Photo: Irving Liaw from London, United Kingdom / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Robert Webb occupies a special place in my comedy pantheon. As one half of Mitchell and Webb, he perfected the art of playing the deluded dreamer — his Jeremy in Peep Show is one of the great sitcom creations, a man whose self-regard survives every humiliation. What I admire is the intelligence underneath the silliness; Webb the writer is as sharp as Webb the performer, and his prose reveals a thoughtfulness his characters deliberately lack. Coming from provincial Lincolnshire rather than the usual London circuit, he brings an outsider's eye to English absurdity. Few comedians age this gracefully into being genuinely interesting writers.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Webb
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・ウェッブ
- Reading
- ろばーと・うぇっぶ
- Born
- September 29, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Boston, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / comedian / writer
2. Background
- University
- Robinson College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/arobertwebb
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Webb
Frequently asked questions
When was Robert Webb born?
Born September 29, 1972 (age 53).
Where is Robert Webb from?
Robert Webb is from Boston, United Kingdom.
What does Robert Webb do?
Robert Webb works as television actor, film actor, actor, comedian, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.