Funny thing is that in Richard Herrings Leicester Square Theatre Podcast interview with Robert Webb. He said "My David" before muttering "fucking hell"
I've noticed that ANYTHING that David Mitchell presents or is a regular in, whether it's The Bubble, Was It Something I Said or Would I Lie To You, it is guaranteed that Robert always pops up on at least one episode! You can tell that they love working together by just looking at how they interact with each other and enjoy each other's sense of humour. And you can see that they are genuine friends because they were best man at each other's wedding.
Yeah, I remember Ant and Dec saying that the best thing about their job is waking up everyday with the thought of them feeling as if they are not working each day because they are with their best friend.
+Supreme Buffalo Exactly. David does more of these panel type shows than Robert and it's not like Robert is getting tons of work these days so it's totally understandable that he'd be a frequent guest on whatever David is hosting.
rewatching this episode for the line at 6:13 "you are good value" plus the way webb delivers it, is incredible. thats having your comedic timing down .
@6:40 Rob's 'badum tish' drum roll for David's joke and all of the Steven Byers bit shows what good friends they are lol You can tell that they both really enjoy each others humour. I suppose I'm stating the obvious really, I just think they work so well together.
Exactly! And it would end with one of those beautifully awkward moments as David Mitchell cheerfully reveals the last news item: "Robert Webb's Entire Family Brutally Murdered" or something like that and Webb slowly collapses, sobbing, with Mitchell looking uncomfortably at the camera. It would have made a pretty good sketch, but makes a terrible tv show premise instead. I'm disappointed M and W agreed to be in something this crap.
Before their sketch shows, my US Midwestern mom who homeschooled me used to have me collect implausible news stories and then write a fake one, and the rest of the family would try to guess the fake story. It was a lot of fun for me as an ADHD kid interested in reading and writing, and excellent practice in mimicking the tone and format of a formal news story.
That's not right, that if nobody guesses correctly, David keeps all the points. They should be given to charity or humanely destroyed to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
I agree, one can't be too careful. At the very least, I would like some assurances that the proper taxes have been paid on all points, and that the rest of the hard-working UK citizenry aren't subsidizing these points while the fat cats sit back and collect.
+tom wagner I've got a confession. I work in TV, on this show in fact, as a cameraman, and once this series ended I, um, may have taken the leftover points home. And then... I'm really ashamed of this... I foolishly put them next to some of the nega-points I stole from Pointless, and they cancelled each other out. They kind of annihilated each other, like matter and anti-matter. ...Sorry...
Buffoon1980 Well, the past is the past, and I hope that the point-implosion incident has sorted out the Karmic aspects. I hope this whole thing has made it clear to you and everyone else that no good can come of the misappropriation of points funded by the license fee.
I think the problem Webb has is people see him as dumb because of the character he plays in Peep Show so he doesn't get the kind of offers Mitchell does who is seen as intelligent. In actual fact they are both equally intelligent and hilarious, its just one of those things unfortunately. Don't think we have to worry bout him too much hes doing alright for himself lol
thesimpsons17 That's ridiculous! People know Robert and know that unlike David, he is nothing like his character. It could probably be because Robert has i think 2 children and is busy, maybe? And if that were true David would at least would try to have him on "Would I Lie To You?" again lol. It's probably by his choice that he hasn't been TV as frequently as David has. I'm sure that he will come back with something. But yeah, he is doing pretty well as of now :)
Wow Shappi Khorsandi really shone in this episode, couldn't believe how really funny she was...loads of jokes and really quick witted, I was very very nearly crying. Amazing stuff.
What I realized watching this is how if it had been made in America, the whole show would have been in the house, full of manufactured conflict and yelling. Here, they turned it into something more thoughtful, funny, and far more entertaining. Pity it didn't last longer!
@@kingofgoogle7715 , I'm a lifelong US Midwesterner, but I became obsessed with David Mitchell in my late teens (over a decade ago) and watched this series as soon as it was up on the internet. I came back to it now to add it to my "Sleep" playlist of videos I know by heart and can listen to to lull my ADHD brain to sleep.
