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America Needs This Celebrity Dancing Show

Lindsay Robertson — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:14:06 +0000

Saturday night brought the conclusion of a BBC series called Let’s Dance For Comic Relief, a show where celebrities compete to jokily re-create famous dance sequences while simultaneously raising money for charity. Viewers called in and voted for their favorites, and Saturday, the winner was announced: Robert Webb from (among other things) the hilarious BBC show That Mitchell And Webb Look, who performed “What A Feeling” from Flashdance with a combination of skill, authenticity, and physical comedy. Here’s his dance:

Happy Holidays From Videogum, Like For Real You Guys

Lindsay Robertson — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:57:02 +0000

The holiday season is upon us, and I’m reminded of this sketch from the awesome UK comedy show That Mitchell And Webb Look, “A Heroin Addict’s Christmas”:

Gabe has gone off to his ice cave thinking place, and I’m headed to my home state of Florida, a fact I only mention because, haha, Florida, right? We’ve planned some fun year-end stuff to go up here that involve good people, bad people, and cats, so check back.

…And if you just happen to take any video of any trampoline accidents or skateboarding dogs or people thinking they got winning lottery tickets for Christmas but really it was a cruel Spencer’s gag gift, send them to us first! Just kidding about the lottery ticket prank. That’s just cruel. (But please keep any and all trampolines under 24 hour surveillance.) Happy holidays and be safe, because you guys are The Best.

Operation Watch This: That Mitchell And Webb Look

Lindsay Robertson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:12:04 +0000

I’ve been enjoying the sketch comedy show That Mitchell and Webb Look for a few months now (the first and second series are currently airing on BBC America.) You don’t have to be a fan of British humor to get most of David Mitchell and Robert Webb’s comedy, much of which delightfully makes fun of Americans (or British people’s skewed views of Americans). After settling down with a Mitchell and Webb 6-episode marathon last night, I picked out three of my favorite sketches.