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* [[Character Filibuster]]: And how!
* [[Character Filibuster]]: And how!
* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]
* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]
{{quote| [''on The Bubble, asking panelists to guess whether a headline actually appeared in the previous week'']<br />
{{quote|[''on The Bubble, asking panelists to guess whether a headline actually appeared in the previous week'']
'''David''': "Comedian David Mitchell has announced he is to split from his long-term comedy partner Robert Webb [Webb starts furiously pounding his buzzer] in order to concentrate on a solo career."<br />
'''David''': "Comedian David Mitchell has announced he is to split from his long-term comedy partner Robert Webb [Webb starts furiously pounding his buzzer] in order to concentrate on a solo career."
'''Robert Webb''': [''visibly upset''] ''Fake''!<br />
'''Robert Webb''': [''visibly upset''] ''Fake''!
'''David''': It is fake. [''beat''] Hell of a way to break it.. }}
'''David''': It is fake. [''beat''] Hell of a way to break it.. }}
* [[The Comically Serious]]: Some of his characters, and to an extent the man himself.
* [[The Comically Serious]]: Some of his characters, and to an extent the man himself.
{{quote| [''going on a rant about [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|William and Kate doing 'the Wave' at Wimbledon]]''] Before everyone screams for me to get over myself, let me say that it's no use, I never will. }}
{{quote|[''going on a rant about [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|William and Kate doing 'the Wave' at Wimbledon]]''] Before everyone screams for me to get over myself, let me say that it's no use, I never will. }}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: When he's not ranting.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: When he's not ranting.
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: While he frequently makes jokes about his (apparent) loneliness, he doesn't appreciate the audience going "aww". Or cheering too much. What would be the appropriate reaction remains a mystery.
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: While he frequently makes jokes about his (apparent) loneliness, he doesn't appreciate the audience going "aww". Or cheering too much. What would be the appropriate reaction remains a mystery.
{{quote| ''[Hosting [[Have I Got News for You]]: The Missing Words headline is "(Lack of item price) surprises many customers about bar codes"]''<br />
{{quote|''[Hosting [[Have I Got News for You]]: The Missing Words headline is "(Lack of item price) surprises many customers about bar codes"]''
'''David''': ''[reading autocue]'' To be honest, it doesn't bother me that prices aren't included in bar codes, because, over the years, I've come to ''know'' the prices of every single Ready Meal for One.<br />
'''David''': ''[reading autocue]'' To be honest, it doesn't bother me that prices aren't included in bar codes, because, over the years, I've come to ''know'' the prices of every single Ready Meal for One.
'''Audience''': Awww. ''[David looks mortified]''<br />
'''Audience''': Awww. ''[David looks mortified]''
'''Paul Merton''': Shall we start a collection?<br />
'''Paul Merton''': Shall we start a collection?
'''Andy Hamilton''': Yeah!<br />
'''Andy Hamilton''': Yeah!
'''David''': ''[waving his hands]'' The pity's ''worse!'' }}
'''David''': ''[waving his hands]'' The pity's ''worse!'' }}
* [[Dreadful Musician]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdUaFkeYBXc Listen for yourself.]
* [[Dreadful Musician]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdUaFkeYBXc Listen for yourself.]
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Robert Webb.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Robert Webb.
** Shown especially in an episode of The Bubble. See [[Comedic Sociopathy]] above and [[Ho Yay]] below. The other guests, Miranda Hart and Shappi Khorsandi were [[Shipper on Deck|shipping the hell out of David and Robert]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucZm1iD5Vy4 the whole episode.])
** Shown especially in an episode of The Bubble. See [[Comedic Sociopathy]] above and [[Ho Yay]] below. The other guests, Miranda Hart and Shappi Khorsandi were [[Shipper on Deck|shipping the hell out of David and Robert]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucZm1iD5Vy4 the whole episode.])
{{quote| '''Miranda Hart''': He (Robert) keeps talking about this "Abby" he's married to, but you know, we all know that "Abby" is David.}}
{{quote|'''Miranda Hart''': He (Robert) keeps talking about this "Abby" he's married to, but you know, we all know that "Abby" is David.}}
* [[Ho Yay]]: As might be expected, with Robert Webb.
* [[Ho Yay]]: As might be expected, with Robert Webb.
** For example, when David and Robert both appeared on [[Jonathan Ross]] and Graham Norton's chat shows shortly after Rob had first become a father, both hosts made jokes about how great David looked "considering he had a baby three months ago".
