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Merchant is best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington, as the co-writer and co-director of the popular British sitcom The Office (2001-2003), co-writer and co-star of Extras (2005-2007) and co-host of The Ricky Gervais Show in its radio, podcast, audiobook and television formats; the radio version won a bronze Sony Award. He is also known for his voice role as Wheatley in the 2011 video game Portal 2.
Merchant appeared as himself in the BBC series Life's Too Short (2011-2013), which he co-wrote and co-directed. He also voiced the computer program ConRad on The Simpsons in the 2016 episode "The Girl Code", co-developed the Sky1 travel series An Idiot Abroad (2010-2011) and performs as a stand-up comedian. He starred in his first play, Richard Bean's The Mentalists, at London's Wyndham's Theatre from July to August 2015. His varied endeavors have earned him three BAFTA Awards, four British Comedy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
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  • Eyes that pop out of their head......Steve

    @spider5600@spider56005 жыл бұрын

    • What's 1.6? Drop your trousers.

      @JHA854@JHA8545 жыл бұрын

    • I pissed myself laughing when I read this comment

      @doubletrouble544@doubletrouble5445 жыл бұрын

    • Don’t have a go at the eyes cause that’s astigmatism. That’s why it’s bulbous.

      @rosihantu1@rosihantu15 жыл бұрын

    • spider5600 just people that make you do a double take when you see em Steve Merchant

      @yeetboi9817@yeetboi98175 жыл бұрын

    • spider5600 never laughed so hard when I first heard it😂 also the bit about pool where he pushed the glasses up and they touched his eyeballs fucking creased up

      @Flypidge@Flypidge5 жыл бұрын

  • "HE'S DONE YOU AGAIN STEVE!!!"

    @Kaizerchief11@Kaizerchief115 жыл бұрын

    • HES DONE YA AN HES NOT EVEN HERE!

      @jammomaximuss7127@jammomaximuss71275 жыл бұрын

    • baldy hardnut karl is that you

      @comedy7536@comedy75365 жыл бұрын

    • How's he done me? My parents live in Bristol

      @liamsymes1@liamsymes15 жыл бұрын

    • Ricky: Ha! Jokes on you, they couldn't clean the flat. Steve: I don't know who's laughing at who now?

      @johnnyfelcher8156@johnnyfelcher81565 жыл бұрын

    • Man alive.

      @evocativearts1797@evocativearts17975 жыл бұрын

  • Steve actually got offered to do the voice over work for Portal 1, but Karl never passed the message on. Money for old rope...

    @Alex-xc8ed@Alex-xc8ed5 жыл бұрын

    • Is that what they're saying, "money for old rope" ? I've never heard that expression before and I could never make out exactly what the last word was. I thought it was 'money for old rote. "

      @jamesgabany1@jamesgabany15 жыл бұрын

    • kzhead.info/sun/qLqOpMmnnaNvoqM/bejne.html (53 minutes 19 seconds in) is where Karl tries to explain the origin of the phrase, "Money for old rope" - I don't think it's true! haha :)

      @Alex-xc8ed@Alex-xc8ed5 жыл бұрын

    • Hahaha

      @dystopia47@dystopia475 жыл бұрын

    • Do you want a game of Tug-o-War? It's up to you, you own it. E.

      @MG-gn6ni@MG-gn6ni5 жыл бұрын

    • I should've known it was a girl so....

      @liamsymes1@liamsymes15 жыл бұрын

  • Who else listens through all the xfm podcasts on world of KP before bed on a systematic basis

    @simonkelly5030@simonkelly50305 жыл бұрын

    • Me. About to put one on right now in fact.

      @freem8son86@freem8son865 жыл бұрын

    • Free M8son I'm back round to season 9 #7 where are you?

      @simonkelly5030@simonkelly50305 жыл бұрын

    • I don't simply on the basis I'd be busy laughing instead of sleeping.

      @mAcroFaze@mAcroFaze5 жыл бұрын

    • Usually pilkiboys, bald Manc or dr yak

      @Bruce1983@Bruce19835 жыл бұрын

    • Why is it we do this? I started out as white noise to help me sleep, but now I don’t know why. It just feels comfortable, and I know them all so well now, that sleep quickly follows.

      @Whiter1@Whiter15 жыл бұрын

  • Those students should watch their debit cards with Steve around

    @alidouqa4992@alidouqa49925 жыл бұрын

    • It'll be a big round of drinks , he's not made of money!

      @liamsymes1@liamsymes15 жыл бұрын

    • Yeah, when he was on the student campus and there was already a bank card in the machine with the pin in and he took 30 quid out for himself. Karl would have only taken 20, because that's just 1 note...? Don't quite understand Karl's logic there. But I never do anyway.

      @johnnyfelcher8156@johnnyfelcher81565 жыл бұрын

    • Ah, I love it that so many people get that really obscure reference!

      @aperry8810@aperry88105 жыл бұрын

    • Well he was traumatised when that old woman gave him nothing when Steve found her wallet😂

      @Lavoz7@Lavoz75 жыл бұрын

    • I'm sure they're safe with their 3 wallets.

      @kickedmeheight@kickedmeheight5 жыл бұрын

  • Steve is so underrated, proper sharp shooter with his one liners.

    @jacksonbrown4112@jacksonbrown41125 жыл бұрын

    • Jackson Brown but his eyes... 😅

      @fistingendakenny8781@fistingendakenny87815 жыл бұрын

    • Haha this is also an important factor!

      @jacksonbrown4112@jacksonbrown41125 жыл бұрын

    • 0 0 look at this bitterly jealous man haha amazing! Gonna re buy more Stephen Merchant stuff and laugh even louder knowing how annoyed you get!

