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| Born | David James Stuart Mitchell (1974-07-14)14 July 1974 (age 51) |
| Education | Peterhouse, Cambridge (MA) |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Children | 2 |
David James Stuart Mitchell (born 14 July 1974) is a British comedian, actor, and writer. He rose to prominence alongsideRobert Webb as part of the comedy duoMitchell and Webb. The duo starred in theChannel 4 sitcomPeep Show, in which Mitchell playsMark Corrigan. He won theBritish Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2009 for his performance. Mitchell and Webb have written and starred in several sketch shows includingBruiser,The Mitchell and Webb Situation,That Mitchell and Webb Sound,That Mitchell and Webb Look, andMitchell and Webb Are Not Helping. They have also starred in the British version ofApple's "Get a Mac" ad campaign. Their first film,Magicians, was released in 2007. They starred in the short-lived TV seriesAmbassadors in 2013, and in the Channel 4 comedy-dramaBack from 2017 to 2021.
Mitchell starred as Owen in theBBC Radio 4 sitcomThink the Unthinkable, as Dr. James Vine in theBBC One sitcomJam & Jerusalem, and asWilliam Shakespeare in theBBC Two historical comedyUpstart Crow. He has starred in the BBC One detective comedy-dramaLudwig since 2024. He is a frequent participant onpanel shows, as a team captain onWould I Lie to You?, the host ofThe Unbelievable Truth on BBC Radio 4, and the former host ofThe Bubble andWas It Something I Said?; as well as guesting on other panel shows includingQI,The Big Fat Quiz of the Year,Mock the Week,8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, andHave I Got News for You. He was also a co-host of the comedy news-show10 O'Clock Live. As a writer, he contributes opinion pieces to the newspapersThe Observer andThe Guardian.
David James Stuart Mitchell was born inSalisbury on 14 July 1974,[2][3] the son of hotel managers Kathryn Grey (née Hughes) and Ian Douglas Mitchell.[2] As his mother is Welsh, hailing fromSwansea, and his father was born to a family that was originally Scottish,[4] he considers himself British rather than specifically English.[5] He would explore his ancestry in a 2009 episode ofWho Do You Think You Are? and discover his connection to the Gaelic scholarsJohn Forbes and Alexander Robert Forbes.[6] In 1977, when Mitchell was two years old, his parents left their jobs to give lectures on hotel management as this gave them more time with him.[3] He has a younger brother named Daniel.[1][7]
Mitchell's family moved toOxford, where his parents became lecturers at Oxford Polytechnic (nowOxford Brookes University).[3][7] He attended the independent privateNew College School. In a 2006 interview withThe Independent, he recalled his childhood dreams: "When I was at school I either wanted to be a comedian-stroke-actor orprime minister. But I didn't admit that to other people, I said I wanted to be abarrister and that made my parents very happy. I didn't admit I wanted to be a comedian until I came to university, met a lot of other people who wanted to be comedians, and realised it was an okay thing to say."[8] From the age of 13, Mitchell was educated atAbingdon School, apublic school. Having always been top of the class at primary school and prep school, he realised after moving toAbingdon that there were plenty of people more intelligent than him, so he turned his attention to debating and drama "where [he] had a chance of being the best".[7]
Mitchell often took part in plays "largely because [he] got to play cards backstage".[8] His roles mainly consisted of small minute-long parts until he won the role ofRabbit in an adaptation ofWinnie-the-Pooh. This was the first time that he was "consciously aware [he] was doing a performance" and that this "was better, even, than playing cards".[8] He had been "obsessed" with comedy writing since his school days as he "always felt that doing a joke was the cleverest thing" and "would intrinsically prefer a parody of something to the actual thing itself".[9]
As part of his gap year, he worked as a "general dogsbody" atOxford University Press, in theirEnglish Language teaching division.[10]He was rejected byMerton College, Oxford,[11] then went toPeterhouse, Cambridge in 1993, where he studied history.[3] There, he began performing with the CambridgeFootlights, of which he became president[12] for the 1995–1996 academic year.[13] In his first year at university, he metRobert Webb during rehearsals for a Footlights production ofCinderella in 1993, and the two men soon establisheda comedy partnership.[14] According to Mitchell, these factors had a detrimental effect on his academic performance at university and he attained a2:2 in his final exams.[9]
Before his break into comedy, Mitchell worked as an usher at theLyric Hammersmith theatre,[citation needed] and in the cloakroom ofTFI Friday among other jobs.[15]
We have superficial differences and underlying similarities. We pretty much agree about what we think is funny. But we come across differently. We get on really. And together we're greater than the sum of our parts.
