Stephen Merchant Shares A Stand-Up Nightmare

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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 Год назад

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

@Wagoo Год назад

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 Год назад

It's his birthday.

@mw... Год назад

Please do your Roger Moore. Coogan can suck it!

@hilalkarappan9951 Год назад

When is David Mitchel sitting down with you?

@educateme8455 Год назад

What about Rob Brydon AND...Adam Buxton?

@danvez5656 Год назад

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 Год назад

50p

@Legzakimbo2002 Год назад

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

@nickparton5663 Месяц назад

@@95Lodgey It's not about the 50p

@Wagoo Год назад

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 Год назад

Had to do a double take.

@dljarman3708 Год назад

Used to him again by the end of the clip

@29memyselfandi Год назад

‘Eyes that pop out their ‘ead- Steve’

@elvico2216 Год назад

Eyes bulging with imagined riches

@doodahdah6337 Год назад

His glasses touched his eyes

@sdmcustoms Год назад

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

@samayresss Месяц назад

“Doing a Huw Edwards” hasn’t dated well as a phrase.

@stephen3654 Год назад

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

@progressivedemagogue8480 Год назад

He pointed at the Pachino style in the brochure

@robintaylor-jenkins5774 Год назад

He’s must’ve had multiple procedures done

@fookoff9220 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@fookoff9220 Год назад

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

@bekindrewind9675 Год назад

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.

@geekyfreq Год назад

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

@Elwaves2925 Год назад

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 Год назад

@@Elwaves2925 Agreed!

@Wagoo Год назад

@@Elwaves2925 unless it's a woman

@henriklykkegaard1147 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@martindunstan8043 Год назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@liamjones9115 Год назад

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

@jamesnunn7181 Год назад

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

@jamesnunn7181 Год назад

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

@thegrumblychannel9459 Год назад

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.

@MarkSiosal Год назад

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

@bobbyboko6317 Год назад

Better

@lavernebell6274 Год назад

@@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 Год назад

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

@MrTPGuitar Год назад

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

@johnjames2397 Год назад

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

@leeroy265 Год назад

eyes bulging with imagined riches

@Montoya2005 7 месяцев назад

Annnd there it is!

@david-reason Год назад

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

@tallthinkev Год назад

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

@kieranwhite6647 Год назад

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

@medalion1390 2 месяца назад

Oh he's done you again!

@Christina_Paz Год назад

Such a beautiful conversation between two amazingly talented people!

@simonsaysrewind Год назад

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

@layalabi1667 Год назад

Thank you! A lovely interview!

@thejoker114 Год назад

"Eyes bulging, with imagined riches"

@shaolinpunkFTW Год назад

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

@janandersson9411 Год назад

”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 ”.

@ChimozuFu Год назад

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

@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 Год назад

I wouldn't paint a picture of that.

@LUFC123 Год назад

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

@mushypeas468 Год назад

I love Stephen Merchant and Rob Brydon❤

@barryoffeastenders Год назад

“MECHANT!! Who are you call sad?”

@Wagoo Год назад

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

@beebopvroop5218 6 месяцев назад

Ooooh he's done you there

@BambooCoffin Месяц назад

"I've been doing a Huw Edwards" - Not sure he'd admit that today!

@mariajefferies8555 Год назад

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

@Grumpy-Bollocks Год назад

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

@ajrobson Год назад

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

@mikefry4567 Год назад

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 Год назад

@@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 Год назад

@@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

@JamesHoffa420 Год назад

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

@shauncowell6215 Год назад

@@JamesHoffa420 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?

@dmajumdar2059 Год назад

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

@FatNorthernBigot Год назад

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

@artrandy Год назад

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

@mustafa1name Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@TheGreatOneMike Год назад

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

@Xipheas Год назад

What a way to insult a guy!

@highlight9014 Год назад

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

@mrajmarshall Месяц назад

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.

@MazLad Месяц назад

If anything bad ever comes out about Ronnie Corbett then he's finished!

@trenttrevorrow5648 Год назад

Was Steve a tall baby?

@nickparton5663 Месяц назад

Mr and Mrs Merchant, you've given birth to a basketball player

@D_Rogers Год назад

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.... :)

@TheLemonpeal Год назад

Man alive what a bloke

@joshswainwright Год назад

Cattlin' rustlin'

@wendywolfman Год назад

Eyes bulging with imagined riches.

