@Google in Conversation with Stephen Merchant

Stephen Merchant stops by the Googleplex for a conversation with Nick Walsh.

Stephen James Merchant is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. He is best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais, as the co-writer and co-director of the popular British sitcom The Office, as the co-writer, co-director and a co-star of Extras, and as the co-host of The Ricky Gervais Show in its radio, podcast, audiobook and television-show forms. The Ricky Gervais Show in radio form has won a bronze Sony Award. He currently appears in the new BBC TV series Life's Too Short in which he co-wrote and co-directed. He also voiced the character Wheatley in the popular 2011 video game Portal 2, co-developed Sky TV travel series An Idiot Abroad, and performs as a stand-up comedian.

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  Comedy

[Square2398]

He talks about Wheatly at 19:30

[LordBlackadder75]

Stephen Merchant for the Twelve Doctor!

[nickringer]

Anyone else notice the interviewer is just Karl Pilkington with a deep American voice?

[Chris Thomas]

who the fuck is weekly?

[Nathalie Ramirez]

So adorable.

[Dave M.]

I love Stephen Merchant. He's funny in a way that doesn't get enough credit. He's just a very naturally dry, funny guy.

[darkria4]

I love Stephen Merchant. He was so funny in Portal 2, and now watching all these interviews I realize he generally is a very funny person. :)

[Morphindel]

The question girl at the end looked very pleased with her answer :D

[William1st]

I heart Stephen Merchant.

[Milton Mumfrey]

Stephen Merchant hates fantasy movies because he looks like he belongs in one.

[2Two2Two3Three]

it was a joke