Mitchell And Webb: GREAT vicar/priest sketch

[@darkprose]

The final detail of his walk turning into a run is brilliant.

[@clarabellen]

darkprose :o) I was here looking to see if anyone else noted this :o)

[@darkprose]

clarabellen Yes. I love these guys. There is something so surprisingly, desperately, tragically human about this sketch, and the run at the end is... We've all encountered something that demands we run from it, not walk. And, even worse, we have all been in a place we can't run from, though we know we should.

[@darkprose]

clarabellen Mitchell and Webb sometimes really get to me, their poignancy and pain catch me unawares from time to time. I find myself thinking about this sketch and some others long after I've seen them, and I don't laugh. I suppose this hits me in another personal sense because I was in a seminary some time ago, and though I want to say I was an emotionally healthy person at the time, the truth is I just wasn't. I'm only glad I recognized it earlier rather than later.

[@pCeLobster]

+Joseph Charles I can't get the fog to clear.

[@orion7767]

+pCeLobster No dude NO!! That one has too much feels

[@666deadman1988]

"He's gone, sir. They've all gone, and we're back." "Who?" "The incredibly creepy and sexually-repressed people who are still, unaccountably, priests."

[@catholicmilitantUSA]

+666deadman1988 you obviously don't know any priests, I know lots and they're the happiest people I know. Truth is they're probably much freer than you sexually, because they can control their will-power while others are slaves, they crawl in submission when porn or masturbation beckons. Even if they wanted to, they wouldn't be able to stop, and they're addicts. The priest is free because passions are beneath his reason.

[@catholicmilitantUSA]

sarcastic bowl of cornflakes Rubbish, teachers, parents, and relatives also abuse children. The problem is rotten adults who work with children, and not the vocation. When was the last time you said to a parent 'oh hi, when have you last abused your child?' Because statistically, parents and relatives abuse their children much more than priests.

[@catholicmilitantUSA]

sarcastic bowl of cornflakes ugh, I knew I shouldn't have got into an argument with an internet atheist. Suffice it to say that some of the brightest minds in science (from Lemaitre to Mendel to Paschal to Copernicus) were devout Catholics, and some of the brightest genius in the arts, from painting, sculpture and architecture to philosophy, law, and every single science you can imagine, were Catholic. It takes 7-12 years study at university to become a priest, please don't think too highly of yourself. Anyway, you're probably the brightest guy in the world and nothing I say can change that, so goodbye. Just out of interest though; try and abstain from masturbation for seven days. Go on, try it; let's see who the slave is. Anyway, ciao.

[@CrankyLeopard]

+Evi1M4chine Unaccountably so...

[@jaredwillebeek-lemair5298]

+Celegorm Feanorson it's a running gag from the show

[@coxi666]

David Mitchell is amazing. He pours his heart and soul into his sketches. I would like to see him in a film at some point. Filled with dry humour.

[@lc5176]

your wish came true

[@bokmcdok]

He's a BITCH and I love it!

[@tikletik]

LOL. So THIS is how he ended up as Evil Vicar!

[@Aeroldoth3]

Yes, her parents said she was too young.

[@ryanmcmahon796]

Yeah definitely

[@PDoughboy22]

Looks like that chapel is also a freezer

[@sam-psonsmith9951]

that is normal. they all are freezing for some reason.

[@vaclav_fejt]

There seems to be some genuine catholic cold...in that protestant church.

[@ModMokkaMatti]

Didn't collect enough in tithings to pay for the electricity, or fuel oil, or coal.

[@mariabolt3881]

Normal Chapel conditions Summer or Winter. Your expected to bring your own Fire of Faith!

[@Njalvis]

Absolutely fucking brilliant. No laugh track to point out obvious jokes; just a thoughtfully deep monologue in a darkly comic scenario. This is comedic brilliance. Simple, but effective. Granted it's not laugh out loud funny, but man, this is by far my favourite kind of comedy.

[@eedobee]

L wanker

[@Azoria4]

I laughter out load

[@ShootMeMovieReviews]

Yes - the laugh tracks nearly ruin most of the sketches. So much better without.

[@Ron-Ayres]

@@ShootMeMovieReviews BBC sketch shows don't use laughter tracks. They're shown to a live TV audience and the laughter is genuine, thankfully. It's not plastered on top - like I believe US studios tend to do.