** For example, when David and Robert both appeared on [[Jonathan Ross]] and Graham Norton's chat shows shortly after Rob had first become a father, both hosts made jokes about how great David looked "considering he had a baby three months ago".
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* [[Non-Action Guy]]: He doesn't even drive.
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: He doesn't even drive.
* [[Not So Above It All]]: In 2009's ''Big Fat Quiz of the Year'', following a short clip of [[Lady Gaga|Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"]]<ref>'''Ross''': So what'd you think? '''Mitchell''': It's alright. ''[[[Beat]]]'' I'm not sorry it's stopped.</ref>, he and his teammate [[Charlie Brooker]] were greeted with incredulity by the other teams (particularly Jonathan Ross and [[Russell Brand]]) when he said he felt no want or desire to dance to the music. Disbelieving them, the producers started up "Poker Face" again, focused the cameras on David, the audience cheered... {{spoiler|and David proceeded to sit completely immobile until the music stopped}}.
* [[Not So Above It All]]: In 2009's ''Big Fat Quiz of the Year'', following a short clip of [[Lady Gaga|Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"]]<ref>'''Ross''': So what'd you think? '''Mitchell''': It's alright. ''[[[Beat]]]'' I'm not sorry it's stopped.</ref>, he and his teammate [[Charlie Brooker]] were greeted with incredulity by the other teams (particularly Jonathan Ross and [[Russell Brand]]) when he said he felt no want or desire to dance to the music. Disbelieving them, the producers started up "Poker Face" again, focused the cameras on David, the audience cheered... {{spoiler|and David proceeded to sit completely immobile until the music stopped}}.
{{quote| '''David''': ''[to the audience]'' {{spoiler|What the ''fuck'' makes you think I was gonna do that? This isn't the fucking Generation Game! Fuck off, I'm paid to ''sit here'' and ''be sarcastic!'' [...] The world is ''full'' of people trying to make people who don't want to dance, dance! "Go on, have a dance, you want to, really." '''No!''' I ''really don't'' want to!}}}}
{{quote|'''David''': ''[to the audience]'' {{spoiler|What the ''fuck'' makes you think I was gonna do that? This isn't the fucking Generation Game! Fuck off, I'm paid to ''sit here'' and ''be sarcastic!'' [...] The world is ''full'' of people trying to make people who don't want to dance, dance! "Go on, have a dance, you want to, really." '''No!''' I ''really don't'' want to!}}}}
* [[Odd Couple]]: The general dynamic of the Mitchell and Webb collaborations, including ''[[Peep Show]]''. Quite possibly [[Truth in Television]].
* [[Odd Couple]]: The general dynamic of the Mitchell and Webb collaborations, including ''[[Peep Show]]''. Quite possibly [[Truth in Television]].
* [[Rant Comedy]]: In his "Soapbox" webcast and in his column in ''The Observer.''
* [[Rant Comedy]]: In his "Soapbox" webcast and in his column in ''The Observer.''
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* [[When She Smiles|When He Smiles]]: Tends to show that he's not solely a grumpy, ranting intellectual, and in the eyes of some fans makes him actually quite cute.
* [[When She Smiles|When He Smiles]]: Tends to show that he's not solely a grumpy, ranting intellectual, and in the eyes of some fans makes him actually quite cute.
* [[You Need to Get Laid]]: A frequent joke at his expense, particularly since he's a long-time bachelor. From the first episode of the Bubble:
* [[You Need to Get Laid]]: A frequent joke at his expense, particularly since he's a long-time bachelor. From the first episode of the Bubble:
{{quote| [''Following a tangent about how a cat's head found in somebody's bed would not have been sent by the Cat Mafia, but by the Mafia of a species which considered their cats the equivalent of our horses'']<br />
{{quote|[''Following a tangent about how a cat's head found in somebody's bed would not have been sent by the Cat Mafia, but by the Mafia of a species which considered their cats the equivalent of our horses'']
'''Reginald D. Hunter:''' After this show, let's get you a girlfriend. }}
'''Reginald D. Hunter:''' After this show, let's get you a girlfriend. }}
** [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] due to Victoria Coren, his future fiancée, laughing at the joke and the put down right beside Reginald.
** [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] due to Victoria Coren, his future fiancée, laughing at the joke and the put down right beside Reginald.
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