A Conversation with Stephen Merchant

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This week on On Story, comedy-writer extraordinaire Stephen Merchant discusses co-creating the BBC’s original series, The Office, his work on Hello Ladies, and his new series The Outlaws, while speaking to crafting relatable characters and how he found comedy inspiration from drama.
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@Nugeable 11 ай бұрын

The brains of the operation

@hnnsy 10 ай бұрын

Very much so. As their paths diverge further he will- I think & hope- in the fullness of time get his recognition as the one who had more to bring to the table.

@remusbooty 9 ай бұрын

100% love hearing him converse

@CrackThoseClaws 3 ай бұрын

That's the word around town, but a group of people is more than the sum of individuals and I bet Ricky and Stephen would inspire each other and create stuff that they wouldn't on their own.

@spnhm34 7 ай бұрын

I grew up on the mean streets of Bristol, and for a while was friends with Stephen. I can confirm that Hanham was riddled with underworld characters like Christopher Walken. When we weren’t skateboarding on the pavements or playing marbles in back gardens, we were trading quips with shady New Yorkers. This was my childhood growing up with Stephen in Hanham

@Sock1122 10 ай бұрын

Stephen Merchant is an absolute gem 💎

@user-il3pc5ny4n 8 ай бұрын

I was actually initially going to post an xfm quote but this interview was really profound and engaging so I decided to show some restraint.....oh and have a good Christmas

@marksneddon 4 ай бұрын

You should have just went with the xfm quote

@rory9655 Ай бұрын

@@marksneddon😂

@hawsrulebegin7768 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic interview. Could listen to him talk like this for hours.

@timk4829 3 ай бұрын

I just finished watching The Outlaws. It's really well written and has a great cast. 10/10 for me. Thank you, Stephen!

@rossg9361 9 ай бұрын

Merchant is a VERY intelligent guy, and a good listen.

@jaska8203 8 ай бұрын

He's definitely NOT a moron!

@JSCwrd 10 ай бұрын

I wouldn't paint a picture of that.

@ickletoonies 8 ай бұрын

Karl, do you know what you look like?!

@blankpool 7 ай бұрын

I'd put him in the distance

@JSCwrd 7 ай бұрын

That's doin' him a favour@@blankpool

@nigelk91 5 ай бұрын

He’s done you again!

@VoidNeon 4 ай бұрын

Were you a tall baby?

@lilbean4606 8 ай бұрын

It’s the eyes

@bobbyaxelrod5959 9 ай бұрын

That drawing at the beginning with color coming at random spots was pure fucking nightmare fuel.

@adampecsek 9 ай бұрын

Im glad Hello Ladies got a shout-out. It started off a bit flawed, and you could literally feel it being written - a lot of the jokes were a bit forced. I feel like Smerch *really* nailed the tone after the third episode, however, and the secodn half of the season was incredibly strong. I was looking forward to season two and still think of it as an unfair, premature cancellation.

@lucasm3879 9 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed it, some of the awkward comedy was up there with The Office and Extras for me. It may not have been in that bracket overall, but there were regular flashes of Merchant at his best. I thought it worked better than Outlaws, which I didn't really get into. I re watched it recently and noticed SM said here he should have made Stuart less spiky, but to me that made it stand out as different than the majority of stuff on TV. The fact he could be really selfish fitted with how desperate and insecure he was, although he showed his decency as the show went on, and in the movie which was instead of the second series.

@speakatron5634 9 ай бұрын

Great interview. I love Stephen. I wish him continued success.

@MartinHiggins1972 9 ай бұрын

My god, he's deep.

@TheCrazyWatermelonProductions 7 ай бұрын

As soon as I Heard his voice I was like wait that’s The guy who voices Wheatley from portal two

@mr.smart75 5 ай бұрын

Same 😂

@harryt5021 2 ай бұрын

He actually got offered to voice for portal 1 also but Karl took the phone call didn’t pass the message on to him so he missed out

@kvs305 9 ай бұрын

Like a bit of weird art

@belladonna131 11 ай бұрын

PRETTY GREAT INTERVIEW! ❤

@robbies8302 9 ай бұрын

Time to re-listen to the xfm shows!

@MartinHiggins1972 9 ай бұрын

You're never supposed to stop.

@colonelspicymustard 6 ай бұрын

@@marshgrey350to me that’s up there with what are those things in gremlins called? umm

@jameshickey1294 7 ай бұрын

Stephens story telling is superb. His trip to Brazil was a classic!

@jameshickey1294 7 ай бұрын

@cJ-gg2hy 🤝agreed cj..it really is that good -never gets old.....brilliant....listening to a rerun most ntes....🤝 cya

@famicomplicated Жыл бұрын

Legend!

@dariodelolmogarrido4045 9 ай бұрын

Eyes bulging with imagined riches

@messupd 4 ай бұрын

im in love wit him

@jrtx 9 ай бұрын

What a genius

@LookPastThis 7 ай бұрын

Stephen always says “We” and Ricky says “I”. It makes me sad 😩

@-______-______- 5 ай бұрын

Yeah. This partnership couldn't work because of Ricky's self centredness. It's sad because it's a waste.

@markphc99 4 ай бұрын

indeed

@pradipjgurung 9 ай бұрын

Top man from Bristol!

@Pebble_Collector Жыл бұрын

MECHANT

@NxDoyle 10 ай бұрын

Who are you call sad?!

@nickparton5663 9 ай бұрын

At least my mum don't cut my hair

@LUFC123 6 ай бұрын

I wonder if he's got his 50p back

@TangerineHaze17 7 ай бұрын

Steve Mitchell

@mitchpitch 7 ай бұрын

Look at the gleam on that

@thegamer1234f 22 күн бұрын

He voiced wheatley.

@adamcarter2979 9 ай бұрын

Think how much money he could have built by now if he'd started that pension at 22. He'd be rolling in it.

@e-corp3805 7 ай бұрын

wheatley as a human from portal 🤨🤨

@dolphinsnape 5 ай бұрын

You should read Blue Sky

@CleftKey 8 ай бұрын

wow, he really does look like that

@dolphinsnape 5 ай бұрын

Look like what?

@mr.smart75 5 ай бұрын

Wheatley

@JeepZJenthusiast 5 ай бұрын

WHEATLEY

@cbmtrx 5 ай бұрын

Eye sink you mean "Steven Mer-CHANT"

@Vex2not 7 ай бұрын

wheatly my beloved

@artartai 3 ай бұрын

stephen is a bigger man than ricky. ricky can't even say stephens name anymore.

@FreddyMacT Ай бұрын

Hello Ladies was at times painful to watch... I almost think it would've worked out better if it were a British production and then came to America after its conclusion. I just think Americans cannot stay in that level of cringe while in UK you could get away with it, that's a big difference between the US Office and the British Office. But I think that character and show would've come along better in a second season.