[@ShootMeMovieReviews]

@@Ron-Ayres They are often added. There's no doubt about this. Not only can you hear the same identical laugh sounds re-used in different sketches, but also many of the sketches are clearly not shot with an audience, yet feature obvious laugh tracks. I've seen lots of Mitchell & Webb videos both with and without the laugh tracks.

[@charlesdeleau3086]

New theory when rewatching this bit: this is actually the best priest ever, making you feel like you are normal and there is nothing wrong with you. Could it have gone any better for the guy played by Webb in this case? He is completely motivated and is not stuck anymore in feeling sad.

[@Mr-qt4xr]

This is heart breaking and hilarious at the same time.

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

It is SERIOUSLY cold in that chapel. Check the fogged breath.

[@kirotheavenger60]

Beat me to it :)

[@kevinbooth-]

fuck you for giving me another "can't unsee"

[@jezcoates]

ProjectFlashlight612 gotta love the English summer!

[@LewisCampbellTech]

Here in NZ we call buildings that cold "Expensive desirable real estate".

[@atklm1]

David just can't act without weed. He takes a puff when the camera changes to Robert.

[@TheLinz78]

This might be one of my favourite Mitchell and Webb sketches ever. It is so beautifully acted and shot. With extra points for David's acting, which is just amazing.

[@MauroEnfermoDeLepra]

Mitchell's words sweat poetry as horrendous their meaning is

[@barringtonfisher87]

Mauro Daniel D'Ambrosio that was deep

[@cul8erinnovator]

I mean, they're both great, but David Mitchell's acting in this (especially the end) is off the chain. Makes me think how good, in a weird way, he'd be in a theatre show in something by Shakespeare or Beckett.

[@JohnDoe-yr3lm]

Yeah right? Especially at the end because he raises his voice and people like you that dont know a thing about acting that means good acting. Screaming is even better.

[@FiveSigma72]

Weirdly he plays Shakespeare in Upstart Crow, and that is absolutely shite.

[@zapkvr0101]

@@FiveSigma72 yes it is. The writing is particularly bad.

[@DigitalDaffodil]

It’s basically just a Mitchell rant - it’s the same old

[@zapkvr0101]

@@DigitalDaffodil Or is it?

[@o0FallenAngel0o]

I think it's amazing how many emotions this clip brought up in such a short time. At first it just seems like a normal sketch, then it tugs at your heart strings, then it tugs even more. It starts to get creepy, then that uncomforable-funny-creepy and at the end it's really sad. And I'm left feeling somewhat confused (emotionally speaking) and somewhat uneasy. Absolutely brilliant.

[@demonprinceofkhorne]

I think David Mitchell could play an magnificent super villain when he reacts like that. He is an amzing actor.

[@fluffycommander]

That is brilliant, best acting in a sketch ever.

[@taxidude]

Check out their Sherlock Holmes with dementia sketch. It's heartbreaking!

[@ShootMeMovieReviews]

@@taxidude Also the last sketch in their final episode, I believe.

[@Mrcsptcr]

Checking miles on a clock and drawing a radius on a map, never thought of that. Brilliant!

[@RickGladwin]

I don't know how intentional this was, but the fact that you can see David's breath is an excellent detail.

[@taxidude]

Some of these sketches are more therapy than comedy. Great work guys.

[@InfernoNinja111]

Love the quickened footsteps at the end. Nice touch

[@madnessbydesignVria]

I so love it when David Mitchell comes unhinged... :)

[@joabrhooke]

Man, it is FREEZING in that chapel! I got cold just watching.

[@Jotari]

I''m actually really curious to know what Robet's real situation is. He seemed to be voicing some objections even when things were moderately tame.

[@Aeroldoth3]

MItchell looks so young here!

[@ModMokkaMatti]

The beard and the quintuple chins hidden beneath it aged him by 80 years.

[@kossiviesse9807]

This is a brilliant sketch, great acting and absolutely hilarious!!

[@DandyInHell]

I think this is my favorite sketch of theirs. It's so well written, it's insane.

[@xili0966]

there is more effort put into the writing of this sketch than most modern hollywood movies

[@Shaqstheman000]

Ah, high school. Hello, old friend.

[@KentPomares]

The dialogue is vibrant and rich with compelling poetry. I was quite impressed with this!

[@Paul_The_Spaceman]

Meanwhile, inside his head he was thinking of Victoria, lol

[@RustlessPotato]

Gosh, I love Mitchell and Webb. They manage to make Comedy as well as Tragedy. Has anyone seen the Sherlock Holmes suffering from Alzheimer act ? Really brings a tear to my eye.