— Mitchell describing his partnership with Webb[7]
Mitchell's first project with Webb was in January 1995, a show about a nuclear apocalypse[16] entitledInnocent Millions Dead or Dying: A Wry Look at the Post-Apocalyptic Age.[17] Webb later described it as being "fucking terrible".[14] After leaving university he and Webb began performing a number of two-man shows at theEdinburgh Fringe.[9]
As a result of their performances at the Edinburgh Fringe, the duo were given the chance to write forAlexander Armstrong andBen Miller and for series two ofBig Train.[12] After minor work onThe Jack Docherty Show andComedy Nation,[18] their first break into television acting was in 2000, on the short-lived BBC sketch showBruiser, which they primarily wrote, and starred in. The show also featured future Academy Award and BAFTA winnerOlivia Colman, who would become a regular cast member of Mitchell and Webb projects, andMartin Freeman, later ofThe Office fame. Other cast members includedMatthew Holness andCharlotte Hudson. Additional material for the show was provided by various people, includingRicky Gervais andJames Bachman.[19]
In 2001 the two men were commissioned for a sketch show of their own, entitledThe Mitchell and Webb Situation, which ran for six episodes on the now-defunct channelPlay UK.[12] The show was reasonably well received.Wessex Scene's Darren Richman said: "What the series lacked in budget, it made up for in magnificent material," and went on to call it "far superior to the vastly overratedLittle Britain" and "perhaps the greatest forgotten sketch show of modern times".[9]Eureka! TV, which releasedThe Mitchell and Webb Situation on DVD in 2005, said that the show "gushes forth an hilarious stream of surreal and quirkily inventive sketches," as well as calling it a "cult success".[20] In the interview withWessex Scene, Mitchell stated that he was "more proud of the way it turned out than annoyed that it was only aired on a small channel".[9]
Mitchell and Webb's next project came in 2003, with starring roles in theChannel 4 sitcomPeep Show, as flatmatesMark Corrigan andJeremy Usbourne respectively.[21] The show originated from writersJesse Armstrong andSam Bain's failed attempt to complete a team-written sitcom for the BBC; they had an old script that they wanted to revive and Mitchell and Webb helped out, with it eventually evolving intoPeep Show.[8] Despite low viewing figures (which almost got the show cancelled after series three)[22] the show was received to wide critical acclaim.[18] TheBritish Sitcom Guide called it "without a doubt one of the best sitcoms of the decade".[21] Ricky Gervais has been cited as saying: "The last thing I got genuinely excited about on British TV wasPeep Show, which I thought was the best sitcom sinceFather Ted."[23] The BBC hailed Mitchell's performance in the series, stating that: "As Mark Corrigan, David reached out to all those middle-aged men in a twentysomething's body, who believe drugs are boring and systems are necessary if society is to function at all."[12] Mitchell has stated that he empathises with Mark and enjoys playing him and that he "agrees with many of [Mark's] opinions".[9]Peep Show aired for nine series, which makes it the longest-running sitcom in Channel 4 history.[24]
In 2009, Mitchell won theBritish Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance for his work onPeep Show, after having lost in the same category the year before.[25][26] He was nominated again in 2010.[27] He won the award "Best Television Comedy Actor" at the 2007British Comedy Awards,[28] and the pair shared the 2007Royal Television Society Award for "Comedy Performance".[29] They were also jointly nominated for "Best Television Comedy Actor" at the 2006 British Comedy Awards.[30]Peep Show itself has also won the BAFTA for "Best situation comedy" in 2008,[31] and theBritish Comedy Award for "Best TV comedy" in 2006,[32] and retained it the following year.[28] It also won "Best TV Comedy" at theSouth Bank Show Awards,[23] and claimed aGolden Rose in 2004.[33]
