Steve actually got offered to do the voice over work for Portal 1, but Karl never passed the message on. Money for old rope...

@jamesgabany1

5 жыл бұрын

Is that what they're saying, "money for old rope" ? I've never heard that expression before and I could never make out exactly what the last word was. I thought it was 'money for old rote. "

@Alex-xc8ed

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/p4qJ1seoltSfn84.html (53 minutes 19 seconds in) is where Karl tries to explain the origin of the phrase, "Money for old rope" - I don't think it's true! haha :)

@dystopia47

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@MG-gn6ni

5 жыл бұрын

Do you want a game of Tug-o-War? It's up to you, you own it. E.

@liamsymes1

5 жыл бұрын

I should've known it was a girl so....

"HE'S DONE YOU AGAIN STEVE!!!"

@jammomaximuss7127

5 жыл бұрын

HES DONE YA AN HES NOT EVEN HERE!

@comedy7536

5 жыл бұрын

baldy hardnut karl is that you

@liamsymes1

5 жыл бұрын

How's he done me? My parents live in Bristol

@johnnyfelcher8156

5 жыл бұрын

Ricky: Ha! Jokes on you, they couldn't clean the flat. Steve: I don't know who's laughing at who now?

@evocativearts1797

5 жыл бұрын

Man alive.

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

@JHA854

5 жыл бұрын

What's 1.6? Drop your trousers.

@doubletrouble544

5 жыл бұрын

I pissed myself laughing when I read this comment

@rosihantu1

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t have a go at the eyes cause that’s astigmatism. That’s why it’s bulbous.

@yeetboi9817

5 жыл бұрын

spider5600 just people that make you do a double take when you see em Steve Merchant

@Flypidge

5 жыл бұрын

spider5600 never laughed so hard when I first heard it😂 also the bit about pool where he pushed the glasses up and they touched his eyeballs fucking creased up

Who else listens through all the xfm podcasts on world of KP before bed on a systematic basis

@freem8son86

5 жыл бұрын

Me. About to put one on right now in fact.

@simonkelly5030

5 жыл бұрын

Free M8son I'm back round to season 9 #7 where are you?

@mAcroFaze

5 жыл бұрын

I don't simply on the basis I'd be busy laughing instead of sleeping.

@Bruce1983

5 жыл бұрын

Usually pilkiboys, bald Manc or dr yak

@Whiter1

5 жыл бұрын

Why is it we do this? I started out as white noise to help me sleep, but now I don’t know why. It just feels comfortable, and I know them all so well now, that sleep quickly follows.

"i'm surprised you need glasses Steve. You've got a good set of eyes on you"

@liamsymes1

5 жыл бұрын

He's done you again!

@yabbilydoobily3998

4 жыл бұрын

What does that insult even mean?

@dogwalk3

3 жыл бұрын

YabbilyDoobily karl is always making fun of how large steven's eyes are.

@doz0328

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the eyes

Those students should watch their debit cards with Steve around

@liamsymes1

5 жыл бұрын

It'll be a big round of drinks , he's not made of money!

@johnnyfelcher8156

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when he was on the student campus and there was already a bank card in the machine with the pin in and he took 30 quid out for himself. Karl would have only taken 20, because that's just 1 note...? Don't quite understand Karl's logic there. But I never do anyway.

@aperry8810

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, I love it that so many people get that really obscure reference!

@Lavoz7

5 жыл бұрын

Well he was traumatised when that old woman gave him nothing when Steve found her wallet😂

@kickedmeheight

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure they're safe with their 3 wallets.

Really impressed with the interviewer. Very rarely can Stephen get 10 minutes into an interview without mentions of Ricky, but she put a big focus on his own work first. Great interview.

@davidboon5906

8 ай бұрын

Shame about her grating giggle All the time 🤮🤮

Often overshadowed by Gervais, Merchant remains a criminally underrated writer and performer. And judging by this he offers a great humble insight, good video!

