Editing Stephen Merchant (section)

===''The Steve Show''===
[[File:StephenMerchantJan2011.jpg|thumb|right|Merchant in January 2011]]
In January 2007, Merchant began hosting his own radio show on [[BBC 6 Music]], airing weekly on Sunday afternoons.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/11_november/30/merchant.shtml|title=Stephen Merchant presents new show for BBC 6 Music|publisher=BBC|access-date=17 March 2010}}</ref> Instead of comedy, ''The Steve Show'' focused on toast and music, particularly "new music", defined by Merchant as "music you've not heard before." Many of the songs on the show were suggested by listeners or co-presenters. It also featured several of his friends, including his housemate, his childhood friend, and actor [[Rufus Wright|Rufus Gerrard-Wright]] (who also appeared in an episode of ''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]''). A spring search for a "she-J" resulted in the addition of former ''[[Byker Grove]]'' actor Sammy T. Dobson<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/sammy-dobson/person/95277/appearances.html|title=Sammy Dobson|publisher=Tv.com|access-date=17 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403092514/http://www.tv.com/sammy-dobson/person/95277/appearances.html|archive-date=3 April 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> joining the ensemble. "The Steve Show" aired for four series and concluded in May 2009.