[@Mirandorl]

"Hello we'd like to use your church for a sketch in the new Mitchell and Webb BBC programme" "Can we see a copy of the script first?" ".......no"

[@Richard_is_cool]

This has got to be one of their best sketches. ...

[@RIXRADvidz]

Thank You provident divine Universe for the gift of Mitchell and Webb, the pain of my laughter is well worth every heaving breath. Thank You oh Thank You Thank You Thank You..oh and thanks rob amd dave for putting up with so much crappe

[@Gabinodasquino]

"At least leave a quid for the upkeep!"

[@kakeyhol365]

Haha the bit at 2:19 with the sinister sound and the light on Mitchell's face

[@joshuakilpatrick7824]

That shot of Mitchell being left alone at the end is actually so sad :(

[@Mysterioux]

And actually, in a strange way, this sort of sums up love and the mad turbulance of it all. Especially when the vicar is just sort of left alone at the end.

[@thegayathrikable]

I'm reading David Mitchell's autobiography and the bit where he talks about Victoria. Jesus Christ this sketch has got so much more painful :(

[@joeybeann]

do go on

[@joshuahext9236]

Please do go on.

[@holystnicoley]

Go on, please do.

[@mcgeethetree3858]

Please, on go do

[@Telstar62a]

@@mcgeethetree3858 Please go, dugong, do. Oh hell, I've muffed it; sorry. Can we start again?

[@iancu_de_hunedoara]

The best thing of this sketxh is absence of laugh

[@beeeeeesbury]

Laugh tracks just irk me!

[@MattJames1958]

"I'm a creep, I'm a weirdoooo...." And so on.

[@anthonymadden9470]

interesting.. more arty then the other sketches.

[@VerboseMinimalist]

I love that they shot it where it's cold and you can see his breath. Amazing!

[@autisticdad]

He looks like a boy and it looks bloody cold.

[@rachelar]

What happened to the nice Australian girl who was priest here before?

[@signalnine2601]

she's GONE. they're all GONE and we're back.

[@RadioactiveCassowary]

Many of the the best sketches in this are

[@Lunarri]

David should team up with Simon Pegg and make a movie.

[@r__b6095]

Wow this kept giving and giving

[@Crazyivan777]

Yeah, I came out of it saying, "Eeehhhh... I need an adult!" Wonderful stuff!

[@Fiestycadavers]

The humor in The Mitchell and Webb Situation is darker and grittier than anything. This particular sketch deals with subject matter that may make the audience uncomfortable, i.e. unrequited love. It pokes fun at certain feelings that society writ large isn't really at ease dealing with. The humor is more in their presentation than content. The contents are quite painful as you said, but the fact that a priest is saying it is ironic and the bluntness of it makes it even more unexpected.

[@LEON13858]

damn david's acting is .

[@barbados3592]

So THIS is where the evil vicar came from

[@BeanieL2p]

agree... except for red dwarf, when they did the 3 episode special it had no laugh track and i was so used to it from the original series' it just felt a little empty xD

[@MrBeauquilter]

This is the saddest Mitchell and Webb comedy sketch I've seen.

[@josephbellamy2587]

Beau Quilter check out the last sherlock one they did.

[@ExBruinsFan]

+Joseph Bellamy YES. I can't watch that one.

[@JM-pm3ob]

I've always found the flamingos one oddly dispiriting.

[@landochabod7]

Beau Quilter There's the one with David buying a lager at the corner shop, which I find even more depressing for how common it must be.

[@lauraireson6358]

Joseph Bellamy That one just kills me.

[@ramirami601]

you can see how cold it is on the set from David's smokey exhales

[@CarolineATRC]

Ah yes, cold churches where you can see your own breath, i remember it well.

[@MessiahComing]

Plenty more fish in the sea, but you're alone... and in a desert....

[@eedobee]

Never gets old

[@artinyyk]

Glad to hear one without a laughter track for once.

[@comtraya101]

love the breath fogging up that makes the scene all the more scary

[@brendachen154]

OMG David looks so gorgeous here!

[@dysonshowtime]

including the whole 'tossing off to a picture that doesn't do (him) justice?' ha ha.

[@hoodoo2001]

Geez, this set is cold. See the condensation from David's breath.

[@doubledamn2599]

Anything else think that Robert looks a bit like Stifler?

[@JXAChambers]

That was wonderful :3

[@fliprim]

Oh! Its about religion. That one big love, un-returned and fetishised. Genius.

[@DandyInHell]

That last frame breaks my heart.

