Stephen Merchant Shares A Stand-Up Nightmare

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Жыл бұрын

In this episode, Rob welcomes actor, comedian and director Stephen Merchant back to the podcast.
They discuss bad stand-up experiences, a shared love of Bruce Springsteen, and why Stephen has been put off from flying on budget airlines.
Stephen also explains why he enjoys being heckled by fans of The Office on online chess forums.
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@RobBrydon Жыл бұрын

Listen to the full 44-minute episode free and exclusively on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5wAp11oa8RcOG1YViaqwPw

@Wagoo Жыл бұрын

It would be nice to have a youtube option for the full episodes too.. even if you upload them as "unlisted" and link to them in this comment. Could also consider putting them on bandcamp at a quid a go or such?

@KyloRen4238 Жыл бұрын

It's his birthday.

@mw... Жыл бұрын

Please do your Roger Moore. Coogan can suck it!

@hilalkarappan9951 Жыл бұрын

When is David Mitchel sitting down with you?

@educateme8455 Жыл бұрын

What about Rob Brydon AND...Adam Buxton?

@danvez5656 Жыл бұрын

Steven always comes across as naturally funny. Also seems like a really decent bloke, honestly wish him all the best. Same goes for you Rob ofc

@95Lodgey Жыл бұрын

50p

@Legzakimbo2002 Жыл бұрын

@@95Lodgey a more British version of 50 Cent?

@sdmcustoms Жыл бұрын

" I just thought there must be a tractor sale .."

@Wagoo Жыл бұрын

Oh GOD. It's been a while since I've seen Steve, it's like seeing him for the first time all over again.. bit of a shock!

@JD-td8kl Жыл бұрын

Had to do a double take.

@dljarman3708 Жыл бұрын

Used to him again by the end of the clip

@29memyselfandi Жыл бұрын

‘Eyes that pop out their ‘ead- Steve’

@elvico2216 Жыл бұрын

Eyes bulging with imagined riches

@doodahdah6337 Жыл бұрын

His glasses touched his eyes

@kieranwhite6647 Жыл бұрын

Eyes that pop out of their head..... Steve

@MarkSiosal Жыл бұрын

Anyone saying Stephen never wrote anything as good as The Office.....come on....Extras was a hell of a 2nd album.

@bobbyboko6317 Жыл бұрын

Better

@lavernebell6274 Жыл бұрын

@@bobbyboko6317 I’ve not compared the two. There are similarities as Ricky Gervais has a very comedic and intelligent sense, totally unique from anyone else in this earth. Let me say incase you think this, I am not saying that there are no other people who have intelligent and comedic minds. The Office and Extras are polar opposite’s. Therefore one is not better than the other.

@bobbyboko6317 Жыл бұрын

@@lavernebell6274 Fair enough Laverne then let's just say I prefer Extras , but I do like the Office . 😀

@johnjames2397 Жыл бұрын

If the plane got into difficulty the cabin crew told everyone to meet at Steve when they land.

@MrTPGuitar Жыл бұрын

"I'm surprised you're asking this though, Steve..."

@henriklykkegaard1147 Жыл бұрын

As a tall person myself ( 202 cm ) I can relate... whwn smallish people ask me if I ever played basketball, I always ask the if they ever played minigolf... It settles the score!

@donbrogan3158 Жыл бұрын

I always ask how the weather is up there....😁

@geekyfreq Жыл бұрын

There is such a special chemistry between you guys. Thanks for doing what you do!

@Elwaves2925 Жыл бұрын

I agree but I think Stephen has great chemistry with anyone as long as they're not being a a-hole. It's the type of person he is.

@geekyfreq Жыл бұрын

@@Elwaves2925 Agreed!

@Wagoo Жыл бұрын

@@Elwaves2925 unless it's a woman

@bekindrewind9675 Жыл бұрын

Stephen comes across as a really genuine guy you'd want to hang out with or have as a friend. Love his work, love his vibe.

@leeroy265 Жыл бұрын

eyes bulging with imagined riches

@Montoya2005 3 ай бұрын

Annnd there it is!

@thegrumblychannel9459 Жыл бұрын

These interviews are always a joy to listen to. What stands out here though is the way Stephen replies to a Brydon question by telling him about something a different interviewer asked him, then giving his answer to that question.

@stephen3654 Жыл бұрын

Rob's hair transplant really is a work of art, the best I've ever seen.

@progressivedemagogue8480 Жыл бұрын

He pointed at the Pachino style in the brochure

@robintaylor-jenkins5774 Жыл бұрын

He’s must’ve had multiple procedures done

@fookoff9220 Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, I usually can spot a hair transplant a mile off, even the best ones, in fact I could probably tell you a few that's never came out and admitted it but I can just tell but Brydon is probably the only exception

@stephen3654 Жыл бұрын

@@fookoff9220 Dec off ant and Dec's is good.