After the success ofPeep Show, Mitchell and Webb returned to sketch comedy with their BBC Radio 4 sketch showThat Mitchell and Webb Sound, which ran for five series. The show was adapted for television and becameThat Mitchell and Webb Look. ProducerGareth Edwards described it as "the shortest pitch [he had] ever written".[14][34] The show ran for four series.[35] Towards the end of 2006 the pair made their first tour, with a show calledThe Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb.[36] The tour was criticised as just "a succession of largely unrelated scenes" byThe Guardian's Brian Logan, who gave it a rating of two stars.[37]
That Mitchell and Webb Look won them the BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme or Series at the 2007 awards,[38] and they earned a further nomination for it in 2009.[39] It was nominated for two British Comedy Awards in 2006: Britain's Best New TV Comedy and the Highland Spring People's Choice.[30] Their stage tourThe Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb was nominated for the British Comedy Award for Best Stage Comedy,[30] andThat Mitchell and Webb Sound won a Sony Silver Award.[40]
Their first film,Magicians, was released on 18 May 2007. It was directed byAndrew O'Connor and written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain.[41] Mitchell played the role of a magician named Harry.[33] Later in 2007, the pair recorded a pilotBBC Radio 2 sitcom entitledDaydream Believers, in which Mitchell played Ray, a science-fiction writer.[42] The show was previously a one-off television pilot from Channel 4'sComedy Lab, and also starred Mitchell and Webb.[43]
Mitchell and Webb's first comedy book,This Mitchell and Webb Book, was published in 2009.[44] A second book was planned for 2010.[45] They also wrote and filmedPlaying Shop, a comedy television pilot forBBC2 about two men who operate a business out of their shed.[46] Although the BBC commissioners were happy with it, Mitchell and Webb scrapped it themselves, as they felt it was too similar toPeep Show. A new pilot had been commissioned,[47] but the plan was later shelved.[48] Mitchell and Webb voiced a robotic duo in theDoctor Who episode "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" in 2012.[49]
In 2007 the duo fronted the UK version ofApple Inc.'s "Get a Mac" adverts, with Mitchell playing PC.[50] The adverts received much criticism. Writing inThe Guardian,Charlie Brooker claimed that the use of Mitchell and Webb in the adverts was a curious choice. He compared the characters of PC and Mac in the adverts to those of Mark and Jeremy inPeep Show, stating that "when you see the ads, you think, 'PCs are a bit rubbish yet ultimately lovable, whereas Macs are just smug, preening tossers.'"[51]The British Sitcom Guide also criticised the pair for "selling their souls".[34] One journalist called the adverts "worse than not funny", and accused Mitchell and Webb of "an act of grave betrayal" for taking corporate work.[52] In an interview withThe Telegraph, Robert Webb responded to the duo's critics, stating that "when someone asks, 'Do you want to do some funny ads for not many days in the year and be paid more than you would be for an entire series ofPeep Show?' the answer, obviously, is, 'Yeah, that's fine.'"[52] In the same interview, Mitchell also said: "I don't see what is morally inconsistent with a comedian doing an advert. It's all right to sell computers, isn't it? Unless you think that capitalism is evil – which I don't. It's not like we're helping to flog a baby-killing machine."[52]
In 2005, the duo were placed ninth on a list of the United Kingdom's best television talent,[53] and were named twelfth in aRadio Times list of themost powerful people in television comedy.[54]
