Extras. Darren Lamb (Stephen Merchant). Copyright: BBC
Stephen Merchant

Stephen Merchant

  • 49 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian

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Christopher 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 2021

The 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 2021

Stephen Merchant interview

Stephen Merchant on The Outlaws and the funny side of community service.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st October 2021

Steve 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 2021

Revolutionary 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 2021

Christopher 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 2021

How 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

An oral history of The Office

As the mockumentary that changed the course of comedy turns 20, Simon Bland speaks to co-creator Stephen Merchant, and some of the show's stars, to reflect on the creation of a modern comedy classic.

Simon Bland, The Independent, 9th July 2021

The Office at 20: hit TV show that couldn't be made now

Twenty years since the original UK version of The Office first aired, its co-creator Stephen Merchant talks to Clare Thorp about its legacy - and how a show rooted in reality now feels like an escapist fantasy.

Clare Thorp, BBC, 9th July 2021

The Office at 20: how it changed how we speak

I can't get through a sentence without slipping into Office quotes. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's sitcom changed comedy forever - but for one generation, it also transformed how we speak.

Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 9th July 2021

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