@fookoff9220 Жыл бұрын

@@stephen3654 actually yes another good shout! "Off ant and dec" haha

@martindunstan8043 Жыл бұрын

It's a shame when Stephen Merchant is thought of as that bloke on the podcasts with Ricky Gervais, both men are extremely talented in their own right and the comedy 'hello ladies' created by Merchant with Merchant as lead is so funny and barely gets a mention. Great interview ✌️

@ryanyates4124 Жыл бұрын

Respectfully, Gervais' work in recent years has proven that it was Merchant who absolutely made The Office and Extras amazing. Gervais' recent work lacks the subtlety and intelligence of the early stuff

@misselvira8369 Жыл бұрын

I loved that show I was to my knees laughing 😂😂😂😂

@liamjones9115 Жыл бұрын

Who thinks of Stephen Merchant as just that bloke from the Ricky Gervais podcast?

@jamesnunn7181 Жыл бұрын

@@liamjones9115Yeah exactly, not since about 2005 or so?

@jamesnunn7181 Жыл бұрын

@@ryanyates4124That doesn’t prove it at all; Gervais may well have gone off the boil since then. I take your point though

@david-reason Жыл бұрын

Stephen, I loved "The Outlaws" the story line, the acting, the mix of characters etc . . . Walken was wonderful . . Love from Thailand.

@tallthinkev Жыл бұрын

'What the weather like up there?' 'Better than down there.'

@dmajumdar2059 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic episode. You guys should do a podcast together. With Stephen back in the UK!

@thejoker114 Жыл бұрын

"Eyes bulging, with imagined riches"

@simonsaysrewind Жыл бұрын

The Ryan air story was a right giggle... just visualising it 😆

@shaolinpunkFTW Жыл бұрын

If Stephen was Italian he could be a Merchant of Venice.

@Christina_Paz Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful conversation between two amazingly talented people!

@layalabi1667 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! A lovely interview!

@ChimozuFu Жыл бұрын

You can tell they are genuine friends. This was great to watch

@mariajefferies8555 Жыл бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Mr Merchant is ‘ Gert Lush’ 😂😂😂😂 A brilliant fellow Bristolian 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@joshswainwright Жыл бұрын

Cattlin' rustlin'

@mushypeas468 Жыл бұрын

I love Stephen Merchant and Rob Brydon❤

@janandersson9411 Жыл бұрын

”What’s the weather up there.” Reportedly, one time Will Chamberlain got that question he spat on the person asking and answered: ”It’s raining ”.

@barryoffeastenders Жыл бұрын

“MECHANT!! Who are you call sad?”

@Wagoo Жыл бұрын

At least my mother still don't cut my hair!

@beebopvroop5218 2 ай бұрын

Ooooh he's done you there

@LUFC123 Жыл бұрын

Eyes that pop out of their head........ Steve

@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't paint a picture of that.

@highlight9014 Жыл бұрын

Hide park, we can all meet back at Steve 👍🏼

@ajrobson Жыл бұрын

Steve’s early stand up persona sounds like Ricky’s entire standup career

@mikefry4567 Жыл бұрын

no it doesn't.. Ricky's early stand up sounds like Ricky's entire stand up career.. I've heard him tell the same jokes for over 20 years now! ..and it's largely from chats with Karl in the xfm days!

@timothygraham4304 Жыл бұрын

@@mikefry4567 I wouldn't say that, but he does need to knock the subject of religion on the head. I agree with his points, but give it a rest, mate.

@shauncowell6215 Жыл бұрын

@@timothygraham4304 he needs to knock the trans jokes and cancel culture jokes on the head. It's all he's gone on about since 2016, and getting his phone out to read Twitter arguments on stage. His stand up and Afterlife are some of the laziest attempts at comedy I've seen. Merchant seems to have kept it fresh though and has much more class

@jameshoffa7085 Жыл бұрын

@@shauncowell6215 You're a wimp and deserve to be made fun of

@shauncowell6215 Жыл бұрын

@@jameshoffa7085 If a man can identify as a woman, I can identify as a chimp. Did you find that funny, James? Did that tickle your tiny little mind?

@trenttrevorrow5648 Жыл бұрын

Was Steve a tall baby?

@TheLemonpeal Жыл бұрын

Man alive what a bloke

@FatNorthernBigot Жыл бұрын

Rob Brydon is very good at affecting Hugh Edward's Welsh accent. Very authentic.

@artrandy Жыл бұрын

I agree, Rob is very good at affecting a Welsh accent............

@mustafa1name Жыл бұрын

I don't think that comment is very effective. I'm even minded to effect an air of disaffection for it, but perhaps that would be an affectation?

