“It was a bizarre existence I led in my early twenties - that cliche of the comedian who goes out and entertains a roomful of people and then goes home to a lonely bedsit was unbelievably poignant for me because that was exactly what I was doing. I had periods of real loneliness.” PeopleRealHomeExistenceLonelinessPeriodsLonelyTwentiesComedianBizarreClichePoignant Author:Paul Merton
“In 1987, I was in Edinburgh doing my first one-man show. I took part in a kickabout with some fellow comedians and tripped over my trousers and heard this cracking sound in my leg. A couple of days later I went into a coma and was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.” MenFirstsShowsSoundHeardCoupleFellowsLegsComedianOne ManTrousersComaEdinburgh Author:Paul Merton
“If you became a comedian in the '80s, you had to work the circuit and make people laugh. Canned laughter is cheating.” PeopleIfsLaughingLaughterComedianCheating80sMaking People LaughCircuits Author:Paul Merton
“I think having an outsider's viewpoint is interesting and good, especially for a comedian.” ThinkingInterestingComedianOutsidersViewpoints Author:Paul Merton