      @jacksonbrown4112@jacksonbrown41125 жыл бұрын

    • 0 0 ronburgundy.idontbelieveyou.gif

      @jacksonbrown4112@jacksonbrown41125 жыл бұрын

    • 0 0 "what I like to do when I'm a self made millionaire is go on KZhead and throw hissy fits about Stephen Merchant and call names to people who like him" said not one self made millionaire, ever.

      @jacksonbrown4112@jacksonbrown41125 жыл бұрын

  • "i'm surprised you need glasses Steve. You've got a good set of eyes on you"

    @gibsondanny@gibsondanny5 жыл бұрын

    • He's done you again!

      @liamsymes1@liamsymes15 жыл бұрын

    • What does that insult even mean?

      @yabbilydoobily3998@yabbilydoobily39984 жыл бұрын

    • YabbilyDoobily karl is always making fun of how large steven's eyes are.

      @dogwalk3@dogwalk33 жыл бұрын

    • It’s the eyes

      @doz0328@doz03282 жыл бұрын

  • Often overshadowed by Gervais, Merchant remains a criminally underrated writer and performer. And judging by this he offers a great humble insight, good video!

    @0wls2k@0wls2k5 жыл бұрын

    • He's done well enough. Don't feel sorry for him I'm pretty sure he's more successful and richer than you.

      @dystopia47@dystopia475 жыл бұрын

    • Rarely mentioned is his HBO series & movie "Hello Ladies". Both are gems!

      @earlycuyler9729@earlycuyler97295 жыл бұрын

    • Well said.

      @iliveinacardboadbox1@iliveinacardboadbox15 жыл бұрын

    • The quality of Ricky’s solo work shows how vital Stephen was to their partnership. Ricky has his head up his own arse anymore while retreading the same old comedic ground.

      @pts5217@pts52174 жыл бұрын

    • Watch anything rick has done since they stopped collaborating. Absolute dog shit

      @bunkersmith4562@bunkersmith45624 жыл бұрын

  • The fact that Steve isn’t afraid of talking positively about people that he’s worked with. He gives people credit when it’s due in a modest way I love that.

    @benormrod9547@benormrod95475 жыл бұрын

  • Omg imagine Karl giving a talk at Oxford.

    @MarkWhippy@MarkWhippy5 жыл бұрын

    • "Alright"

      @zendon3@zendon33 жыл бұрын

    • 'the way i look at it'

      @startingwithnomoney7684@startingwithnomoney76843 жыл бұрын

    • He can give his old man having a Twix lecture!

      @Voduke789@Voduke7893 жыл бұрын

    • ha ha ha

      @sciencegoblin7775@sciencegoblin77752 жыл бұрын

    • @@zendon3 lmao

      @GabrielConstantinides@GabrielConstantinides2 жыл бұрын

  • Really impressed with the interviewer. Very rarely can Stephen get 10 minutes into an interview without mentions of Ricky, but she put a big focus on his own work first. Great interview.

    @richard10013@richard100135 жыл бұрын

    • Shame about her grating giggle All the time 🤮🤮

      @davidboon5906@davidboon59067 ай бұрын

  • Utterly delighted to find the comments full of Karl quotes and XFM references.

    @WhiteSleevedStu@WhiteSleevedStu5 жыл бұрын

  • Please get Karl on this Q&A!! And on everything else!

    @mikemiller5637@mikemiller56375 жыл бұрын

    • i demand the right to upvote 30 million times!

      @GizziMoD@GizziMoD5 жыл бұрын

    • Karl needs to be on QI

      @robsingfield9977@robsingfield99775 жыл бұрын

    • Rob Singfield "the blue whales heart is the size of a small family car" Karl "who's stuffing Nissan micra's into whales???"

      @GizziMoD@GizziMoD5 жыл бұрын

    • He’s got a new show coming out called sick of it

      @some_guy9092@some_guy90925 жыл бұрын

    • @@some_guy9092 yep and I cannot wait... been way to long with out Karl in our lives

      @GizziMoD@GizziMoD5 жыл бұрын

  • Eyes bulging with imagined riches

    @patrickohaodha8743@patrickohaodha87435 жыл бұрын

    • Patrick O'hAodha he looks like a sub teacher who's only back from a rough patch... Wife left, kids don't respect him etc

      @fistingendakenny8781@fistingendakenny87815 жыл бұрын

    • Patrick O'hAodha Haha! It's nice to hear callbacks to the old days. Mechant! Who are you call sad?

      @NxDoyle@NxDoyle5 жыл бұрын

    • Good ole Steven Mitchell

      @MG-gn6ni@MG-gn6ni5 жыл бұрын

    • He does burble a lot

      @michaelpbuttigieg@michaelpbuttigieg5 жыл бұрын

    • 35million isn’t riches?

      @alalakjakaja5793@alalakjakaja57933 жыл бұрын

  • Karl "how big is 1.6 inches? Steve "drop your trousers"

    @JebodiahJunfan@JebodiahJunfan5 жыл бұрын

    • Once, during ping-pong, Lucy pushed the glasses up and it touched your eye. Steve: Yeah...

      @yabbilydoobily3998@yabbilydoobily39984 жыл бұрын

  • The XFM shows and podcasts are timeless, addictive and help thousands of people to sleep nightly.

    @FDCLDN@FDCLDN5 жыл бұрын

    • So true 👍👍👍

      @benpaterson40@benpaterson405 жыл бұрын

    • I listen to it on my massage chair, fair better than whale song

      @minbari73@minbari735 жыл бұрын

    • When Karl's knockin' about in me 'ed,, tellin' stories and that, I fall right asleep.

      @mitchchristopher1548@mitchchristopher1548 Жыл бұрын

    • Miiiiiillions!!

