The Peep Show star will make his Strictly debut later this year. <\/p>
The Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up<\/a> is shaping up nicely, and making his debut in the ballroom later this year is comedian Robert Webb.<\/p>\n Webb was the second celebrity to be announced for Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>. He\u2019ll join the 14 other contestants who will be showing off their dancing skills later this year in a bid to impress the Strictly Come Dancing judges<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fans will recognise him from Channel 4\u2019s Peep Show, in which he appears alongside David Mitchell. The pair are part of a double act known as Webb and Mitchell.<\/p>\n We know he can make us laugh, but will he be scoring 10s across the board when he takes to the dance floor? Or will he become the comedy act of the series?<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Robert, including what he had to say about his Strictly signing.<\/p>\n Age:\u00a0<\/strong>48<\/p>\n Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Comedian<\/p>\n Twitter:\u00a0<\/strong>@arobertwebb<\/a><\/p>\n Robert Webb is a comedian, actor and author.<\/p>\n He\u2019s best known for appearing in Peep Show, That Mitchell and Webb Look and Back, and for his comedy partnership with David Mitchell.<\/p>\n Webb is also an acclaimed author. His memoir How Not To Be A Boy was a No.1 Sunday Times Best Seller and his debut novel, Come Again, was published last year.<\/p> Robert is looking forward to the BBC One dancing show, although we\u2019re not quite sure he understands the premise of the show\u2026<\/p>\n After he was announced for the line-up, he said: \u201cI am ludicrously excited to be taking part in Strictly this year. It\u2019s a big, generous, joyful show and I can\u2019t wait to get packed into a spandex onesie and fired from a glitter cannon directly at Claudia Winkleman. At least I think that\u2019s what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n Not quite, but good luck regardless!<\/p>\n He added: \u201cMy goal is to try and survive from week to week without causing serious injury to myself or innocent bystanders. I know it\u2019s going to be a challenge. To do well in this competition is a test of character, although mainly it\u2019s a test of dancing.\u201d<\/p>\n Award-winning actor, comedian, author and soon-to-be ballroom dancer. Welcome Robert Webb to #Strictly<\/a>!???? Strictly is expected to return to the BBC in Autumn 2021. Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a> or visit our dedicated Entertainment<\/a> hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Peep Show star will make his Strictly debut later this year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2773,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-robert-webb-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-comedian.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-robert-webb-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-comedian-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-robert-webb-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-comedian-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-robert-webb-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-comedian.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-robert-webb-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-comedian.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-robert-webb-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-comedian.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-robert-webb-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-comedian.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Peep Show star will make his Strictly debut later this year.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2772"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Robert Webb?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What has Robert said about joining Strictly Come Dancing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
@arobertwebb<\/a> ???? https:\/\/t.co\/vp03Tqdk1a<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6LeVzVel7R<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Strictly \u2728 (@bbcstrictly) August 4, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>
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