Paul Merton
- 66 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Pleasance adds more shows to Edinburgh Fringe
The Pleasance has added another 134 shows to their Edinburgh Festival Fringe roster this summer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd April 2024Paul Merton: "It still baffles me that Paul McCartney knows who I am"
The comedian, 66, talks about clumsiness, council flats and comedy, and how it all went wrong at Whispering Gallery.
Michael Segalov, The Guardian, 30th March 2024Radio 4 announces a raft of new comedy series
Frank Skinner, Catherine Bohart, Randy Feltface, Christian Brighty, Lorna Rose Treen, Jim Smith, Geoff Norcott, Stuart Mitchell, Sunil Patel, Paul Merton and David Sedaris are amongst those who have got BBC Radio 4 series coming up in 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 15th January 2024It's time the BBC put Have I Got News For You out of its misery
It was once the sharpest satire on TV. Now it's complacently predictable liberal-left pap.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 12th December 2023Paul Merton interview
"Is Have I Got News For You kinder to women than it used to be? No, I don't think so".
Helen Brown, The Telegraph, 8th August 2023Dodging death, downpours and Oxbridge dilettantes: Paul Merton's Edinburgh Fringe
Accessibility debates around the Fringe have got ever louder in the last few years, but Paul Merton says it's always been tough for working class performers.
Laura Kelly, The Big Issue, 8th August 2023Fringe gets Andy Smart tribute show
Raising money for the charity Crisis, a special performance will take place this weekend at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in memory of and tribute to late comedian Andy Smart.
British Comedy Guide, 8th August 2023Paul Merton interview
"I think that the enduring appeal of Paul Merton's Impro Chums is that every show is totally different."
Claire Smith, Edinburgh Festivals, 18th July 2023Bill Bailey embarks upon Perfect Pub Walks for Channel 4
Bill Bailey is pub crawling around Britain for new More4 show Perfect Pub Walks, with his guests in the series including Paul Merton.
British Comedy Guide, 8th June 2023Paul Merton returns to stand-up
Paul Merton is performing an hour-long stand-up show for the first time in more than 25 years, with two work-in-progress gigs at the Museum of Comedy in London. "Many people have no idea I used to do stand-up and I'm one of them" he said. "I thought I would return to stand-up while I could still stand".
British Comedy Guide, 5th April 2023