The WORST episodes of David Mitchell's Soapbox

Every episode of David Mitchell's Soapbox ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of David Mitchell's Soapbox!

In the hit series from the star of Peep Show, QI and That Mitchell And Webb Look, comedy genius David Mitchell vents his spleen on modern life in this award winning series of hilarious rants. No subject is off limits. David's targets include the elderly, lying politicians and Anne Robinson. And if necrophilia, the Welsh, the oddly familiar Camelopard and mysterious King Cnut are your thing, look no further. This is British comedy at its most irreverent and brilliantly observed. Have you ever worried that you're not passionate enough about sofas? How to pronounce the word "valet"? Or what to do with a half-dead mouse? Are you confused about public mastication, inflatable hover-forts or the proper etiquette when signing someone's boobs? Well fear not, David is on your side and has the answers.

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Living in the Moment
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#1 - Living in the Moment

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/8/2012

You only live once! David Mitchell wonders if living in the moment is really the answer?

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Phone Calls
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#2 - Phone Calls

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/26/2011

David picks up on the assumption that everything is quicker and easier to sort out by text. Is sending bite-sized messages really that effective? Or is it just a small pointless chore?

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LOL
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#3 - LOL

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/2011

David tackles text speak and the charming little innovation LOL. But will he be for or against the modern habit of approving a joke with the abbreviation?

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Machines
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#4 - Machines

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/9/2011

David berates the modern button-loving gadget designers who are given free reign with their counterintuitive scratchable DVDs. Do you too lament the simple days of the VHS?

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Weddings
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#5 - Weddings

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2011

In this episode David takes issue with ridiculously extravagant weddings. He questions whether they're really supposed to be special for you, or for everyone else?

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Stag Nights
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#6 - Stag Nights

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/23/2011

David rants about the totally invented tradition of the stag night.

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Naming Your Child
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#7 - Naming Your Child

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/2011

David discusses the folly of giving your child a unique name. But as soon as you get used to a name do you stop noticing it's strangeness altogether? Just think of 'Peep Show'...

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Sports TV
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#8 - Sports TV

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/7/2011

In this episode David gets agitated by broadcasters who plaster logos over logos over logos. Shouldn't there be a degree of mature cooperation where the highest bidder gets the slot?

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Chef's Special
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#9 - Chef's Special

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/14/2011

David discusses the subtext of the sign 'If you are not satisfied with anything we serve, the chef will eat it himself.' Just how bad can the food be?

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Cheap Hotels
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#10 - Cheap Hotels

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/21/2011

David picks up on British reservations about calling hotels 'cheap.' But cheap is good is it not, so why not say it?

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Friends
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#11 - Friends

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/28/2011

David discusses the trials and tribulations of keeping up with old friends from which there is no etiquette of release. Shouldn't there be a system for rotating them every ten years?

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Dell Quiz
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#12 - Dell Quiz

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/4/2011

David asks a series of questions that are not imminently googleable but to which there are definitively correct answers. The fabulous prize? A Dell XPS15z.

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#13 - Television Credits

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/11/2011

You know those credits which disrupt your television viewing pleasure at the end of every programme? Squashing the show you were watching into one half of the screen, whilst a voice speaks over the music, what on earth are they thinking?

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Gifts
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#14 - Gifts

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/18/2011

David has his say on the rationale of the gift-giving ritual, from ill-fitting jumpers to duplicate copies of the Bonesetter's daughter, the whole system is hideously inefficient. Aren't we better off putting anything we actually want on an accessible online list?

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Dell Quiz Answers
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#15 - Dell Quiz Answers

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/1/2011

David Mitchell provides answers for the Dell Quiz.

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Sustainability
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#16 - Sustainability

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/8/2011

Is there perhaps a way of combating wastefulness and planned obsolescence. From tables to fuel, could a subscription fee perhaps be a viable solution?

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Burden of Proof
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#17 - Burden of Proof

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/15/2011

David Mitchell follows his sustainability rant with one on saving the environment. There is always heated debate about global warming, but until there is proof it doesn't exist, shouldn't we be looking for solutions?

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Young Man
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#18 - Young Man

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/22/2011

The phrase 'young man' is a joke that is made to a boy who is obviously not a man, but can also be said to a man who is clearly not young. This certainly gives David something to think about at the grand age of 37.

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#19 - Marathons

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/29/2011

David Mitchell analyses marathon runners this week, and what the logic is behind their attempts to raise money for charity. Surely all the time they spend training, would have been better spent working a job? After all, they would make a lot more money for charity!

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Not One
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#20 - Not One

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/6/2011

With season 3 of David Mitchell's soapbox coming to an end, David discusses what matters (and what doesn't matter) when it comes to ranting.

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Pointy Shoes
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#21 - Pointy Shoes

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2012

David Mitchell points the finger at pointy shoes, providing plenty of points about their pointlessness.

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Love or Hate
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#22 - Love or Hate

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/9/2012

David Mitchell finds that the Marmite ad campaign leaves a funny taste in his mouth.

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Mensa
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#23 - Mensa

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/30/2012

David Mitchell gets clever about Mensa!

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Signing Autographs
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#24 - Signing Autographs

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/18/2012

David Mitchell looks into why people sign autographs. And oh! Did he not tell you that he has a book out now?

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Richard III
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#25 - Richard III

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/25/2012

Richard III has been found in bone form by Archaeologists! David Mitchell wonders what we are supposed to do with them - bury them again?

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