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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 39 quotes by Paul Merton Paul James Martin, known as Paul Merton (born 9 July 1957) is a British writer, actor, comedian, radio and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, his humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and sometimes dark comedy. Considered by some critics, fellow comedians and members of the public to be among Britain's greatest comedians, he is well known for his regular appearances as a team captain on the BBC panel game Have I Got News for... Read full biography of Paul Merton → 1 2 3 Ctrl → My school days were the happiest days of my life; which should give you some indication of the misery I've endured over the past twenty-five... → 0 When things are difficult, awful, stressful, the thing that always gets you through is a sense of humour. I don't mean - well, maybe I do - laugh... → 0 Beginning with a trip out to Ellis Island, I saw for myself where thousands of European immigrants took their first steps onto American soil... → 0 The thing about improvisation is that it's not about what you say. It's listening to what other people say. It's about what you hear. 0 Maybe there's a perception of me as grumpy old bugger who suffers from depression. It's a total misconception. I don't think of myself as... → 0 It was a bizarre existence I led in my early twenties - that cliche of the comedian who goes out and entertains a roomful of people and then goes... → 0 I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't... → 0 When I wake up on a Monday morning and I realise I don't have to go and work at the civil service, I really think I've won. 0 When I turned about 12 or 13, I realised that being funny wasn't about remembering jokes. It was about creating them. 0 On my first day in New York a guy asked me if I knew where Central Park was. When I told him I didn't he said, 'Do you mind if I mug you... → 0 In a psychiatric hospital, a lot of people believe that people on TV are talking to them directly through the screen. I'm with about 500 of these... → 0 If you became a comedian in the '80s, you had to work the circuit and make people laugh. Canned laughter is cheating. 0 And like the old stereotype, I overcame my shyness by making my friends laugh. 0 1 2 3 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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