This is the second episode of the first series of That Mitchell and Webb Look. It is the second episode overall. It originally aired September 14, 2006. [1]
Synopsis[]
Comedy sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Includes an evil henchman's plea for clearer wording in death threats, a clip from new daytime TV show Coverage of People Buying a House and then Living in it, and a man who can move biscuits with his mind. The snooker commentators are back, and they've rather taken a shine to one of the younger players. With Olivia Colman, James Bachman, Paterson Joseph and Abigail Burdess.[2]
Sketch List[]
- Coverage of People Buying a House and then Living in It
- Evil Villain: Needlessly Ambiguous Terms
- Numberwang!: Imaginary Numbers
- Dead British Actors: Holmes and Watson
- Behind the Scenes: Can People Levitate?
- Coverage of People Who Are Ill in Hospital Receiving Treatment
- Counterfeit Money
- Snooker Commentators: Chris Lester
- Coverage of People Running a Safari Park
- Biscuit Telekinesis
- Snooker Commentators: Chris Lester: Part II
- You're Not Gonna Get Me This Time
- Captain Steven Pugwash
- Behind the Scenes: Watergategate
- Christmas with a Heroin Addict
- Barry Crisp: Kids Rapids Ride
- Snooker Commentators: Chris Lester: Part III
- Barry Crisp: Kids Rapids Ride: Part II
Sketches[]
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Coverage of People Buying a House and then Living in It Runner: Jeff buys a house and puts up some shelves.
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Needlessly Ambiguous Terms Recurring: A henchman complains about an evil villain's ambiguous terminology for assassination.
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Numberwang!: Imaginary Numbers Recurring: Numberwang! returns, this time featuring Imaginary Numbers and Numberlines.
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Dead British Actors: Holmes and Watson Two British actors alternate playing Sherlock and Watson, with their one-upmanship having violent effects.
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Behind the Scenes: Can People Levitate? David and Robert get in an argument about why Robert would ask such a humiliating question.
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Coverage of People Who Are Ill in Hospital Receiving Treatment Runner: Chris and Dave are in the hospital receiving treatment.
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Counterfeit Money A counterfeiter does a bad job at emulating the pound.
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Snooker Commentators: Chris Lester Recurring / Runner: Ted and Peter discuss Chris Lester's attractiveness.
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Coverage of People Running a Safari Park Runner: John looks after the zebras and Mike counts trees.
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Biscuit Telekinesis Rod accidentally reveals his telekinetic powers at work.
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Snooker Commentators: Chris Lester Recurring / Runner: Ted and Peter continue to muse on Chris' appeal.
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You're Not Gonna Get Me This Time Blackout: Two men play fetch.
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Captain Steven Pugwash A man accidentally insults his friend when making fun of children's TV shows.
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Behind the Scenes: Watergategate David and Robert argue about the "-gate" suffix in "Watergate."
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Christmas with a Heroin Addict A heroin addict gets some good presents, bad presents, and a whole lot of heroin.
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Barry Crisp: Kids Rapids Ride Recurring / Runner: Barry Crisp gets a customer invested in dropping his child into the rapids.
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Snooker Commentators: Chris Lester: Part III Recurring / Runner: Ted and Peter discuss Chris Lester's hairband.
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Barry Crisp: Kids Rapids Ride: Part II Recurring / Runner: Barry Crisp and his tricked customer drop the customer's child into the rapids.
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