Pretend Room #11: Did Shakespeare Sound More American Than British? | Mitchell and Webb

David Mitchell and Robert Webb unpack the ideas behind their Puritans and Accord With Our Values sketches in this episode of the Pretend Room. They discuss using the Puritans to explore cancel culture and purity spirals, why American and British accents developed differently, and the theory that Shakespeare may have sounded closer to a modern American. The conversation then turns to social pressure to publicly take a stand and the famous idea that evil triumphs when good people do nothing. Mitchell and Webb question whether people acting with complete confidence and terrible judgment might be a much bigger problem. Subscribe, like the video and turn on notifications, although apparently that might be unnecessarily stressful. #BigTalkStudios #MitchellandWebb #PretendRoom #comedypodcast Don't miss a video! Subscribe NOW:    / @mitchellandwebbofficial   About the Pretend Room Podcast: Hosted by David Mitchell and Robert Webb themselves, Mitchell and Webb Talk About Some Sketches in a Pretend Room is all about revisiting sketches, pulling them apart, overthinking them, and frequently wandering totally off topic. Expect wild tangents, unnecessary analysis, and the kind of commentary that’s only slightly more helpful than the show itself. Connect with Big Talk Studios: Instagram:   / bigtalk   Facebook:   / bigtalk   Website: https://bigtalkstudios.com/ ============================= Chapters: 0:00 Puritans, Cancel Culture and American Accents 2:41 Shakespeare, Accent Changes and Historical Accuracy 4:15 Staying Silent and the Pressure to Take a Stand 6:29 Doing Nothing, Bins and Final Thoughts Pretend Room #11: Did Shakespeare Sound More American Than British? | Mitchell and Webb    / @mitchellandwebbofficial