As well as his work alongside Webb, Mitchell has appeared on his own in several shows. He played technical expert Owen in the Radio 4 sitcomThink the Unthinkable in 2001.[12] He played the surgeon Dr Toby Stephens in theBBC One sitcomDoctors and Nurses.[12] In 2005 he played Kate's hapless secretary Tim in the BBC's updating ofThe Taming of The Shrew in itsShakespeaRe-Told series.[55] Mitchell appeared as various roles on the Channel 4 sketch programmeBlunder. The show was not well received, with theBritish Sitcom Guide naming it as the worst thing that Mitchell did in all of 2006 in their "British Sitcom Awards" of that year.[34] He portrayed the recurring character of Dr. James Vine in the BBC sitcomJam and Jerusalem.[56] Mitchell had a small part in the filmI Could Never Be Your Woman, playing an English writer, also named David.[23] While in Los Angeles to record the part he decided that he did not like the area much, and preferred filming in Britain.[7]
He wrote series five of theBBC Two impressionist sketch showDead Ringers,[57] and voiced Mitch in theDisney animated seriesPhineas and Ferb.[58] He also narrated the reality showBeauty and the Geek.[12] Following the success ofChannel 4's Alternative Election Night in 2010, which Mitchell hosted withJimmy Carr,Charlie Brooker andLauren Laverne, the four presented10 O'Clock Live, a series of live shows looking at the week's affairs. Mitchell has a solo segment entitledListen to Mitchell. The show ran for three series.[59]
Mitchell has presented four series of the online video showDavid Mitchell's Soapbox, a series of shortmonologues co-written withJohn Finnemore forChannelFlip. In these monologues Mitchell has criticised a variety of subjects, including the BBC showDoctor Who[60] and3D television.[61] Matt Warman ofThe Daily Telegraph suggested that the series could be a sign that new comedy will increasingly become available online, rather than on television.[62] The series has been released on DVD.[63]
He provided the voiceover for a £1 million government advert forFRANK, warning of the dangers of cocaine, as "Pablo the Drug Mule Dog";[64] and also for theDriving Standards Agency's "The Highway Code".[65] He writes columns forThe Observer andThe Guardian.[66] He also took part inChannel 4's Comedy Gala, abenefit show held in aid ofGreat Ormond Street Children's Hospital at theO2 Arena.[67] In October 2009, Mitchell signed a deal withHarperCollins and itsimprint Fourth Estate to write a volume of memoirs and a novel. The memoirs,Back Story: A Memoir, was published in October 2012 with the novel scheduled for 2013.[68][69][70]
Mitchell playsWilliam Shakespeare in all three series of the sitcomUpstart Crow, the first series of which was broadcast in 2016 as part of the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death.[71]
In September 2023, Mitchell publishedUnruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens, a non-fiction book about the history of the English monarchy up untilQueen Elizabeth I.[72] The book was praised by critics;[73][74]The Daily Telegraph ratedUnruly 4/5 stars;[75] In October 2023, Mitchell went on anational book tour.[76][77][78]
In January 2024, Mitchell began filming on the new BBC One comedy detective drama seriesLudwig. Mitchell plays the titular character of John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor, a man who assumes the identity of his missing identical twin brother as he tracks him down.[79][80] The series premiered on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer on 25 September 2024.[81] Early reviews of the detective drama were positive with one reviewer stating "Just Give Him (Mitchell) the Bafta Now".[82]
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Mitchell made his stage debut inBen Elton'sThe Upstart Crow which premiered in London in February 2020 at theGielgud Theatre. He played the part ofWilliam Shakespeare as in the television seriesUpstart Crow which inspired the play.[83] The play was forced to close in mid-March 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. However, it re-opened in September 2022 at theApollo Theatre, and played for a 10-week run until 3 December 2022.
