Stephen Merchant, Co-creator of The Office

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2013

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Stephen Merchant says he didn't get into comedy to become popular. He did it mostly to please himself. But then, with his buddy Ricky Gervais, he made a TV show called 'The Office' and it changed both of their lives. Jesse and Stephen talk about how the original version of the immensely popular sitcom was created, and why it was tough for the pair to decide on what to make next. They'll also talk about Stephen Merchant's new series for HBO called 'Hello Ladies.' Plus, comedy from Myq Kaplan, and Jesse plays the one song that is absolutely, 100% guaranteed to get any dance floor MOVING.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Gina from Madison, Wisconsin.
0:02.6	I'm Jennifer from Bethel Park, PA.
0:04.8	Hey, I'm Alex from Rochester, New York.
0:07.1	Both I with Jessie Thorn is produced independently
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0:14.2	Just visit maximumfund.org slash donate.
0:18.4	Thank you.
0:19.5	I'm Jessie Thorn.
0:20.5	Today on the show, I talk to Steven Merchant.
0:23.3	And I'm just a couple tall guys hanging out.
0:26.2	Oh, and also he co-created the office.
0:28.9	I'm not used to as a man six feet three inches tall,
0:33.3	interviewing a guest who could probably dunk on me.
0:36.2	Six foot three.
0:37.0	That's embarrassing.
0:38.0	I'm gonna cry harder.
0:39.2	It's not that I made it all the way to six foot seven.
0:41.8	Oh, geez.
0:42.6	Six foot three.
0:43.4	I was probably that height, I guess early 90s.
0:46.7	Oh, geez.
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