David Mitchell praises Sky Sports parody of ‘Mitchell And Webb’ football sketch

David Mitchell has praised a self-aware Sky Sports parody of a famous Mitchell and Webb sketch – watch below.

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On Friday (April 18), the sports broadcaster posted an advert for their coverage of EFL football over the Easter weekend, with presenter David Prutton using manic mannerisms and exaggerated promotional language that rang a bell for many comedy fans.

The video, complete with Prutton’s yellow-shirted suit, was a reference to a much-memed sketch from That Mitchell And Webb Look in 2008, in which Mitchell spoofed the nature of footballer broadcasters with lines like, “Catch all of the constantly happening football here, it’s all here and it’s all football, always!”

“I’m genuinely delighted to see this,” Mitchell wrote in reaction to the Sky Sports post.

See both videos below.

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