I find The Mitchell and Webb Situation around nine hundred times more amusing than That Mitchell and Webb Look, and I've been trying to figure out exactly why, but I can't. Personally, I think the ratio between 'hit' and 'miss' is skewed much more towards 'miss' in the latter show. And although the 'hits' have larger budgets, they still don't make
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Olivia Colman is awesome. She has impeccable comic timing.
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I can't put my finger on whether it's a sensibility issue; the tone of the humour (which I think, generally speaking, is darker in Look.) Or a style issue; tiny budgets ensured they had to have everything simple, contributing to the sensibility.
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For me, as I really don't mind the darker tone, I feel that it's more the case of the smaller bugets ensuring that things were kept simpler and sharper. The writing is more "on" with the Situation, I think.
I also agree with piapiapiano, I find their radio series funnier than either TV show.
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My favourite bit from TMAWSituation is when they're being god and discussing reproductive organs. :D "...for stacking?" always makes me laugh.
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That sketch almost made the cut, too, but then I decided it's ultimately part of a longer series of sketches, and Robert and David holding hands slipped in instead.
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