Paul Merton

Paul Merton is without doubt a highly under-rated comic genius. Ever since the first time I saw him on TV in Whose Line is it anyway, his extremely dry, sarcastic, spontaneous and bizarre style of humour cracks me up every time. In my opinion, one of his best television contributions is not his TV series, but his regular slot on Have I Got News For you, where he always stands out as a very individualistic and unique comedian, and contributes a very significant part to the show as a whole. While his gags may not be as numerous as other panel members, they are always filled with his own unique, crazy irony equalling that of TVs historical comedy greats like the two ...  Read the complete review

Paul Merton, whether he is in his own series, in "Have I Got News For You" or even doing a voice-over in Rex the Runt as a Doctor ("that'll be ten quid"), is really a funny bloke! He has such a sly sense of humour that is hillariously funny, but also makes you think - because he tends to pick up on things that other people wouldn't. Paul Merton -the series, is really funny, you just have to look at the cheap opening titles! There is a weirdness to it aswell though, such as the bloke with the dolphin-head, and the strange, but funny bloke with a dog attached to his foot. Merton really shines in Have I Got News For You Though - ...  Read the complete review

When this started on channel 4 I hadn’t heard of Paul Merton so I tuned in just to see what this was about. I was not disappointed this series was very funny and I haven’t seen it repeated of terrestrial since (Typical). The comedy was very good having never seen Paul before I was a bit dubious to him but that has changed now. I have heard one of the satellite channels is repeating this series but I am not sure which one at the moment. The series many also be available on video but there again I am not sure abut that. ...  Read the complete review