The World of Karl Pilkington

A collection of the best moments from the ‘Ricky Gervais Show’ with further musings from Karl Pilkington, star of Sky 1’s ‘An Idiot Abroad’.

Karl Pilkington’s is a brilliant mind, locked inside a perfectly round head and uncluttered by the unhelpful constraints of logic or common sense. He both baffles and enlightens with his take on topics as diverse as population control, the rights of monkeys and how long you can stay alive with your head chopped off.

Featuring the best conversations from ‘The Ricky Gervais Show’ podcasts and original illustrations and scribblings by Karl Pilkington, this is a unique trip into the mind of our most innovative visionary – or, as Gervais and Merchant know him, ‘the funniest man alive in Britain today’.

“'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!' Sunday Telegraph'Surely a Christmas best-seller.' Independent on Sunday'Not many idiots could make something this funny.' Guardian Guide”

'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!' Sunday Telegraph 'Surely a Christmas best-seller.' Independent on Sunday 'Not many idiots could make something this funny.' Guardian Guide

Karl Pilkington is an English radio producer previously best known for producing The Ricky Gervais Show on the radio station Xfm. After leaving Xfm, Pilkington reached an international audience through his appearances with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on The Ricky Gervais Show.Ricky Gervais is one of the most celebrated comics of his day. He has written and starred in two award-winning sitcoms ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras’, and is also the author of the bestselling Flanimals series of books.Stephen Merchant is co-writer and co-director with Ricky Gervais of the ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras’. He was a co-host on Xfm London and The Ricky Gervais Show podcasts, and currently hosts a radio show on BBC 6Music. He lives in North London.

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A collection of the best moments from the 'Ricky Gervais Show' with further musings from Karl Pilkington, star of Sky 1's 'An Idiot Abroad'. Karl Pilkington's is a brilliant mind, locked inside a perfectly round head and uncluttered by the unhelpful constraints of logic or common sense. He both baffles and enlightens with his take on topics as diverse as population control, the rights of monkeys and how long you can stay alive with your head chopped off. Featuring the best conversations from 'The Ricky Gervais Show' podcasts and original illustrations and scribblings by Karl Pilkington, this is a unique trip into the mind of our most innovative visionary - or, as Gervais and Merchant know him, 'the funniest man alive in Britain today'.

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