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during its eleventh series, making only one appearance as a guest on fellow captain
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2725:"Channel 5 hits the road with "Motorhoming with Merton & Webster""
2172:"Les Dennis replaces Paul Merton in West End Hairspray | WhatsOnStage"
2027:"Paul Merton on Just a Minute: 'Our worst contestant? Esther Rantzen'"
1872:"Paul Merton: A psychiatrist told me I spend too much time in my head"
1854:"Paul Merton: "I wanted my dad to be a hero, but he was very distant""
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2433:"Filling Richard's shoes from Guardian Unlimited: Culture Vulture"
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Merton has accumulated multiple awards and honours. After seven
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a genuine surrealism that cuts through the clubbable smugness".
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Best Entertainment Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners
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Graff, Vincent; Graff, Interview by Vincent (27 May 2007).
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that Merton's maternal grandfather, James Power, was from
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until 8 years old. Merton attended St Thomas's School,
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Paul Merton's Impro Chums at Edinburgh Comedy Festival
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for "Best Non-Acting Performer", also for his work on
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since 1985, and still regularly performs with them.
2346:"BFI Screenonline: Merton, Paul (1957-) Biography"
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907:Maltings in 2007, after giving a talk on his book
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2829:"Paul Merton interview: fears of a clown"
1718:"Who do You Think You Are? Paul Merton -"
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2494:"Paul Merton: Have I got laughs for you"
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2244:"Comedy Wavelength - C4 Sketch Show"
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2555:Cook, William (15 November 2007).
2463:"Holmes and Aspel lead Lynam race"
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1521:"Cook voted 'comedians' comedian'"
1305:Julian Clary; Paul Merton (1989).
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1082:Perfect Pub Walks with Bill Bailey
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2917:"Barbara Ellen meets Paul Merton"
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2683:. The Guardian. 12 September 2008
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2316:"Show goes on after Deayton exit"
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2059:Owens, David (15 November 2013).
1989:Gordon, Bryony (6 October 2014).
1765:Paul Merton (25 September 2015).
1650:Angela Wintle (17 October 2014).
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2915:Barbara Ellen (9 January 2005).
2896:from the original on 1 July 2012
2886:"Inside the mind of Paul Merton"
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2431:Pickard, Anna (19 August 2008).
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1684:Barratt, Nick (6 October 2007).
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3353:Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
3020:"Family detective – Telegraph"
2984:Noah, Sherna (18 March 2008).
2803:"Celebrity Antiques Road Trip"
2693:Conlan, Tara (27 April 2010).
1852:Graham, Jane (14 March 2016).
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1821:Merton, Paul (18 July 2018).
1790:White, Jim (21 August 1992).
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997:Paul Merton’s Secret Stations
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3092:Paul Merton Official Website
1451:Tara Conlan (27 July 2007).
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1074:Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
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3367:Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
2946:"The Comedian's Comedian".
2528:Paul Merton's Silent Clowns
1930:"Paul Merton: Full Q&A"
937:Paul Merton's Silent Clowns
654:Merton was due to make his
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1827:Jo Whiley & Simon Mayo
1308:The Joan Collins' Fan Club
1288:In 2008, Merton presented
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173:pop culture
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731:Television
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