David Mitchell/YMMV

• Acceptable Targets: Jokes directed at him tend to point out how "posh" he is.
  • And how his hair is rather similar to that of a well-known German dictator.
• He Really Can Act: He's usually known for comedic characters, but the elderly Sherlock Holmes sketch really shows off his acting chops.
• Internet Backdraft: Managed to cause one of these after one of his Soapbox rants dared to suggest that Doctor Who was a show for children.
• Misaimed Fandom: When he and Robert Webb did a series of "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" UK ads for Apple, viewers found Webb's confident Mac arrogant but thought Mitchell's awkward PC was endearing. This might have something to do with their respective characters in Peep Show, though the series of ads for the US (with different actors) garner the same reaction. Which again might be due to the coolness of the actor who plays PC.
  • Webb ultimately conceded on a Have I Got News for You appearance that this was how they came off in the ad.
• Unintentionally Sympathetic: His characters tend to be likeable even when they're not meant to be.