      @jonnysupreme@jonnysupreme Жыл бұрын

    • Every work trip, I listen to it to help me sleep

      @jamesdixon4810@jamesdixon48107 ай бұрын

  • I hope Steve reads these comments, he's so funny and seems like such a great bloke. Genuinely enjoyed this!

    @readventurekids@readventurekids5 жыл бұрын

    • i put him up there with elvis

      @rahulkemp8347@rahulkemp83475 жыл бұрын

    • Costello?

      @readventurekids@readventurekids5 жыл бұрын

    • @@readventurekids I found it funny if nobody else did 🤣

      @jonnysupreme@jonnysupreme Жыл бұрын

  • "Schindlers list in spaaaace"

    @fytfryf@fytfryf5 жыл бұрын

    • hhahaha

      @thariqafendi506@thariqafendi5064 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂😂

      @cronussaturn8558@cronussaturn85583 жыл бұрын

  • steve is really good at elaborating on a question, he doesnt give one word answers and he doesnt ramble, its impressive

    @muftitufti458@muftitufti4585 жыл бұрын

  • A true British export we can be exceptionally proud of.

    @andymrkipling@andymrkipling5 жыл бұрын

    • With a touch of a California accent there

      @nolikeygsomnipresence270@nolikeygsomnipresence2705 жыл бұрын

    • *bristolian export

      @theodontosaurus@theodontosaurus5 жыл бұрын

    • @@nolikeygsomnipresence270 there isn’t lol

      @colonyofrats4193@colonyofrats41932 жыл бұрын

    • You should be. Love him in the US

      @lordshu007@lordshu007 Жыл бұрын

  • It's great how open he was to talk about Ricky and Karl. Same can't be said for Ricky's q&a unfortunately.

    @Dan-Bass@Dan-Bass5 жыл бұрын

    • At what time does he talk about them?

      @rdellw2@rdellw25 жыл бұрын

    • sam-zare-guitar: There isn't a certain time he talks about them. He mentions them quite a bit throughout the whole Q&A.

      @Dan-Bass@Dan-Bass5 жыл бұрын

    • sam-zare-guitar 10:00 mins in he does a significant amount

      @xxHaseebxx@xxHaseebxx5 жыл бұрын

    • Dan Ricky mentioned Karl and the podcasts a bit

      @AlternativeSack123@AlternativeSack1235 жыл бұрын

    • Peep Peep: he sure did, that was only briefly though. Steve mentioned them multiple times.

      @Dan-Bass@Dan-Bass5 жыл бұрын

  • He's a very clever comedian really. He sets his audience up right from the start and gets everyone listening to him in a very clever way within the first 10 minutes. Great storyteller too which you get from xfm

    @danzo5727@danzo57272 жыл бұрын

    • I also love that he doesn't put on an act like some actors and comedians feel they must do when the spotlight is on them. He's just himself all the time.

      @Anarcho-Communist895@Anarcho-Communist8957 ай бұрын

  • I reckon we'll blend... all our food

    @TehDMBfan@TehDMBfan5 жыл бұрын

    • We’ll all go ugulee

      @_booth7992@_booth79925 жыл бұрын

    • CrisisofConsciousness - Natural evolution of the trouser.

      @pepesmoov@pepesmoov5 жыл бұрын

    • I thought you were going to make a point about race!

      @jk7738@jk77385 жыл бұрын

    • BAD KARMA FOR MAKING ME PRESS ENTER FOR NO FUCKING REASON

      @MARSBELLA1@MARSBELLA13 жыл бұрын

  • Men in Black... there's this thing in it

    @clemensetz@clemensetz5 жыл бұрын

    • clemensetz 😂😂😂

      @mikisaba9336@mikisaba93365 жыл бұрын

    • It could’ve been your brother

      @adamwilson8452@adamwilson84525 жыл бұрын

    • Honestly Steve it could've been your brother.

      @MG-gn6ni@MG-gn6ni5 жыл бұрын

    • Of course it could, and you look like the humanzee

      @pepesmoov@pepesmoov5 жыл бұрын

    • "What, a bald, mancunian tosser!?" "Nah, weirder than that"

      @Gyrbae@Gyrbae5 жыл бұрын

  • Steve gave each and every attendee a copy of Executive Decision.

    @supercrass@supercrass5 жыл бұрын

    • Illegal briefs.

      @tophatproductions3031@tophatproductions30313 жыл бұрын

    • Children of the corn

      @harrythomas1252@harrythomas12522 жыл бұрын

    • And Stigmata

      @hankochai@hankochai2 жыл бұрын

    • Ladder 49

      @GuillermoJonesJr@GuillermoJonesJr Жыл бұрын

    • What an arbitrary list of prizes

      @garyella1301@garyella1301 Жыл бұрын

  • WET-KNEE HOUSTON

    @philo0@philo05 жыл бұрын

    • De Trout Spinners

      @Jeroenoman@Jeroenoman5 жыл бұрын

    • Play a record

      @enterthenoid9438@enterthenoid94385 жыл бұрын

    • Deli Meat Tree

      @that.guy11@that.guy115 жыл бұрын

    • Christ! De berg!

      @deadowl833@deadowl8335 жыл бұрын

    • Dan yell bed in field

      @TrystanDavies2911@TrystanDavies29115 жыл бұрын

  • Oi lanky, you’ve left your phone

    @JebodiahJunfan@JebodiahJunfan5 жыл бұрын

    • Did you have to do the 'lanky'?

