adverts, stating that "when someone asks, 'Do you want to do some funny ads for not many days in the year and be paid more than you would be for an entire series of Peep Show?' the answer, obviously, is, 'Yeah, that's fine'".[27] In the same interview, Mitchell also said "I don't see what is morally inconsistent with a comedian doing an advert. It's alright to sell computers, isn't it? Unless you think that capitalism is evil – which I don't. It's not like we're helping to flog a baby-killing machine".[27]
Solo work
Webb has appeared in two series of the BBC Three sitcom
He and
Webb won the 2009 series
He has appeared on several panel shows, including
Webb is the narrator of
In 2011 Webb presented "Groundbreaking Gags" on BBC Three, in which he looked at the significant gags that the animated show Family Guy has been recognised for.[36]
As of December 2012, Webb stars in adverts for comparethemarket.com, as its founder Maurice Wigglethorpe-Throom.[37]
Writing
Together with Mitchell, Webb published his first comedy book
Prior to being fired, Webb wrote articles for the comments pages of the Telegraph newspaper between 2009 and 2011.[42] He criticised those who commented on the online versions of his articles in a New Statesman piece.[43][44] In a 2013 interview, Webb explained his experience with the publication:
I wasn't particularly busy at the time, so what I should have been doing in three hours, I was taking a day and a half to do, while getting drunk. I'd sit in the garden, drinking and talking to myself, then go back upstairs, write another sentence, go, 'Oh, this isn't right.' I'd make such a meal of it. If I'd been more professional, I'd have just done it and got on with my life.[29]
Webb thinks it is harmful for men to 'keep a stiff upper lip' and bottle up their feelings.[45]
Personal life
Webb married fellow comedy performer Abigail Burdess in 2007, after meeting her on the set of a radio sketch show—Mitchell was the best man at the wedding ceremony.[1] They live in Kilburn, London, and the couple have two daughters.[29][46]
Webb stated that he was a supporter of the
In November 2015, he announced on Twitter that he was leaving the Labour Party, citing his lack of confidence in the party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn.[49] In a series of Twitter posts, he also expressed his disdain at the appointment of Guardian journalist Seumas Milne as Labour's press secretary. He was quoted as saying that paying his party subscription with Milne in post made him "feel sick".[50]
In a 2008 Independent piece, Webb explained that he was a "swaggering atheist" prior to the death of his mother, as the loss led to the commencement of his praying. However, upon reflection, Webb states that the temporary departure from atheism was a coping mechanism for the loss, and after he learned to "co-exist" with his mother's death, he returned to atheism: "... I've returned to total non-belief. I don't know how long it'll last, but God, it's good to be back!"[4]
Following the "sell-out" criticism both Webb and Mitchell received for appearing in an advertisement for Apple Inc.[4] Webb stated in 2008:
I'm not a sell-out ... The problem is that that presupposes a set of principles we don't actually hold. We never said comedians shouldn't do ads, or that we somehow operate outside the mixed market economy ... really we're just doing a job.[4]
In May 2017, Webb endorsed the Labour Party in the
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2006 | Confetti | Michael |
2007 | Magicians | Karl |
2012 | The Wedding Video | Tim |
2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Nick |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | The Jack Docherty Show | Various characters | Writer |
1998 | Comedy Nation | Various characters | |
2000 | Meaningful Sex | Lisa | |
2000 | Bruiser | Various characters | Writer |
2001 | Fun at the Funeral Parlour | Packham | Episode 1.4: "The Mountains of Doom" |
2001 | The Mitchell and Webb Situation | Various characters | Writer |
2001 | People Like Us | Tom Wolfson | Episode 2.5: "The Bank Manager" |
2002 | The Gist | Paul Ashdown | |
2003 | My Family | Arvo | Episode 4.14: "Sixty Feet Under" |
2003–2015[10] | Peep Show | Jeremy Usborne | |
2004 | 55 Degrees North | Dog handler | Episode 1.3 |
2004–2005 | The Smoking Room | Robin | 17 episodes |
2005 | Twisted Tales | Colin | Writer Episode 1.9: "Nothing to Fear" |
2005 | Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches | Host | |
2005 | Blessed | Bill Hathaway | 8 episodes |
2005 | Have I Got News for You | Panellist | |
2006 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Himself | |
2006 | Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive | ||
2006 | Imagine | Himself | 1 episode |
2006 | Best of the Worst |
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2006–2010 | That Mitchell and Webb Look | Various characters | Writer British Comedy Award nominations
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2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | |
2007 | Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out | Himself | |
2007 | Time Shift | Himself | |
2008 | The Law of the Playground | Himself | 8 episodes |
2008 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Panellist | |
2008 | Lily Allen and Friends | Himself | |
2008 | Saturday Kitchen | Himself | |
2008 | Would I Lie to You? | Contestant | |
2009 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Himself | |
2009 | The One Show | Himself | |
2009 | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | |
2009 | Let's Dance for Comic Relief |
Himself | Winner of first series |
2009 | My Life in Verse | Himself | |
2009–2011 | Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum | Host | |
2010 | This Morning |
Himself | |
2010 | All Star Mr. and Mrs. | Himself | |
2010 | Great Movie Mistakes | Host | |
2010 | You Have Been Watching | ||
2010 | Great TV Mistakes | Host | |
2010 | BBC Breakfast | Himself | |
2010 | Robert's Web | Presenter | |
2010 | You Have Been Watching | ||
2010 | Cushelle advert |
Narrator | |
2010 | Let's Dance for Sport Relief |
Judge | |
2010 | Cutting Edge | ||
2010 | The Real Hustle: Around the World | Host | |
2010 | History of Now: The Story of the Noughties | Host | |
2010 | Peep Show & Tell | Himself | |
2010 | Have I Got News for You | Host | |
2010 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Host | |
2010 | Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV | ||
2010 | The Bubble |
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2010 | BBC Breakfast | Himself | |
2011 | Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel | Host | |
2011 | Great Movie Mistakes 3: Not in 3D | Host | |
2011 | Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask | Himself | |
2011 | QI | Panellist | |
2011 | The Sex Researchers | Narrator | |
2011 | Family Guy: Ground Breaking Gags | Host | |
2011 | Would I Lie to You? | Contestant | |
2011 | 24 Hour Panel People |
Panellist | |
