Stephen Merchant
- 50 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Alex Horne wants to host a US Taskmaster with Greg Davies
Alex Horne hopes to host a new American version of Taskmaster with Greg Davies, saying that "with a bit of luck we're going to try again" after a previous attempt flopped.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2024Stephen Merchant's fortune grows £2million
Newly filed documents show his company's assets grew from £25.1million to £27million over the course of 2023.
Chortle, 25th September 2024Chris Morris, Noel Fielding & more voice Richard Ayoade's spoof memoir
Chris Morris is returning to acting for the first time in eight years, voicing the audiobook of Richard Ayoade's latest spoof memoir, The Unfinished Harauld Hughes, alongside Stephen Merchant, Noel Fielding, David Mitchell, Sally Hawkins and Lydia Fox.
British Comedy Guide, 15th July 2024Father Dougal to meet the Pope
Ardal O'Hanlon, Tommy Tiernan, Patrick Kielty, Stephen Merchant and Ian Hislop get an audience at the Vatican.
Chortle, 9th June 2024Stephen Merchant does the heavy lifting in funny new Outlaws series
Writer and actor Stephen Merchant steals the show - and a body - in new series of The Outlaws on BBC One, in a quality ensemble series.
David Stephenson, Sunday Express, 2nd June 2024The Outlaws Series 3 review
Stephen Merchant is a lucky chap. Despite a tight budget, his crime caper The Outlaws has welcomed back its A-list superstar - not Christopher Walken, of The Deer Hunter, but Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 31st May 2024The Outlaws series 3 review
The third series of Stephen Merchant's comedy-drama is criminally funny.
Philip Cunnington, Edinburgh Evening News, 31st May 2024The Outlaws Series 3 review
Stephen Merchant serves up more delicious thrills and titters.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 30th May 2024The Outlaws Series 3 review
It centres around a dead body, but the final series of Stephen Merchant's Bristol comedy is bursting with life.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 29th May 2024Stephen Merchant regrets "early" endings for The Office and Extras
Stephen Merchant has said that he would "never" have ended his early television hits so early if he'd known the "thrill" that returning for multiple seasons can bring.
David Craig, Radio Times, 23rd May 2024