+CountryHouseGent My suspicion is that locking down 3 guests for four days costs more in fees than most panel shows. Then of course there's the whole thing with the BBC News people not being able to be involved.
When Robert was talking about his pilot scheme, I love that the audience and Shappi and Miranda were sat laughing and David was the only one taking it seriously!
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I always thought Miranda and David would have made a brilliant couple... :) I love her when she says about the ghost "Oh well now you've done it!!" hhaaaahaa
The chemistry between the contestants is so good it's not humorous in the same way other panel shows are. Can't say the same for the other episodes, which I haven't seen, but surely there's a good chance that after 4 days they'd loathe each other?
Poor David. I really enjoy watching him, but he doesn't have much luck getting his shows past the first series. I think sometimes he's just too intelligent for general acceptance.
It’s sort of hard to believe an English adult doesn’t know about the Elgin Marbles, but then, people will always surprise me with what they don’t know.
Problem with this show was the stories were trivial and nobody really cared if they got it right or wrong. Usually when comedians get bored on a panel show, they are funny, but obviously not when they´ve just had a very relaxing week.
This is an amazing concept. They should have kept it going. Though it would have become impossible since Trump entered office. Would have become a show filled with different tweets of his.
Knew the vending machine story was the real one. The wii boxing one wasn't so ridiculously unbelievable, but I saw straight through the acting of the woman in the final clip and could tell that, coupled with the ridiculousness of the issue, it wasn't real. The vending machine was the only one that was just normal enough to make sense to me. I'm mostly only proud of this because of how fucking tired I am right now. I'm usually a bonehead when I'm tired. I probably made a bunch of typos in this comment, but I can't even be bothered to check.
Watching the whole Bubble series back now that it's vaguely nostalgic, and after 12 years the only things I remembered being definitely true were David Cameron's wife being pregnant (if only for that terrible 'Wham Bam' headline), a cat getting its head stuck in a tin can, and BBC News refusing to make fake reports for the show.
24:23 *"I'm so angry you coughed"* Is Webb this shows producer or something? What's his issue with Miranda? He had a few seemingly unprovoked digs at her.
Difficult for Miranda Hart to really shine to the full extent of her comedic talents here, as there was no opportunity for her to fall over, and they are all sitting down, so her being tall couldn't be effectively hilarious. She did swear in a posh voice though, so two out of three aint bad.
She started out as a soccer player for Queen' s Park Rangers, but none of her teammates were able to run past her as she happens to be Lady Diana's tallest cousin.
It's great how when Shappi reveals that Robert calls David "My David", David looks genuinely horrified haha XD
I always love seeing Robert and David together, but the "my David part" was my favorite moment of the series
"I had no intention of being cute." --- then cutely bobs his foot up and down :-D
Funny thing is that in Richard Herrings Leicester Square Theatre Podcast interview with Robert Webb. He said "My David" before muttering "fucking hell"
I've noticed that ANYTHING that David Mitchell presents or is a regular in, whether it's The Bubble, Was It Something I Said or Would I Lie To You, it is guaranteed that Robert always pops up on at least one episode! You can tell that they love working together by just looking at how they interact with each other and enjoy each other's sense of humour. And you can see that they are genuine friends because they were best man at each other's wedding.
easy guest I guess, Producer just asks David to get his mate Robert to come on, and they have a laugh and its a day's pay. Everybody wins
Supreme Buffalo Must be brilliant, doing work that you enjoy doing a job that you enjoy with your best mate isn't it? Why can't I have that? haha
Whats that saying? "The day you find a job you love is the day you stop working"
Yeah, I remember Ant and Dec saying that the best thing about their job is waking up everyday with the thought of them feeling as if they are not working each day because they are with their best friend.
+Supreme Buffalo Exactly. David does more of these panel type shows than Robert and it's not like Robert is getting tons of work these days so it's totally understandable that he'd be a frequent guest on whatever David is hosting.
the intro looks like a mitchell and webb sketch, the irony.
thought exactly the same! You can almost hear david think: 'This idea is sh!t'
I thought it was! For several minutes. It wasn’t until after they sat down in the studio that I realized it was real.
