Paul Merton is a British comedian born in London in 1957 and active in the performing arts since 1982. A comic performer from the United Kingdom, he has worked in this field since that year.
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Profile
- Born
- 1957 · London
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active since
- 1982
About — The artist
Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957), known by the stage name Paul Merton, is an English comedian, actor, broadcaster and director who is best known as one of the two regular panellists on the television show Have I Got News for You.
Merton is known for his improvisation skill, and his humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and sometimes dark comedy. Critics, fellow comedians and viewers have ranked him among Britain's greatest comedians. He made his breakthrough in the late 1980s as a regular performer on the original British version of the comedy improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and has been a team captain on Have I Got News for You since it began in 1990. He was also the host of Room 101 from 1999 to 2007, replacing original host Nick Hancock.
Merton appears as a panellist regularly on Radio 4's Just a Minute, first appearing in 1989, and became the only remaining regular panellist in 2009 following the death of Clement Freud. He has also appeared as one of the Comedy Store's Comedy Store Players.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Paul Merton” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.