Absolutely fantastic!!!! Stephen merchant was hilarious and the opener was a great choice as well!
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Globally known for his acclaimed collaborative work with partner Ricky Gervais, Merchant has at last decided to take his considerable stand-up talents on the road. It's not widely known he started his career as a stand-up comedian and radio presenter - at XFM where he met Gervais. In 2001, Merchant in fact shared a stand-up bill in four-hander Rubbernecker, with Ricky Gervais, Jimmy Carr and Robin Ince at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Merchant, along with Gervais and Karl Pilkington, have clocked up a staggering 280,000,000 downloads of their comedy podcast. Their conversations have subsequently been animated for HBO cartoon series The Ricky Gervais Show. The second series is currently airing on HBO.
Merchant's latest show, An Idiot Abroad, is a live-action travelogue series starring Karl Pilkington. Merchant's film credits include: Tooth Fairy with Dwayne Johnson and cameos in Hot Fuzz and Run Fat Boy Run alongside Simon Pegg. He directed his first feature film Cemetery Junction with Gervais, which was released in 2010 and he also appeared in Hall Pass with Owen Wilson.
Stephen Merchant said: ‘Most people don't realize that I was a stand-up comedian before I met Ricky Gervais and his coat-tails. Life can be lonely as a TV writer so this tour is a great opportunity for me to get out there and meet my fans. And make at least one of them my wife.'
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 12/24/11Town Hall - New York Rating: 5 out of 5 Steve Merchant: Hello Ladies stand up tour
by Andrew23 on 12/24/11Town Hall - New YorkSteve Merchant, co-creator of The Office and Extras, was a delight to see live. His jokes kept you on your toes because you weren't sure what was going to come next. They all had the same result though: gut hurting laughs. My only grip was that it ended too soon; I wanted more!
Rating: 4 out of 5by Vegas1312 on 12/24/11Town Hall - New York Better than expected. Great interaction and humor that transferred from British comedy to American understanding.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Hilarious
by KDilkington8 on 12/23/11Town Hall - New YorkSteve was great. All his jokes and anecdotes were amusing and funny. A lot of physical comedy and audience participation as well. Definitely would see again.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Absolute Genius!
by KZamm on 12/23/11Town Hall - New YorkSteven Mtichell is a ridiculously funny comedian. I was choking from laughing so hard!!!! I would pay to see it again and again!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Never laughed so hard...
by Aconigs on 12/23/11Town Hall - New YorkStephen Merchant was absolutely fantastic. I cant wait to see him again !
Rating: 5 out of 5 First Time
by Rhonda45 on 12/23/11Town Hall - New YorkTook my 2 sons to see him, it was their first trip to New York and first Comedy show. I laughed so much I left the theater feeling awesome. Laughter really is the best medicine and a great pick-me-up. We all loved the show and hope he comes back soon and performs in more towns.
Rating: 5 out of 5by COURT1234 on 12/23/11Town Hall - New York HAD THE BEST TIME WOULD COME SEE HIM AGAIN LOVED IT
Rating: 5 out of 5by katlaz on 12/23/11Town Hall - New York Absolutely hilarious! My face hurt I was laughing so hard
Rating: 5 out of 5by Anonymous on 12/23/11Town Hall - New York hysterical - was in tears laughing through the whole set and unexpected encore.
Rating: 4 out of 5 SM is a naturally funny comdedian
by Nerdbird on 12/23/11Town Hall - New YorkSM is naturally funny and assumes his audience is intelligent to pick up double meanings and previous comments. My main criticism is the warm up comic who came on before Stephen Merchant. There are many comics of his sort who must rely on bathroom humor and vulgarity to get a nervous laugh from the audience. He had a few funny remarks but mostly it was filth. Fortunately 90% of the evening of was SM and he was a delight.
Rating: 5 out of 5 One of the most unique comedians
by myok12 on 12/23/11Town Hall - New YorkFor those familiar with Stephen, no explanation is needed. But for the rest, he's just brilliant. He doesn't pick on the audience but instead on himself. His weird height, his geekiness, and his success with women, or rather his failure. Witty and funny!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stephen Merchant Held His Own
by Gionn on 12/23/11Town Hall - New YorkHe mentioned Ricky once and not by name. He simply said "You know who". He really held his own throughout. It was brilliant. I laughed my ass off. It was better than I expected, many times over.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stephen Merchant definitely worth seeing!
by Aerlian on 12/23/11Town Hall - New YorkStephen is a very funny man and I could sense the shared comedy that he has developed with Ricky Gervais. Both men are very funny but clearly they can operate on their own We were sitting at the very back of the orchestra pit right by the exit. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban took seats about 10 feet away so that was interesting.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stephen Merchant
by Jeaned on 12/23/11Town Hall - New YorkFunny! Well priced ticket. If he comes back to New York, catch this show.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Merchant Delivered
by mrsfredmfranklinjr on 12/23/11Town Hall - New YorkHe's just so likeable. His comedy isn't predictable or shocking it's just funny. It's more like the consistant laughs you have when sitting with friends. He gets what his audience thinks is funny and he delivers.
Rating: 5 out of 5by orangerful on 12/22/11Town Hall - New York Stephen Merchant did not disappoint! If you're a fan of his work with Ricky Gervais, you will enjoy this stand-up show. Merchant proves that he is one funny guy who can make it on his own if he wants to (even if he has trouble attracting the right lady). He did a great job with his material and improving with the audience.
Rating: 4 out of 5by Anonymous on 12/22/11Town Hall - New York He' s so charming... and does great physical humor. He was super creative and simply kicked ass. Totally worth the the trip to NYC and the ticket price!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stephen Merchant is a major-league stand-up
by Malcolm88 on 12/22/11Town Hall - New YorkThis is simply the best stand-up comedy performance I've ever attended. He has a previously-hidden talent for stand-up. I would go to see him again without hesitation.
Rating: 5 out of 5 amazing
by sarahtherobot on 12/22/11Town Hall - New YorkStephen Merchant was a dream. He came out looking fantastic, as usual, and then proceeded to rock the house. Great jokes, as a fan I had heard some of the material before (on the internet and such) but nonetheless i found each joke even funnier live. All around hilarious. I'd like to add also that, because he is such a stand up dude, he came outside after the show and happily signed things and took pictures with fans. Super nice and hilarious. It was awesome. I repeat, AWESOME.