@dystopia47

5 жыл бұрын

He's done well enough. Don't feel sorry for him I'm pretty sure he's more successful and richer than you.

@earlycuyler9729

5 жыл бұрын

Rarely mentioned is his HBO series & movie "Hello Ladies". Both are gems!

@iliveinacardboadbox1

5 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@pts5217

5 жыл бұрын

The quality of Ricky’s solo work shows how vital Stephen was to their partnership. Ricky has his head up his own arse anymore while retreading the same old comedic ground.

@bunkersmith4562

4 жыл бұрын

Watch anything rick has done since they stopped collaborating. Absolute dog shit

Steve is so underrated, proper sharp shooter with his one liners.

@fistingendakenny8781

5 жыл бұрын

Jackson Brown but his eyes... 😅

@jacksonbrown4112

5 жыл бұрын

Haha this is also an important factor!

@jacksonbrown4112

5 жыл бұрын

0 0 look at this bitterly jealous man haha amazing! Gonna re buy more Stephen Merchant stuff and laugh even louder knowing how annoyed you get!

@jacksonbrown4112

5 жыл бұрын

0 0 ronburgundy.idontbelieveyou.gif

@jacksonbrown4112

5 жыл бұрын

0 0 "what I like to do when I'm a self made millionaire is go on KZread and throw hissy fits about Stephen Merchant and call names to people who like him" said not one self made millionaire, ever.

The fact that Steve isn’t afraid of talking positively about people that he’s worked with. He gives people credit when it’s due in a modest way I love that.

Omg imagine Karl giving a talk at Oxford.

@zendon3

3 жыл бұрын

"Alright"

@startingwithnomoney7684

3 жыл бұрын

'the way i look at it'

@Voduke789

3 жыл бұрын

He can give his old man having a Twix lecture!

@sciencegoblin7775

2 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha

@GabrielConstantinides

2 жыл бұрын

@@zendon3 lmao

Utterly delighted to find the comments full of Karl quotes and XFM references.

Please get Karl on this Q&A!! And on everything else!

@GizziMoD

5 жыл бұрын

i demand the right to upvote 30 million times!

@robsingfield9977

5 жыл бұрын

Karl needs to be on QI

@GizziMoD

5 жыл бұрын

Rob Singfield "the blue whales heart is the size of a small family car" Karl "who's stuffing Nissan micra's into whales???"

@some_guy9092

5 жыл бұрын

He’s got a new show coming out called sick of it

@GizziMoD

5 жыл бұрын

@@some_guy9092 yep and I cannot wait... been way to long with out Karl in our lives

Eyes bulging with imagined riches

@fistingendakenny8781

5 жыл бұрын

Patrick O'hAodha he looks like a sub teacher who's only back from a rough patch... Wife left, kids don't respect him etc

@NxDoyle

5 жыл бұрын

Patrick O'hAodha Haha! It's nice to hear callbacks to the old days. Mechant! Who are you call sad?

@MG-gn6ni

5 жыл бұрын

Good ole Steven Mitchell

@michaelpbuttigieg

5 жыл бұрын

He does burble a lot

@alalakjakaja5793

4 жыл бұрын

35million isn’t riches?

Karl "how big is 1.6 inches? Steve "drop your trousers"

@yabbilydoobily3998

4 жыл бұрын

Once, during ping-pong, Lucy pushed the glasses up and it touched your eye. Steve: Yeah...

"Schindlers list in spaaaace"

@thariqafendi506

4 жыл бұрын

hhahaha

@cronussaturn8558

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

The XFM shows and podcasts are timeless, addictive and help thousands of people to sleep nightly.

@benpaterson40

5 жыл бұрын

So true 👍👍👍

@minbari73

5 жыл бұрын

I listen to it on my massage chair, fair better than whale song

@mitchchristopher1548

Жыл бұрын

When Karl's knockin' about in me 'ed,, tellin' stories and that, I fall right asleep.

