Paul Merton isn't a stand-up. He's an improv comedian. Geoff Norcott has also been a writer on the show recently.
She did wake up then and said it would be a return to Victorian times for workers.
With lashings of ketchup onhe does have a chip on both shoulders to be fair
So much bitterness
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of course he isn’t
Paul Merton returns to standup comedy
One of the few MPs who seems to have any sense of perspective on this is Stephen Kinnock
A pro Eu MP who sees a need to accommodate all views. I think he has a phrase about the vote that it was a vote to leave the street but remain in the neighbourhood. So we must leave but accept the result as being close so we need to retain much of the partnership.
it’s unfortunate that he seems a voice in the wilderness.
compare that to the absurd labour MP I saw today on TV who was ranting the deal proposed was shocking - the only reason she could say why when pressed was mobile phone coverage would cease. She did wake up then and said it would be a return to Victorian times for workers. Then she said she’d vote for it if it was attached to a referendum
You can assume whatever you want. The words & tone of your posts back it up!Random unsubstantiated ad hominem. Care to try and back it up or should I assume you’ve conceded?
But you said he isn’t a stand up comedian. That’s exactly what he is as that’s where he started and performed for many years1. It talked about a return after 13 years.
2. That show was over 8 years ago. Since then he hasn't done another - he's just done his improv show with the group.
3. In the headline it mentions him doing the show with his improv friends.
4. I actually went to that show. It was not a traditional stand-up routine. It was pretty much a play consisting of various sketches to explore his mindset and his breakdown/depression some years ago.
So much bitterness
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But you said he isn’t a stand up comedian. That’s exactly what he is as that’s where he started and performed for many years
So much bitterness
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Although he has done some traditional stand-up he spent much of his time in his early years doing improv at the Comedy Store and has largely concentrated on that ever since, including his staples like JAM and WLIIA alongside HIGNFY and his time presenting Room 101 (which aren't standup). If you'd seen the play you quoted you'd know that.
Recently he's done more travellogs and rail documentaries than traditional stand-up routines.
I expect you to now go literal and say he goes on stage trying to be funny and does most of it in a standing position. Thus he is a stand-up comedian.
You can assume whatever you want. The words & tone of your posts back it up!
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But you said he isn’t a stand up comedian. That’s exactly what he is as that’s where he started and performed for many years
so has he done stand up routines or not?
Im not sure it’s been solved considering the DUP are voting against it. Seems like we’ve just decided to ignore the DUP. This is basically the deal we came up with originally. We dropped a red line. Which is what we’ve all been saying was needed.
One of the few MPs who seems to have any sense of perspective on this is Stephen Kinnock
A pro Eu MP who sees a need to accommodate all views. I think he has a phrase about the vote that it was a vote to leave the street but remain in the neighbourhood. So we must leave but accept the result as being close so we need to retain much of the partnership.
it’s unfortunate that he seems a voice in the wilderness.
compare that to the absurd labour MP I saw today on TV who was ranting the deal proposed was shocking - the only reason she could say why when pressed was mobile phone coverage would cease. She did wake up then and said it would be a return to Victorian times for workers. Then she said she’d vote for it if it was attached to a referendum
You & others might accept it. I have done very well for myself from humble beginnings. State secondary schooling, no University - done it be just working hard & ignoring the influence of "networks" (which exist in EVERY field in my experience) & so-called class discrimination. I perhaps set different life goals to others...quality of life & relationships matter more than fancy cars & big houses to me. So I more than happy with my lot & what I did/do for it.Sorry but you’re grasping at straws. He’s tried to explain his viewpoint and nothing strikes me as bitter. Classism in the U.K. is pretty well understood and widely accepted. You don’t have to be bitter to have that point of view.
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Changing the narrative again I see.
Just to remind you your previous post
Now it's
Ed Sheeran has done a few cameos on TV including Game of Thrones. If you met someone who'd never heard of him would you're immediate thought be to describe him as an actor?
My mate will be really pleased as he's now apparently a musician because he did a few gigs with a band he was in around the time of uni, despite the fact he's barely played since and has worked for Peugeot for the past 20 years.
Paul Merton is an improv comedian, not a standup.
You & others might accept it. I have done very well for myself from humble beginnings. State secondary schooling, no University - done it be just working hard & ignoring the influence of "networks" (which exist in EVERY field in my experience) & so-called class discrimination. I perhaps set different life goals to others...quality of life & relationships matter more than fancy cars & big houses to me. So I more than happy with my lot & what I did/do for it.
My best advice is to focus on what YOU want & go get it. If you think you are being brick-walled unfairly by such networks - kick the fucker down & make things happen! The networks soon respect you.
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Re: May's previous deal, I read at the time a Scottish Unionist MP saying that even if the DUP voted for it they wouldn't and I imagine they are even more strongly opposed to Boris' proposal.
You & others might accept it. I have done very well for myself from humble beginnings. State secondary schooling, no University - done it be just working hard & ignoring the influence of "networks" (which exist in EVERY field in my experience) & so-called class discrimination. I perhaps set different life goals to others...quality of life & relationships matter more than fancy cars & big houses to me. So I more than happy with my lot & what I did/do for it.
My best advice is to focus on what YOU want & go get it. If you think you are being brick-walled unfairly by such networks - kick the fucker down & make things happen! The networks soon respect you.
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Paul Merton is an improv comedian, not a standup.
The two aren't mutually exclusive.
Paul Merton is a stand up comedian. Yes, he's currently focusing on improv but a lot of stand ups take breaks or go down other avenues for periods of time, but they're still stand ups.
It's like saying Derren Brown isn't a magician anymore because he took a year off writing a book.
Even though he started as one - right
I've been brought up to never admit I'm wrong because it's a sign of weakness
So you're originally argument was that he IS a stand up comedian, now it's he STARTED as one (even though it was actually him finding his feet and trying a few different things to see which he enjoyed/was best at). He did improv from the start.
I've heard from his own mouth in a show about his own life that he wrote and performed in himself say he was never comfortable with stand-up because you write a routine and trying to force jokes in, then spend five minutes on stage setting up a punchline and if you get it wrong the moment has gone and it's been a waste of time because comedy is all in the timing. He prefers the spontaneity of improv. When introducing one of his improv shows I saw he said "I'm an improv comedian, not a stand-up".
So frankly I'll take Paul Merton's word for what Paul Merton is rather than yours if you don't mind.
Just to help you along I'll finish with this, which you can copy and paste in future.
Genuine question - do any leave voters (or remain if you’re so inclined) believe there is an economic case for Brexit?
Do you think future trade deals with other countries will fill the gap?
Or perhaps you don’t think there is but think it is worth it nonetheless?
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Yes there clearly is
The two aren't mutually exclusive.
Paul Merton is a stand up comedian. Yes, he's currently focusing on improv but a lot of stand ups take breaks or go down other avenues for periods of time, but they're still stand ups.
It's like saying Derren Brown isn't a magician anymore because he took a year off writing a book.
I was more intending to find out what people thought rather than argue whether or not it can be justified but I’m curious, why clearly?
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The two aren't mutually exclusive.
Paul Merton is a stand up comedian. Yes, he's currently focusing on improv but a lot of stand ups take breaks or go down other avenues for periods of time, but they're still stand ups.
It's like saying Derren Brown isn't a magician anymore because he took a year off writing a book.
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