Editing Stephen Merchant (section)

===''Hello Ladies''===
Merchant's sitcom ''[[Hello Ladies]]'' premiered on 29 September 2013 on [[HBO]], in which he played Stuart Pritchard, a website designer in Los Angeles who unsuccessfully chases beautiful women. It was adapted from his stand-up show of the same name. Merchant's frequent partner Ricky Gervais was not involved in any part of the show which was instead written by Merchant, Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. After its initial run of eight episodes, HBO did not renew the show for a second season<ref>[http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/hello-ladies-cancelled-no-season-two-31327 ''Hello Ladies'' not renewed by HBO], tvseriesfinale.com; accessed 8 March 2015.</ref> but aired a special movie on 22 November 2014, that served as the series' last episode.<ref>[http://www.stephenmerchant.com Stephen Merchant official website]; accessed 8 March 2015.</ref>