Tag Archives: David Mitchell

‘Cloud Atlas’ Author David Mitchell: If the Movie Were Structured Like the Book, ‘It Would Suck’

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on October 25th, 2012

David Mitchell at Symphony Space in New York last week. (Symphony Space)

British author David Mitchell says he never imagined anyone would make a movie out of his novel Cloud Atlas.

WATCH: Comic David Mitchell Says ‘Downton Abbey’ Went ‘Completely Nuts’

By Leah Rozen | Posted on September 20th, 2012

David Mitchell eviscerates Season 2 of 'Downton Abbey' (YouTube)

It was bad enough when Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch dissed the second season of Downton Abbey. Now, David Mitchell, a British comedian and BAFTA-winning actor (BBC’s That Mitchell and Webb Look and Channel 4’s Peep Show) is ...

Four Ways The London Games Have Made Me Proud To Be British

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 3rd, 2012

Extremists aside, the British are often reluctant to bang on about patriotism in polite company. We may have the reputation of being a bunch of rabid football supporters who will sing until they are hoarse about the superiority of the ...

The Brit List: 10 Internationally Unsung UK National Treasures

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 17th, 2012

This isn’t a test of Anglophile credentials: you don’t have to know who all of these people are to be in our secret Brit club. It’s just a list of ten people who are an essential part of the cultural fabric in the UK, ...

Five Bizarre Things About British Television

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 30th, 2012

British TV is just like American TV, except the accents are different. And there are fewer shows about animals doing funny things.

David Mitchell: UK Actors Should Stick to Villains, Not Superheroes

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 8th, 2011

Leave it to David Mitchell, star of Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, to give his own humorously cantankerous but thoughtful take on things. His target this week: Britain’s monopoly on America’s leading superhero ...

Roundup: Will Matthew Goode be the Next ‘Superman’?

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on November 22nd, 2010

The very handsome Matthew Goode might be sizing up his superhero skills once again, as he's evidently being considered for the lead role in Zach Snyder's forthcoming Superman reboot.

David Mitchell: “My Parents Never Watched Doctor Who”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on September 9th, 2010

David Mitchell, star of BBC AMERICA’s Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, thinks it’s interesting that Doctor Who is popular with adults these days.

Twins: Peep Show’s David Mitchell and Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on May 11th, 2010

We’ve seen a lot of web chatter about President Obama‘s latest Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan. People have questioned her credentials and even her sexual orientation.

BBCA’s BAFTA Nominees. Plus, Who Should Play Jade Goody in the Biopic?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on March 24th, 2009

Several BBCA shows managed to scoop BAFTA TV Award nominations today: the final full season of Doctor Who with David Tennant was nominated for Best Drama Series, and Top Gear was nominated for Best Features. The upcoming BBCA series, ...