@FatNorthernBigot Жыл бұрын

@@mustafa1name Did I use the wrong word? If I did, thanks for wrapping it up in a bit of humour

@Schmidtelpunkt Жыл бұрын

Rob looks so much like a king on a playing card.

@Wagoo Жыл бұрын

The only king that hasn’t got a moustache is the King of Hearts, on the playing cards..

@Grumpy-Bollocks Жыл бұрын

Was listening to Stephen on a podcast, refresh KZfaq and here we are! Thank you Mr. Brydon.

@Picnicl Жыл бұрын

Portal 2 has given him a specifically legendary status in videogames too.

@D_Rogers Жыл бұрын

Steve's comedy persona from his early stand-up, reminds me of Rik Mayall's student anarchist persona.. The audience knows things the persona doesn't.... :)

@TheGreatOneMike Жыл бұрын

I think Stephen Merchant having facial hair makes him look remarkably like Jurgen Klopp

@Xipheas Жыл бұрын

What a way to insult a guy!

@sera2775 Жыл бұрын

Those eyes, I see why karl freaked out when he 1st saw Steve

@magillanz Жыл бұрын

Rob sounded more Welsh than usual

@the_trooper_72 Жыл бұрын

Stephen is brilliant!!!! Think he's absolutely first class!! 😎👌🏻💯👏🏻

@wendywolfman Жыл бұрын

Eyes bulging with imagined riches.

@GravityBoy72 Жыл бұрын

Is that you Karl?

@mmacintosh1105 Жыл бұрын

Imagined?

@johnjames2397 Жыл бұрын

Defo didn’t try and wipe a smudge next to Steve’s head

@C64_Mat Жыл бұрын

Outlaws was as fantastic as anything Ricky's ever done.

@A-small-amount-of-peas Жыл бұрын

Keep it up Rob. Loving the content so far. From a fellow Welshman

@paulcurran6747 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant love Stephen both series of the outlaws were great comedy drama 👍

@davidguy209 Жыл бұрын

Pure joy! Thank you! :-)

@InterDylan Жыл бұрын

11:55 Streamers tend to get the same questions repeated to them aswell, they tend to start of with long and detailed responses and then over time optimize it to as quick as just a one word response. But these phrases you mentioned are more like small talk which usually is just there to convey their intentions and build a foundation for deeper topics, so if i was you and didn't want to talk to these people i would just develop a couple of pre-made responses to these questions and recognize that for some of them its an actually new question they are asking and/or they are just trying to communicate with you.

@andypendant4901 Жыл бұрын

I love the beards. Keep them Both of you.

@Rexer73 Жыл бұрын

This is great, make it longer plz

@davidpgraves Жыл бұрын

"that's what she said" seems to be appropriate given the context

@marthacornish42 4 ай бұрын

Oh, saucy

@rpghorrorfan879 Жыл бұрын

bloody hell!! did they have to put the camera so close? 😂

@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 Жыл бұрын

Das Lanken Pissenstreak.

@tennistank7606 Жыл бұрын

what a line from Rob 'its funny you call it a persona'

@kookytoots6755 Жыл бұрын

Huge respect for my fellow Bristolian ❤️

@seanashmore8785 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic, as always. Chappeau

@marthacornish42 4 ай бұрын

Omg you're the first person I've ever seen to use chapeau to mean bravo. I was doing a crossword a while back, and the question was something like _French word for a hat, used to congratulate someone (7)_ and so it had to be that, although I'd never heard that saying. Would you mind telling me where you get it from? (Provided you're still here after a year)

@andypalin3287 Жыл бұрын

Cheers both! 😃

@mw... Жыл бұрын

Rob, you’re great in the Trips

@XnoobSteve Жыл бұрын

Going for the Pacino look there Rob? Looking good

@shaolinpunkFTW Жыл бұрын

Had the pleasure of seeing Stephen live on stage once. Can confirm he is very tall it's not all camera trickery. The Outlaws was a great show of his and also, I don't think it gets said enough... but I love his performance in the video game Portal 2 - another very influential thing he was a part of.

@youbetuist Жыл бұрын

I haven´t seen Brydon in a little while, but congratulations on the Hollywood teeth!

@ricardoblue5436 Жыл бұрын

Love Stephen Merchant. What a Writer and what an incredible actor too! He's little fat mate isn't that bad either 😁

@stephen3654 Жыл бұрын

Went a bit espanol at the end

@RighteousBrother Жыл бұрын

Whatever happened to him?

@andrewtaylor9243 Жыл бұрын

Shiny head.. great chat!

@joshuabarns4763 Жыл бұрын

Rob brydon ASMR would set the world to peace

@alanmusicman3385 Жыл бұрын

I never took to "The Office" - I think perhaps I have worked for too many managers like David Brent to want to revisit those scenarios! Yet, I have loved Stephen in every other thing I have seen him in. Disappointed that Rob didn't get Stephen's take on guesting on "The Big Bang Theory". As a 6'5" person I completely share Stephen's dread of plane travel.