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i gotcha
0:15 looks like something from peep show, He nailed the jez face perfectly
rewatching this episode for the line at 6:13 "you are good value" plus the way webb delivers it, is incredible. thats having your comedic timing down .
@6:40 Rob's 'badum tish' drum roll for David's joke and all of the Steven Byers bit shows what good friends they are lol
You can tell that they both really enjoy each others humour. I suppose I'm stating the obvious really, I just think they work so well together.
Robert's defence though: we were talking about the novelist David Mitchell...
Shappi: No, we weren't XDDD
"That's too silly for a comedy show. It must've been in a newspaper."
The premise of this show sounds like something Mitchell and Webb would dream up for one of their sketches.
Except all the news stories are about horrible tragedies and murders and it's very awkward. Would have made a great sketch actually.
Exactly! And it would end with one of those beautifully awkward moments as David Mitchell cheerfully reveals the last news item: "Robert Webb's Entire Family Brutally Murdered" or something like that and Webb slowly collapses, sobbing, with Mitchell looking uncomfortably at the camera. It would have made a pretty good sketch, but makes a terrible tv show premise instead. I'm disappointed M and W agreed to be in something this crap.
As the great Groucho Marx once said "Well all the jokes can't be good, you've got to expect that once in a while"
Actually in the beginning I thought this to be the case not knowing any better being an American and all.
Before their sketch shows, my US Midwestern mom who homeschooled me used to have me collect implausible news stories and then write a fake one, and the rest of the family would try to guess the fake story.
It was a lot of fun for me as an ADHD kid interested in reading and writing, and excellent practice in mimicking the tone and format of a formal news story.
Best episode. Robert Webb needs to be on more things.
I adore these four! Definitely the best episode of a great show.
That's not right, that if nobody guesses correctly, David keeps all the points. They should be given to charity or humanely destroyed to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
I agree, one can't be too careful. At the very least, I would like some assurances that the proper taxes have been paid on all points, and that the rest of the hard-working UK citizenry aren't subsidizing these points while the fat cats sit back and collect.
+tom wagner I've got a confession. I work in TV, on this show in fact, as a cameraman, and once this series ended I, um, may have taken the leftover points home. And then... I'm really ashamed of this... I foolishly put them next to some of the nega-points I stole from Pointless, and they cancelled each other out. They kind of annihilated each other, like matter and anti-matter.
...Sorry...
Buffoon1980 Well, the past is the past, and I hope that the point-implosion incident has sorted out the Karmic aspects. I hope this whole thing has made it clear to you and everyone else that no good can come of the misappropriation of points funded by the license fee.
Unforgivable.
It is really irritating that Robert Webb isn't as frequently seen on TV as David. They're both fantastic but i feel Robert just isn't on enough.
I think the problem Webb has is people see him as dumb because of the character he plays in Peep Show so he doesn't get the kind of offers Mitchell does who is seen as intelligent. In actual fact they are both equally intelligent and hilarious, its just one of those things unfortunately. Don't think we have to worry bout him too much hes doing alright for himself lol
thesimpsons17 That's ridiculous! People know Robert and know that unlike David, he is nothing like his character. It could probably be because Robert has i think 2 children and is busy, maybe? And if that were true David would at least would try to have him on "Would I Lie To You?" again lol. It's probably by his choice that he hasn't been TV as frequently as David has. I'm sure that he will come back with something. But yeah, he is doing pretty well as of now :)
Robert has done a lot more acting though.
Taurnil Yeah, they just have different skills and talents and so, different areas where each is more successful.
He had a baby so just appeared in peep show as a lead and a few other shows as cameos or regulars so he could spend more time at home
Roberts face at 2:58 is adorable! You can tell he meant it
Now we know... Now we know...
I wish there were more as well, although I can see how this show is a lot more high-maintenance than most other panel shows.
Also *you need a house.*
Bring. This show back
"Shafted!" hahahahaha
I laughed out loud and I'm watching this at work. Now everyone's looking at me.
Wow Shappi Khorsandi really shone in this episode, couldn't believe how really funny she was...loads of jokes and really quick witted, I was very very nearly crying. Amazing stuff.
