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Showing posts with label Karl Pilkington. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 July 2011

News: Karl Pilkington Coming to Australia for An Idiot Abroad: The Bucket List

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In an interview with Nova FM's Fitzy and Wippa, Karl Pilkington has revealed that he has filmed some parts for his upcoming show, An Idiot Abroad: The Bucket List.



This is the follow-up to the highly succesful An Idiot Abroad, in which Karl visited the Seven Wonders of the World.

Fitzy and Wippa spoke to Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington about all manner of things, including aliens, prostate checks and why Karl will probably never get married to his long-time partner Suzanne.

Of course, Karl offers up many more of his famous quotes, including Karl's ideal persona - "Bullshit Man"

But most importantly, Gervais let slip "Australia features... (Karl's) just done his time in Australia"

Then Karl said "I've been all over the shop, I was in like Adelaide, Sydney- I mean I didn't film that much there, it was just getting to where I went for the dolphin-swimming thing"

Then when Karl mentioned "Port Lincoln", co-host Fitzy twigged and said- "That's where the sharks are... out at Neptune Island"

Karl then said "Well there you go then, you worked out what I was doing with the swimming with dolphins"

"He knows that now," Gervais laughed. "He got there expecting dolphins".

Of Australia, Karl then said "It's just a bit big, isn't it?"

"It was nice, though", he followed it up with.

Then another quotable quote from Karl: "If anything, it's so much like England, it's not worth going... If you know what I mean"

You can listen to their full (unedited) interview here:


Thursday, 30 June 2011

Friday, 8 April 2011

A Third Season for The Ricky Gervais Show

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Ricky Gervais himself today mentioned on his blog that the show "starring" himself, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington had been renewed by HBO for a THIRD SEASON.
"Oh and by the way HBO just told me they are commissioning a 3rd season of The Ricky Gervais Show."

The show has received mixed reactions, with many fans of the podcasts in which Karl Pilkington rose to fame stating that the show offers nothing new in terms of content, and adding animation is merely a lazy way to milk the podcast and Pilkington for all they are worth.

But its undeniable that people are watching it, and it is a way to enlighten more people of the ways of the Round-headed one. And the podcasts are extremely funny, so consequently the show is, but it is unnecessary viewing for fans.

Gervais has also been making mention of the fact that it will be the first third season of a show he has done, with Extras and The Office only running for two seasons. However, I doubt many will look back and remember it as part of the Gervais/Merchant oeuvre, as it hasn't had the same meticulous intervention as by the two as Extras and The Office did.

The first season of the show has aired in Australia on SBS ONE, while the second is currently airing in the US.

Check out the updated Renewal and Cancellation Wrap for HBO.

A Third Season for The Ricky Gervais Show

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Ricky Gervais himself today mentioned on his blog that the show "starring" himself, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington had been renewed by HBO for a THIRD SEASON.
"Oh and by the way HBO just told me they are commissioning a 3rd season of The Ricky Gervais Show."

The show has received mixed reactions, with many fans of the podcasts in which Karl Pilkington rose to fame stating that the show offers nothing new in terms of content, and adding animation is merely a lazy way to milk the podcast and Pilkington for all they are worth.

But its undeniable that people are watching it, and it is a way to enlighten more people of the ways of the Round-headed one. And the podcasts are extremely funny, so consequently the show is, but it is unnecessary viewing for fans.

Gervais has also been making mention of the fact that it will be the first third season of a show he has done, with Extras and The Office only running for two seasons. However, I doubt many will look back and remember it as part of the Gervais/Merchant oeuvre, as it hasn't had the same meticulous intervention as by the two as Extras and The Office did.

The first season of the show has aired in Australia on SBS ONE, while the second is currently airing in the US.

Check out the updated Renewal and Cancellation Wrap for HBO.