David Mitchell and Robert Webb to Lead Channel 4's First Sketch Show in Over a Decade
The Peep Show stars will collaborate with rising comedians in a six-part series aiming to revitalize British sketch comedy.
- The new, as-yet-untitled sketch show will consist of six half-hour episodes and air on Channel 4 later this year.
- Mitchell and Webb will join forces with younger talents, including Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Lara Ricote, Stevie Martin, and Krystal Evans.
- The series is described as a bold return to sketch comedy, blending comedic perspectives across generations.
- Channel 4 has not aired a sketch show since 2014, with the genre considered risky and underrepresented in recent years.
- The show is produced by Big Talk Studios and aims to explore humor in generational divides and modern societal challenges.