The Ricky Gervais Show

20103 seriesEntertainment / Comedy
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Comedy Central

`The Office' and `Extras' creator Ricky Gervais gets animated in this half-hour comedy series, which features the voices of Gervais, his longtime collaborator Stephen Merchant and their eccentric friend Karl Pilkington. The cartoon first appeared years ago as a radio show in London before it gained a massive audience when Gervais and Merchant turned it into a podcast, adding at that time Pilkington's offbeat contributions. Its HBO incarnation consists of the podcasts' audio coupled with the trio's animated likenesses, and story lines mainly revolve around the musings of Pilkington, whom Gervais affectionately terms `a bottomless well of stupidity'.

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Episode 1Clive Warren

Karl pitches a bizarre idea for a film, in which the comatose hero, played by 'Clive Warren,' has his brain transplanted into his widow's head. (S2, E01)

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Episode 2Doppelganger

Karl imagines what life would be like if he had an exact doppelganger. Ricky poses a logic riddle that Karl has difficulty solving. (S2, E02)

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Episode 3The Fly

Ricky teaches Karl some interesting facts about animals. Karl offers a misguided theory about evolution then recounts the latest scientific breakthroughs in medicine. (S2, E03)

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Episode 4Onion

Ricky shares some interesting animal facts and Karl ponders the role of the brain. His diary explores the curious case of an invisible Chinese man and putting a mirror on the moon. (S2, E04)

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Episode 6Kidneys

Karl talks about his life changing kidney stones incident. A diary entry lifts the lid on Karl's trip to the Cotswolds with his girlfriend. (S2, E06)

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Episode 7Night Club

Karl ponders height extremes when he learns that one of his new fans is actor Warwick Davis. Stephen entertains us with a story of his wild night out clubbing with his friends in London. (S2, E07)

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Episode 8Future

Karl's academic predictions for the future include; everyone will be ugly and physically weaker, trousers will cease to be produced and we will blend all of our food. Vintage Pilkington (S2, E08)

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Episode 9Natural History

Topics include the value of discovering new species; a perturbing feature for a future car; and a documentary about a pregnant man. (S2, E09)

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Episode 10Leg Rubber

Karl discusses his childhood memories of having thousands of Tic Tacs in his house, plus his curiosity at the reading material in a doctor's surgery. (S2, E10)

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Episode 11Mrs. Battersby

Karl recounts having eaten a beetle, having been lost in London and having talked to a ghost in Cornwall, plus his theory on how Martians are more productive than humans - a must watch! (S2, E11)

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Episode 12Art

The trio discuss major modern artworks, Karl talks about a tricycle-riding woman from his estate. Karl and Ricky go head to head on the act of whistling. (S2, E12)

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Episode 13Munchies

For the season finale, the trio discuss virtual reality, holidays and happiness. Plus an extraordinarily rare event takes place... (S2, E13)

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