[@kipandcop1]

They've edged along the bench as they were talking!

[@agiar2000]

I'm so used to the laugh track, I actually missed it somewhat in this sketch. I had become accustomed to waiting for the studio audience to let me know it was okay to laugh.

[@TheGeehanlolShow]

I now truly understand how this feels

[@SteinaIcelander]

David Mitchell looks surprisingly hot in that vicar costume.

[@rdingo1]

Brilliant!

[@finlaybond]

That's the same chapel as the one in Monty Python's the meaning of life where the choir sings 'O Lord please don't burn us'. Please don't rub linseed oil into the school cormorant.

[@sciencegoblin7775]

god there young in this webb has hair...!

[@wailer27]

its not hair its hey're

[@RadebeGish]

@o0FallenAngel0o They did something similar in "That Mitchell and Webb Look", when they produced a sketch about Sherlock Holmes when he's gone senile

[@trulynot]

Brilliant writing !

[@IronBridge1781]

Who else thought it would be brilliant if at the end the real vicar came and said "EEEHH, and just who are you?" to David and then David just ran off.

[@PPX14]

I thought at the beginning when he was saying how it's horrible to love someone but get nothing in return, that he was going to say that's how God feels

[@junbh2]

That's what people mean these days when they say 'laugh track'. Everyone knows it's a studio audience, that it's not literally a separately added recorded laugh. But people who say 'I hate laugh tracks' really don't care how it's made. They just don't like hearing the laughter while they're watching a show.

[@Shyyrn]

@Noahboah234 If I may ask, what does that mean? :P

[@KINKYmustache]

Anybody knows the song in the background?

[@rapchee]

+Ion Flavius sounds like that Cage tune

[@fredmichel8974]

Brilliant reads so absurdly true

[@charliemurphy9507]

Most likely, given that M&W met at Cambridge, but in principle it could be any university chapel.

[@MysteryFaceX]

Even vicars need to share.

[@vanhende]

The people who say that comedy is a lesser art form... should watch this

[@Valokiloren]

I feel really sad now... David sounded really upset. 'course, now he has a gorgeous wife and is a national treasure so...

[@pipertripp]

it's a great sketch, in a twisted, dark way. Not the "touching cloth" kinda of vingette, but good all the same.

[@mrcreative13]

At first I was like: yeah, it's kind of like that, isn't it? and then like: yeah, no, not really...

[@MawCowbell]

Comedic genious...these two have gone dark side and it suits them so well

[@mmmhhm]

It looks like they shot on location. I'm not sure if I have the guts to curse in a church, even for a sketch. XD

[@zastenoi]

can anyone tell in what episode this video were shown ?

[@crazy4carolyn]

I was thinking that it was more metaphoric, in that, if you related the "bitch" that he's referring too as the dogma of religion?

[@coffeefish94]

Is this Peterhouse chapel? Sounds as if theyre in a university context?

[@TheMcfearless123]

+Rushabh Haria It does look like it actually yeah! And David Mitchell did go to Cambridge

[@bigbenhebdomadarius6252]

+TheMcfearless123 And was in Peterhouse, I believe.

[@coffeefish94]

Both did, but I think Robert Webb was at Robinson College (which was built in the 70s and has a modernist chapel - so it isn't that)!

[@Henouk]

This is actually the Royal Masonic School For Boys Chapel (now closed) - also used as the filming location for the School Chapel scene (Oh lord please don't burn us) in Monty Python's meaning of life.

[@rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

It was just hard to get the live studio audience into the church.

[@SaintSwithinsDay]

@666deadman1988 Actually he said "chapel," and therefore he's a chaplain. The exchange indicates that the setting is the chapel of an Oxbridge college.

[@116Bears]

It must be really cold (or Mitchell just drank some tea) in there, you can see the Vicars breath.

[@RodCornholio]

Sounds like a classically trained actor - Shakespearean. No people do that better than English speaking U.K./Irish people. Music to the ears.

[@LuRawen]

David is a very good actor! I wish he'd do more serious acting as well. (Not that I don't love his comedy, I think it's brilliant! :D) ... By the way, is it really THAT cold in english churches?

[@sen5i]

Yes it is that cold in English churches

[@thekingofgingers]

This series was actually a fair bit better than their bbc one (though I like the bbc one as well) did they do more writing themselves on this one?

[@PremierSullivan]

I thought this would be the opposite of their bad vicar sketch, but I was wrong.

[@unclenurgle8281]

such brilliant comedy