[1996] Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... - "The Radio Ham", an amateur radio enthusiast spends his time exchanging useless information with boring people on a global basis. Suddenly, he picks up a real distress call and finds himself in a situation which he tries his best to keep for himself.

A remake of the classic from 1961 with Tony Hancock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKmQwkCiJh4

#OldBritishTelly #PaulMerton #TonyHancock

[1993] Paul Merton: The Series - Fresh from his appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway?, Paul starred in his own comedy series on Channel 4, featuring a mix of surreal sketches, links and stand-up routines.

https://youtu.be/B4pnPtAR3EE

#OldBritishTelly #PaulMerton

[1989] Whose Line Is It Anyway - Christmas special hosted by Clive Anderson with performers Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Slattery and Mike McShane.

https://youtu.be/HVmMRPaF_tM

#OldBritishTelly #GregProops #JosieLawrence #PaulMerton #SandiToksvig #TonySlattery #MikeMcShane

[2006] Silent Clowns - A profile of some of the greatest stars of silent comedy presented by Paul Merton. In this episode Paul profiles Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, whose huge popularity today is due to the fact that they made a successful transition to the talkies.

https://youtu.be/bLljtTL9OS0

#OldBritishTelly #PaulMerton #StanLaurel #OliverHardy

@kathryn @Medwayquine That is exactly the kind of person I mean. Comedians such as #HughDennis, #PaulMerton, #GregDavies and ithers such as #IanHislop would be good too.