      @featheredraven@featheredraven5 жыл бұрын

    • But you turned around so you knew he was talking about you

      @cruiser_b9779@cruiser_b97794 жыл бұрын

    • He's done you again Steve

      @paulevans7788@paulevans77884 жыл бұрын

    • Play a record

      @maxbateman8176@maxbateman81764 жыл бұрын

    • It's an "achiement" to be so tall 😃

      @catscan2022@catscan20224 жыл бұрын

  • I think Steve is the funniest of the lot. He has an imperceptibly good sense of timing for his jokes.

    @hgrunt100@hgrunt1005 жыл бұрын

    • You have an imperceptibly good sense of timings for his jokes, mate, if anyone has..

      @itsMrNoble@itsMrNoble3 жыл бұрын

    • @@itsMrNoble Amazing

      @0wls2k@0wls2k3 жыл бұрын

    • Did you see that film last night ‘Gaylords Say No’?

      @spreadthelove77@spreadthelove772 жыл бұрын

  • 'were you a tall baby?'

    @banzaijack23@banzaijack235 жыл бұрын

    • LMAO remember the one where steve said some girl on the train pinched his arse, and karl was like she must have been four feet becoz steve's arse is four foot off the ground omgg hahahhahahah

      @thegirlinquestion@thegirlinquestion5 жыл бұрын

    • Where did you see that question?

      @babbisp1@babbisp14 жыл бұрын

    • @@babbisp1 karl pilkington once asked him in the xfm radio station (a rather moronic statement) "were you a tall baby"

      @darrylweathers7361@darrylweathers73614 жыл бұрын

  • Stephen comes across so well in this interview. His respect for comedy, writing and Gervais is really clear and gentlemen like. Legend

    @BiggerOnTheInsidePod@BiggerOnTheInsidePod3 жыл бұрын

    • He's also really lovely about Karl. Which he doesn't have to be, after all they don't work together anymore and Ricky was more Karl's friend than his.

      @thesprawl2361@thesprawl2361 Жыл бұрын

    • @@thesprawl2361 I feel like Ricky loses interest in his friends over time (finds "better" ones) but I'd like to think he and Karl are still mates.

      @arturobandini4078@arturobandini4078 Жыл бұрын

    • @@arturobandini4078 I think, and I'm just guessing here, that maybe Karl looks back on the time he spent as Ricky's 'best friend' and feels a tiny bit regretful of how much he let Ricky get away with, how much he let Ricky treat him like a shiny new toy(Ricky used those words to describe Karl repeatedy). That's just a feeling I've no idea if it's true. Whereas with Steve, even though they argued a fair amount, Steve never treated him that way. So maybe their relationship is cleaner, less sullied.

      @thesprawl2361@thesprawl2361 Жыл бұрын

    • @@thesprawl2361 Steve has said in the past that he genuinely loves Karl, and they would argue because they were good friends

      @naybother@naybother9 ай бұрын

  • Same interview, same location, 1 year apart... Ricky: I, I, I, my project, me, me, me Steve: we, we, we, Ricky was amazing, us, us, us

    @sjn6704@sjn67045 жыл бұрын

    • Yea... because Steve would not have been successful without Ricky

      @gerhitchman@gerhitchman5 жыл бұрын

    • Spot on! I totally agree

      @BaronVonPenguin@BaronVonPenguin5 жыл бұрын

    • The Office was more Steve's creation than Ricky's, so, if anything, Ricky wouldn't have made it without Steve.

      @David-ud9ju@David-ud9ju5 жыл бұрын

    • "The Office was more Steve's creation than Ricky's". Really? How do you know that?

      @gerhitchman@gerhitchman5 жыл бұрын

    • They were both lucky to find each other as neither of their careers may not have taken off. Both of their stand ups are quite weak and their solo projects don't have the same depth as their collaborative work.

      @MrErnestCC@MrErnestCC5 жыл бұрын

  • Steve's now the best looking out of the lot of them now... He's kept his looks.

    @thewildmitchell@thewildmitchell5 жыл бұрын

    • At one point, near the start, rick was the best looking one and Steve the opposite - now it’s the opposite

      @alfiemitchell3026@alfiemitchell30264 жыл бұрын

    • Alfie Mitchell gervais looks like a fat lesbian now

      @blk1048@blk10484 жыл бұрын

    • And do you say that you've aged well Steve ? Yeah,i've kept my looks Mhmm

      @mihaivelniciuc8997@mihaivelniciuc89974 жыл бұрын

    • You've just got used to how he looks

      @jamief5095@jamief50952 жыл бұрын

    • Wibble

      @user-id9ul4gv6f@user-id9ul4gv6f2 жыл бұрын

  • It seems to me that a lot of Merchant's subtle gags aren't reaching their targets here. Such an intelligent comedian.

    @lewisdaniels3723@lewisdaniels37235 жыл бұрын

    • No smart people at Oxford? 😆

      @jonnysupreme@jonnysupreme2 жыл бұрын

    • @@jonnysupreme being academically smart doesnt mean being smart in everything else

      @cen3684@cen3684 Жыл бұрын

  • People who haven’t seen the podcasts will be so confused at this comments section... FANNY LIKE A SPLIT TENNIS BALL

    @schlobster3929@schlobster39295 жыл бұрын

    • It's not his volt

      @lord_989@lord_9895 жыл бұрын

    • Wayne king

      @pepesmoov@pepesmoov5 жыл бұрын

    • Galileo don’t talk to me about science please make me television

      @schlobster3929@schlobster39295 жыл бұрын

    • “What’s tomato with you?”

      @odw_99@odw_994 жыл бұрын

    • *ripped

      @Jah-ql9vv@Jah-ql9vv4 жыл бұрын

  • So awesome Steve actually said the words ‘Karl has a head like a fucking orange’ during a talk at Oxford university

    @danielprice9046@danielprice90464 жыл бұрын

  • Fantastic interview! Loved the interviewer not hogging all the talk time, never interrupting and giving the audience a whopping 40 minutes to ask their questions. 👏🏻👏🏻 Stephen Merchant’s answers were great. Very considered and honest. Really enjoyed it.

