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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Paul Merton
Merton was born in Parsons Green, London to an English father (a train driver on the London Underground) and a mother of Irish Catholic extraction.
Merton subsequently had a relationship with comedian Sarah Parkinson; they married shortly before her death from breast cancer on September 23, 2003.
Paul Merton (born January 17, 1957) is a British actor, deadpan comedian and writer, who is best known as a panellist on Have I Got News For You and Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 and as the host of Room 101.
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  Paul Merton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Merton (born January 17, 1957) is a British actor, deadpan comedian and writer, who is best known as a panellist on Have I Got News For You and Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 and as the host of Room 101.
Born Paul Martin in the Parsons Green area of London to an English father and a mother of Irish Catholic extraction, he gained his earliest professional credits under that name, including an appearance as a yokel in an episode of The Young Ones.
Merton's father was a train driver on the London Underground and his mother was a nurse.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Merton   (962 words)

  
 Paul Merton: Blogs, Photos, Videos and more on Technorati
Paul Merton goes back to his improv roots Sun, 07/29/2007 - 12:15 — admin According to TV Scoop, Paul Merton is returning to his roots with an ITV1 improvisation show called Thank God You're Here.
Paul Merton, one of the team captains on the British panel show, Have I Got News For You?, had his own series in the early 90s.
In Shanghai, Paul Merton gets roped into an assembly of parents, who are desperately seeking spouses for their children.
www.technorati.com /tag/Paul+Merton   (585 words)

  
 PAUL MERTON REVIEW
The Merton series has been in the pipeline for a long time and, from the first time I heard it mooted that the series may go ahead, I was very optimistic.
This was to be Paul Merton portraying the character from Hancock's Half Hour in his own way, his own interpretation and so the familiar expressions and the furrowed brow which Hancock made synonymous with the character would not necessarily be taken on.
Merton certainly brought nothing new to the scripts, it was merely a word-for-word re-enactment but without the same commitment, lacking the massive energy of Tony Hancock.
www.tonyhancock.org.uk /ham2reviews1.html   (1601 words)

  
 Paul Merton - Review - Merton's Platform
Merton was not the best at this as his style was often too subtle or too surreal for such a show.
The problem with Paul Merton – The Series was that as with this gag it was heavily scripted and Merton’s strength in comedy does lie with his spontaneity.
Paul Merton – The Series had its moments and unlike his contemporaries Merton does not resort to assaulting you with an aggressive style and rarely uses foul language.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /tv-programs/paul-merton/436692   (566 words)

  
 Paul Martin (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Martin (Paul Edgar Philippe Martin), Canadian Prime Minister
Paul Martin (wrestler), professional wrestler better known as "Mr.
Also, Paul Martin is the real name of British comedian Paul Merton.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Martin_(disambiguation)   (151 words)

  
 Paul Merton - Whose Line Wiki
Terrific at scenic games like Film and Theatre Styles, Paul Merton was was the first person to host Party Quirks, paving the way for those after him.
For some reason, Paul tended to make fun of Josie Lawrence on the show, to the extent that she it was physically visable that she was embarrassed.
Paul's translation was an explanation on how she likes to have sex with horses.
www.idiotsite.com /wlwiki/index.php?title=Paul_Merton   (162 words)

  
 HIGNFY Actors Monkhouse to Smith
At the time of her appearances, she was married to Paul Merton, though the couple have now split.
Has always found Paul very funny, probably because the two are opposite ends of the comedy spectrum and showed it again with regular laughter, in particular corpsing during his first appearance when Paul rambled on about a "pig in a passage".
Her next two appearances were equally as effective, overcoming the long-standing rift between Angus and Paul over Paul's wife during her second guesting with some good lines, while in the third she enjoyed having a dig at Sewell and his dated opinions.
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 BBC NEWS | UK | Comic Paul Merton's wife dies
Sarah Parkinson, the writer and producer wife of comedian Paul Merton, has died of cancer at the age of 41.
In a statement issued by his agent, Merton said: "After her initial devastating diagnosis of cancer in February 2002 Sarah successfully lived with the disease for the next 19 months.
Merton's statement added: "She faced the situation with courage and died serenely and without pain in the early hours of Tuesday morning."
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 Paul Merton News
Paul Merton will receive rants about the pet hates of Dara O'Briain, Alan Sugar, Sara Cox, Gyles Brandreth, Sheila Hancock, Phillip...
Des and Paul in Quiz War TV stars Des Lynam and Paul Merton are...
TV stars Des Lynam and Paul Merton are battling it out to become the new host of Channel 4 quiz Countdown.
www.topix.net /who/paul-merton   (262 words)

