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2005
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Jun 4, 2022 · Stephen Merchant: ‘Ricky Gervais is braver than I am... he’s quite happy to give the finger to the world’. The co-creator of ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras’ talks to Adam White about series two...
Aug 24, 2018 · The Office co-creator reveals that they have moved in different directions creatively and have no plans to collaborate again. He also clarifies that they are still friends and have not fallen out.
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- Alex Flood
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- Where Do We Find The Outlaws?
- Has Your Character, Greg The Lawyer, Moved on?
- Now You’Re in The Midlife Crisis Zone, Do You Ever Take Stock?
- Do You Follow British Comedy?
- How Did You Get Banksy to Do Bespoke Art For The Outlaws?
- Do You Still Pinch Yourself That Walken Is Involved?
- Would You Work with Ricky Gervais Again?
- What Ambitions Do You have?
- What’s Next?
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We’re not shying away from the headaches of the first series, we’re just turning the heat up because Claes Bang’s drug boss is coming to Bristol to get the money that the gang inadvertently stole from him. They think they’ve solved their problems when they’re about to get much worse. The fun of the series is to keep turning the screw.
A bit. He’s never taken charge of his life but over the course of the show he has found some backbone. He’s one of those people who has woken up at 45, going, ‘Where am I going?’ We explored those themes in The Office and it’s a constant fear I have, the road I might have taken.
People coming up in the industry will tell me they watched The Office with their parents. It’s weird to think of yourself as an elder statesman but I hope I can bring my experience to bear and wrangle this new talent because I’m as competent as anyone else at doing this job now. There’s something pleasing about that, like knowing how to build a she...
That is a failing of mine: I don’t want to see brilliant young people being brilliant because I remember when I was young and brilliant. I’m happy to work with them but the idea of watching something, going, ‘My God, this is good and they’re only 22…’ I’d worry about being the bitter old man.
It was very mysterious and involved going through intermediaries but he was up for it and for it being destroyed. We covered it up from the cast and crew, then on the morning of filming I asked Christopher Walken: ‘Would you paint over this Banksy?’ He was up for it. We did it really quickly but there was anxiety because you’ve only got one chance ...
Of course. We wanted a slightly exotic old-time conman character, charming and mischievous but also scary and shady. Once his name was mentioned, it was a no-brainer. I visited his house in Connecticut and we spent a couple of hours eating omelettes and chewing it over. My assumption was that actors of his vintage might phone it in but he was total...
I don’t know. It’s interesting because we had our moment as a unit without outside influence. My sitcom Hello Ladies was very much born of my own experience and there wasn’t really a place for him there. So who knows?
You never feel entirely satisfied, do you? I sometimes think of myself as jack of all trades and master of none, because I never picked a lane. I want to make my arthouse movie and do a stand-up set that blows everyone away but mostly I don’t want to fall off the radar so much that I don’t make it into Bafta’s In Memoriam section.
We’ve talked over some outlines for a potential series three of The Outlaws, and I’m also thinking of going back to stand-up but it’s just about finding the nerve. You’ve got to go and hang around backstage and get a bit anxious. Well, maybe just don’t do that? Just stay in and watch Succession. Otherwise there’s a lot of admin to get through. I’ve...
The Office co-creator says he's not sure if he'll ever collaborate with Ricky Gervais again after their sitcom Hello Ladies. He also talks about The Outlaws, Banksy, Christopher Walken and his midlife crisis.
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Apr 5, 2022 · Stephen Merchant on ‘The Outlaws,’ ‘The Office,’ and Rumors of ‘Falling Out’ With Ricky Gervais. THE LAST LAUGH. Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Getty. The co-creator of “The Office,”...
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- Senior Editor
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Mar 11, 2022 · The Office has been off the air for nine years, but original co-creator Stephen Merchant thinks the show could still return in a different form. Merchant and Ricky Gervais created the...