@jonnysupreme

Жыл бұрын

Miiiiiillions!!

@jamesdixon4810

8 ай бұрын

Every work trip, I listen to it to help me sleep

steve is really good at elaborating on a question, he doesnt give one word answers and he doesnt ramble, its impressive

A true British export we can be exceptionally proud of.

@nolikeygsomnipresence270

5 жыл бұрын

With a touch of a California accent there

@theodontosaurus

5 жыл бұрын

*bristolian export

@colonyofrats4193

3 жыл бұрын

@@nolikeygsomnipresence270 there isn’t lol

@lordshu007

Жыл бұрын

You should be. Love him in the US

It's great how open he was to talk about Ricky and Karl. Same can't be said for Ricky's q&a unfortunately.

@rdellw2

5 жыл бұрын

At what time does he talk about them?

@Dan-Bass

5 жыл бұрын

sam-zare-guitar: There isn't a certain time he talks about them. He mentions them quite a bit throughout the whole Q&A.

@xxHaseebxx

5 жыл бұрын

sam-zare-guitar 10:00 mins in he does a significant amount

@AlternativeSack123

5 жыл бұрын

Dan Ricky mentioned Karl and the podcasts a bit

@Dan-Bass

5 жыл бұрын

Peep Peep: he sure did, that was only briefly though. Steve mentioned them multiple times.

Men in Black... there's this thing in it

@mikisaba9336

5 жыл бұрын

clemensetz 😂😂😂

@adamwilson8452

5 жыл бұрын

It could’ve been your brother

@MG-gn6ni

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly Steve it could've been your brother.

@pepesmoov

5 жыл бұрын

Of course it could, and you look like the humanzee

@Gyrbae

5 жыл бұрын

"What, a bald, mancunian tosser!?" "Nah, weirder than that"

I think Steve is the funniest of the lot. He has an imperceptibly good sense of timing for his jokes.

@itsMrNoble

3 жыл бұрын

You have an imperceptibly good sense of timings for his jokes, mate, if anyone has..

@0wls2k

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsMrNoble Amazing

@spreadthelove77

2 жыл бұрын

Did you see that film last night ‘Gaylords Say No’?

He's a very clever comedian really. He sets his audience up right from the start and gets everyone listening to him in a very clever way within the first 10 minutes. Great storyteller too which you get from xfm

@anacom4238

8 ай бұрын

I also love that he doesn't put on an act like some actors and comedians feel they must do when the spotlight is on them. He's just himself all the time.

Oi lanky, you’ve left your phone

@featheredraven

5 жыл бұрын

Did you have to do the 'lanky'?

@cruiser_b9779

4 жыл бұрын

But you turned around so you knew he was talking about you

@paulevans7788

4 жыл бұрын

He's done you again Steve

@maxbateman8176

4 жыл бұрын

Play a record

@catscan2022

4 жыл бұрын

It's an "achiement" to be so tall 😃

I reckon we'll blend... all our food

@_booth7992

5 жыл бұрын

We’ll all go ugulee

@pepesmoov

5 жыл бұрын

CrisisofConsciousness - Natural evolution of the trouser.

@jk7738

5 жыл бұрын

I thought you were going to make a point about race!

@MARSBELLA1

3 жыл бұрын

BAD KARMA FOR MAKING ME PRESS ENTER FOR NO FUCKING REASON

I hope Steve reads these comments, he's so funny and seems like such a great bloke. Genuinely enjoyed this!

@rahulkemp8347

5 жыл бұрын

i put him up there with elvis

@readventurekids

5 жыл бұрын

Costello?

@jonnysupreme

Жыл бұрын

@@readventurekids I found it funny if nobody else did 🤣

WET-KNEE HOUSTON

@Jeroenoman

5 жыл бұрын

De Trout Spinners

@enterthenoid9438

5 жыл бұрын

Play a record

@that.guy11

5 жыл бұрын

Deli Meat Tree

@deadowl833

5 жыл бұрын

Christ! De berg!

