Robert Webb
# Robert Webb

Robert Patrick Webb (Boston, Lincolnshire, 29 de septiembre de 1972) es un comediante, actor y escritor británico. Forma parte del acto de Mitchell and Webb, junto a David Mitchell. Ambos protagonizaron la comedia de situación de Channel 4, Peep Show, en la que Webb interpreta a Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne. Los dos también protagonizaron el programa de sketches, That Mitchell and Webb Look, para el que luego realizaron una adaptación teatral, The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb. El dúo protagonizó la película Magicians, de 2007 y la serie de corta duración Ambassadors. Webb encabezó la comedia de situación The Smoking Room y actuó en el programa de sketches Bruiser. Desde 2017, ha protagonizado junto a Mitchell la comedia dramática de Channel 4, Back.

Webb también es un panelista habitual de comedia y aparece en programas de televisión como The Bubble, Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI, Mastermind, Was It Something I Said y Argumental. También ha presentado y narrado varios programas. Sus otras apariciones en comedias de situación incluyen Blessed, The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff y Fresh Meat.

## Primeros años

Nacido en Boston, Lincolnshire, Webb creció en Woodhall Spa cerca de Horncastle. Sus padres se divorciaron cuando él tenía cinco años y su madre se volvió a casar un año después. Tiene dos hermanos mayores y una media hermana menor. Creció en una propiedad del consejo y se educó en la escuela secundaria Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School en Horncastle. Habiendo crecido viendo las comedias The Young Ones, Blackadder y Only Fools and Horses, se interesó en el teatro y la poesía mientras estaba en la escuela y comenzó a escribir parodias. A la edad de 13 años, en parte debido al resentimiento hacia su padre, decidió perder su acento de Lincolnshire.

Cuando Webb tenía 17 años y estaba en el sexto grado inferior preparándose para sus exámenes, su madre murió de cáncer de mama, mudándose con su padre y volviendo a tomar sus exámenes.

En 1992, Webb asistió al Robinson College de Cambridge, donde estudió inglés y se convirtió en vicepresidente de Footlights, donde conoció a David Mitchell. Los dos se conocieron en una audición para una producción de Footlights de La Cenicienta en 1993.

## Otros trabajos

Webb ha aparecido en varios podcasts, incluidos The QuaranTea Break Podcast con Simon Ward y The Two Shot Podcast.

## Bibliografía

### No ficción

* How Not to Be a Boy (Canongate Books, 2017)

### Ficción

* Come Again (Canongate Books, 2020)

## Filmografía

### Película

| Año | Título | Papel |
| - | - | - |
| 2006 | Confetti | Michael |
| 2007 | Magicians | Karl |
| 2012 | The Wedding Video | Tim |
| 2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Nick |