    @vicmin824@vicmin8245 жыл бұрын

  • Watching this and then the interview with Ricky, the difference in attitude is immense.

    @jimmytuppence2175@jimmytuppence21755 жыл бұрын

    • I know, Ricky is obviously full of himself and fake whereas Steve comes across as being genuine and humble. Great talk from Steve.

      @Stark238@Stark2385 жыл бұрын

    • @@Stark238 I think Ricky has always had a need to be the main focus and that is what Steve politely suggests here. As time wore on and Gervais became so over-exposed in the US people have started to realise that a lot of the gold in the earlier work was clearly Steve's hand in it. I think that is why Ricky brought the Brent character back and why they clearly fell out when Merchant wanted to leave The Office as is. Ricky has a need to be seen as the talent, hence the 'when I wrote the Office' stuff. I've also read that there was a falling out over money which I could imagine considering Gervais and Merchant owned a production company and presumably the format to The Office. It's just sad that such a close relationship across that decade has clearly fallen apart. Merchant has said he's still friends with Karl on multiple occasions. I was hoping the pandemic might have healed old wounds but clearly not.

      @davidcjupp@davidcjupp10 ай бұрын

  • Loved 'Hello Ladies' such a great show, they shouldn't have cancelled it.

    @e2theoc@e2theoc5 жыл бұрын

    • Eimear O'Connor hopefully Merchant one day makes “Merchants Navy” or “Merchant of little Venice”

      @kingsizehomer@kingsizehomer5 жыл бұрын

    • IKR!!!! it was actually really good and funny. but i wish they'd all reunite

      @thegirlinquestion@thegirlinquestion5 жыл бұрын

    • Much better than Ricky's solo efforts too.

      @FrancoisDressler@FrancoisDressler5 жыл бұрын

    • You cancelled it, mate, if anyone did...

      @itsMrNoble@itsMrNoble3 жыл бұрын

  • "You're the one who's sad and lonely"

    @Jordan-jx7jh@Jordan-jx7jh5 жыл бұрын

    • He's done.you again!

      @liamsymes1@liamsymes15 жыл бұрын

    • Is Steve really touchy about the way he looks?

      @odw_99@odw_994 жыл бұрын

    • @@odw_99 Oooh, what's this? Where's this coming from?

      @yabbilydoobily3998@yabbilydoobily39984 жыл бұрын

    • @@odw_99 Would think most people are?

      @marinaweaver330@marinaweaver3304 жыл бұрын

    • Marina Weaver kzhead.info/sun/fLKfhsWarHV5hpE/bejne.html it’s from this

      @odw_99@odw_994 жыл бұрын

  • Like a bit of weird art.

    @jamesdyble7468@jamesdyble74685 жыл бұрын

    • That's so much better than an upright lizard

      @ian79p@ian79p5 жыл бұрын

  • It's amazing the difference between this one and Ricky's. Stephen brings up the other people that helped him like Ricky or Karl etc while in Ricky's he never actually mentions Stephen at all when talking about the office or extras

    @jamiedeering3400@jamiedeering34002 жыл бұрын

  • "It's the mammal, right, that's got.. sort of the pointiest eyes. Eyes that pop out their head.. Steve"

    @Tear741@Tear7414 жыл бұрын

  • When he talks about The Office "we" "us".....

    @NeoDragoN7676@NeoDragoN76765 жыл бұрын

    • Complete opposite of Ricky!

      @OfficialFingazMC@OfficialFingazMC5 жыл бұрын

  • I would say he is in fact more intelligent and capable than the majority of the room.

    @yourguy382@yourguy3825 жыл бұрын

    • Look at 'is eyes. Usually in an exam 'e sits at the back, right.. so 'e can see all the other exam papers and read the answers..

      @Wagoo@Wagoo3 жыл бұрын

    • Certainly taller with pointier eyes.

      @darthmong7196@darthmong7196 Жыл бұрын

    • I mean, 20+ years more life experience vs 18 year olds…

      @louissanderson719@louissanderson719 Жыл бұрын

  • Steve, was this better than when you played 'Rage Against The Machine' at that Boy Scouts disco?

    @appliance004@appliance0045 жыл бұрын

    • Or better than being an unlikely lust object

      @kaiplotnikoff9169@kaiplotnikoff91695 жыл бұрын

    • The scout masters where telling him to turn it off but he said no

      @kingsizehomer@kingsizehomer5 жыл бұрын

    • FIERY WITH BEAUTY TRUMP BOARDROOM EDITION this is what they want

      @some_guy9092@some_guy90925 жыл бұрын

    • Ah, I'm loving all these really obscure references that people are getting in the comments

      @aperry8810@aperry88105 жыл бұрын

    • @@kingsizehomer The head of the scouts then had him killed and now all the scouts gather there every year with candles to pay their respects, and then the film ends

      @TheJayLordx@TheJayLordx3 жыл бұрын

  • Good to see merchant sticking up for karl

    @ASYOUWERE.@ASYOUWERE.4 жыл бұрын

  • I love Stephen Merchant. Purely genius!

    @henrythompson2407@henrythompson24073 жыл бұрын

  • Man moths?

    @oldskoolmacboy@oldskoolmacboy5 жыл бұрын

  • Excellent interview, Steve is a good talker.

    @bonnie43uk@bonnie43uk5 жыл бұрын

  • Fair play. Steve is such a nice bloke. One of the funniest people.

