One of the people Daryl and Carol will encounter in the British isles is played by English comedy writer and actor Stephen Merchant. Merchant, who co-created and co-starred in the original British ...

If I’m acting I wish I was at home writing, and if I’m directing I’m wishing I’m acting because the directing’s very stressful and as an actor ... is your Stephen Merchant the same ...

From the outset, though, both Merchant and Gervais knew they shouldn ... and particularly office life,” he adds, pointing to British traditions like pub quizzes and Gareth’s precious Territori ...

When I watch it, I laugh my head off!" Stephen, interjects, "It was one of my proudest moments. It was the first time I had worked with an actor of Ian's calibre - it was a joy." Asked if he had been ...

"People loved The Office, which was a big problem,” Ricky Gervais says, recalling the unusual but flattering issue facing its much-loved American counterpart, which turns 20 today. “All of the people ...