[18], In December 2005, with sponsorship by The Guardian, Merchant, Gervais and Pilkington began recording a weekly podcast (also called The Ricky Gervais Show). It aired on Channel 4's Comedy Lab series in September 1998,[15] but the show failed to find further success. On television, Merchant made a cameo appearance in a non-speaking role on the sixth-season premiere of 24; he also starred as a sports commentator in the unaired pilot No Skillz. Croctopus 4 also stars former Wonder Years' Fred Savage, who's directed several episodes. As part of his coursework, he enlisted Gervais to perform in a 30-minute short film, "Seedy Boss", which became the earliest inspiration for their mock documentary The Office. It's not even the biggest radio station in the building." He also appeared as the mutant Caliban in the superhero film Logan (2017). In 2009, Merchant and Gervais collaborated on the film Cemetery Junction, set in working-class England in the 1970s, which received mixed to positive reviews on its release in 2010. [43] Merchant also appeared as Nazi Gestapo leader Captain Deertz in director Taika Waititi's Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit. Merchant's frequent partner Ricky Gervais was not involved in any part of the show which was instead written by Merchant, Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. [53] Karl Pilkington has described Merchant's dancing as a "bit of weird art"[54] but has since "got[ten] used to him", while Russell Brand likened him to a "graceful grasshopper". [17] This was followed in 2005 by a 4th series of the radio show, consisting of six episodes. Later in 2010, Gervais and Merchant wrote, and had cameo roles in, Life's Too Short, a television show starring Warwick Davis. RELATED: See Claire's iTunes Playlist, her iPhoto album of Haley's childhood and more Easter eggs. Because I'm an enormous fan and please pass on my best regards." Claire's Yahoo Home PageOn the Yahoo Home Page, there's an ad for Croctopus 4, a sequel to the "so bad it's good" disaster film that Phil (Ty Burrell) and Claire went to see in the Season 2 Episode "Our Children Ourselves." He also provided the voice of the robot Wheatley in the 2011 video game Portal 2. In 2011, he lent his voice to the CGI film Gnomeo & Juliet and had a role in the Farrelly brothers' comedy Hall Pass. It was a nice throw back to the Las Vegas episode. [47], Merchant lives in a home previously owned by Ellen DeGeneres in the Nichols Canyon area of Los Angeles,[48] and owns a second home in London. On a trip to Las Vegas, Jay wheels and deals to get a better room, Claire tries to win back the money she lost last year, Phil tries to get into a magician's club, and Cameron chooses … It was adapted from his stand-up show of the same name. [42], On 31 March 2018, Merchant was a star guest announcer on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. Just about everything that appears on Claire's screen is packed with inside references to other episodes or to people who work on the series. Merchant's sitcom Hello Ladies premiered on 29 September 2013 on HBO, in which he played Stuart Pritchard, a website designer in Los Angeles who unsuccessfully chases beautiful women. It went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy which both Merchant and Gervais accepted. With Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell. Merchant performed his first-ever stand-up tour of Scandinavia in October 2014, performing in 11 different cities as part of a European festival circuit. 2. [49] He lives with his long-term partner, American actress Mircea Monroe. Alongside Ricky Gervais, he was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series The Office (2001–2003), and co-writer, co-director and co-star of both Extras (2005–2007) and Life's Too Short (2011–2013). [50], Known for his 6 feet 7 inches (201 cm) height and lanky frame,[51] Merchant once had his dance moves likened by Ricky Gervais to an "upright lizard being given electroshock treatment". He created the features 'Hip Hop Hooray', 'Make Ricky Gervais Laugh' and 'Song for the Ladies'. In the same year, Merchant was a finalist at the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards.[13]. The same year, The Office aired in the U.S. to critical acclaim. [32], In January 2011, Merchant appeared alongside many other comedians at the 'Free Fringe Benefit' at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London, in a show of stand-up to benefit the Free Fringe at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival.[33]. [25] In an interview with Marc Maron, Merchant listed Eddie Izzard, Stewart Lee, Ross Noble and Jimmy Carr as stand up comedians he admires and John Cleese as his main comedic influence. Merchant interview about his new movie, missing London, and life in L.A. 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