@TrystanDavies2911

5 жыл бұрын

Dan yell bed in field

Same interview, same location, 1 year apart... Ricky: I, I, I, my project, me, me, me Steve: we, we, we, Ricky was amazing, us, us, us

@gerhitchman

5 жыл бұрын

Yea... because Steve would not have been successful without Ricky

@BaronVonPenguin

5 жыл бұрын

Spot on! I totally agree

@David-ud9ju

5 жыл бұрын

The Office was more Steve's creation than Ricky's, so, if anything, Ricky wouldn't have made it without Steve.

@gerhitchman

5 жыл бұрын

"The Office was more Steve's creation than Ricky's". Really? How do you know that?

@MrErnestCC

5 жыл бұрын

They were both lucky to find each other as neither of their careers may not have taken off. Both of their stand ups are quite weak and their solo projects don't have the same depth as their collaborative work.

Man moths?

Steve gave each and every attendee a copy of Executive Decision.

@tophatproductions3031

3 жыл бұрын

Illegal briefs.

@harrythomas1252

2 жыл бұрын

Children of the corn

@hankochai

2 жыл бұрын

And Stigmata

@GuillermoJonesJr

2 жыл бұрын

Ladder 49

@garyella1301

Жыл бұрын

What an arbitrary list of prizes

'were you a tall baby?'

@thegirlinquestion

5 жыл бұрын

LMAO remember the one where steve said some girl on the train pinched his arse, and karl was like she must have been four feet becoz steve's arse is four foot off the ground omgg hahahhahahah

@babbisp1

4 жыл бұрын

Where did you see that question?

@darrylweathers7361

4 жыл бұрын

@@babbisp1 karl pilkington once asked him in the xfm radio station (a rather moronic statement) "were you a tall baby"

"You're the one who's sad and lonely"

@liamsymes1

5 жыл бұрын

He's done.you again!

@odw_99

4 жыл бұрын

Is Steve really touchy about the way he looks?

@yabbilydoobily3998

4 жыл бұрын

@@odw_99 Oooh, what's this? Where's this coming from?

@marinaweaver330

4 жыл бұрын

@@odw_99 Would think most people are?

@odw_99

4 жыл бұрын

Marina Weaver kzread.info/dash/bejne/e4KauMObpaapg7w.html it’s from this

Steve's now the best looking out of the lot of them now... He's kept his looks.

@alfiemitchell3026

4 жыл бұрын

At one point, near the start, rick was the best looking one and Steve the opposite - now it’s the opposite

@blk1048

4 жыл бұрын

Alfie Mitchell gervais looks like a fat lesbian now

@mihaivelniciuc8997

4 жыл бұрын

And do you say that you've aged well Steve ? Yeah,i've kept my looks Mhmm

@jamief5095

3 жыл бұрын

You've just got used to how he looks

@user-id9ul4gv6f

2 жыл бұрын

Wibble

Like a bit of weird art.

@ian79p

5 жыл бұрын

That's so much better than an upright lizard

People who haven’t seen the podcasts will be so confused at this comments section... FANNY LIKE A SPLIT TENNIS BALL

@lord_989

5 жыл бұрын

It's not his volt

@pepesmoov

5 жыл бұрын

Wayne king

@schlobster3929

5 жыл бұрын

Galileo don’t talk to me about science please make me television

@odw_99

4 жыл бұрын

“What’s tomato with you?”

@Jah-ql9vv

4 жыл бұрын

*ripped

He could have been your brother

@goofed86

5 жыл бұрын

The older Steve gets the more you can see the likeness

@pepesmoov

5 жыл бұрын

Of course he could Ralf, and you look like the humanzee!

It seems to me that a lot of Merchant's subtle gags aren't reaching their targets here. Such an intelligent comedian.

