Stephen Merchant
@StephenMerchant
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Joined September 2011
Throwing my hat in the ring for the six-part TV farce:
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Raising a cup for The Office, which first broadcast on this day 19 years ago.
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I’ve circled myself for you Stephen Merchant/Oasis completists
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Despite a combative reputation, Val Kilmer was great fun to work with on Life’s Too Short, always willing to be playful and self-deprecating. I got to know him socially too, and he was as engaging as he was eccentric. A true one-off. RIP Val
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Reminder of when we gave you what you wanted for Christmas
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I first saw Sean Lock live at a Bristol comedy club in mid 90s and remember laughing so hard my stomach actually ached. RIP to an hilarious man taken far too soon.
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So very sad to hear of Ewen MacIntosh’s passing. A lovely, uniquely funny man who played Keith in The Office. So hilarious when we asked him to improv a voicemail message that we wrote more dialogue for him, and he stole every scene he was in. A total one-off. A tragic loss. RIP
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Lot of people saying I should play Alexander Nix, CEO of shady Cambridge Analytica. Don’t see it myself.
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I’ve written many things but hearing the great Christopher Walken say ‘Gargle my nutsack’ is a highlight.
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Email from my dad about David Prowse RIP, who was from my hometown of Bristol.
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Vince Cable so bamboozled by Brexit, he’s grown an extra arm just for head scratching
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A message to everyone nominated for a Golden Globe tonight: good luck, but please remember it’s the work that counts, not the awards. Yours - two time Golden Globe winner Stephen Merchant.
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It’s 22 years since the employees of Wernham Hogg and their office in deepest Slough were introduced to the world.
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Here I am introducing one of the world’s greatest cultural icons to another. “Mr Christopher Walken, meet Stonehenge.”
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I’ll tell you who is really suffering because of all this two metre social distancing: pickpockets.
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My New Year resolution: look more middle aged. Killing it so far. Happy 2019 everyone
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I know what you’re thinking: “If only somebody would make a film about a family of wrestlers from Norwich.” Good news! Me and @TheRock have. Here's the UK trailer.
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RIP Dame Diana Rigg. Great actress and good sport - lest we forget, she let Daniel Radcliffe flick a condom on her head in Extras.
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I loved being a guest on Steve Wright’s show - and being a listener even more. No matter what was happening in real life, his programme was an oasis of breeziness and good humour. RIP to a brilliant broadcaster.
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Glad you enjoyed it. I’ll let Mackenzie Crook know.
@StephenMerchant worzel gummidge was a beautiful watch, so perfectly written 👍🏻.
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Dear TV House Makeover shows. Stop giving yourself only 24 hours to get the job done. It seems unnecessarily stressful for everyone involved.
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So happy I can stop losing sleep over the election and get back to losing sleep over coronavirus.
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I play serial killer Stephen Port in Four Lives, which begins tonight at 9pm on @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer. The true story of how four men’s lives were taken by Port and the fight for justice mounted by their families and loved ones.
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This must be bad. I'm a rich, white, straight, Anglo-Saxon male. And even I don't feel safe.
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Moved by stories of resilience and heroism in London. Great city been standing for 2000 years. Some pricks in a van won't change that.
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Found my edit notes for episode one of The Office, which I can’t believe debuted 20 years ago.
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Thanks for all the birthday wishes guys. Lockdown means I’m forced to stay home on my birthday - unlike normally, when I choose to stay home on my birthday.
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The Outlaws has everything you want from a TV show: laughs, thrills and Christopher Walken ironing. Season Two starts tonight, 9pm, @bbcone and @bbciplayer.
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One of the funniest men I’ve had the good fortune to spend an afternoon with. RIP
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30 million dollars? I’ll fight you for 30 Disney dollars just to see your scrawny ass go down @ConanOBrien.
If Mike Tyson can fight Jake Paul for $50 million, I will fight Stephen Merchant for $30 million. It’s being dubbed “Battle of the Pool Noodles.”.
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The flowers make it look like @PaulMcCartney and I have just renewed our wedding vows but in reality we’ve just left a preview of the exhilarating new #TheBeatlesGetBack doc, full of gloriously restored footage of the band working and laughing in the studio. A music fan’s dream.
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Big thanks to everyone who went to see @FightingWMyFam this weekend and made it UK’s No. 1 film. I know there’s a lot of entertainment vying for your eyeballs, so if you chose our film, cheers m’dears, it’s deeply appreciated.
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Directing Dwayne Johnson in the role of "The Rock" was a tough job but he got there eventually.
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So relieved I didn’t win a Golden Globe this year. They’ve changed the design, so it wouldn’t match my other two.
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Once had privilege of meeting genius Stephen Hawking. We had so much in common. Same first name. Both been in The Big Bang Theory. So much.
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RIP Keith Chegwin. A lovely man and an underrated actor. Cheggers unable to hit his mark still one of my favourite Extras moments.
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Many happy returns to the legend @MelBrooks. Such an inspiration. One day I hope to have an EGOT like him. So far I only have an E.
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Giving Cumberbatch a run for his money. Happy Halloween
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They say never meet your heroes - but definitely do when they’re as warm and funny as Michael Palin. Photo 2 credit: David Betteridge
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If you want to educate your kids on working life in ancient Britain, The Office is twenty years old and repeated tonight on @BBCTwo, 10pm
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So, we're out? Well, at least we have a clear, far-sighted plan for what happens next. Like when we invaded Iraq.