Mitchell has become a regular participant on many panel shows, leadingThe Independent's James Rampton to christen him "if not king, then certainly prince regent of the panel games."[23] Mitchell is a team captain on the BBC panel showWould I Lie To You?, oppositeLee Mack. The show has run since 2007.[84] Since 2007, he has hosted 31 series ofThe Unbelievable Truth, apanel game onBBC Radio 4.[85] The inaugural episode ofWas It Something I Said?, a panel comedy show that Mitchell hosts, was broadcast on Channel 4 in October 2013.[86]
Mitchell was a team captain on the Channel 4 comedy quiz showBest of the Worst, oppositeJohnny Vaughan.[87] Mitchell has also hosted ten episodes ofHave I Got News For You.[88] Mitchell hosted the panel showThe Bubble.[89][90] He hosted the second week of Channel 4'sFAQ U, and appeared as himself in an episode ofRob Brydon's Annually Retentive, a panel show parody.[12] He also appeared as one of the participants on the Channel 4 showTV Heaven, Telly Hell,[91] and has appeared on several episodes ofQuestion Time.[92]
Mitchell's other appearances includeQI,Have I Got News for You,Mock the Week,Just a Minute,Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive and8 Out of 10 Cats,[12] as well as appearances onThe Big Fat Quiz of the Year in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016,[93] 2017,[94] 2018 and 2020.In a 2007 interview with Digital Spy, Mitchell stated that he enjoyed panel shows, as they are "a game worth playing".[3] He then further explained his appreciation of the panel format by challenging criticism fromFast Show co-creatorCharlie Higson, who stated in September 2013 that panel comedies were overtaking television programming at the expense of sketch shows and sitcoms:
There was a quote fromCatherine Zeta-Jones about playing golf with her husbandMichael Douglas. We essentially all started to imagine the scene of the two of them playing golf and that was very enjoyable and turned into a really fun bit of TV. It is moments like that which, for me, justify the existence of panel shows because no-one would ever have written those words. It purely came out of that combination of people which proves panel shows can produce funny TV in a way you could never write into a sitcom or a sketch show and thereby justifies its place on screen. I think it is a great form of entertainment and we shouldn't lose sight of that.[86]
Radio Times named Mitchell "The Best Comedy Panel Show Guest" in the world, stating that "he's incredibly, disgustingly witty" and "even starting to makePaul Merton look slow on the uptake".[95]
Following his BAFTA win, Mitchell was ranked at No. 53 in the 2009 MediaGuardian 100, an annual ranking of media people inThe Guardian. In reference to his ubiquitous presence in broadcast and print media,The Guardian's writer called him "the go-to funnyman of the moment".[18] In their entry forPeep Show on their list of "The top 50 TV shows of the Noughties",The Times labelled Mitchell "a national institution".[96]
In August 2025, Mitchell was announced as a contestant on the upcoming second series ofLOL: Last One Laughing UK, set to air in 2026.[97]
Mitchell's favourite actor isAlec Guinness,[98] and he listsSpike Milligan,Peter Sellers andPeter Cook as his comedy idols.[9] Following the death ofRichard Briers in February 2013, Mitchell said that whenever he has acted he "always hoped to be something like him".[99] He has also identifiedMorecambe and Wise,Monty Python andThe Two Ronnies as highly influential on his career.[14]
Mitchell has often joked about his personal life in interviews. In 2005, he stated, "I've been in so many situations when I've just said nothing to someone I've fancied."[9] He later added, "I'm sort of all right on my own. I don't want it to be forever, but the fundamental thing is I'm all right alone."[7] For many years, he lived inKilburn, London, as the flatmate of novelistRobert Hudson.[100] In 2006, he was the best man at his comedy partner Robert Webb's wedding.[101][7]
He met broadcasterVictoria Coren atJonathan Ross' 2007Halloween party and was "completely smitten". She decided to pursue someone else at the time and he later admitted to pining for her, but they had begun dating by December 2010.[102][103] They were married atSt Peter's Church, Belsize Park, on 17 November 2012, with Robert Webb as his best man.[104][105] Their first daughter was born in May 2015.[106] On 1 November 2023, they announced the birth of their second daughter.[107] They currently live inBelsize Park,North London.[108]
