The couple met while working together on a radio sketch show, and close friend David was the best man at their wedding ceremony. Robert has been married to fellow comedian Abigail Burdess since 2006. His memoir How Not To Be A Boy was a Sunday Times Best Seller and his debut novel, Come Again, was published last year. The two instantly hit it off and have worked together on several projects over the years, including sitcom Peep Show, sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look, and dark comedy Back, as well as the film Magicians. Robert has collaborated with fellow comedian David Mitchell on many TV shows Robert rose to fame as one half of double act Mitchell and Webb, alongside David Mitchell, who he met in 1993 while at an audition at Cambridge's amateur theatrical club, Footlights. MORE: Robert Webb reveals how he told David Mitchell he'd signed up for Strictly – and it might surprise you Robert Webb's career MORE: Giovanni Pernice reveals what girlfriend Maura Higgins thinks of Strictly 'curse' – and his dream royal dance partner After retaking his A-Levels, he won a place at Cambridge University, where he studied English and sparked a life-long passion for comedy and performing. Sadly, his mother died from breast cancer when he was 17 years old, which interrupted his studies.
Robert Webb is a 49-year-old comedian, actor and author from Lincolnshire. WATCH: Are you looking forward to the new series of Strictly? Robert Webb's bio