    @simonabbott175@simonabbott1755 жыл бұрын

  • I really like Stephen Merchant. A very witty, intelligent, articulate and reasoned man, and with a little humility too which makes listening to him so compelling.

    @LaMOi1@LaMOi1 Жыл бұрын

  • He could have been your brother

    @rhusen7594@rhusen75945 жыл бұрын

    • The older Steve gets the more you can see the likeness

      @goofed86@goofed865 жыл бұрын

    • Of course he could Ralf, and you look like the humanzee!

      @pepesmoov@pepesmoov5 жыл бұрын

  • Anyone had a chat with a yoghurt yet?

    @domnorth952@domnorth9525 жыл бұрын

  • Why don't they use their big Oxford brains to arrange the chairs in the right direction?

    @WildAnimalChannel@WildAnimalChannel5 жыл бұрын

    • Wild Animal Channel hahaha. Lol. Teehee.

      @aprilapril2@aprilapril25 жыл бұрын

    • yea lol they're all facing each other instead of steve and the interviewer

      @ChimozuFu@ChimozuFu5 жыл бұрын

    • the chairs face each other because that room is normally used for debates and is lead out with 2 opposing sides of the argument debating each other face to face, almost like the seating format of parliament. they must keep the chairs that way out of tradition to that

      @petergiffen100@petergiffen1005 жыл бұрын

    • petergiffen100 sorry but not correct look at all the other Q&A and you will see the difference

      @hectorbrown656@hectorbrown6565 жыл бұрын

    • I love Wild Animal Racing! Fancy seeing you here!

      @milky7257@milky72574 жыл бұрын

  • How does she completely gloss over his multi-character turn in Pirates of Penzance.

    @odellwymslow7293@odellwymslow72935 жыл бұрын

    • Thumbilina Thumbilana SIIIIIING

      @MG-gn6ni@MG-gn6ni5 жыл бұрын

    • Hahaha thank you for reminding me of this

      @KP-be2hh@KP-be2hh5 жыл бұрын

    • Evano Stefano THUMBELINA DAAAANNCE, THUMBELINA SIIING

      @louisglen7444@louisglen74444 жыл бұрын

  • Fascinating Q&A, honest view on freedom of speech with lot of truth. Loved it!

    @a1libot@a1libot5 жыл бұрын

  • I love Stephen Merchant! 💜 He's actually my favorite of the three, though, I admit that it's very hard to put Karl second to anyone. I just love Stephen's quick wit...and quieter laughing. 😋 Thank you for posting this interview!

    @luxste@luxste5 жыл бұрын

  • The title card “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” comes up, she goes “stupid name for a film!”

    @Ethros64@Ethros645 жыл бұрын

    • Ethros64 Ehhh? How old was he?

      @mikekoz68@mikekoz685 жыл бұрын

    • Mr yakamoto is on, asking if the deal has gone through?

      @martindrake504@martindrake5045 жыл бұрын

    • Oh god it’s not subtitles is it?!

      @pepesmoov@pepesmoov5 жыл бұрын

    • Vince Ritchie chin chan chan chin chan

      @martindrake504@martindrake5045 жыл бұрын

  • After watching Afterlife, it's quite clear that the main comedic genius behind The Office and Extras was Stephen Merchant.

    @mrgeoffreyspatchcock4825@mrgeoffreyspatchcock4825 Жыл бұрын

    • Afterlife was so disturbingly bad. Amazed he got away with making that mawkish shite without any self awareness.

      @DaddyMorphosis@DaddyMorphosis Жыл бұрын

    • @@DaddyMorphosis couldn't agree more. I'll never understand how 3 seasons ever got the go ahead.

      @mrgeoffreyspatchcock4825@mrgeoffreyspatchcock4825 Жыл бұрын

    • @@DaddyMorphosisno taste

      @snoopy4749@snoopy47499 ай бұрын

  • It's nice that he just answers the questions about working again with Ricky. Ricky himself goes all weird and doesn't really answer the question in regards to working with Steve in the future.

    @RockPhonic@RockPhonic5 жыл бұрын

  • Absolutely brilliant! Really interesting hour of discussion. I have just watched a re-run of Extras and reminded myself of how great it was. So well written and unique in so many ways.

    @applemanuk@applemanuk5 жыл бұрын

  • He is sort of the unpopular one but is a great middle ground for Ricky and Karl in the podcast and is a vital part. The 3 of them work perfectly

    @Flypidge@Flypidge5 жыл бұрын

  • The amount of XFM/Karl Pilkington references here is brilliant.

    @gabrielbrown4764@gabrielbrown47643 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for such an amazing interview. It was as good as the interview of Coldplay in XFM.

    @madajima@madajima5 жыл бұрын

  • Wonder if he had to go home to Bristol with a sore throat after talking this much

    @ryan25067@ryan250675 жыл бұрын

    • You were at home with ya mum and ya dad

      @liamsymes1@liamsymes15 жыл бұрын

    • He's done you again

      @NosyFella@NosyFella5 жыл бұрын

    • loving parents... so sue me

      @FurnishedIgloo@FurnishedIgloo2 ай бұрын

  • Always loved Steve's stories on the podcast.

    @IIIIIVEERATIIIII@IIIIIVEERATIIIII5 жыл бұрын

  • What a trerrible interview with such a fascinating guest . Who needs Oxford?

    @nelsano3@nelsano34 жыл бұрын

  • In my opinion, I think Steve Merchant is funny. I think he should do some stand up, radio work, theatre productions, TV show writing, voice over work or podcasts.