@nickmoranis2865 Жыл бұрын

The facial hair shows good taste. The Corden mug on the other hand…

@jmdev8775 Жыл бұрын

"Eyes popping out of it's head... Steve"

@richardhill9549 Жыл бұрын

Love to see Steve and Ricky back doing another series of Extras.

@lettichaim7334 Жыл бұрын

Keep dreaming, mate... I'd love too

@ashcross Жыл бұрын

I find it funny he doesn't remember talking about Bruce Springsteen in the first podcast he did with Rob.

@johnjames2397 Жыл бұрын

Steve trying to get tickets for Bruce again on air. Hope he doesn’t waste a balmy summers eve

@mikeydoc11 Жыл бұрын

Eyes that pop out their head… Steve

@sebastianmcm9206 Жыл бұрын

got to have yer critics

@ellydavis2066 Жыл бұрын

Here's the clip of Stephen in his Dad's hat at Glastonbury kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNhyn5Bn29LJj2w.html

@snap-n-shoot Жыл бұрын

They didnt mention Greg Davies who is taller than Stephen or Richard…

@twylotwo Жыл бұрын

I've never seen eyes that sore since Ren & Stimpy.

@tdyerwestfield Жыл бұрын

There's a real correlation between Bristol and comedy. So many comedians come from Bristol and surrounding areas. I imagine the slapstick festival has something to do with that.

@TEQTONYK Жыл бұрын

These two need their own podcast. I think Steve has much more of a mature presence as opposed to his XFM days and Rob's maturity is already there. And Hello Ladies was utterly brilliant!

@jafro8 Жыл бұрын

Is Steve going to get his producer to source Springsteen tickets and then not go again?

@tylerbrown4171 8 ай бұрын

I love it when comedians laugh at one another. And I hope that waitress is watching this.... we have a lot to thank her for!

@richardbradley3684 Жыл бұрын

Loved that Hugh Edwards at a Royal occasion :))

@sindraygd7787 3 ай бұрын

1:11 Sounded exactly like G-Man

@Czechbound Жыл бұрын

I think Stephen's bloodshot eyes tell us he wasn't late due to working on anecdotes 😅

@shanustheanus Жыл бұрын

Don't have a go at the eyes

@kingstannisbaratheon7974 Жыл бұрын

@@shanustheanus He's had a stigmatism from the age of 5, so that's what makes them a bit bulbus.

@Wagoo Жыл бұрын

wait 'til you see 'im without his glasses on..

@shanustheanus Жыл бұрын

@@Wagoo the wig, the glasses, the catchphrase... brilliant.

@doz0328 Жыл бұрын

Eyes bulging with imagined riches

@jamesthirtyone 11 ай бұрын

No need to take Ryanair Steve. There's also Easyjet.

@PixelBaller 9 ай бұрын

Please watch Stephen Merchant in The Barking Murders. He was superb.

@taffmanetothyme7 Жыл бұрын

Da iawn Rob! This series just gets better and better. Loved the impromptu slow talk, "royal hack style" at the beginning. Who needs a script? 😂 Cheers Rob, you very nearly cured Wales 0 Iran 2....but not quite?! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂👌

@archive303 Жыл бұрын

Its the eyes...

@anitahargreaves9526 Жыл бұрын

I always liked Steve, 5ft9 he was relatable. 🇬🇧🙏👵

@Wagoo Жыл бұрын

He's not been 5'9" since he was 10

@hellodavey1902 Жыл бұрын

Awesome.

@ENigma-um8zw Жыл бұрын

Love Merchant

@thepopmanbrad 9 ай бұрын

Stephen Merchant will always be wheatley from portal 2 to me

@hilalkarappan9951 Жыл бұрын

When is David Mitchel sitting down with you, @Rob Brydon?

@chimpexpert4832 Жыл бұрын

...steve

@stevecox7075 Жыл бұрын

Hey Rob, please, please, please, interview the brilliant Julia Davis!

@kingloser4198 Жыл бұрын

Stephen should live in Croatia. They're all giants over there.

@bigwayne300 Жыл бұрын

Good one lads...

@TheRollthedice Жыл бұрын

Hello Ladies is the best!!

@mitchelljack1590 Жыл бұрын

I wish Rob commented on what it’s like being at the other end of the height scale and getting short jokes all the time.. I’m the same height as Rob

@nomore6939 Жыл бұрын

Two comedy genuis's in one interview.... and the Tea mug of someone who isn't

@kevinbear4873 Жыл бұрын

Ha! Here to say the same… i did like ‘the wrong mans’, but you know who’s worse; Colbert switching from Comedy Central to CBS… Blech. Like Trevor ruining the daily show… Opinions from a random guy in Montana though. ✌🏻🙏🏼