2011 | Celebrity Mastermind | Contestant | |
2011 | Argumental | Team captain | |
2011 | EastEnders: Greatest Exits | Host | |
2011 | Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes | Host | |
2011–2012 | Fresh Meat | Dan | |
2011–2012 | The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff | Jedrington Secret-Past | |
2012 | The One Show | Himself | |
2012 | Room 101 | Himself | |
2012 | Doctor Who | Robot | Episode 7.2 "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" |
2012 | Threesome | Colin | Episode 2.3 "Alice's Friend" |
2012 | Tales of Friendship with Winnie the Pooh | Narrator | |
2013 | Great Movie Mistakes – IV: May the Fourth Be with You Cutdowns | Host | |
2013 | The Matt Lucas Awards | Himself | |
2013 | Ambassadors | Neil Tilly | |
2013 | Was It Something I Said? |
Himself | |
2013-2014 | You Saw them Here First |
Narrator | |
2013 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Tim Kendall | Season 6, Episode 1 "A Caribbean Mystery" |
2015 | Lego Dimensions | Various characters | Video game |
2016 | Horrible Histories | Christopher Wren | |
2016 | Cold Feet | Grant | |
2017 | Back | Andrew | Also executive producer |
References
- ^ a b c Janice Turner (9 February 2008). "Mitchell and Webb are back on TV". London, UK: The Times. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ "Comedy Star Goes Back to School". Horncastle News. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "BBC Two – My Life in Verse Episode 2: Robert Webb". BBC.co.uk. 9 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d Sophie Morris (11 May 2008). "Credo: Robert Webb". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Rosanna Greenstreet (3 December 2005). "Q&A Robert Webb". London, UK: The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ a b c Mitchell, Ben (27 August 2006). "Masters of comedy". London, UK: The Observer. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 8 December 2014.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Robert Webb". BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark. "Bruiser". BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Peep Show". The British Sitcom Guide. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Programme Awards 2007: Winners". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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- ^ Mayer Nissim. "British Comedy Awards: The Nominations". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Frankie Boyle heads new Channel 4 season". BBC News. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Logan, Brian. "The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb". London, UK: The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Victoria Wood scoops Bafta double". BBC News. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Bafta TV Awards 2009: nominations". The Guardian. London, UK. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "That Mitchell and Webb Sound". BBC. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
- ^ "That Mitchell and Webb movie". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Magicians". Channel 4. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
- ^ Michael Thornton. "Mitchell and Webb reveal new sitcom". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Andrew Pettie. "Interview: David Mitchell and Robert Webb". The Telegraph. London, UK. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- Time Out. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Gamet, Jeff. "Apple UK Get a Mac Ads Debut". Mac Observer.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Brooker, Charlie (5 February 2007). "I hate Macs". London, UK: The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "The British Sitcom Guide Awards 200". The British Sitcom Guide. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Pettie, Andrew. "Who are those guys?". London, UK: The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "The Graham Norton Show Episode 2". BBC One. BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d Alexis Petridis. "Robert Webb: a peep into the future". Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "The Stage Review of Fat Pig". The Stage. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Webb dances to Comic Relief title". BBC News. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Sweeney, Kathy. "In fine voice: the TV narrators that steal the show". The Guardian. London, UK. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Webb, Robert (5 November 2010). "'Celebrity Mastermind' seemed like a good idea – but now I wish I'd passed". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Sleb Mastermind - Show 6". lifeaftermastermind.blogspot.co.uk. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (25 August 2011). "'Argumental' to relaunch with Sean Lock, Robert Webb". digitalspy.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Family Guy – Episodes tagged with Robert Webb (actor)". BBC Three. BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ comparethemarket.com. "Introducing Maurice Wigglethorpe-Throom, CEO and Founder of comparethemarket.com" (Video upload). YouTube. Google Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Tanya Jones. "This Mitchell and Webb Book". Noise to Signal. Noise to Signal. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "This Mitchell and Webb Book". HarperCollins. HarperCollins Publishers. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
{{cite web}}
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- ^ Katie Button. "Mitchell and Webb to write comedy books". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Robert Webb. "Robert Webb". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Robert Webb on Journalisted; accessed 8 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Who needs S&M when you can write for the Telegraph?". New Statesman. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Robert Webb: Prince Harry was right to speak about his mental health. No one should "man up" New Statesman
- ^ Webb, Robert. "Will it really matter if my daughter doesn't love scampi?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ George Eaton. "Robert Webb re-joins Labour in protest at Russell Brand". New Statesman. New Statesman. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories". theguardian.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Khomami, Nadia (20 November 2015). "Corbyn critic Robert Webb announces he has left Labour". Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Johnston, Ian (20 November 2015). "Peep Show's Robert Webb quits Labour Party following rant against Jeremy Corbyn". The Independent. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Milne, Oliver (8 June 2017). "Who are celebrities voting for in 2017 General Election? The A-Z of famous names supporting Labour, the Tories, the Lib Dems and Greens". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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