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?
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.
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
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!
@@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.
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 ✌️
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
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.... :)
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.
Ah, RIP the Huw Edwards impersonation, lock that up with your Saville impression, unless you are going for the docudrama of Huw like Coogan did Savillie.
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.
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 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
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.
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)
I am moderately tall and went through that growing up period of every time we visited family or they visited us being told to stand up to show them how tall I had gotten. I quickly learned to respond to questions on the street as to whether I played basketball or not were best responded to by asking if they played mini golf. I was going to be a comedian but everyone just laughed at me.
As a retired comedy performer, the worst part of dying during a gig was having to go to the bar to be paid, and the barman counted out my fee in front of the punters.
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.
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!
oh no I was really enjoying seeing the trees waving in the wind and rain in the background and also knowing it was LA made it even better to know they get shitty wealther there too.Also didn't think the light was a problem...oh well,makes it look more clinical and deadens the atmosphere somehow.We know its not professional and its nice to make it feel like its just two blokes who are friends who might be talking to one another anyway even if we weren't watching...or would they ?!!!
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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?
It's his birthday.
Please do your Roger Moore. Coogan can suck it!
When is David Mitchel sitting down with you?
What about Rob Brydon AND...Adam Buxton?
" I just thought there must be a tractor sale .."
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!
Had to do a double take.
Used to him again by the end of the clip
‘Eyes that pop out their ‘ead- Steve’
Eyes bulging with imagined riches
His glasses touched his eyes
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
50p
@@95Lodgey a more British version of 50 Cent?
@@95Lodgey It's not about the 50p
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.
There is such a special chemistry between you guys. Thanks for doing what you do!
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.
@@Elwaves2925 Agreed!
@@Elwaves2925 unless it's a woman
Stephen, I loved "The Outlaws" the story line, the acting, the mix of characters etc . . . Walken was wonderful . . Love from Thailand.
If the plane got into difficulty the cabin crew told everyone to meet at Steve when they land.
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.
Rob's hair transplant really is a work of art, the best I've ever seen.
He pointed at the Pachino style in the brochure
He’s must’ve had multiple procedures done
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
@@fookoff9220 Dec off ant and Dec's is good.
@@stephen3654 actually yes another good shout! "Off ant and dec" haha
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!
I always ask how the weather is up there....😁
Lanky pr1ck lolol
Whats the weather like up there
You streak of p1ss
Homo response btw.
You couldn't play mini-golf cos you would slip a disc ya mutant 😊
eyes bulging with imagined riches
Annnd there it is!
Fantastic episode. You guys should do a podcast together. With Stephen back in the UK!
Anyone saying Stephen never wrote anything as good as The Office.....come on....Extras was a hell of a 2nd album.
Better
@@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.
@@lavernebell6274 Fair enough Laverne then let's just say I prefer Extras , but I do like the Office . 😀
The Ryan air story was a right giggle... just visualising it 😆
"I'm surprised you're asking this though, Steve..."
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 ✌️
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
I loved that show I was to my knees laughing 😂😂😂😂
Who thinks of Stephen Merchant as just that bloke from the Ricky Gervais podcast?
@@liamjones9115Yeah exactly, not since about 2005 or so?
@@ryanyates4124That doesn’t prove it at all; Gervais may well have gone off the boil since then. I take your point though
'What the weather like up there?'
'Better than down there.'
“Doing a Huw Edwards” hasn’t dated well as a phrase.
Eyes that pop out of their head..... Steve
Oh he's done you again!
You can tell they are genuine friends. This was great to watch
Such a beautiful conversation between two amazingly talented people!
Thank you! A lovely interview!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Mr Merchant is
‘ Gert Lush’ 😂😂😂😂
A brilliant fellow Bristolian 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
"Eyes bulging, with imagined riches"
I love Stephen Merchant and Rob Brydon❤
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.... :)
”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 ”.
If Stephen was Italian he could be a Merchant of Venice.
"I've been doing a Huw Edwards" - Not sure he'd admit that today!
Eyes that pop out of their head........ Steve
Rob Brydon is very good at affecting Hugh Edward's Welsh accent. Very authentic.
I agree, Rob is very good at affecting a Welsh accent............
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?
@@mustafa1name Did I use the wrong word? If I did, thanks for wrapping it up in a bit of humour
Was listening to Stephen on a podcast, refresh RUclips and here we are! Thank you Mr. Brydon.
The Huw Edwards impression 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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.
Ah, RIP the Huw Edwards impersonation, lock that up with your Saville impression, unless you are going for the docudrama of Huw like Coogan did Savillie.
If anything bad ever comes out about Ronnie Corbett then he's finished!
I wouldn't paint a picture of that.
Man alive what a bloke
“MECHANT!! Who are you call sad?”