    @randomidiot8977@randomidiot89775 жыл бұрын

  • Very very talented man , even though it wasn’t that popular he’s recent work I am a fan of , but the combination of him , gervais and Karl have brought so much laughter to my life . With xfm office podcasts extras idiot abroad ! Just brilliant work

    @davidlewis4162@davidlewis41625 жыл бұрын

  • I love the fact that like 90% of the comments here are quotes from the Podcasts/XFM. FFS Steve, Ricky and Karl, DO SOMETHING ELSE!

    @ineedmoreflavour1955@ineedmoreflavour19555 жыл бұрын

    • A Quality Imperialist i was thinking the same thing. Its boring after the billionth comment

      @claudegreengrass9174@claudegreengrass91745 жыл бұрын

    • Play a record

      @justhereforaperv9410@justhereforaperv94105 жыл бұрын

    • A Quality imperalist and claude greengras..Do we need them..?

      @andersw.h.pedersen2610@andersw.h.pedersen26105 жыл бұрын

    • This is the first cryptic clue. The initials are A, Q and I. The mixed-raced fella made of water is mischievous but sees the world how it should be. That’s A, Q and I.

      @liquidgeorge@liquidgeorge5 жыл бұрын

  • I'm so happy to see all these quotes, I thought I was the only one still listening!

    @themangleberry8772@themangleberry87725 жыл бұрын

  • Never watched / listened to anything with Stephen in it that isn't totally captivating. Brilliant session..

    @SneakyShark@SneakyShark5 жыл бұрын

  • Stephen was the 'heart' in everything he did with Ricky. It's obvious from looking at the stuff Ricky has done post their split, that the emotional punch which went hand in hand with the cutting comedy was missing.

    @rivolinho@rivolinho5 жыл бұрын

    • Derek felt too clumsy. The sentimentality in The Office and Extras felt like a natural consequence of the story, whereas Derek seemed a maudlin attempt at replicating the same thing. I still like some of Ricky's solo stuff, but Stephen gave their work some acidity and sophistication.

      @MichaelLeightonsKarlyPilkboys@MichaelLeightonsKarlyPilkboys5 жыл бұрын

    • I agree. Ricky is not much without Steve and Karl.

      @michor10@michor105 жыл бұрын

    • Does he mention why they split or does anyone ask him during this?

      @Gmac86.@Gmac86.5 жыл бұрын

    • That’s a very interesting idea, I hadn’t realised that but wouldn’t be surprised that the very poignant aspects of their work is down to Merchant.

      @francescaverdi2555@francescaverdi2555Ай бұрын

  • Mr and Mrs Merchant, you’ve given birth to a basketball player.

    @slimlegs6298@slimlegs62983 жыл бұрын

  • “I kinda feel...like you’d be approached a lot.”

    @cruiser_b9779@cruiser_b97795 жыл бұрын

  • Could listen to him talk all day, this Q&A was long overdue.

    @pageup213@pageup2135 жыл бұрын

  • “If we’re gonna start totting up”

    @FannyShmellar@FannyShmellar4 жыл бұрын

  • What a tough crowd. He made me laugh a lot but the room over there is so quiet!

    @AJ5@AJ55 жыл бұрын

    • They're all too clever.

      @stephenreeds3672@stephenreeds36723 жыл бұрын

    • I’d assume they’re pretty uptight at Oxford. Stiff upper lip and all that.

      @amjoshuaf@amjoshuaf2 жыл бұрын

    • The audio is edited to remove some such sounds.

      @solvapydoom8077@solvapydoom8077 Жыл бұрын

  • He’s abhorrently underrated. Fantastic mind, well spoken, funny as hell. XFM!

    @dr.dragan19@dr.dragan19 Жыл бұрын

  • His scene with the sexy pen and Robert De Niro, comic gold !!! Too much funny.

    @IntombiPictures1@IntombiPictures15 жыл бұрын

  • Thx Oxford. Enjoyed this.

    @bartofilms@bartofilms5 жыл бұрын

  • Stephen Merchant is so underrated and its a crying shame he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. I heard that Merchant wrote around 70% of The Office. Notice the difference between Merchant and Gervais - when Merchant talks about The Office its always "we", when Gervais talks about it its always "when I wrote". He's certainly a good speaker and keeps you interested, I'd love to see more of stuff like this

    @doubleujay4797@doubleujay47972 жыл бұрын

  • Brilliant. Such a great writer and actor. I really appreciate the interview. Thank you

    @AutoBeta2T@AutoBeta2T Жыл бұрын

  • 25:00 She probably never listened to the XFM show if she thinks that "An Idiot Abroad" is offensive.

    @XelibriLP@XelibriLP5 жыл бұрын

    • Christ knows how they stayed on air- saying things like the gods Fuk Luk and Sau, and Ricky going into a cockney accent when he’s talking about Immanuel Kant

      @odw_99@odw_994 жыл бұрын

    • Ru22eLL not really

      @cacen180@cacen1804 жыл бұрын

    • Ru22eLL only a select few mate calm down

      @blk1048@blk10484 жыл бұрын

    • Ru22eLL no it really is just a select few honestly dude, even at most unis

      @blk1048@blk10484 жыл бұрын

    • Ru22eLL yeah I do actually, UK, what about you?

      @blk1048@blk10484 жыл бұрын

  • Would kill for Ricky Steve and Karl to be in a room again talking absolute tripe 😩❤️😂

    @joshholgate3074@joshholgate30745 жыл бұрын

  • Karl never gave Steve back the 50p change. "But Steve! It's only 50p!!" "Karl!!! It's not up to you to make the decision!!"

    @yakidk89@yakidk895 жыл бұрын

  • great interview thank you really enjoyed it.

    @tonyn9858@tonyn98585 жыл бұрын

  • Steve: They didn't say anything about me! I got off pretty well Karl: Well.. No one likes to pick on an invalid

    @ASMRStud@ASMRStud5 жыл бұрын

  • She had a problem with her marrow.

