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Brydon &

Stephen Merchant Re- Run

Brydon &

Rob Brydon | Wondery

Comedy

4.6597 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This week, Rob revisits one of his all-time favourite episodes from the archives, featuring a lively chat with writer, director, comedian, and actor Stephen Merchant. In this classic conversation, the two cover Stephen’s early days in stand-up, their mutual admiration for Bruce Springsteen, the meteoric rise of 'The Office', and much more. It’s an episode packed with laughs, insights, and plenty of unforgettable stories!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello listeners. Today we are revisiting one of our most popular episodes, packed with unforgettable stories, fresh insights and hilarious anecdotes. So sit back, relax and enjoy, A Bryden and Stephen Merchant. Are we recording now?

0:26.2

Is it begun?

0:27.0

Take a wild guess.

0:29.2

I assume it has.

0:30.3

Yeah, baby.

0:31.1

Now, lesson here.

0:32.4

First of all, you're the first person, thank you, to do this twice, and I'm thrilled that it's you.

0:42.4

Second of all, it's a horrible day here.

0:46.1

It's horrible, grey and wet and windy, but it doesn't look much different out of your window.

0:53.0

It's here in Los Angeles, and I've opened up the window

0:55.5

so that you can see the rain and the grey, Rob,

0:58.2

because I know how bitter and jealous you get

1:00.6

when you talk to me and the sun is shining.

1:04.3

So I thought, you know, you'd feel a lot more at home

1:07.0

if I revealed how grim it is here.

1:09.3

It's never the career that I envy.

1:11.4

It's only ever the weather.

1:15.4

Can you talk about the facial growth that you've grown?

1:20.0

Oh, Steve, don't describe it as a facial growth that sounds.

1:24.0

Oh, have you heard about Rob?

1:26.4

It's facial growth. Oh, no. Can they do? And his facial grove.

1:27.9

Oh, no.

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