Best of David Mitchell as William Shakespeare from S3! | Upstart Crow | BBC Comedy Greats 

not only that but to have aside monologs and entire speeches IN blank verse (especially from Greene's character) is very impressive!

So agree, it's like torture!

Nothing more funny on TV🤣

@@christinacasteel3198 Comments on ‘Best of David Mitchell as William Shakespeare from S3! | Upstart Crow | BBC Comedy Greats’ 27.11.23 1247pm candid neighbours are filmed in various poses and various states of undress etc etc - without consent. i think that's the next big comedy laugh out loud schtick to hit our screens....

Coz it's clever & awesome 😄.

Much agreed about the canned laughter. It's unnecessary and lowers the quality. Kempe... yeah, not needed.

I don’t much like Green. I know it’s all a bit ham, but he takes it to the extreme, not to mention Mark Heap seems to play the same character in whatever show he’s in.

I love the character of Kempe but it seems a lot of people really don't like him.

@@marlowemarlowe4893 Kempe is a parody of Ricky Gervais, right?

Yes, Kempe is a parody of Ricky Gervais. I think it's funny and sort of satirical. A lot of Upstart Crow draws parallels between how it was in Shakespear times and how it is now. And Kempe was a very popular comedian when Shakespeare was alive and I think, perhaps, a bit ahead of his time just as you could say Ricky Gervais was, like when he wrote The Office. I do think it's an affectionate nod to Ricky Gervais. I think there is a lot of comedy created by Kempe's character. Not just the obvious things like his mannerisms and laugh. I think it shows how comedy will change as it does in the future. I like how the other characters look bemused at Kempe when he's talking as if he's on a different planet. So that's another way we get comedy from Kempe's character. He's ahead of his time but the other characters can't appreciate that. @@langdalepaul