The Ricky Gervais Show

The Ricky Gervais Show

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant talk to Karl Pilkington about important things in life whilst Karl provides anything but intelligent answers. Comedy at its finest with wonderful animation.

Genre: AnimationComedyTalk-Show


1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Clive Warren

Fri, Jan 14, 2011

Karl pitches a bizarre idea for a film, in which the comatose hero, played by 'Clive Warren,' has his brain transplanted into hiswidow's head.

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S2.E2 ∙ Doppleganger

Fri, Jan 21, 2011

Karl imagines what life would be like if he had an exact doppelganger. Ricky poses a logic riddle that Karl has difficulty solving.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Fly

Fri, Jan 28, 2011

Ricky teaches Karl some interesting facts about animals. Karl offers a misguided theory about evolution then recounts the latestscientific breakthroughs in medicine.

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S2.E4 ∙ Onion

Fri, Feb 4, 2011

Karl addresses one of his pet peeves, animals who are treated like people, and issues a public safety announcement for chameleons.He considers the question, 'Does the brain control you or do you control the brain?"

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S2.E5 ∙ Insects

Fri, Feb 11, 2011

Karl shares that he often goes on walks to observe ants, moths and other insects and that he once saw a bee have a heart attack.Karl asks if everything were the same size as humans, what would be the best animal to be.

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S2.E6 ∙ Kidneys

Fri, Feb 18, 2011

Karl discovers he has a kidney stone and spends time in the hospital. Ricky stops by to visit and mock him. Karl considers animalsthat look like things and wonders if that's difficult for them.

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S2.E7 ∙ Night Club

Fri, Mar 4, 2011

Karl says he wouldn't mind life as a littler person, since everything from food portions to cities would be bigger for him. Stephenrecounts his night out at a London club.

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S2.E8 ∙ Future

Fri, Mar 11, 2011

Ricky reads some predictions for the future from an academic study, which leads Karl to share his theories. Stephen asks the guys iftoday were the end of the world, what would they do with their last day?

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S2.E9 ∙ Natural History

Fri, Mar 18, 2011

Karl contemplates how many different species are actually needed in the world, and whether or not we should keep looking for new forms of life. Karl questions if inventions like modern vacuum cleaners and toasters are necessary.

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S2.E10 ∙ Leg Rubber

Fri, Mar 25, 2011

Karl reminisces about an overabundance of breath mints throughout his childhood. Karl dismisses cures for blindness found via research with mice. After years of nursing a childhood leg injury, Karl visits a massage therapist with dubious credentials.

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S2.E11 ∙ Mrs. Battersby

Fri, Apr 1, 2011

After contemplating the concept of memory, Ricky and Karl role-play as the two lobes of Karl's brain. Karl describes a childhood weekend of talkative ghosts and befriending pocket calculators.

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S2.E12 ∙ Art

Fri, Apr 8, 2011

Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss the nature of art, and whether old urinals or sharks in formaldehyde should be considered artistic works.

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S2.E13 ∙ Munchies

Fri, Apr 15, 2011

Ricky and Stephen challenge Karl to describe his ideal version of the world as conjured in a magical isolation tank, but Karl is suspicious of a perfect life. Karl describes his theory of the "Problem Hole."