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Paul Merton

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  • Merton's memoirs

    Merton has signed a publishing deal to write his autobiography. The memoirs, due out in September, will cover his working-class upbringing in South London, early jobs such as packing meat, and his eventual break in to comedy. And Merton promises not to fight   from Chortle UK Read more »

  • Comics set for Super Thursday

    to kick off seasonal spending on 29th August. Titles recently added to the autumn schedules include comedian, writer and actor Paul Merton’s autobiography, with Ebury publisher and deputy m.d. Jake Lingwood acquiring world rights in the title from Mandy Ward   from The Bookseller Read more »

  • Have I Got News for You

    hosts ''(in order, but not including repeat performances)'': [[Paul Merton]], [[Anne Robinson]], [[John Sergeant]], Boris Johnson, [[Liza Tarbuck]], Charles Kennedy, [[Jeremy Clarkson]], Martin Clunes, William Hague, Charlotte Church, [[Alexander Armstrong]],   from UK Game Shows Read more »

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About Paul Merton

Paul Merton (born Paul James Martin on 9 July 1957) is an English comedian, writer and actor. He is well known for his regular appearances as a team captain on the popular BBC panel game Have I Got News for You, and as a regular guest on Radio 4's Just a Minute. He has also hosted Room 101 and ITV's improv show Thank God You're Here. Channel 4's Paul Merton: The Series, co-written and performed by Merton, achieved popularity in the early 1990s. His latest series is Channel 5's Paul Merton in India, a documentary covering Merton's exploration of the cultural aspects of the country, which was commissioned after the success of Paul Merton in China. He has written several books, including the 1995 autobiography, My Struggle.

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