@jonnysupreme

2 жыл бұрын

No smart people at Oxford? 😆

@cen3684

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonnysupreme being academically smart doesnt mean being smart in everything else

So awesome Steve actually said the words ‘Karl has a head like a fucking orange’ during a talk at Oxford university

When he talks about The Office "we" "us".....

@OfficialFingazMC

5 жыл бұрын

Complete opposite of Ricky!

"It's the mammal, right, that's got.. sort of the pointiest eyes. Eyes that pop out their head.. Steve"

Stephen comes across so well in this interview. His respect for comedy, writing and Gervais is really clear and gentlemen like. Legend

@thesprawl2361

Жыл бұрын

He's also really lovely about Karl. Which he doesn't have to be, after all they don't work together anymore and Ricky was more Karl's friend than his.

@arturobandini4078

Жыл бұрын

@@thesprawl2361 I feel like Ricky loses interest in his friends over time (finds "better" ones) but I'd like to think he and Karl are still mates.

@thesprawl2361

Жыл бұрын

@@arturobandini4078 I think, and I'm just guessing here, that maybe Karl looks back on the time he spent as Ricky's 'best friend' and feels a tiny bit regretful of how much he let Ricky get away with, how much he let Ricky treat him like a shiny new toy(Ricky used those words to describe Karl repeatedy). That's just a feeling I've no idea if it's true. Whereas with Steve, even though they argued a fair amount, Steve never treated him that way. So maybe their relationship is cleaner, less sullied.

@naybother

10 ай бұрын

@@thesprawl2361 Steve has said in the past that he genuinely loves Karl, and they would argue because they were good friends

I would say he is in fact more intelligent and capable than the majority of the room.

@Wagoo

3 жыл бұрын

Look at 'is eyes. Usually in an exam 'e sits at the back, right.. so 'e can see all the other exam papers and read the answers..

@darthmong7196

Жыл бұрын

Certainly taller with pointier eyes.

@louissanderson719

Жыл бұрын

I mean, 20+ years more life experience vs 18 year olds…

Anyone had a chat with a yoghurt yet?

It's amazing the difference between this one and Ricky's. Stephen brings up the other people that helped him like Ricky or Karl etc while in Ricky's he never actually mentions Stephen at all when talking about the office or extras

Why don't they use their big Oxford brains to arrange the chairs in the right direction?

@aprilapril2

5 жыл бұрын

Wild Animal Channel hahaha. Lol. Teehee.

@ChimozuFu

5 жыл бұрын

yea lol they're all facing each other instead of steve and the interviewer

@petergiffen100

5 жыл бұрын

the chairs face each other because that room is normally used for debates and is lead out with 2 opposing sides of the argument debating each other face to face, almost like the seating format of parliament. they must keep the chairs that way out of tradition to that

@hectorbrown656

5 жыл бұрын

petergiffen100 sorry but not correct look at all the other Q&A and you will see the difference

@milky7257

4 жыл бұрын

I love Wild Animal Racing! Fancy seeing you here!

It's nice that he just answers the questions about working again with Ricky. Ricky himself goes all weird and doesn't really answer the question in regards to working with Steve in the future.

I love the fact that like 90% of the comments here are quotes from the Podcasts/XFM. FFS Steve, Ricky and Karl, DO SOMETHING ELSE!

@claudegreengrass9174

5 жыл бұрын

A Quality Imperialist i was thinking the same thing. Its boring after the billionth comment

@justhereforaperv9410

5 жыл бұрын

Play a record

@andersw.h.pedersen2610

5 жыл бұрын

A Quality imperalist and claude greengras..Do we need them..?

@liquidgeorge

5 жыл бұрын

This is the first cryptic clue. The initials are A, Q and I. The mixed-raced fella made of water is mischievous but sees the world how it should be. That’s A, Q and I.

Loved 'Hello Ladies' such a great show, they shouldn't have cancelled it.