0:32 "good evening and remain indoors!"
What I realized watching this is how if it had been made in America, the whole show would have been in the house, full of manufactured conflict and yelling. Here, they turned it into something more thoughtful, funny, and far more entertaining. Pity it didn't last longer!
David's laugh at 4:14 love it so much!!
Miranda is a secret David and Robert shipper
Secret?
I think Miranda AND Shappi are secret David and Robert shippers!
Abby is just David 😭😭
that vending machine installation is friggin' brilliant!
this show owned. i think having the contestants spend a week together really went a long way to build chemistry
Indeed, just discovered this in 2021 because I'm opposite London on the globe and it's amazing me
@@kingofgoogle7715 , I'm a lifelong US Midwesterner, but I became obsessed with David Mitchell in my late teens (over a decade ago) and watched this series as soon as it was up on the internet.
I came back to it now to add it to my "Sleep" playlist of videos I know by heart and can listen to to lull my ADHD brain to sleep.
Fuck me is Robert and David's friendship cute.
I genuinely thought this was a Mitchell and Webb sketch when it started lol
"just a vessel for Hoon" *snort*
MITCHELL AND WEB! THE EL DUDE BROTHERS ARE BACK IN BUSINESS!!
The "ghost" sounds like sleep paralysis, which, if I recall correctly, is more common when sleeping in an unfamiliar location.
Robert got genuinely salty when David read the news of the split. Lol!
Being in the bubble in 2020 would be disturbingly apt.
The look on David's face wen she sed my David haha
Lol "that's what I call...the end of Jenga." It shouldn't be funny but it is.
Why did this show only last one series - it was brilliant?
+CountryHouseGent My suspicion is that locking down 3 guests for four days costs more in fees than most panel shows. Then of course there's the whole thing with the BBC News people not being able to be involved.
+Andy Hilkens 10o'clock live is fucking good though
+AngryAngry Ancom Eh, I prefer this on watching.
+AngryAngry Ancom It was OK but personally I prefered the Bubble
Probably stupid resistance from stations not allowing their news presenters to do false reports for this show etc.
Shame there was only one series of this.
Adorable, all 4 !
1:50 “Remain Indoors!”
This advice seems far more relevant now lol
This show was much better than David's current show. They should bring it back.
27:14 the pain in his eyes
DAVID AND ROBERT ARE JUST SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER
When Robert was talking about his pilot scheme, I love that the audience and Shappi and Miranda were sat laughing and David was the only one taking it seriously!
it's nice watching old news quizzes, no bloody Brexit in it.
Eponymous, had to look it up.. ha. Great word!
The Queen is actually allowed to vote, but chooses not to, which is pretty classy IMO.
Although the law relating to elections does not specifically prohibit the Sovereign from voting in a general election or local election, it is considered unconstitutional for the Sovereign and his or her heir to do so.
www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/QueenandGovernment/Queenandvoting.aspx
+MIDImorphosis The Queen can actually die any time she wishes but chooses not to because she's a bitch.
brilliant guests
As established on QI, the Queen is allowed to vote. She just doesn't.
To be fair, Qi is notorious for getting the facts wrong in favor of firing off the klaxon.
I always thought Miranda and David would have made a brilliant couple... :) I love her when she says about the ghost "Oh well now you've done it!!" hhaaaahaa
Robert and David will be glad The Event never happened!
They should do this show again now.
The chemistry between the contestants is so good it's not humorous in the same way other panel shows are. Can't say the same for the other episodes, which I haven't seen, but surely there's a good chance that after 4 days they'd loathe each other?
I have never heard of this series. Ever.
so proud of my local council lol
Kathryn Ashworth
Poor David. I really enjoy watching him, but he doesn't have much luck getting his shows past the first series. I think sometimes he's just too intelligent for general acceptance.
Would I lie to you ?
It's really not that clever
He chose not to do a second series of this to pursue a live comedy news show opportunity with Charlie Brooker
It's like mitchell and webb working together...
The 1000th like !
