Editing Mitchell and Webb (section)

==Works==
===Television and radio===
After graduating from university, the duo performed in two-man shows at the [[Edinburgh Fringe Festival]] and some sketch writing, including a series of ''[[Big Train]]'' and also for [[Armstrong and Miller (comedians)|Armstrong and Miller]]'s eponymous [[Armstrong and Miller (TV series)|show]].<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC Four - Mark Lawson talks to...David Mitchell|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zs80g|publisher=[[BBC|bbc.co.uk]]|date=26 March 2011}}</ref> Their big break came in 2000 when they joined the writing team for the [[BBC Two]] sketch show ''[[Bruiser (TV series)|Bruiser]]''. The following year, the short-lived [[Play UK]] channel invited them to write their own sketch show, ''[[The Mitchell and Webb Situation]]''. Later, they wrote and starred in the [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] [[sketch show]] ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Sound]]'', later adapted for television on BBC Two as ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]''. The first series of ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'' won the [[BAFTA]] for Best Comedy Programme in [[British Academy Television Awards 2007|2007]].

They often appear with actors [[Olivia Colman]], [[James Bachman]], [[Mark Evans (comedian/writer)|Mark Evans]] and [[Paterson Joseph]].

In 2008, the duo wrote a pilot script for their first original TV sitcom, ''Playing Shop''. The two star as Eric and Jamie, friends who set up a business together after they are made redundant from their old jobs. [[Hartswood Films]] recorded the pilot episode on 20 December, with a view to producing a full series for BBC Two.<ref>Parker, Robin (8 December 2008). "[http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multi-platform/news/mitchell-and-webb-are-playing-shop-on-bbc2/1943094.article Mitchell and Webb are Playing Shop on BBC2]". [[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcastnow]] (Emap Media). Retrieved on 8 December 2008.</ref> Although approved by BBC, plans for future episodes fell through as Mitchell and Webb decided not to proceed with it.{{Citation needed|date=May 2015}} 
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Mitchell and Webb collaborated with Armstrong and Miller again for the [[Red Nose Day 2009|2009]] [[Red Nose Day]] fundraising event. They co-wrote and starred in two short sketches incorporating Armstrong and Miller's World War II airmen characters from ''[[The Armstrong and Miller Show]]'' and their characters Sir Digby and Ginger from their radio show ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Sound]]''.
[[File:Mitchellandwebb.jpg|thumb|alt=Two men in torn clothes stand on a stage: the man on the left is wearing a long coat and has a hat on, the man on the right wears a chequered hat, a string vest, jacket and orange trousers|Mitchell (right) as Ginger on stage with Webb as Sir Digby Chicken Caesar during a performance of their ''The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb'' stage tour]]
In 2012, the pair provided the voices for the pair of robots in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' TV episode "[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]" in addition to starring in the BBC Two comedy-drama ''[[Ambassadors (TV series)|Ambassadors]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Can new Mitchell & Webb comedy help the Foreign Office improve its image?|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/can-new-mitchell--webb-comedy-help-the-foreign-office-improve-its-image-8866984.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220515/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/can-new-mitchell--webb-comedy-help-the-foreign-office-improve-its-image-8866984.html |archive-date=15 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=25 October 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=8 October 2013|author=Adam Sherwin}}</ref>

In 2017, they appeared in the [[Channel 4]] sitcom 
''[[Back (TV series)|Back]]'', on which they also worked as executive producers.<ref>{{cite news|title='Veep' Co-Writer Simon Blackwell Pens Comedy 'Back' for Channel 4|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/global/veep-simon-blackwell-comedy-back-channel-4-1201918303/|access-date=15 November 2016|work=Variety|date=15 November 2016|author=Leo Barraclough}}</ref>

In 2022, they appeared in the [[Adult Swim]] series ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' as "Knights of the Sun" in the episode titled "A Rick in King Mortur's Mort" alongside [[Jack Black]], [[Matt King (comedian)|Matt King]] and [[Daniel Radcliffe]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miskelly |first=Zoe |date=2022-12-07 |title=Rick & Morty's 5 Famous Cameos In One Episode Breaks A Celebrity Trend |url=https://screenrant.com/rick-morty-5-cameos-one-episode-breaks-celebrity-trend/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

===Other===
Mitchell and Webb have also appeared in the [[Get a Mac#UK campaign|U.K. regional versions]] of the '[[Get a Mac]]' advertisements for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-01-29 |title=Apple UK posts six new 'Get a Mac' TV ads featuring Mitchell and Webb |url=https://macdailynews.com/2007/01/29/apple_uk_posts_six_new_get_a_mac_tv_ads_featuring_mitchell_and_webb/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=MacDailyNews |language=en-US}}</ref>

They also voiced a pair of peas on the ''[[Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]'' sponsorship TV adverts for Bird's Eye.

''[[Magicians (2007 film)|Magicians]]'', a film starring the pair, was released on 18 May 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Interview: David Mitchell and Robert Webb|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5487340/Interview-David-Mitchell-and-Robert-Webb.html|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=10 June 2009}}</ref>

They have also published the comedy book ''[[This Mitchell and Webb Book]]''.