@kingsizehomer

5 жыл бұрын

Eimear O'Connor hopefully Merchant one day makes “Merchants Navy” or “Merchant of little Venice”

@thegirlinquestion

5 жыл бұрын

IKR!!!! it was actually really good and funny. but i wish they'd all reunite

@FrancoisDressler

5 жыл бұрын

Much better than Ricky's solo efforts too.

@itsMrNoble

3 жыл бұрын

You cancelled it, mate, if anyone did...

Stephen Merchant is so underrated and its a crying shame he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. I heard that Merchant wrote around 70% of The Office. Notice the difference between Merchant and Gervais - when Merchant talks about The Office its always "we", when Gervais talks about it its always "when I wrote". He's certainly a good speaker and keeps you interested, I'd love to see more of stuff like this

Fantastic interview! Loved the interviewer not hogging all the talk time, never interrupting and giving the audience a whopping 40 minutes to ask their questions. 👏🏻👏🏻 Stephen Merchant’s answers were great. Very considered and honest. Really enjoyed it.

How does she completely gloss over his multi-character turn in Pirates of Penzance.

@MG-gn6ni

5 жыл бұрын

Thumbilina Thumbilana SIIIIIING

@KP-be2hh

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha thank you for reminding me of this

@louisglen7444

4 жыл бұрын

Evano Stefano THUMBELINA DAAAANNCE, THUMBELINA SIIING

Wonder if he had to go home to Bristol with a sore throat after talking this much

@liamsymes1

5 жыл бұрын

You were at home with ya mum and ya dad

@NosyFella

5 жыл бұрын

He's done you again

@FurnishedIgloo

3 ай бұрын

loving parents... so sue me

Fascinating Q&A, honest view on freedom of speech with lot of truth. Loved it!

Good to see merchant sticking up for karl

I really like Stephen Merchant. A very witty, intelligent, articulate and reasoned man, and with a little humility too which makes listening to him so compelling.

She had a problem with her marrow.

@gangabiss

5 жыл бұрын

With er marrow n that

@pepesmoov

5 жыл бұрын

What’s the point in getting to know her, spending money on her, if she’s going to die on ya

@runalong9919

5 жыл бұрын

GOD! NO! That's not a normal thing to say!

@youtubewatcher703

3 жыл бұрын

N that

@michaelpbuttigieg

3 жыл бұрын

Bought er some Opal Fruits

The title card “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” comes up, she goes “stupid name for a film!”

@mikekoz68

5 жыл бұрын

Ethros64 Ehhh? How old was he?

@martindrake504

5 жыл бұрын

Mr yakamoto is on, asking if the deal has gone through?

@pepesmoov

5 жыл бұрын

Oh god it’s not subtitles is it?!

@martindrake504

5 жыл бұрын

Vince Ritchie chin chan chan chin chan

Steve, was this better than when you played 'Rage Against The Machine' at that Boy Scouts disco?

@kaiplotnikoff9169

5 жыл бұрын

Or better than being an unlikely lust object

@kingsizehomer

5 жыл бұрын

The scout masters where telling him to turn it off but he said no

@some_guy9092

5 жыл бұрын

FIERY WITH BEAUTY TRUMP BOARDROOM EDITION this is what they want

@aperry8810

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, I'm loving all these really obscure references that people are getting in the comments

@TheJayLordx

4 жыл бұрын

@@kingsizehomer The head of the scouts then had him killed and now all the scouts gather there every year with candles to pay their respects, and then the film ends

Fair play. Steve is such a nice bloke. One of the funniest people.

I love Stephen Merchant! 💜 He's actually my favorite of the three, though, I admit that it's very hard to put Karl second to anyone. I just love Stephen's quick wit...and quieter laughing. 😋 Thank you for posting this interview!

After watching Afterlife, it's quite clear that the main comedic genius behind The Office and Extras was Stephen Merchant.

@DaddyMorphosis

Жыл бұрын

Afterlife was so disturbingly bad. Amazed he got away with making that mawkish shite without any self awareness.

