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Radio Ulster,22 Jul 2022,48 mins

SeriesSeries 2

Comedian Paul Merton on life in a bedsit and 'being too common'

When I Was 25

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Vinny Hurrell takes Paul Merton back to his twenties. Given the passage of time – what would he do differently now? Paul talks about breaking into the comedy circuit and the building blocks of his career. He also tells Vinny how his 'accent' created a bump in the road to success.

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