### Televisión

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | The Jack Docherty Show | Various characters | Writer |
| 1998 | Comedy Nation | Various characters | |
| 2000 | Meaningful Sex | Lisa | |
| 2000 | Bruiser | Various characters | Writer |
| 2000 | Urban Gothic | Bentley Kaye | Episode 1.7: "The One Where..." |
| 2001 | Fun at the Funeral Parlour | Packham | Episode 1.4: "The Mountains of Doom" |
| 2001 | The Mitchell and Webb Situation | Various characters | Writer |
| 2001 | People Like Us | Tom Wolfson | Episode 2.5: "The Bank Manager" |
| 2002 | The Gist | Paul Ashdown | |
| 2003 | My Family | Arvo | Episode 4.14: "Sixty Feet Under" |
| 2003–2015 | Peep Show | Jeremy Usbourne | |
| 2004 | 55 Degrees North | Dog handler | Episode 1.3 |
| 2004–2005 | The Smoking Room | Robin | 17 episodes |
| 2005 | Twisted Tales | Colin | Writer Episode 1.9: "Nothing to Fear" |
| 2005 | Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches | Host | |
| 2005 | Blessed | Bill Hathaway | 8 episodes |
| 2005 | Have I Got News for You | Panellist | |
| 2006 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Himself | |
| 2006 | Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive | | |
| 2006 | Imagine | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Best of the Worst | | |
| 2006–2010 | That Mitchell and Webb Look | Various characters | Writer BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme or Series British Comedy Award nominations |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | |
| 2007 | Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out | Himself | |
| 2007 | Time Shift | Himself | |
| 2008 | The Law of the Playground | Himself | 8 episodes |
| 2008 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Panellist | |
| 2008 | Lily Allen and Friends | Himself | |
| 2008 | Saturday Kitchen | Himself | |
| 2008 | Would I Lie to You? | Contestant | |
| 2009 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Himself | |
| 2009 | The One Show | Himself | |
| 2009 | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | |
| 2009 | Let's Dance for Comic Relief | Himself | Winner of first series |
| 2009 | My Life in Verse | Himself | |
| 2009–2011 | Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum | Host | |
| 2010 | This Morning | Himself | |
| 2010 | All Star Mr. and Mrs. | Himself | |
| 2010 | Great Movie Mistakes | Host | |
| 2010 | You Have Been Watching | | |
| 2010 | Great TV Mistakes | Host | |
| 2010 | BBC Breakfast | Himself | |
| 2010 | Robert's Web | Presenter | |
| 2010 | You Have Been Watching | | |
| 2010 | Cushelle advert | Narrator | |
| 2010 | Let's Dance for Sport Relief | Judge | |
| 2010 | Cutting Edge | | |
| 2010 | The Real Hustle: Around the World | Host | |
| 2010 | History of Now: The Story of the Noughties | Host | |
| 2010 | Peep Show & Tell | Himself | |
| 2010 | Have I Got News for You | Host | |
| 2010 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Host | |
| 2010 | Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV | | |
| 2010 | The Bubble | | |
| 2010 | BBC Breakfast | Himself | |
| 2011 | Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel | Host | |
| 2011 | Great Movie Mistakes 3: Not in 3D | Host | |
| 2011 | Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask | Himself | |
| 2011 | QI | Panellist | |
| 2011 | The Sex Researchers | Narrator | |
| 2011 | Family Guy: Ground Breaking Gags | Host | |
| 2011 | Would I Lie to You? | Contestant | |
| 2011 | 24 Hour Panel People | Panellist | |
| 2011 | Celebrity Mastermind | Contestant | |
| 2011 | Argumental | Team captain | |
| 2011 | EastEnders: Greatest Exits | Host | |
| 2011 | Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes | Host | |
| 2011–2012 | Fresh Meat | Dan | |
| 2011–2012 | The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff | Jedrington Secret-Past | |
| 2012 | The One Show | Himself | |
| 2012 | Room 101 | Himself | |
| 2012 | Doctor Who | Robot | Episode 7.2 "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" |
| 2012 | Threesome | Colin | Episode 2.3 "Alice's Friend" |
| 2012 | Tales of Friendship with Winnie the Pooh | Narrator | |
| 2013 | Great Movie Mistakes – IV: May the Fourth Be with You Cutdowns | Host | |
| 2013 | The Matt Lucas Awards | Himself | |
| 2013 | Ambassadors | Neil Tilly | |
| 2013 | Was It Something I Said? | Himself | |
| 2013–2014 | You Saw them Here First | Narrator | |
| 2013 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Tim Kendall | Season 6, Episode 1 "A Caribbean Mystery" |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Laval, Robot 2 (Archive audio) | Video game |
| 2016 | Horrible Histories | Christopher Wren | |
| 2016 | Cold Feet | Grant | |
| 2017– | Back | Andrew | Also executive producer |
| 2018 | Travel Man | Himself | |
| 2019 | Frayed | Rufus | |
| 2021 | Strictly Come Dancing | Himself | Contestant |
