Stephen Merchant
- 50 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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How Stephen Merchant took comedy to the dark side
Mix a hard-nosed businessman, a left-wing activist and a cocaine-fuelled social media star and you don't exactly have a foolproof-sounding recipe for friendship. But Stephen Merchant's latest TV series The Outlaws isn't quite what it seems. It features a group of disparate characters thrown together to complete community service.
Emma Saunders, BBC, 24th October 2021Christopher Walken and Stephen Merchant interview
The Hollywood veteran and The Office writer tell Gabriel Tate how they ended up working together on BBC One's new comedy thriller.
Gabriel Tate, i Newspaper, 23rd October 2021Stephen Merchant: the big interview
On The Outlaws and unusual first meeting with Christopher Walker.
Kelly-Anne Taylor, Radio Times, 23rd October 2021Stephen Merchant interview
"I see The Outlaws as a suburban, low-rent western."
Fiona Sturges, The Guardian, 23rd October 2021The Outlaws lorry plunges into Bristol harbour
A costume trailer for Stephen Merchant's TV series The Outlaws has plunged into a city centre harbour.
BBC, 21st October 2021Stephen Merchant interview
Stephen Merchant on The Outlaws and the funny side of community service.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st October 2021Steve Coogan to play Jimmy Savile
Steve Coogan is to take on his most serious role yet: playing Jimmy Savile in a new BBC drama series The Reckoning.
British Comedy Guide, 26th September 2021Revolutionary mundanity: The Office at 20
In this age of streaming services, from Netflix to Disney+, TV series are churned out on an industrial scale, with thousands of episodes in various genres at your fingertips. Therefore, the fact that the 20th birthday of one particular series is being remarked upon, let alone celebrated, is something of a miracle, highlighting the genius that is the UK version of The Office.
Sam Matthews Boehmer, The Boar, 28th July 2021Christopher Walken and Stephen Merchant shoot scenes
Christopher Walken and Stephen Merchant have been spotted filming scenes for The Offenders in Bristol this week.
Andrew Bullock, Daily Mail, 21st July 2021How The Office changed comedy
As Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's sitcom turns 20, top comics and people behind the scenes explain how it rewired British humour.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 10th July 2021