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The Ricky Gervais Show - First, Second and Third Seasons
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Were you one of the several people on Earth who didn't catch every historic episode of the most-downloaded podcast ever? Or maybe you treasured every golden moment and want to preserve it for future generations? Now, all 12 episodes of The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season are here in one package that's far tidier than Karl Pilkington's thought processes.
It's more than six hours of Ricky's rants, Steve Merchant's meanderings and Karl's - well, whatever it is that Karl does.
Were you one of the several people on Earth who didn't catch every historic episode of the most-downloaded podcast ever? Or maybe you treasured every golden moment and want to preserve it for future generations? Now, all 12 episodes of The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season are here in one package that's far tidier than Karl Pilkington's thought processes.
It's more than six hours of Ricky's rants, Steve Merchant's meanderings and Karl's - well, whatever it is that Karl does.
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Ricky Gervais
62 books262 followersRicky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, writer and broadcaster.
Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator Stephen Merchant. Besides writing and directing the shows, Gervais played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. Gervais has starred in a number of Hollywood films, assuming leading roles in Ghost Town and The Invention of Lying. Gervais has performed on three sell-out stand-up comedy tours, written the best-selling Flanimals book series and starred with Merchant and Karl Pilkington in the most downloaded podcast prior to March 2009, The Ricky Gervais Show.
He has accumulated a multitude of awards and honours, including seven BAFTA Awards, four British Comedy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards and the 2006 Rose d'Or, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2010 he was voted third greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Channel 4, behind Richard Pryor and Billy Connolly. In 2010, he was named on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.
Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator Stephen Merchant. Besides writing and directing the shows, Gervais played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. Gervais has starred in a number of Hollywood films, assuming leading roles in Ghost Town and The Invention of Lying. Gervais has performed on three sell-out stand-up comedy tours, written the best-selling Flanimals book series and starred with Merchant and Karl Pilkington in the most downloaded podcast prior to March 2009, The Ricky Gervais Show.
He has accumulated a multitude of awards and honours, including seven BAFTA Awards, four British Comedy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards and the 2006 Rose d'Or, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2010 he was voted third greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Channel 4, behind Richard Pryor and Billy Connolly. In 2010, he was named on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.
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February 2, 2018
funny as hell. also great sleeping material for those with insomnia. only problem is you have to understand british english
December 24, 2019
Let me start by saying that Ricky Gervais is a dick, but that's not really that surprising to say. I felt sorry for Karl, all Ricky did was call him an idiot and make fun of him. By the end of the third season Ricky was still a dick, but I also agreed with him that Karl is an idiot.
May 1, 2008
First Season:
Never have I listened to anything that was funnier than this show. WARNING: there is a lot of profanity by Ricky Gervais, and a little bit of off-color humor but it is still worth listening to. This was the #1 podcast on the internet when it was running. The show should really be called the Karl Pilkington show, as Ricky Gervais admits. Ricky Gervais was the main character in the British version of the TV show "The Office", and Steve Merchant is also a well known british actor. Karl is the type of person who sits at the park alone thinking about bugs, wondering whether or not we need jellyfish, or hears a story on the news and gets the details wrong and builds a theory on his incorrect details. The point of the show is that Ricky and Steve ask Karl a question about anything. Karl's thoughtful and sincere answers are priceless. Ricky and Steve mainly just laugh at what Karl and make fun of his answers.
Second Season:
Could not stop laughing. Frequently laughed myself to tears.
Third Season:
Could not stop laughing. But finally at the end I was getting annoyed with the way Ricky and Steve kept treating Karl.
Bonus Hour:
Another great interview with Karl Pilkington. He is so pensive and sincere but has the craziest ideas.
Never have I listened to anything that was funnier than this show. WARNING: there is a lot of profanity by Ricky Gervais, and a little bit of off-color humor but it is still worth listening to. This was the #1 podcast on the internet when it was running. The show should really be called the Karl Pilkington show, as Ricky Gervais admits. Ricky Gervais was the main character in the British version of the TV show "The Office", and Steve Merchant is also a well known british actor. Karl is the type of person who sits at the park alone thinking about bugs, wondering whether or not we need jellyfish, or hears a story on the news and gets the details wrong and builds a theory on his incorrect details. The point of the show is that Ricky and Steve ask Karl a question about anything. Karl's thoughtful and sincere answers are priceless. Ricky and Steve mainly just laugh at what Karl and make fun of his answers.
