Welcome to the Pretend Room, a place where Mitchell and Webb get to discuss the making of some of their funniest sketches from Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping.
In the very first .. show full overview
Welcome to the Pretend Room, a place where Mitchell and Webb get to discuss the making of some of their funniest sketches from Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping.
In the very first episode, David Mitchell and Robert Webb look back at “How Is This A Step Forward?” and the legendary suitcase ad sketch while spiraling into conversations about toilets, exploding dogs, the Amish, fax machines, Peugeot adverts, and why modern technology is ruining everyone’s brains.
It starts as a discussion about comedy writing and somehow turns into one of the most ridiculous conversations imaginable. Exactly as intended.
Welcome back to the Pretend Room, where Mitchell and Webb attempt to discuss their old sketches before immediately derailing into road rage, death rays, therapy, YouTube communities, .. show full overview
Welcome back to the Pretend Room, where Mitchell and Webb attempt to discuss their old sketches before immediately derailing into road rage, death rays, therapy, YouTube communities, internet arguments about scones, and why everyone online seems furious all the time.
In Episode 2, David Mitchell and Robert Webb revisit the “Death Ray” and “Therapist” sketches while questioning modern internet culture, fake outrage, and whether “like and subscribe” counts as an actual human interaction. It starts as comedy analysis and slowly collapses into existential frustration.
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0x3 Pretend Room 03 We Might Have Libelled Someone Episode overview
Uitzenddatum
Mei 20, 2026
Welcome back to the Pretend Room, where David Mitchell and Robert Webb somehow begin discussing prestige dramas about Prince Andrew and end up debating national toilet paper habits in .. show full overview
Welcome back to the Pretend Room, where David Mitchell and Robert Webb somehow begin discussing prestige dramas about Prince Andrew and end up debating national toilet paper habits in disturbing detail.
The pair unpack the inspiration behind their Prince Andrew sketch, joke about Hollywood’s obsession with remakes and recycled ideas, and spiral into one of the strangest conversations imaginable about wiping techniques, French bidets, and whether entire countries “scrunch.”
It starts as a conversation about comedy sketches and somehow turns into a breakdown of British toilet culture. Naturally.
Welcome back to the Pretend Room, where David Mitchell and Robert Webb somehow begin discussing airport security and end up proposing that cavity searches should be performed by people .. show full overview
Welcome back to the Pretend Room, where David Mitchell and Robert Webb somehow begin discussing airport security and end up proposing that cavity searches should be performed by people wearing jingly boater hats.
The pair unpack the inspiration behind their airport security sketches, the baffling inconsistency of tray and belt rules, and why the uniform makes security staff feel entitled rather than helpful. Then they turn to the Sweary Aussie Drame Part 1 sketch, revealing that the Australian word for a certain expletive carries no force down under and can even be used affectionately towards royalty. Prince Philip would have loved it.
David Mitchell and Robert Webb return to the Pretend Room to discuss two classic sketches: Hot Seat and Hot Seat's Little Stool.
Along the way, they talk about London Underground .. show full overview
David Mitchell and Robert Webb return to the Pretend Room to discuss two classic sketches: Hot Seat and Hot Seat's Little Stool.
Along the way, they talk about London Underground announcements, satire becoming reality, and even how a real TV company is developing a game show based on musical chairs after they had already created Hot Seat.
David Mitchell and Robert Webb return to the Pretend Room to discuss the second Sweary Aussies sketch, the Word Cloud sketch, literary spoilers, Wuthering Heights, and why some comedy .. show full overview
David Mitchell and Robert Webb return to the Pretend Room to discuss the second Sweary Aussies sketch, the Word Cloud sketch, literary spoilers, Wuthering Heights, and why some comedy works best when nobody tries to “target” an audience. The conversation jumps from Penguin Classics introductions to bleeped swearing, BBC market research meetings, pointless word clouds, and the internet’s strange love of traffic.
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0x8 Pretend Room 08 You Can't Criticise The Government Episode overview
Uitzenddatum
Jun 24, 2026
David Mitchell and Robert Webb return to the Pretend Room to talk through two sketches touching on climate anxiety, political panic, war, adaptation, and one bizarre idea involving .. show full overview
David Mitchell and Robert Webb return to the Pretend Room to talk through two sketches touching on climate anxiety, political panic, war, adaptation, and one bizarre idea involving politicians trying to solve climate change by stopping masturbation. Along the way, Robert admits he still doesn’t fully understand the logic of one sketch, while David digs into why climate messaging can fail when it ignores how much people actually enjoy the things causing emissions.
Welcome back to the Pretend Room, where David Mitchell and Robert Webb somehow begin discussing a washing machine porn sketch and end up debating the practicalities of owning white .. show full overview
Welcome back to the Pretend Room, where David Mitchell and Robert Webb somehow begin discussing a washing machine porn sketch and end up debating the practicalities of owning white goods, the strange brand extensions of Peugeot and Samsung, and whether Scotty from Star Trek could operate a keyboard.
The two unpack the inspiration behind their washing machine and therapist sketches, admit they are not handy with tools, and spiral into a bizarre conversation about replacing broken appliances, flushing toilets with unknown water sources, and why a mobile phone shouldn't double as a washing machine.
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