Iconic comedy duo set to reunite for brand new Channel 4 sketch show – 10 years after their hit series ended

Iconic comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb are set to reunite for a brand new sketch show for Channel 4.

The pair are known for their hit sitcom The Peep Show, which was broadcast on the channel between September 2003 and December 2015.

And now, a decade after their famous show ended, Mitchell and Webb – as they are commonly known – are back together for a new six-part series, which is as yet unnamed.

The programme will see the pair join forces with a host of established comedy writers and stars of the future, for an ‘innovative merging of comedy minds’.

The ensemble cast will see some of the best comedy writers in the business team up with up and coming talent including Ghost star Kiell Smith-Bynoe, comedian Lara Ricote, Taskmaster’s Stevie Martin, and stand-up comedian Krystal Evans.

The new series will be produced by That Mitchell & Webb Company in association with Big Talk Studios, the team behind comedy hits such as Friday Night Dinner, Back and Ludwig.

Iconic comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb are set to reunite for a brand new sketch show for Channel 4 [pictured in 2020]

The pair are known for their hit sitcom The Peep Show, which was broadcast on the channel between September 2003 and December 2015

Amid the announcement of their latest project, the pair said: ‘When Channel 4 asked us to do another sketch show we were startled, bemused and available.

‘It’s a perilous time for the industry, and so it’s our hope that relaunching the trickiest genre of comedy is a brilliant piece of counterintuitive commissioning.

‘And we’re confident that, unlike Roger Moore with his shoe on the bonnet of a car teetering on the edge of a cliff in For Your Eyes Only, we’re not about to give British TV comedy a final lethal nudge into the abyss.’

They continued: ‘We’re looking forward to working with our brilliant new cast despite their youth and talent, and would like to encourage viewers to watch the advert break carefully and do their best to buy something.

‘It doesn’t have to be a car but, you know, a box of chocolates or an app or something.’

Meanwhile, Kiell shared: ‘Getting to join this project with comedy legends Mitchell & Webb feels like getting to sit on the grown-ups table that you’ve been trying to get on for years, then you realise the grown-ups are just as funny, silly and they’ll let you have a sip of Advocaat. 

‘I’m really excited to be a part of this long-awaited return of comedy royalty.’

Lara added: ‘I am overjoyed to be making this with the best there is. It’s such a silly, good and sweet group and the sketches are just very funny. 

The new series will be produced by That Mitchell & Webb Company in association with Big Talk Studios, the team behind comedy hits such as Friday Night Dinner, Back [pictured] and Ludwig

Amid the announcement of their latest project, the pair said: ‘When Channel 4 asked us to do another sketch show we were startled, bemused and available’

‘It’s a perilous time for the industry, and so it’s our hope that relaunching the trickiest genre of comedy is a brilliant piece of counterintuitive commissioning’

Meanwhile, Kiell shared: ‘Getting to join this project with comedy legends Mitchell & Webb feels like getting to sit on the grown-ups table that you’ve been trying to get on for years’

‘I am feeling very lucky to be part of this. The writers’ rooms were SO fun and now we get to act in it? It’s a dream!’

Krystal said of the new show: ‘Working with these guys and this incredibly talented cast is an actual dream come true and also they give us free biscuits and if we’re really good, pizza.’ 

While Stevie noted: ‘I started doing online sketches because I never thought I’d get to do sketch comedy
on actual TV – but now I’m doing it on actual TV with the two people who made me want to be a sketch comedian in the first place?!

‘It’s absolutely wild. Also they’ve both been so fun and generous to work with – plus David was very nice when I said I enjoyed his show ‘Luther’.