@GravityBoy72 Год назад

Is that you Karl?

@mmacintosh1105 Год назад

Imagined?

@Schmidtelpunkt Год назад

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

@Wagoo Год назад

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

@alanmusicman3385 Год назад

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.

@twylotwo Год назад

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

@wufflesthespider Месяц назад

"Doing a Huw Edwards" didn't age well sadly.

@owencampbell8799 17 минут назад

Think he knew 🤔

@sera2775 Год назад

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

@the_trooper_72 Год назад

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

@Picnicl Год назад

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

@shaolinpunkFTW Год назад

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.

@C64_Mat Год назад

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

@A-small-amount-of-peas Год назад

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

@magillanz Год назад

Rob sounded more Welsh than usual

@johnjames2397 Год назад

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

@dianewilliams1551 Месяц назад

Great og tbis week Jo,,,.. and Dave!😊

@distant2soul Месяц назад

Great video could listen for another 5 hours

@koleberdinoch926 Месяц назад

I should think Hu Edwards is still struggling for words

@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 Год назад

Das Lanken Pissenstreak.

@funjuror 2 месяца назад

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.

@InterDylan Год назад

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.

@ricardoblue5436 Год назад

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

@stephen3654 Год назад

Went a bit espanol at the end

@RighteousBrother Год назад

Whatever happened to him?

@garryb374 2 месяца назад

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.

@euansmith3699 2 месяца назад

Mr Brydon looks great with his Tudor beard.

@Rexer73 Год назад

This is great, make it longer plz

@davidpgraves Год назад

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

@marthacornish42 7 месяцев назад

Oh, saucy

@seanashmore8785 Год назад

Fantastic, as always. Chappeau

@marthacornish42 7 месяцев назад

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)

@rpghorrorfan879 Год назад

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

@andypendant4901 Год назад

I love the beards. Keep them Both of you.

@kookytoots6755 Год назад

Huge respect for my fellow Bristolian ❤️

@paulcurran6747 Год назад

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

@nickmoranis2865 Год назад

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

@ashcross Год назад

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

@Czechbound Год назад

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

@shanustheanus Год назад

Don't have a go at the eyes

@kingstannisbaratheon7974 Год назад

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

@Wagoo Год назад

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

@shanustheanus Год назад

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

@Lawrencewd03 Год назад

Eyes bulging with imagined riches

@johnjames2397 Год назад

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

@youbetuist Год назад

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

@snap-n-shoot Год назад

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

@tylerbrown4171 11 месяцев назад

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!

@mikeydoc11 Год назад

Eyes that pop out their head… Steve

@andypalin3287 Год назад

Cheers both! 😃

@richardhill9549 Год назад

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

@lettichaim7334 Год назад

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

@jafro8 Год назад

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

@joshuabarns4763 Год назад

Rob brydon ASMR would set the world to peace

@davidguy209 Год назад

Pure joy! Thank you! :-)

@ellydavis2066 Год назад

Here's the clip of Stephen in his Dad's hat at Glastonbury ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2rBl-6vle_8.html

@XnoobSteve Год назад

Going for the Pacino look there Rob? Looking good

@richardbradley3684 Год назад

Loved that Hugh Edwards at a Royal occasion :))

@anitahargreaves9526 Год назад

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

@Wagoo Год назад

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

@mw... Год назад

Rob, you’re great in the Trips

@upendasana7857 Год назад

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 ?!!!

@upendasana7857 Год назад

I really hope you make the date for the Bruce Springsteen concert and that Rob does sit on Stephens shoulders and flas his boobs

@faeryqueenrs Год назад

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.

@musician4776 Месяц назад

‘Rather like Huw Edwards’ has aged badly.

@tdyerwestfield Год назад

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.

@PixelBaller Год назад

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

@andrewtaylor9243 Год назад

Shiny head.. great chat!

@TEQTONYK Год назад

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!

@philroberts7238 Год назад

Seeing that Exeter is smack bang in the west country, perhaps Stephen's audience felt he was having a go at them personally; he'd probably have gone down a treat in Norwich!

@artrandy Год назад

Disappointed to read that this is the edited highlights, as the only entertainment value for me was the third party heckler, related by Stephen, and that was on the thumbnail.........