Mitchell remains interested inworld history. In a 2006 interview withThe Observer, he said "I can see myself in a few years' time joining theNational Trust and going round the odd castle. I think I might find that restful as the anger of middle age sets in."[109] In his 2007 interview onParkinson, he said that if he could go back in time to do one thing, he would choose to attend the construction ofStonehenge to ask them "why they were bothering".[110]
He is acricket andsnooker fan;[111][112][113] he also enjoys playingtennis andsquash.[14] He is anagnostic.[114]
Mitchell citesEvelyn Waugh among his favourite authors.[69] He appeared on the radio programmeDesert Island Discs in 2009.[115] He revealed that he once attended aShirley Bassey concert and that he owned just two albums:Phil Collins'... But Seriously andSusan Boyle'sI Dreamed a Dream.[116]
Mitchell has Scottish ancestry, and was one of 200 public figures who signed an open letter toThe Guardian in August 2014 expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom inSeptember's referendum on that issue.[117] His participation followed a May 2011 column inThe Observer in which he wrote, "If Scotland ever goes it alone [...] the British will have lost their country."[118]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Magicians | Harry | First starring role |
| I Could Never Be Your Woman | David | ||
| 2014 | The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm | Harold Haggerstone | |
| 2015 | Professor Branestawm Returns | Harold Haggerstone | |
| 2015 | Up All Night | Policeman | |
| 2017 | Gun Shy | John Hardigger | |
| 2019 | Greed | Nick Morris | |
| 2023 | Migration | GooGoo (voice) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Jack Docherty Show | Various characters | Also writer |
| 1998 | Comedy Nation | ||
| 2000 | Bruiser | Also writer; appeared in all six episodes | |
| 2001 | Fun at the Funeral Parlour | Strachan | Episode 1.4: "The Mountains of Doom" |
| The Mitchell and Webb Situation | Various characters | Also writer; appeared in all six episodes | |
| Comedy Lab | Ray | Daydream Believers: "Brand New Beamer"; later adapted into a radio one-off | |
| 2002 | TLC | 1950s patient | Episode 1.6: "Agency Nurse" |
| 2003 | The Strategic Humour Initiative | Various characters | |
| 2003–2015 | Peep Show | Mark Corrigan | Longest running role; Won –British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actor in 2007 Nominated –BAFTA for Best Comedy Performance in 2008 Won – BAFTA for Best Comedy Performance in 2009[119] Nominated – BAFTA for Male Performance in a Comedy Role in 2010, 2011 |
| 2004 | Doctors and Nurses | Dr Toby Stephens | |
| 2005 | Twisted Tales | Ray | Episode 1.9: "Nothing to Fear"; also writer |
| All About George | Jed | Episode 1.3 | |
| Dirty tricks | Penguin | Episode 1.5 | |
| Look Around You | Pat Taylor | Episode 2.6: "Live Final" | |
| ShakespeaRe-Told | Tim Agnew | Episode 1.3:The Taming of the Shrew | |
| 2006 | Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive | 'Himself' | Episode 1.1 |
| Blunder | Various characters | Also writer | |
| 2006–2009 | Jam & Jerusalem | Dr James Vine | Appeared in 12 episodes |
| 2006–2010 | That Mitchell and Webb Look | Various characters | Also writer; Won –BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme or Series in 2007; nominated 2009 Two British Comedy Award nominations |
| 2009–2025 | Phineas and Ferb | Mitch | Three episodes |
| 2010 | Playing Shop | Also writer, unaired pilot. | |
| 2011 | How TV Ruined Your Life | 'Himself' | Episode 1.6 |
| 2011–2012 | The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff | Jolliforth Jollington | Two episodes |
| 2012 | Doctor Who | Robot (voice) | Episode 7.2: "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" |
| 2013 | Ambassadors | Keith Davis[120] | |
| 2014 | The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm | Harold Haggerstone | TV film |
| 2015 | Harry Hill in Professor Branestawm Returns | ||
| 2016–2020 | Upstart Crow | William Shakespeare | Sitcom |
| 2016– | Peppa Pig | Police Officer Panda | Animated series |
| 2017–2021 | Back | Stephen | Also executive producer |
| 2021 | Hey Duggee | Spaceship Computer (voice) | Animated series. In the episode "The Action Hero Badge". |