Second Season:
Could not stop laughing. Frequently laughed myself to tears.
Third Season:
Could not stop laughing. But finally at the end I was getting annoyed with the way Ricky and Steve kept treating Karl.
Bonus Hour:
Another great interview with Karl Pilkington. He is so pensive and sincere but has the craziest ideas.
June 22, 2012
If you have not listened to The Ricky Gervais Show podcasts, or as Ricky says it should be called "The Karl Pilkington Show" podcasts, you have really missed some of the most brilliant funny banter that has been recorded in years. The discovery of Karl Pilkington is one of the best things Gervais and Stephen Merchant have done (Those other things like "The Office, and "Extras" were pretty good too). This podcast, or "audiobook" as this is sometimes referred to has made me laugh harder than almost anything I've ever experienced. If you want to experience pure joy and amazement, please get these podcast's/audiobook's somehow either buy them, or download them and marvel in the being that is Karl Pilkington.
June 9, 2015
Karl Pilkington is hilarious.
February 21, 2024
First, second, and third seasons!? Wow, should've been cancelled at the pilot.
I started listening by accident and I started dry heaving in my subaru outback. I had to pull over into a Dennys parkinglot and got robbed when I opened the door to vom. jokes on him though I threw up on his brand new reeboks - I got robbed by a 54 year old dad (yes I know he was a dad because he used to be my dad (not biological (he was never really my dad he left when I was a baby) I was raised by my moms second husband (also not my biological dad (Lukardo)) before she remarried twice more) - my mom's third husband Dean, was kinda trash ngl)
I started listening by accident and I started dry heaving in my subaru outback. I had to pull over into a Dennys parkinglot and got robbed when I opened the door to vom. jokes on him though I threw up on his brand new reeboks - I got robbed by a 54 year old dad (yes I know he was a dad because he used to be my dad (not biological (he was never really my dad he left when I was a baby) I was raised by my moms second husband (also not my biological dad (Lukardo)) before she remarried twice more) - my mom's third husband Dean, was kinda trash ngl)
August 23, 2017
Karl just makes me absolutely laugh my head off - coupled with Ricky's Laugh and Stevens geeky comments - this trio will never fail to make me happy.
October 13, 2017
I fucking adore these guys, endlessly entertaining from the get-go.
December 28, 2018
Karl Pilkington, gives me a new set of eyes to see everything. He bewilders me as a wonder of naturally non-prejudice down-to-earth yet romantic state of mind, and the English melancholy in its steady state.
February 19, 2022
M-m-m-monkey news!!
It was... decent? But grew old pretty fast. It wasn't even funny most of the time - or I'm simply not a fan of British humor.
It was... decent? But grew old pretty fast. It wasn't even funny most of the time - or I'm simply not a fan of British humor.
June 28, 2023
Great love it very funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
March 27, 2011
HILARIOUS. I have loved Ricky Gervais ever since I saw the British version of "The Office" several years ago, so I was delighted to discover a slew of his podcasts available as audiobooks on iTunes. The podcasts feature Gervais, "The Office" co-writer Stephen Merchant, and clueless, deadpan Karl Pilkington discussing science, history, monkey, and Karl's journal with equal aplomb and ridiculousness.
October 23, 2013
There were some funny parts, but although found on audible, and had great reviews, this is only what it purports to be. A podcast. I don't know where he found Karl Pilkington, but it was kind of fascinating to hear them play off of each other. Whomever Steve is, he only seems like a watered down version of Gervais himself.
September 17, 2010
Eh... I don't get the hype. I mean, sure, it's funny, but not that funny. Very unstructured. Basically it's the sort of convo I can have with my buddies over vodka. I can think of better things to listen to while commuting.
September 15, 2013
I missed out on this first time around - it was recorded in 2006. Karl Pilkington's view of the world appears logical but the key is to spot the weak link in his chain of logic, which leads his conclusion to be complete rubbish. Just ask Ricky and Stephen. Brightened up my daily walk.
January 13, 2009
HYSTERICAL - Metal pants, I'd eat a knob at night
April 8, 2023
I can listen to this a million times and it’s always great.
July 25, 2023
The most entertaining and funniest radio show of the mankind!
February 23, 2010
Absolutely hilarious!!!
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March 26, 2010Fucking AMAZING!
February 7, 2011
brilliant!
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