  
 Paul Merton : Comedian Profile
Paul Merton is a British actor, deadpan comedian and writer, who is best known as a panellist on Have I Got News For You and Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 and as the host of Room 101.
When his Mother returned to work, Paul and his younger sister were looked after by their grandfather who lived with them in their council flat.
Merton married the actress Caroline Quentin in 1990, but they separated in 1997.
www.comedy-zone.net /standup/comedian/m/merton-paul.htm   (809 words)

  
 BBC - Comedy - Paul Merton Profile
When he joined Equity, Paul changed his surname from Martin to Merton, after the area where he grew up.
Despite first coming to public attention as a team captain on Have I Got News For You, Merton was already a successful comedy writer, and a regular at The Comedy Store.
As a sketch writer Merton excelled, especially on Sticky Moments With Julian Clary.
www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/profiles/paul_merton.shtml   (156 words)

  
 JAM:CFreud,PJones,DNimmo,PMerton
NP: Paul would you tell us something about who I would like to be and there arec 23 seconds starting now.
Paul it’s your turn to begin, the subject is loans.
DN: When the Abbey Church of Saint Peter was accorded the rank of a cathedral, the lands were taken away and given to Saint Paul’s and that is why the expression...
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 JAM:PJones,PMerton,SFry,MMcErlane
On this occasion it was Paul Merton and at the end of that round you won;t be surprised to discover that they’re both, Stephen Fry and Paul Merton are equal together in the lead because the other two haven’t spoken yet.
NP: So Maria McErlane with the help of Paul Merton kept going until the whistle went and gained that extra point and she’s now in the lead at the end of that round.
NP: No actually we er um, we won’t allow it Paul but er because Stephen was riding one of the biggest laughs we’ve had in Just A Minute and deservedly so because the image it conjured up was absolutely bizarre and delightful and um....
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 JAM:CFreud,PMerton,JClary,LTarbuck
Paul it’s back with you to start and the subject is the art of listening.
Paul gets a point because he got a correct challenge and he takes over the subject with eight seconds, the art of listening, starting now.
Paul would you take the next round, it is, the subject is mug.
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 "Hauck, Walter S." Correspondence: Thomas Merton Center
This letter is written in 1943 to John Paul Merton, Thomas' younger brother, who was serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force and stationed in England for the war.
Walter S. Hauck was a friend and distantly related in-law to Thomas and John Paul Merton.
Thomas Merton corresponded with Walter Hauck's daughter Nancy Hauck Boettcher.
www.merton.org /Research/Correspondence/ze74f.html   (308 words)

  
 JAM:PMerton,GNorton,RNoble,SPerkins
PAUL MERTON: Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this son of York, and all the clouds that flowered in our house, in the deep bottom of the Auschen berry...
NP: Paul Merton was again speaking as the whistle went, gained the extra point.
Paul played for a laugh, and didn’t want the subject again so he gets his bonus point for that.
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 rareslash: Star Wars (RPS, Ian Hislop/Paul Merton, G)
But Paul was speaking in that tone of voice, that slightly serious tone of voice, that meant he really had been thinking about it.
Paul in a dress wasn’t what he needed either.
I agree, Ian is Luke and Paul is Han!
www.livejournal.com /community/rareslash/23612.html   (866 words)

  
 Paul Merton and wife to separate
PAUL Merton, the comedian, and Caroline Quentin, the actress, have separated after seven years of marriage, they announced yesterday.
A statement released by Mr Merton's agent confirmed long-standing rumours of a rift between the couple but described the separation as "amicable" with no one else involved.
Mr Merton recalled the meeting by saying that Miss Quentin told him they would be very good together and he called her a "trollop".
telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/04/15/nmer15.html   (346 words)

  
 Comedy Store Players London and Manchester - Players History - Mike Myers, Neil Mullarkey, Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence.
Mike Myers and Kit Hollerbach taught Neil, Dave, and Paul, the games that they had played for years in North America, many of which had originated as games for deprived children in Chicago in the Fifties..
The longevity of the Players is due in no small measure to the excellent pool of guests who regularly deputise for any Player who can't do the show.
Paul Merton, Neil Mullarkey, Lee Simpson, Andy Smart, Jim Sweeney and Richard Vranch.
www.comedystoreplayers.com /history.html   (752 words)

