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2 unusual facts about Stephen Merchant


Paul Tonkinson

He most recently presented the syndicated Saturday lunchtime show, a slot previously occupied by Lauren Laverne, Adam & Joe, and Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant, before leaving radio work completely to focus on stand-up comedy.

Sara Dallin

She holds the relation of second cousin to writer, director and comedian Stephen Merchant.


Alec Christie

In 2005 he produced the pilot episode of the sitcom No Skillz through his company Kayak Productions starring Stephen Merchant (The Office, Extras), Karen Taylor (The Sketch Show), Tony MacMurray (The Office, Last Chancers) and Nicola Cotter (The Office).

Claire Sturgess

As well as hosting her own evening show, She filled in for Karl Pilkington on Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's Xfm radio show while Karl was away on holiday or ill.

Colin Hoult

In the same year he appeared as a life coach in the BBC's Life's Too Short Easter Special starring Warwick Davies, written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

Come Back Around

The track appeared at #103 on XFM's all-time list "The X-List" in 2003, being very popular with comedians Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington & Stephen Merchant during their time at the station and alongside its video was #35 on MTV2's top 100 videos of 2002.

Joel Beckett

He also played Lee, Dawn's fiance in Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant's The Office and also appeared in many other television series such as Holby City and Band of Brothers.

Room 101

In The Ricky Gervais Show, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant play a game called "Room 102," based on the concept of "Room 101," in which Karl Pilkington has to decide what things he dislikes enough to put in Room 102.

Shaun Williamson

In 2005 and 2006 he played a comically unemployable version of himself in Ricky Gervais' and Stephen Merchant's BBC sitcom, Extras.


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