It’s sort of hard to believe an English adult doesn’t know about the Elgin Marbles, but then, people will always surprise me with what they don’t know.
Robert Webb retains the awkwardness of a pimply adolescent.
27:17
Perfect.
is that numberwang
2:50 hahahaha
i'd say they were actually outside the bubble
modern day life is a bubble
25:24 What is the point of censoring the words on the screen but not the audio? LOL
haha David Mitchell is the perfect host for this show, considering its premise
It shoudlve gotten and bigger run
Jeremy are u doing it ironically?
Wish they hadn't bothered explaining the real Elgin Marbles story to Ms Hart
Following a week together without distractions Miranda doesn't like Shabby does she?
They should make a show with David and Robert doing nothing else but political satire. Talk about trenchant wit.
Ambassadors! It only had one series as well though I think
It's going to be great when a really big news story happens while the guests are in the Bubble.
Why did this never get another season?
David Mitchell had commitments on another show and couldn't do another show
Lol
How much does Butter earn (urn get it)
That thumbnail is so creepy
So Robert, there's been a massive pandemic outbreak with people living in social isolation and the economy is doomed. Does that seem plausible to you?
Clip of fry’s joke from whose line that rob mentions:
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Denise Crilly is most certainly originally Irish not "English", maybe she represented "England" or was born there, but here accent is Irish
Except, of course, she didn't represent England at all because the story was fake.
what did robert say when miranda coughed? :L
+Anastasia Milkshake So angry you've coughed.
Problem with this show was the stories were trivial and nobody really cared if they got it right or wrong. Usually when comedians get bored on a panel show, they are funny, but obviously not when they´ve just had a very relaxing week.
Where's your beard m8
27:09
This is an amazing concept. They should have kept it going. Though it would have become impossible since Trump entered office. Would have become a show filled with different tweets of his.
Miranda Hart: the secret comedian.
Unhappy Shappi? She seemed subdued and didn't smile or laugh as much as the others, especially in the first half.
How much of the national budget can be explained in sixty seconds? That budget minister sounds like another Trump.
Knew the vending machine story was the real one. The wii boxing one wasn't so ridiculously unbelievable, but I saw straight through the acting of the woman in the final clip and could tell that, coupled with the ridiculousness of the issue, it wasn't real.
The vending machine was the only one that was just normal enough to make sense to me.
I'm mostly only proud of this because of how fucking tired I am right now. I'm usually a bonehead when I'm tired. I probably made a bunch of typos in this comment, but I can't even be bothered to check.
Watching the whole Bubble series back now that it's vaguely nostalgic, and after 12 years the only things I remembered being definitely true were David Cameron's wife being pregnant (if only for that terrible 'Wham Bam' headline), a cat getting its head stuck in a tin can, and BBC News refusing to make fake reports for the show.
strange idea for a show
24:23
*"I'm so angry you coughed"*
Is Webb this shows producer or something?
What's his issue with Miranda?
He had a few seemingly unprovoked digs at her.
I dont think he meant anything by the comment, if someone said it to me I’d assume they’re just bantering
I've seen two of those guys, but I don't know who that other sheila is...
hardest thing about this game is spending a week with Miranda Hart
this show was such extreme overkill in preparation for a half hour show... if the bubble was real..
Do you that no this is where NewZealand primeminister Jascinda Arden who coined the term BUBBLE got it from this TV program???😳👁️👄👁️
Difficult for Miranda Hart to really shine to the full extent of her comedic talents here, as there was no opportunity for her to fall over, and they are all sitting down, so her being tall couldn't be effectively hilarious. She did swear in a posh voice though, so two out of three aint bad.
Too much Robert and David and not nearly enough Shappi.
Rigged :)
Elgar, not elgin...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles
Miranda's a comedian?
She started out as a soccer player for Queen' s Park Rangers, but none of her teammates were able to run past her as she happens to be Lady Diana's tallest cousin.
The concept of this show is pretty lame, but they have really good casting.
I think the concept is great! (it's obviously a lot better when originally broadcast and the news stories are very familiar to the viewer)
Another dumb idea with the same british celebs that was somehow green lighted.