    @KyleDavisMusic@KyleDavisMusic5 жыл бұрын

    • With er marrow n that

      @gangabiss@gangabiss5 жыл бұрын

    • What’s the point in getting to know her, spending money on her, if she’s going to die on ya

      @pepesmoov@pepesmoov5 жыл бұрын

    • GOD! NO! That's not a normal thing to say!

      @runalong9919@runalong99195 жыл бұрын

    • N that

      @youtubewatcher703@youtubewatcher7033 жыл бұрын

    • Bought er some Opal Fruits

      @michaelpbuttigieg@michaelpbuttigieg3 жыл бұрын

  • I just love Ricky A genius. And a good guy

    @garymott8745@garymott87452 жыл бұрын

  • It's lucky his landlady didn't need to insepct his flat, otherwise he'd have had to miss this.

    @gemsandlasers269@gemsandlasers2695 жыл бұрын

    • Or sick with his parents in Bristol

      @kaiplotnikoff9169@kaiplotnikoff91695 жыл бұрын

    • Karl: “Why couldn’t we do any work in the week? Why weren’t you here?....cuz you were at home with yer mam and yer dad” Ricky: “ohhoohhhhhhhooo”

      @odw_99@odw_994 жыл бұрын

  • The way he's sitting at 7:41 is so cute lol, with one foot literally resting on top of the other. Steve has always been the smartest and funniest of the XFM lot.

    @headlikeorange3600@headlikeorange36002 жыл бұрын

  • Someone needs to timestamp where he talks about ricky or karl. but anyway. it seems ricky has 'fallen out' with steve, and karl POSSIBLY. none of us will ever know. only the 3 of them will. either way I just want the three of them in a room together again for a reunion podcast. and when i say this im not kidding. I listen to xfm and all the podcasts on repeat non stop. I hardly listen to music because ricky steve and karl, IS my "music". and it upsets me that the three of them might not be on the best of terms. but a great interview none the less. I always thought steve was very underrated and underappreciated.

    @ISetYourFaceOnFire@ISetYourFaceOnFire5 жыл бұрын

  • How could anyone possibly find anything on An Idiot Abroad offensive? Other than someone not understanding why certain landmarks are popular and aren't impressed by them, that's just an opinion about something that's objective as it is, what in that show is offensive?

    @tdyerwestfield@tdyerwestfield5 жыл бұрын

    • As if people need a good reason to be offended nowadays.

      @jamesgabany1@jamesgabany15 жыл бұрын

    • I know. It's like they're just attention seekers looking to cause trouble or grief to hard working people because they get a kick out of being acknowledged by someone.

      @tdyerwestfield@tdyerwestfield5 жыл бұрын

    • the only people that find that offensive are SJW, borderline autistic leftists.

      @michor10@michor105 жыл бұрын

    • It was such a boneheaded millennial question. You could tell it just baffled him. Terrible interviewer, but SM is so damn talented, it doesn't matter who interviews.

      @some______guy@some______guy5 жыл бұрын

    • The more one endures these truly surreal times in which we now sadly live the more one reaslises that "offensive" has increasingly become a cypher/euphemism for 'too close to the truth' more often than not. Indeed, that's certainly true of Karl Pilkington declaring numerous worldly 'wonders' to be dumps, rubbish, or just plain underwhelming via 'An Idiot Abroad'! It's 'offensive' to some expressly because he's (arguably) correct in his forthright observations...

      @makara80@makara805 жыл бұрын

  • Scrimpton

    @foxillicPVP@foxillicPVP5 жыл бұрын

  • oggy oggy oggy

    @thomas-lb6gx@thomas-lb6gx5 жыл бұрын

    • thomas .....?

      @aprilapril2@aprilapril25 жыл бұрын

    • Isn’t “oggy oggy oggy” to do with Cornwall !? Is Bristol close enough.

      @aprilapril2@aprilapril25 жыл бұрын

    • Oh ok arr

      @aprilapril2@aprilapril25 жыл бұрын

    • Oink oink oink

      @JohnWilliams-vs3rb@JohnWilliams-vs3rb5 жыл бұрын

    • Knock knock knock knock knock...

      @keeganlowe9658@keeganlowe96585 жыл бұрын

  • One of the few entertainers who's as funny unscripted as he is when he's written something. He's an absolute genius when it comes to writing, particularly the timing. Gervais is fantastic too, and in my opinion, plays the character better than Steve does (his stand-up), but there's no way the office would have taken off if one didn't have the other. Karl on the other hand....easily the funniest bloke on the planet, and all totally unintentional

    @PrivateMinus90FTW@PrivateMinus90FTW4 жыл бұрын

    • @Queenie QC You can tell how hard Steve worked at comedy. He's obviously got a natural talent for it. But it's clear he's really studied comedians and writers.

      @PrivateMinus90FTW@PrivateMinus90FTW4 жыл бұрын

  • The Office (both UK & USA) was amazingly one of the best of it genre that I have ever seen. As Stephen said, they don’t always translate well, and the irony in the USA version was so surprising given that we don’t think they get it. I have watched both versions several times and I feel qualified to say it because of that fact and also I have seen a LOT of comedy given I am 70, not 16 as most commenters on here seem to be. ( side note…Mrs. Brown’s Boys is the unfunniest…it depends on offensive language to get laughs.)

    @PetroicaRodinogaster264@PetroicaRodinogaster264 Жыл бұрын

  • What an impressive human being- I love him - excellent interview, thanks

    @francescaverdi2555@francescaverdi2555Ай бұрын

  • Great q&a. Nice bloke.

    @pavement422@pavement4225 жыл бұрын
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