Best of David Mitchell as William Shakespeare from Series 1 | Upstart Crow | BBC Comedy Greats

Here's the best of Series 1 of Ben Elton's hilarious Shakespearean sitcom Upstart Crow, starring David Mitchell as Will Shakespeare! *Contains adult humour*

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[spadebraithwaite]

I used to fly a plane called G-AZMR. When you are contacting an airfield for landing you use the full five characters, then you just use the last two. Traffic control asked, "Mike Romeo, what is your distance?" I have no idea who it was, but an American accent came over the radio, "Mike Romeo, Mike Romeo, wherefore art thou?" Rare American humour.

[GypsyPirate]

0:21 "Yes, dear, t'is thy sweet and youthful timbre I would feign here, not the monosyllabic series of grunts that passes for your conversation." 👋 Standing ovation.

[josemaria]

The best of David Mitchell as Shakespeare is all of David Mitchell as Shakespeare

[fransmith]

LOL! Someone wrote a part for David where he doesn't have to act at all!! 🤣🤣🤣

[glorialewis]

I just love David, He’s always make me laugh.

[england]

So original. So funny. All the characters are so well cast. I would love to see some outtakes. There must be some somewhere. David is a genius. No question. More please

[dalriadaskillen]

The whole cast were perfect. I demand another series.

[povedon]

'Posh bird loves a bit of rough'😁

[Pedrok]

Best series since Blackadder brilliant

[KatMusic]

The stage show in the west end was brilliant!

[colincolin]

This is a series that somehow passed me by, but, going by this clip, it was easily on a par with Blackadder which is high praise.

[davidstone-haigh]

This show is genius (pun intended). Hope they do more eps.

[alexandrialeonora]

I'm not British but loved this show - there was a comedic genius to it that I think will be overlooked by people who a.) don't know or like much about Shakespeare and b.) don't appreciate David Mitchell's comedy style.

[dropkickmonky]

The writing feels as good as Blackadder.

[Philotus]

I like the bits where Ben Elton’s politics come leaking through.

[CantStayAway]

Oh David, you never fail to make me laugh...
- WAIT, IT'S ELAINE FROM CORONATION STREET!!!!

[Itsgonnabeok]

I so miss this series! I cannot fathom why it was cancelled!!!

[precursors]

Oh wow, just noticed the lady played the lesbian pirate princess in Game of Thrones!

[terminusest]

Is this blackadder's house set experts?

[Steve_P_B]

This is probably the only thing of his that I like, and probably only because it's written by the writer of Blackadder and has a superior support cast