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Welcome to How to Fail, the podcast that believes, as Truman Capote put it, that failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. He was so good Truman. Before we get to our guest today, I wanted to mention our subscriber podcast failing with friends. This is where my guest and I answer your questions, and we offer advice

on some of your failures too. Here's a bit of Stephen Merchant to wet your appetite.

She's volunteering and giving teas at an oncology date, and now she's feeling guilty if she's

having a cup of tea? I mean, goodness. Do join in by following the link in the podcast notes,

and you can send me an email or look out for my callouts once a month on Instagram for quickfire questions. Let's get into

my conversation, the Stephen Merchant. As a child, Stephen Merchant used to draw comic strips

of his favourite comedy show Faulty Towers.

From a young age, his hero was the man who wrote and starred in it, John Cleese.

When a few years ago, Merchant's parents happened to meet Cleese on a cruise,

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