@mrgeoffreyspatchcock4825

Жыл бұрын

@@DaddyMorphosis couldn't agree more. I'll never understand how 3 seasons ever got the go ahead.

@snoopy4749

10 ай бұрын

@@DaddyMorphosisno taste

I love Stephen Merchant. Purely genius!

In my opinion, I think Steve Merchant is funny. I think he should do some stand up, radio work, theatre productions, TV show writing, voice over work or podcasts.

Very very talented man , even though it wasn’t that popular he’s recent work I am a fan of , but the combination of him , gervais and Karl have brought so much laughter to my life . With xfm office podcasts extras idiot abroad ! Just brilliant work

Absolutely brilliant! Really interesting hour of discussion. I have just watched a re-run of Extras and reminded myself of how great it was. So well written and unique in so many ways.

“I kinda feel...like you’d be approached a lot.”

Excellent interview, Steve is a good talker.

Never watched / listened to anything with Stephen in it that isn't totally captivating. Brilliant session..

He is sort of the unpopular one but is a great middle ground for Ricky and Karl in the podcast and is a vital part. The 3 of them work perfectly

I'm so happy to see all these quotes, I thought I was the only one still listening!

“If we’re gonna start totting up”

It's lucky his landlady didn't need to insepct his flat, otherwise he'd have had to miss this.

@kaiplotnikoff9169

5 жыл бұрын

Or sick with his parents in Bristol

@odw_99

4 жыл бұрын

Karl: “Why couldn’t we do any work in the week? Why weren’t you here?....cuz you were at home with yer mam and yer dad” Ricky: “ohhoohhhhhhhooo”

Thank you for such an amazing interview. It was as good as the interview of Coldplay in XFM.

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

How could anyone possibly find anything on An Idiot Abroad offensive? Other than someone not understanding why certain landmarks are popular and aren't impressed by them, that's just an opinion about something that's objective as it is, what in that show is offensive?

@jamesgabany1

5 жыл бұрын

As if people need a good reason to be offended nowadays.

@tdyerwestfield

5 жыл бұрын

I know. It's like they're just attention seekers looking to cause trouble or grief to hard working people because they get a kick out of being acknowledged by someone.

@michor10

5 жыл бұрын

the only people that find that offensive are SJW, borderline autistic leftists.

@some______guy

5 жыл бұрын

It was such a boneheaded millennial question. You could tell it just baffled him. Terrible interviewer, but SM is so damn talented, it doesn't matter who interviews.

@makara80

5 жыл бұрын

The more one endures these truly surreal times in which we now sadly live the more one reaslises that "offensive" has increasingly become a cypher/euphemism for 'too close to the truth' more often than not. Indeed, that's certainly true of Karl Pilkington declaring numerous worldly 'wonders' to be dumps, rubbish, or just plain underwhelming via 'An Idiot Abroad'! It's 'offensive' to some expressly because he's (arguably) correct in his forthright observations...

Karl never gave Steve back the 50p change. "But Steve! It's only 50p!!" "Karl!!! It's not up to you to make the decision!!"

Merchant managed to articulate his views on comedic offence better than Ricky managed to over 30 episodes of self repeating podcasts. I love Ricky but man he’s really begun to grate recently.

@pts5217

5 жыл бұрын

edd1e316 He’s actually become David Brent. Inflated ego with none of the self awareness that comes with humility. “Fuck off. Im rich and famous. You’re a nobody. I win”: his response to any criticism.

@TheHewhodareswins

3 жыл бұрын

Thank god thought it was only me who thought that, downloaded them all a while ago and it was as you said.

Steve: They didn't say anything about me! I got off pretty well Karl: Well.. No one likes to pick on an invalid

oggy oggy oggy

@aprilapril2

5 жыл бұрын

thomas .....?

@aprilapril2

5 жыл бұрын

Isn’t “oggy oggy oggy” to do with Cornwall !? Is Bristol close enough.