At least my mother still don't cut my hair!
Ooooh he's done you there
Cattlin' rustlin'
Stephen is brilliant!!!! Think he's absolutely first class!! 😎👌🏻💯👏🏻
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.
Great video could listen for another 5 hours
Hide park, we can all meet back at Steve 👍🏼
"Doing a Huw Edwards" didn't age well sadly.
Think he knew 🤔
Rob looks so much like a king on a playing card.
The only king that hasn’t got a moustache is the King of Hearts, on the playing cards..
Portal 2 has given him a specifically legendary status in videogames too.
Huge respect for my fellow Bristolian ❤️
bloody hell!! did they have to put the camera so close? 😂
Love Stephen Merchant. What a Writer and what an incredible actor too! He's little fat mate isn't that bad either 😁
Went a bit espanol at the end
Whatever happened to him?
Steve’s early stand up persona sounds like Ricky’s entire standup career
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!
@@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.
@@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
@@shauncowell6215 You're a wimp and deserve to be made fun of
@@JamesHoffa1 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?
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.
Fantastic, as always.
Chappeau
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)
This is great, make it longer plz
"that's what she said" seems to be appropriate given the context
Oh, saucy
what a line from Rob 'its funny you call it a persona'
I love the beards. Keep them
Both of you.
Great og tbis week Jo,,,.. and Dave!😊
Those eyes, I see why karl freaked out when he 1st saw Steve
I am moderately tall and went through that growing up period of every time we visited family or they visited us being told to stand up to show them how tall I had gotten. I quickly learned to respond to questions on the street as to whether I played basketball or not were best responded to by asking if they played mini golf. I was going to be a comedian but everyone just laughed at me.
Defo didn’t try and wipe a smudge next to Steve’s head
I haven´t seen Brydon in a little while, but congratulations on the Hollywood teeth!
Was Steve a tall baby?
Mr and Mrs Merchant, you've given birth to a basketball player
Eyes bulging with imagined riches.
Is that you Karl?
Imagined?
Outlaws was as fantastic as anything Ricky's ever done.
Keep it up Rob. Loving the content so far. From a fellow Welshman
Cheers both! 😃
Going for the Pacino look there Rob? Looking good
Rob, you’re great in the Trips
Rob brydon ASMR would set the world to peace
Rob sounded more Welsh than usual
Shiny head.. great chat!
I've never seen eyes that sore since Ren & Stimpy.
Mr Brydon looks great with his Tudor beard.
As a retired comedy performer, the worst part of dying during a gig was having to go to the bar to be paid, and the barman counted out my fee in front of the punters.
Brilliant love Stephen both series of the outlaws were great comedy drama 👍
1:11 Sounded exactly like G-Man
I think Stephen Merchant having facial hair makes him look remarkably like Jurgen Klopp
What a way to insult a guy!
Pure joy! Thank you! :-)
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.
Huw Edwards comment not aged well
Was about to comment that haha
Das Lanken Pissenstreak.
The facial hair shows good taste. The Corden mug on the other hand…
I find it funny he doesn't remember talking about Bruce Springsteen in the first podcast he did with Rob.
Love to see Steve and Ricky back doing another series of Extras.
Keep dreaming, mate...
I'd love too
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!
Huw Edwards reference not aging well!
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!
Steve trying to get tickets for Bruce again on air. Hope he doesn’t waste a balmy summers eve
"Eyes popping out of it's head...
Steve"
I think Stephen's bloodshot eyes tell us he wasn't late due to working on anecdotes 😅
Don't have a go at the eyes
@@shanustheanus He's had a stigmatism from the age of 5, so that's what makes them a bit bulbus.
wait 'til you see 'im without his glasses on..
@@Wagoo the wig, the glasses, the catchphrase... brilliant.
Eyes bulging with imagined riches
I should think Hu Edwards is still struggling for words
got to have yer critics
Love Merchant
They didnt mention Greg Davies who is taller than Stephen or Richard…
oh no I was really enjoying seeing the trees waving in the wind and rain in the background and also knowing it was LA made it even better to know they get shitty wealther there too.Also didn't think the light was a problem...oh well,makes it look more clinical and deadens the atmosphere somehow.We know its not professional and its nice to make it feel like its just two blokes who are friends who might be talking to one another anyway even if we weren't watching...or would they ?!!!
I really hope you make the date for the Bruce Springsteen concert and that Rob does sit on Stephens shoulders and flas his boobs
Being in LA, I can narrow down to three days when this was recorded. It's not always nice and sunny, but it's not often it looks like that.
Eyes that pop out their head… Steve
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
I always liked Steve, 5ft9 he was relatable. 🇬🇧🙏👵
He's not been 5'9" since he was 10
...steve
Awesome.