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 1Bryan's Brain

Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss Karl's theory on how museums procure items. Also, Karl pitches his new idea for a film about a man whose brain is transplanted into Tom Cruise's body. (S3, E01)

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Episode 2Comic Relief

After Stephen recalls being the only kid in his school to dress in a costume for Comic Relief Day, Karl shares his idea that there should be one, and only one, charitable cause per year. (S3, E02)

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Episode 3Armed Forces

Karl explains why he would have liked to join the Army and recounts his most harrowing acts of bravery. (S3, E03)

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Episode 4Room 102

Ricky suggests they play "Room 102", a take on George Orwell's Room 101 from "1984", and asks Karl what he would banish to Room 102 forever. (S3, E04)

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Episode 5Karl's Day

After Karl insists that he is really a happy-go-lucky guy at heart, spending most of his time home alone on DIY projects, Ricky and Stephen ask him to take them through a typical day. (S3, E05)

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Episode 6The English

Ricky, Stephen and Karl take turns describing the quintessential Englishman, and Karl explains why, if he could be any nationality other than English, he'd choose to be Italian. (S3, E06)

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Episode 7Law and Order

Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss capital punishment, the Ten Commandments and hostage negotiation. (S3, E07)

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Episode 8Medicine

Karl shares his thoughts on medical advancements, how being sick makes him feel better, and his idea for a machine that would allow doctors to feel their patients' pain. (S3, E08)

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Episode 9Earth

Karl contemplates the beginnings of the Universe, evolution, recycling, and toilets abroad. (S3, E09)

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Episode 10Society

Ricky, Stephen, and Karl discuss the laws of society and civil rights. (S3, E10)

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Episode 11Wartime

Karl interprets the meaning of wartime sayings and imagines a scenario in which he is the wife of a GI. (S3, E11)

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Episode 12World Cup

Ricky, Stephen, and Karl ponder the problem of overzealous sports fans; Karl shares his saliva-volume test. (S3, E12)

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Episode 13The Year

When asked about his highlight of the past year, Karl describes an insect that ate a crumb from his biscuit. Stephen recounts the embarrassment of buying condoms and reads from Karl's Diary. (S3, E13)

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