Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping is a British sketch comedy show starring comedy duo Mitchell and Webb. Its first series, comprising six episodes, has been airing on Channel 4 since 5 September 2025.[1][2] It was produced by That Mitchell & Webb Company with Big Talk Studios, and producer was Gareth Edwards.[3][4][5]
| Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping | |
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| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Created by | Mitchell and Webb |
| Written by | Mitchell and Webb Krystal Evans Lara Ricote Stevie Martin Kiell Smith-Bynoe Abigail Burdess Sarah Campbell |
| Directed by | David Sant |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Dobs Vye |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kenton Allen David Mitchell Robert Webb |
| Producer | Gareth Edwards |
| Editor | Mark Henson |
| Running time | 22-26 minutes |
| Production companies | Big Talk Studios That Mitchell and Webb Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 5 September 2025 – present |
Cast
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edit| Series | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| 1 | 6 | 5 September 2025 | 10 October 2025 | Channel 4 | |
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | VOD release date | Channel 4 broadcast | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Episode One" | David Sant | Full ensemble,[a] Abigail Burdess, Natasha Hodgson Additional material: Mollie Goodfellow, Tatenda Shamiso | 5 September 2025 | 5 September 2025 | 1.8[7] | |
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Sketches: Invention of the toilet, Airport Security, Sweary Aussie Drama, Canonite Suitcase advert, Writers' room (Canonite), Unhelpful Therapist, Prince Andrew docudramas, Pornstar Plumber, Writers' room (Plumber), Evil villain's death ray[6] Also featuring: Charly Clive, Kath Hughes, Anna Morris. | |||||||
| 2 | "Episode Two" | David Sant | Full ensemble,[a] Abigail Burdess, Sarah Campbell Additional material: Priya Hall | 5 September 2025 | 12 September 2025 | N/A | |
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Sketches: Radio interview, Hot Seat, Sweary Aussie Drama, Stab the Pirate game, Steamy detective drama, Horror movie trailer, Hot Seat's Little Stool, Writers' room (word clouds), Grave-digging, ABBA[8] Also featuring: Olivia Colman, Ayoade Bamgboye, Helen Bauer, Lizzie Davidson, Jin Hao Li, Ed Jones, Emily Lloyd-Saini, Josh Pugh, Christian Ridley, Victoria Ridley, Dan Tiernan, Paddy Young. | |||||||
| 3 | "Episode Three" | David Sant | Full ensemble,[a] Abigail Burdess Additional material: Will Robbins | 5 September 2025 | 19 September 2025 | N/A | |
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Sketches: Puritans, Sweary Aussie Drama, Deathlitas, Frustrated spy, Foley artist, Middle-Aged Man Island, Writers' room (appealing to young people), Branboozle, The Matrix stage adaptation[9] Also featuring: Ed Jones, Esme Williams, Anya-Eniola Williams. | |||||||
| 4 | "Episode Four" | David Sant | Full ensemble,[a] Abigail Burdess, Sarah Campbell, Jin Hao Li | 5 September 2025 | 26 September 2025 | N/A | |
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Sketches: Disenchanted teacher, Sweary Aussie Drama, Writers' room (fire drill), Ominous Budget speech, EM Forster (writing circle), EM Forster (delivery driver), Woman seeks daddy, Middle-Aged Man Island, Theatre actor's final words, EM Forster (sauna)[10] Also featuring: Rory Bremner, Charly Clive, Ed Jones. | |||||||
| 5 | "Episode Five" | David Sant | Full ensemble,[a] Abigail Burdess, Harry Enfield, Ed Jones | 5 September 2025 | 10 October 2025[b] | N/A | |
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Sketches: The Weeping Shed, Writers' room (lawyer censorship), "Passing away" pub chat, Sweary Aussie Drama, Wanking causes climate change, 'Woke' trainers, Police interview, Middle-Aged Man Island, Writers' room ('long chalk')[11] Also featuring: Gareth Edwards. | |||||||
| 6 | "Episode Six" | David Sant | Full ensemble,[a] Abigail Burdess, Simon Kane, Paddy Young Additional material: Beth Granville, Sarah Mills, Josh Pugh | 5 September 2025 | 3 October 2025[b] | N/A | |
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Sketches: Documentary about hotels, Writers' room (golf), The Weeping Shed, school DBS check, author talks through his agent, Middle-Aged Man Island, unconventional coming out, aliens share a sitcom idea[13] Also featuring: Lizzie Davidson, Jin Hao Li, Ed Jones. | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "David Mitchell and Robert Webb's "bold" new series featuring Taskmaster stars confirms release date". Digital Spy. 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ a b Guide, British Comedy. "Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping - C4 Sketch Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ a b televisual.com; Considine, Pippa (2025-08-15). "Trailer: C4 Mitchell and Webb are Not Helping". Televisual. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ "Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping - Press Pack | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ Burton, Poppy (2025-08-02). "'Peep Show' stars reunite in first look at new sketch show, 'Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping'". NME. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
- ^ "Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping: Episode 1". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ McHugh, Miriam (16 September 2025). "Mitchell and Webb secure C4's best comedy launch since 2018". Broadcast. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping's opener lands 1.8m viewers over first seven days
- ^ "Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping: Episode 2". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping: Episode 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping: Episode 4". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping: Episode 5". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Continuity leading into, and opening moments of, 3rd October 2025 broadcast". TVHome. 3 October 2025. Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping: Episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 October 2025.