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British actor, comedian, and writer, best known for his work with long-time [[Double Acts and Groups|comedy partner Robert Webb]] on various "Mitchell and Webb" [[Sketch Show|sketch shows]], most notably ''That Mitchell and Webb Situation'', ''That Mitchell and Webb Sound'', and ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]''. The pair also do a [[Black Comedy]] / [[Cringe Comedy]] [[Britcom]], ''[[Peep Show]]'', with Mitchell playing Mark, an uptight, socially-repressed sad sack, to Webb's Jeremy, an aspiring musician with delusions of adequacy.
In his own projects Mitchell is the king of the [[Panel Show]], with numerous appearances on ''[[QI]]'', ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'', ''[[Mock the Week]]'' and ''[[Would I Lie to You]]'', on which he is a team captain; he also turns up on ''[[The News Quiz]]'' and ''[[
Mitchell's comedic style is characterized by witty, intelligent barbed commentary on the illogic of the world, which almost [[Rant-Inducing Slight|inevitably erupts]] in a [[Character Filibuster|ranting monologue]] which has the audience (and often the target) in stitches. He is the most likely spiritual successor to [[Stephen Fry]], though he would be the first to deny it. Mitchell often seems self-conscious about his own success, presenting an occasionally shy face to the world at odds with his rapid-fire delivery when frustrated or annoyed, as when he claimed he would have liked to succeed David Tennant as the Doctor on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' but doubted he would be attractive enough<ref>Just look at that picture, though. It screams "The Doctor."</ref>.
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* [[Fat and Skinny]]: The "chubby" one, at least compared to 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
{{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.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zyp8RF-Fyw Here's an excellent example.]
* [[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
{{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]].
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