That Mitchell and Webb Sound Series Two: The Complete Radio Series

That Mitchell & Webb Sound #2

by David Mitchell

This hilarious mix of satirical sketches and surreal characters provides a fantastically skewed perspective on everyday life. Meet soporific late-night DJ Adrian Locket; Peter and Ted, commentators who reveal the murky underside of the snooker world; and crime fighter Angel Summoner and his redundant sidekick BMX Bandit. There's Numberwang!, the math quiz that makes very little sense, plus thrilling coverage of people you don't know buying houses and living in them, and thinking where to go on holiday and then booking it. Zany and original, this consistently funny and imaginative series inspired the television series, which aired on BBC America.

Genres: Audiobook

Audio CD

First published April 20, 2006

About the author

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David Mitchell is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is one half of the comedic duo Mitchell and Webb, alongside Robert Webb, whom he met at Cambridge University. There they were both part of the Cambridge Footlights, of which Mitchell became President. Together the duo starred in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show in which Mitchell plays Mark Corrigan. The show received a BAFTA and won three British Comedy Awards, while Mitchell won the award for Best Comedy Performance in 2009. The duo have written and starred in several sketch shows including The Mitchell and Webb Situation, That Mitchell and Webb Sound and most recently That Mitchell and Webb Look. Mitchell and Webb also star in the UK version of Apple's Get a Mac advertisement campaign. Their first film, Magicians, in which Mitchell plays traditional magician Harry, was released on 18 May 2007.

On his own, Mitchell has played Dr James Vine in the BBC1 sitcom Jam & Jerusalem and Tim in the one-off ShakespeaRe-Told adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. He also is a frequent participant on British panel shows, including QI, Mock the Week and Have I Got News for You, as well as Best of the Worst and Would I Lie to You? on each of which he is a team captain, and The Unbelievable Truth which he hosts. Regarding his personal life, Mitchell considers himself a "worrier" and lives in a flat in Kilburn.

Author biography and photograph obtained from Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Methuselah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always funny!

[Nick H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! The football commercial, “Hans, are we the baddies?”, and of course the Snooker skits, were some of my faves this season.

また面白い！サッカーもCMや「ハンス、僕たちは悪い人たち？」やスヌーカー1番好きだった

[Candyce Sweet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m thoroughly enjoying this radio series. It made a road trip and all those miles just fly by. Many of the skits I was already familiar with from their TV show, but the radio format is well suited to their humor as well as visual mediums. These guys are hilarious.

[Seb Hasi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A series of hilarious and witty sketches, with Robert Webb and David Mitchell showing the full extent of their comedic brilliance. There are some sketches that don’t quite land, or are brought back too often that they get repetitive but a good 90% of the series is brilliant stuff. For example the ‘old lady job assesment’ sketches come up far too often and aren’t even funny so that did grate somewhat. Some of the sketches are earlier drafts of what would be seen on screen in That Mitchell And Webb Look, so do feel slightly less tight but still entertain. My personal favourite sketches are Colin & Ray constantly bickering, delusional tramp, Sir Digby Chicken Caesar, and Ted & Mike the snooker commentators. Olivia Coleman and James Bachman play a range of characters who support Webb and Mitchell perfectly, giving life to all the different characters.