| The Cleaner | Terence Redford | Episode 1.2 | |
| 2022 | Rick and Morty | Blond Knight | Season 6, Episode 9, "A Rick in King Mortur's Mort" |
| 2024 | Ludwig[121] | Ludwig and James Taylor | Six episodes. Comedy series. |
| 2025 | Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping[122] | Various characters | Sketch comedy show |
| 2026 | Hey A.J.! | Theo | Main role[123] |
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| Year | Title | Role | Host | Notes |
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| 2009–2012 | David Mitchell's Soapbox | Host | David Mitchell | Series of short comedy rants |
| 2012 | Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast | Guest | Richard Herring | Comedy styled interview |
| 2016 | Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast | Guest | Richard Herring | Comedy styled interview |
| 2019 | Adam Buxton's Podcast | Guest | Adam Buxton | Ep.89 |
| 2020 | My Time Capsule | Guest | Michael Fenton Stevens | Ep.38 |
| 2020 | Podcast Secrets Of the Pharaohs: A Peep Show Podcast | Guest | Tom Harrison & Rob Graham | |
| 2020 | Rule Of Three | Guest | Jason Hazeley andJoel Morris | (Remain Indoors Special) |
| How To Academy Podcast | Guest | Hannah MacInnes | David Mitchell – Dishonesty is the Second Best Policy | |
| 2021 | Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast | Guest | Richard Herring | Comedy styled interview |
| 2022 | Brydon & | Guest | Rob Brydon | Interview |
| 2023 | Willy Willy Harry Stee... | Guest | Charlie Higson | Historical podcast |
| Year | Title | Role | Station | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Until Morning | BBC Radio 4 | Afternoon Play | |
| 2001–2005 | Think the Unthinkable | Owen | BBC Radio 4 | 4 series |
| 2003–2013 | That Mitchell and Webb Sound | Various | BBC Radio 4 | 5 series; also writer |
| 2005 | Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends | Kieran, Police Officer | BBC Radio 4 | Series 4, Episode 3,[125] |
| 2006 | Vent | John Dee | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2007 | Daydream Believers | Ray | BBC Radio 2 | Pilot |
| 2008 | Bleak Expectations | Reverend Fecund | BBC Radio 4 | 3 appearances |
| 2009 | The Death of Grass | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2014 | Blocked | Felix | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2017 | Time Spanner | Daniel Kraken | BBC Radio 4 | Pilot |
| 2022 | Severus | Sammonicus | BBC Radio 4 | BBC Studio Drama |
| Year | Title | Role | Station | Notes |
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| 2006– | The Unbelievable Truth | Host | BBC Radio 4 | 31 series |
| 2008–2025 | Heresy | Panellist | BBC Radio 4 | 12 appearances |
| 2009-2010 | Just a Minute | Guest | BBC Radio 4 | 4 appearances |
| 2009 | Desert Island Discs | Guest | BBC Radio 4 | 1 appearance |
| The News Quiz | Guest | BBC Radio 4 | 1 appearance | |
| 2009-2011 | I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue | Panellist | BBC Radio 4 | 6 appearances |
| 2013 | Radio 2's History of British Comedy | Narrator | BBC Radio 2 | |
| 2016 | Behaving Ourselves: Mitchell on Manners | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Mitchell on Meetings | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Back Story: A Memoir | Author and Narrator | David Mitchell | autobiography |
| 2017 | Oi Frog! | Narrator | Kes Gray | |
| Oi Dog! | Narrator | Kes Gray | ||
| Oi Cat! | Narrator | Kes Gray | ||
| How Many Legs? | Narrator | Kes Gray | ||
| Quick Quack Quentin | Narrator | Kes Gray | ||
| 2018 | Oi Duck-billed Platypus! | Narrator | Kes Gray | |
| 2019 | Oi Puppies! | Narrator | Kes Gray | |
| Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse | Author and Narrator | David Mitchell | Hardcover source published 2014 | |
| 2020 | Oi Aardvark! | Narrator | Kes Gray | |
| 2023 | Unruly: A History Of England’s Kings and Queens | Author and Narrator | David Mitchell |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | This Mitchell and Webb Book | Co-author withRobert Webb; comedy book |
| 2012 | Back Story: A Memoir | Autobiography |
| 2014 | Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse[126] | |
| 2019 | Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy: And Other Rules to Live By | |
| 2023 | Unruly: A History Of England’s Kings and Queens[127] | History and comedy book |
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