The pair will team with a new generation of comic performers and writers. 

Channel 4 have announced the return of David Mitchell and Robert Webb to the world of the sketch show.

The pair, who had a long association with the channel as stars of Peep Show, have previously starred in sketch shows for both UKTV Play and BBC Two.

In their new show, they’ll combine forces a mix of familiar faces and new talent. The other comics involved are Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Lara Ricote, Stevie Martin and Krystal Evans. Additionally, the show will use a team of established and upcoming comic writers.

David Mitchell and Robert Webb say:

“When Channel 4 asked us to do another sketch show we were startled, bemused and available. It’s a perilous time for the industry and so it’s our hope that relaunching the trickiest genre of comedy is a brilliant piece of counterintuitive commissioning. And we’re confident that unlike Roger Moore with his shoe on the bonnet of a car teetering on the edge of a cliff in For Your Eyes Only [REPLACE WITH 21ST CENTURY REFERENCE?] we’re not about to give British TV comedy a final lethal nudge into the abyss. We’re looking forward to working with our brilliant new cast despite their youth and talent and would like to encourage viewers to watch the advert break carefully and do their best to buy something. It doesn’t have to be a car but, you know, a box of chocolates or an app or something.”

Kiell Smith-Bynoe said:

“Getting to join this project with comedy legends Mitchell & Webb feels like getting to sit on the grown-ups table that you’ve been trying to get on for years, then you realise the grown-ups are just as funny, silly and they’ll let you have a sip of Advocaat. I’m really excited to be a part of this long-awaited return of comedy royalty.”

The six-part series will be produced by That Mitchell & Webb Company in association with Big Talk Studios (Back, Ludwig). Their long-standing collaborator Gareth Edwards is producing.