'It has the boldness to be eclectic'

Does the quirky duo's new series follow the tired formulas of other sketch shows? Of course not, they tell The Daily Telegraph.

David Mitchell & Robert Webb interview

Funnymen David Mitchell and Robert Webb are back with a new series and they are still making each other laugh...

Five Minutes With: David Mitchell and Robert Webb

Comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb talk to Matthew Stadlen about how they started working together, the highs and lows of being comedians and the joys of having a rant.

That Mitchell and Webb look

Self-professed young fogey David Mitchell and leotard-averse Robert Webb discuss their fashion influences.

That Mitchell and Webb way

In this extract from the brilliant forthcoming This Mitchell and Webb Book, the award-winning comedy duo offer their opinions on the important things in life - old-man pubs, bad service and the futility of searching for a decent cup of coffee.

That Mitchell And Webb Look 3.6 Review

The final episode of this third series was quite average, really. Last episodes of sketch shows tend to give the running gags an amusing twist, but only the "Get Me Hennimore" sketch provided a tweak to its formula, while the excellent "Remain Indoors" quiz unwisely vanished back in Episode 4. A real missed opportunity.

The penultimate episode of Mitchell and Webb's third series is something of an oddity, because there's not really a lot to love or hate. Most of the sketches fell somewhere in the middle and even the successes weren't as sharp as usual, but it still passed the half-hour well enough.

We love David 'Accountant' Mitchell and Robert 'Flashdance' Webb - they were great on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross a couple of weeks ago, don't you think? - but we do wish they'd turn down the canned laughter in this sketch show. Whatever, tonight, a pair of cellists want to build an airport and there's some bad news about toast...

That Mitchell And Webb Look 3.4 Review

A definite return to form after last week's disappointment, thankfully. 80% was good, 10% great, 10% bad, and that's not to be sniffed at. As always, it's just nice to get mostly new content in a sketch show every week, and Remain Indoors is a weekly dose of genius...

A razor-sharp Kitchen Nightmares spoof gets tonight's show off to a scintillating start as a foul-mouthed Ramsayesque chef is told home truths by a culinary casualty. So far this third series has been patchy in places but tonight's bumper crop proves the duo can still come up with some of biggest and cleverest laughs on TV.