David Mitchell is a comedian, actor, writer and the polysyllabic member of Mitchell and Webb. He won BAFTAs for Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, and has also starred in Jam and Jerusalem, Ambassadors, Back and as Will Shakespeare in Ben Elton’s Upstart Crow. He is the author of Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse, writes for the Observer, chairs The Unbelievable Truth, is a team captain on Would I Lie To You?, and can’t drive.