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Topic: Paul's new TV job?

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Dean BedfordJul 28, 2007
 

 
This from Chortle...




Paul Merton is set to star in a new ITV1 improv show called Thank God
You're Here.

The comic is working on a pilot of the show, based on an Australian
original, alongside Steve Punt.

In the show, four guest comedians walk through a door into an unknown
scenario, where they are greeted by the phrase, ‘Thank God you're here’
and have to ad lib their way through the scene.

Merton came to prominence on Channel 4 improv show Whose Line is It
Anyway?, and is still a regular member of the Comedy Store Players,
performing most Sundays at the London venues.

The pilot is being made by independent producer Talkback Thames, and
follows a US remake for NBC, which was taken off air after just a few
episodes.

It is not yet known whether Merton would host the show or be a regular
improv performer.

 
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Topic: Re: Paul's new TV job?

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humiliated_grapes2Jul 29, 2007
 

 
WOW. I didn't know they were taking Thank God You're Here to the UK.
I was actually just thinking this morning how I didn't like that
show lol, but now Paul is in it, I shall have to review my
opinion....
It's great that Paul's returning to tv improv though!


--- In just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@...>
wrote:

>
> This from Chortle...
>
>
>
>
> Paul Merton is set to star in a new ITV1 improv show called Thank

God

> You're Here.
>
> The comic is working on a pilot of the show, based on an

Australian

> original, alongside Steve Punt.
>
> In the show, four guest comedians walk through a door into an

unknown

> scenario, where they are greeted by the phrase, `Thank God you're

here'

> and have to ad lib their way through the scene.
>
> Merton came to prominence on Channel 4 improv show Whose Line is

It

> Anyway?, and is still a regular member of the Comedy Store

Players,

> performing most Sundays at the London venues.
>
> The pilot is being made by independent producer Talkback Thames,

and

> follows a US remake for NBC, which was taken off air after just a

few

> episodes.
>
> It is not yet known whether Merton would host the show or be a

regular

> improv performer.
>