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To Benefit Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and 350.org
Jan 20, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Battle Hymns is a new protest compilation released today timed to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss of Quasi put it together. More
Sep 26, 2013
By Hays Davis
Fans of the TV shows The Office, Extras, and An Idiot Abroad know that actor/writer Stephen Merchant has a real gift for placing characters in delectably wince-inducing situations and then setting them loose to squirm their way out. And as long as humans remain reliably driven by the sometimes dubious inclinations of their nature, he should never be bereft of comic fodder. More
Interviews
Sep 26, 2013
By Hays Davis
Fans of the TV shows The Office, Extras, and An Idiot Abroad know that actor/writer Stephen Merchant has a real gift for placing characters in delectably wince-inducing situations and then setting them loose to squirm their way out. More
Reviews
Oct 02, 2013
By Cody Ray Shafer
Stephen Merchant‘s impact on American comedy television is so pervasive it’s easy to forget that his presence on the small screen has been relatively scarce. Sure, he played Ricky Garvais’ agent in HBO’s Extras, but his role in creating Gervais’ character, David Brent, in The Office established a new archetype of socially awkward but endearingly hopeless romantics. More
