Karl Pilkington

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born

September 23, 1972 in Sale, Greater Manchester, England, The United Kingdom

gender

male

website

http://karlpilkington.com/

genre

Humor, Biographies & Memoirs

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Karl Pilkington is a Sony Award-winning English radio producer, poet, podcaster, raconteur and author, best known for producing and co-presenting The Ricky Gervais Show on London radio station Xfm from 2001 to 2005 and later in the form of podcasts and a television show on HBO. In October 2006, Pilkington's first book The World of Karl Pilkington was published, featuring original ideas and drawings by Pilkington, based upon the subject matter discussed in the podcasts. His second book, Happyslapped by a Jellyfish, was published in October 2007, and he was the subject of the Comedy Lab episode "Karl Pilkington - Satisfied Fool", which aired in October 2007. His third book, Karlology, a musing on his views on his own intelligence, and attitud...more

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Books by Karl Pilkington

Average rating: 3.91 · 2,681 ratings · 361 reviews · 6 distinct works

	An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington by Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant 3.83 avg rating — 1,049 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Happyslapped By A Jellyfish 3.94 avg rating — 618 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Karlology 3.85 avg rating — 340 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Ricky Gervais Presents: The World of Karl Pilkington by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington 3.98 avg rating — 606 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The meaning of meow : understanding and caring for your cat 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	The Ricky Gervais Show - First, Second and Third Seasons by Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington, Stephen Merchant 4.79 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2006	My rating:

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Quotes by Karl Pilkington

“[Jellyfish] are 97% water or something, so how much are they doing? Just give them another 3% and make them water. It's more useful.”
― Karl Pilkington

tags: environment , jellyfish , ocean , water

19 people liked it

“They keep saying that sea levels are rising an all this. It's nowt to do with the icebergs melting,
it's because there's too many fish in it. Get rid of some of the fish and the water will drop.
Simple. Basic science.”
― Karl Pilkington, The Ricky Gervais Show - First, Second and Third Seasons

14 people liked it

“Stay green, stay in the woods, and stay safe.”
― Karl Pilkington

tags: humor

10 people liked it

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