That Mitchell and Webb Look - Gift Shop Sketch I'm looking for a gift for my aunt

Jack Govier · 2.2M views · 2010-07-21 · 2:17

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Overview

A That Mitchell and Webb Look sketch in which a customer tries to buy a gift for his aunt in a shop that keeps pushing him toward extras.

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Invoked as a joke when discussing ad creep, second screens and overbearing commercial or online experiences.

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Topics

Stand-up & sketch comedy Satire & parody

What people said

andersrs · 2023-10 · Joke / meme
[I know you feel that this technique is helpful and you want to save the world. That's double plus good of you.] [For me, I think that] all the padding makes the conversation diluted, watered down and boring. It's similar to 'The Gift Shop Sketch' [1]. [I feel] this is very disrespectful of my time. [In my opinion] it would be great to use another model to strip all the feely words, condense the meaning and generally un-fuckify all the AI waffle. [What are your thoughts about that?] [1] [VIDEO]
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nitwit005 · 2019-12 · Joke / meme
Aside from being about a quarter commercials, TV shows often feature quite a bit of filler/padding content. It'd be odd if people didn't pick up on some of it and play with their phone when they have the option. I always think to this Mitchell and Webb gift shop sketch that parodies the worst of this: [VIDEO]
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wvenable · 2019-08 · Joke / meme
The Gift Shop Sketch [VIDEO] I used to love watching Myth Busters but it became so much like that it was ridiculous. There was a time you could download torrents of Myth Busters episodes with all the recaps removed.
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