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Official trailer for FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, written and directed by me, produced by @TheRock. Starring @Florence_Pugh, @nickjfrost, @IAMLenaHeadey, @JALowden and Vince Vaughn. In cinemas 2019. #FightingWithMyFamily @RealPaigeWWE
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Thanks but I asked for advice from tall, skinny guys - you’re not either!.
@StephenMerchant The floor.
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Just spotted myself in the crowd in the archive footage of Oasis at Glastonbury 1994, currently showing on BBC2. Takes me back.
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Here’s @TheRock, introducing our trailer for the movie we’ve made together. .
In 2012 I watched a documentary about a young, unknown British female pro wrestler & her wonderfully crazy family. I loved it! .It was a story that my @SevenBucksProd had to tell. That girl @RealPaigeWWE would go on to help redefine @WWE women’s wrestling. #FightingWithMyFamily
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A young me at the start of a career in broadcast and entertainment at the University of Warwick radio station. Advice for those starting out on the same path – keep going, you don’t know who might be listening. And have fun. #NationalRadioDay
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I enjoyed the movie 1917 but do feel the need to correct it’s tag line
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Searched high and low and struggling to find a comfy mattress that’ll fit my 6’7” frame. Any tips from skinny, tall fellas out there?.
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Remember when we were worried Sarah Palin wasn't fit to be Vice President? Halcyon days.
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I notice this article has resurfaced. At least that “excruciating episode” of The Office was over in 45 mins instead of the autumn.
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Twitter can be a mean ol’ place so thanks for all your kind words about episode one of The Outlaws. The show is a real labour of love for me, so your appreciation is appreciated. Episode Two also now up on @BBCiPlayer.
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Why does Elliot keep peddling? Does he think he’s making the bike fly?
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As the new Mission: Impossible movie hits our screens, flashback to Karl’s own movie idea, which somehow incorporated M:I 7. If you’re confused don’t worry – so was he.
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Hey @YouTube, maybe don't put ads before first aid vids? I don't have time to watch a Red Lobster ad when my gran is choking on a fish bone.
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Can I start feeling smug that I’ve never used Facebook?.
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Stuck for last minute gifts? The spirit of Christmas = tenner in an envelope. The Office Christmas Special Parts One and Two are on BBC Two tonight from 10:45pm.
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I read that when car dealerships reopen, they’ll trust customers to test-drive on their own. Good news for Dominic Cummings, who can test a new car and his eyes at the same time.
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When I was young, The Goodies were my gateway drug to silly, absurdist comedy. RIP Tim Brooke-Taylor
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If you’re like me, you only watch movies with a 90+ Tomatoes score.
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Of the 50,000 interviews he conducted, I’m sure this one was a personal highlight. RIP
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20 years today since #TheOffice first hit TV screens. Who knew it would reach so far and wide, including into the pages of this Spider-Man comic.
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Hey everyone. If you’re in UK or Ireland you can finally see my film @FightingWMyFam from tomorrow, starring the wonderful, peerless @nickjfrost
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Someone overheard a couple of bishops slagging off his new trainers
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RIP George Michael. So good-humoured and self-deprecating when he joined us in Extras. 2016 just won't give us a break.
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Good pop songs with a lyric that bugs me and how to fix them:
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I would think this puts an end to all those accusations of treason
“I said the word 'would' instead of 'wouldn’t’.”. President @realDonaldTrump says he misspoke at the Helsinki summit and that he has “full faith and support for America's great intelligence agencies”
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Bruce Springsteen, one of few rockers to keep his integrity, has spent career singing about working class woes. If he plays your inauguration you’re probably on right side of history. And if the Springsteen tribute act you book to play at yours didn’t show up, you’re probably not.
Leave behind your sorrows.Let this day be the last.Tomorrow there'll be sunshine.And all this darkness past.Big wheels roll through fields where sunlight streams.Meet me in a land of hope and dreams
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To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Office US, here’s my favourite scene from an episode I directed, “Customer Survey”, inspired by my own real-life white-collar experience.
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The Halloween inspo you didn't know you needed.
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#JojoRabbit is in 🇬🇧 cinemas today, starring #SamRockwell, #ScarlettJohansson and yours truly. It’s a funny, beautiful, uplifting gem of a film - and the perfect way to start 2020. @jojorabbitmovie
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For those still shopping for gifts, remember it’s best to start with the myrrh.
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The rumours are true. Delighted to confirm that #TheOutlaws Season 3 is now filming in Bristol. What peril lies ahead for our merry band of lawbreakers? We can’t wait for you to find out.
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Sunday Times columnist @Martin_Hemming is right: I’m only an ‘OK’ tall role model. I got to 6’7” and stopped trying. Hopefully this year I’ll break the 7ft mark. But is @richardosman helping? On Pointless he’s always sitting down like he’s ashamed. At least on TV I walk around.
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Only Florence Pugh could take on Paige's star charisma. Consider this your reminder to re-watch Fighting with My Family.
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Fact!.
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If you’re in North America, I have your weekend entertainment covered. You’re welcome
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Good to open mic nights are back.
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Clever Boris. Let some other chump deal with the mess, then step up in a few years time when the dust has settled. Textbook.
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Watching old home movies of dead child/wife = inability to move on.
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