The best Paul Merton’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Paul Merton’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Paul Merton.
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
A televised pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk featuring various celebrities.
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
8/10
An adaptation of the folktale about a lonely boy, his beloved cat, and the hard decisions that come with their adventures.
An Evening With Gary Lineker
6.4/10
From their 1991 stageplay An Evening with Gary Lineker was adapted for television in 1994 by Arthur Smith and Chris England. The action takes place against the backdrop of the 1990 Football World Cup semi-final, between England and West Germany, which is taking place in Italy while Monica and Bill are on holiday in Ibiza. Bill desperately wants to watch the match; Monica wants to talk about their relationship.
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
A televised pantomime of Aladdin with characters played by well-known celebrities.
The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You'
9.1/10
Compilation of classic moments and unseen outtakes from the first 23 series (1990-2002) of the popular BBC comedy show.
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
Over 2½ hours of the award-winning topical news quiz, featuring previously unseen footage. Team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by a different guest presenter each week.
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
6.9/10
The making of The Beatles' controversial 1967 film, featuring previously unseen archive footage.
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters
More than 160 minutes of the best moments from the top TV comedy news quiz, with a different guest presenter in the chair each week. Includes the uproarious episode hosted by Boris Johnson together with specially extended versions of the shows presented by Martin Clunes, William Hague, and Bruce Forsyth.
Paul Merton at the London Palladium
7.6/10
Paul Merton's Live show at the Palladium
Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema
7.2/10
Paul Merton goes in search of the origins of screen comedy in the forgotten world of silent cinema - not in Hollywood, but closer to home in pre-1914 Britain and France. Revealing the unknown stars and lost masterpieces, he brings to life the pioneering techniques and optical inventiveness of the virtuosos who mastered a new art form. With a playful eye and comic sense of timing, Merton combines the role of presenter and director to recreate the weird and wonderful world that is early European cinema in a series of cinematic experiments of his own.