@aprilapril2

5 жыл бұрын

Oh ok arr

@JohnWilliams-vs3rb

5 жыл бұрын

Oink oink oink

@keeganlowe9658

5 жыл бұрын

Knock knock knock knock knock...

Stephen was the 'heart' in everything he did with Ricky. It's obvious from looking at the stuff Ricky has done post their split, that the emotional punch which went hand in hand with the cutting comedy was missing.

@MichaelLeightonsKarlyPilkboys

5 жыл бұрын

Derek felt too clumsy. The sentimentality in The Office and Extras felt like a natural consequence of the story, whereas Derek seemed a maudlin attempt at replicating the same thing. I still like some of Ricky's solo stuff, but Stephen gave their work some acidity and sophistication.

@michor10

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. Ricky is not much without Steve and Karl.

@Gmac86.

5 жыл бұрын

Does he mention why they split or does anyone ask him during this?

@francescaverdi2555

3 ай бұрын

That’s a very interesting idea, I hadn’t realised that but wouldn’t be surprised that the very poignant aspects of their work is down to Merchant.

The amount of XFM/Karl Pilkington references here is brilliant.

25:00 She probably never listened to the XFM show if she thinks that "An Idiot Abroad" is offensive.

@odw_99

4 жыл бұрын

Christ knows how they stayed on air- saying things like the gods Fuk Luk and Sau, and Ricky going into a cockney accent when he’s talking about Immanuel Kant

@cacen180

4 жыл бұрын

Ru22eLL not really

@blk1048

4 жыл бұрын

Ru22eLL only a select few mate calm down

@blk1048

4 жыл бұрын

Ru22eLL no it really is just a select few honestly dude, even at most unis

@blk1048

4 жыл бұрын

Ru22eLL yeah I do actually, UK, what about you?

Someone needs to timestamp where he talks about ricky or karl. but anyway. it seems ricky has 'fallen out' with steve, and karl POSSIBLY. none of us will ever know. only the 3 of them will. either way I just want the three of them in a room together again for a reunion podcast. and when i say this im not kidding. I listen to xfm and all the podcasts on repeat non stop. I hardly listen to music because ricky steve and karl, IS my "music". and it upsets me that the three of them might not be on the best of terms. but a great interview none the less. I always thought steve was very underrated and underappreciated.

Always loved Steve's stories on the podcast.

Thx Oxford. Enjoyed this.

Could listen to him talk all day, this Q&A was long overdue.

Brilliant. Such a great writer and actor. I really appreciate the interview. Thank you

Would kill for Ricky Steve and Karl to be in a room again talking absolute tripe 😩❤️😂

What a tough crowd. He made me laugh a lot but the room over there is so quiet!

@stephenreeds3672

3 жыл бұрын

They're all too clever.

@amjoshuaf

2 жыл бұрын

I’d assume they’re pretty uptight at Oxford. Stiff upper lip and all that.

@solvapydoom8077

Жыл бұрын

The audio is edited to remove some such sounds.

What a trerrible interview with such a fascinating guest . Who needs Oxford?

great interview thank you really enjoyed it.

24:51 - She just said "An idiot abroad" was tongue in cheek and offensive. Utter bollocks.

Scrimpton

His scene with the sexy pen and Robert De Niro, comic gold !!! Too much funny.

He’s abhorrently underrated. Fantastic mind, well spoken, funny as hell. XFM!

Good to see the post office alien from Men in Black II getting a Q&A at Oxford University.

hi steve, just watched hello ladies (series and movie) for the first time, great stuff :)

Very talented guy. Loved his cameo work on Modern Family and Big Bang Theory too.

Stephen is my 2nd favorite 7'10" blonde English comic. No just kidding his #3, there is this long girl in Wales who does magic as well. Thank you Mr. Merchant for the laughs.

Does anyone remember the Ken Dod story. The first time he tells it he’s the one saying it, and then the next time he tells it as his dads perspective