  
 Series 3 - Whose Line Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cast: Clive Anderson with Mike McShane, Sandi Toksvig, Paul Merton, Jim Sweeney and Richard Vranch at the piano.
News Report: The subject is Humpty Dumpty with Sandi hosting, Paul as an expert, Jim as a reporter, and Mike as a King's horse and Humpty Dumpty.
Cast: Clive Anderson with Josie Lawrence, Mike McShane, Tony Slattery, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Greg Proops, Colin Mochrie, Jim Sweeney and Richard Vranch at the piano.
www.idiotsite.com /wlwiki/index.php?title=Series_3   (5980 words)

  
 The Independent (London, England): Film: Have I got laughs for you; Paul Merton may be known for his witty way with ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Independent (London, England): Film: Have I got laughs for you; Paul Merton may be known for his witty way with words, but slapstick silent comedy is his passion, as he tells LOUISE JURY.(Features)@ HighBeam Research
Film: Have I got laughs for you; Paul Merton may be known for his witty way with words, but slapstick silent comedy is his passion, as he tells LOUISE JURY.(Features)
Paul Merton had his first intimation of comic immortality when, at the age of 12, he saw the classic Buster Keaton film, The General.
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 Have I Got News for You: Paul Merton, Charles Kennedy, Eddie Izzard - TV.com
Paul Merton, Charles Kennedy, Eddie Izzard (episode #91)
We don't have allusions for Paul Merton, Charles Kennedy, Eddie Izzard.
Paul Merton was unavailable for series 11 but appeared as Ian's partner in this episode.
tv.com /have-i-got-news-for-you/.../episode/143350/summary.html   (170 words)

  
 HIGNFY Broadcasters Self to Vitaliev
Had to survive plenty of ridicule over his drug experimentation (which was mentioned on all three of his appearances) and did so well, by telling Paul he may be able to put him in the direction of a man who had some stuff left.
But although he was never screamingly funny, he had fascinating stories to tell, showed he could make the odd witty comment and was not afraid to sit back and laugh at everyone else.
On Paul Gascoigne: "His unique brand of physiotherapy consists of drinking quite a remarkable amount of alcohol and doing the lambada, and then being assaulted by mysterious people who seem to leave no mark whatsoever on his jaw whilst breaking his knee at the same time."
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 HIGHLIGHTED BRITISH ACTORS
In 2000 he made a cameo as Robin Hood in Blackadder: Back and Forth, and a new Comic Strip Presents, "Four Men In a Plane." In 2002 he reteamed with his New Statesman writers to play possible mad genius Adonis Cnut in the conspiracy sitcom Believe Nothing.
Sardonic Paul Merton's patented delivery has been well put to use on British television in recent years.
In 1995 he hosted Paul Merton's Life of Comedy a compilation of classic comedy clips bracketed with scenes of Paul growing up (he even plays his own father) with television.
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 eBay - paul merton, Books, DVDs Movies items on eBay.com
Paul Merton's History of the Twentieth Century - PB
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Paul Merton's Alternative History of the Twentieth C...
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 Alibris: Paul Merton
This significant new guide to finance has a broader scope and greater emphasis on general principles than most other books of its kind, which typically focus exclusively on corporate finance.
Acclaimed authors Bodie and Merton offer an approach balanced among the three "pillars" of finance--optimization over time, asset valuation, and risk...
The famous monk evokes the Shaker spirit and its message of simplicity and peace of heart in writings and photographs together for the first time.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Merton,Paul   (237 words)

  
 Paul Merton Unofficial. Innit Marvellous !
These pages are about the British comedian Paul Merton.
PAUL MERTON UNOFFICIAL HAS A NEW HOME AT:
This web page has not been endorsed (or probably even seen) by Paul Merton, his immediate or extended family, or anyone who has ever met him.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~hkev   (122 words)

  
 Paul Merton's News : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Josie Lawrence, Lee Simpson, Neil Mullarkey, Paul Merton, Richard Vranch
Andy Smart, Lee Simpson, Neil Mullarkey, Paul Merton, Richard Vranch
Paul Merton's Shows: Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004Paul Merton\'s Impro ChumsEdinburgh Fringe Festival 2005Paul Merton's Impro ChumsEdinburgh Fringe Festival 2006Paul Merton's Impro Chums Paul Merton's Silent ClownsEdinburgh Fringe Festival 2007Paul Merton's Impro Chums [2007]
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