Paul Merton: ‘Am I allowed to call myself working-class now?’

The standup comedian and silent film aficionado talks about the relationship between class and comedy, his love of improvisation and why he still believes the old jokes are the best In my experience there are two types of comedian who, no matter how funny they may be on stage, you wouldn’t really want to meet in real life. There’s the cliche of the curmudgeonly comic – grouchy, aloof, a bit passive aggressive – and there’s the one who can’t switch off, and craves laughter like you or I

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