The Ricky Gervais Show. Image shows from L to R: Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais. Copyright: Media Rights Capital / Wildbrain
The Ricky Gervais Show
- TV chat show
- E4 / Channel 4
- 2010 - 2012
- 39 episodes (3 series)
An animated version of the comedy podcasts recorded by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington.
- Series 1, Episode 5 repeated tomorrow at 12:25am on Comedy Central
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Series 1, Episode 10
Storylines from this episode include: Karl's views on the National Curriculum; dishwashers on Mars; the human appendix; and a chimp doctor in Monkey News.
Further details
The Ricky Gervais Show. Image shows from L to R: Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais. Copyright: Media Rights Capital / Wildbrain
Karl holds forth on what his approach would be to teaching. He throws out a few examples of provocative discussion topics including a dishwasher being found on Mars and dinosaurs as a form of population control.
Questions from fans lead to a discussion about the viability of changing the length of the day. Stephen reads from Karl's diary, highlighting observations about whistling, worried ducks and a different kind of doppelganger. In Monkey News: a man with failing eyesight who ends up with a chimp doctor.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 11th June 2010
- Time
- 10:50pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
- Tuesday 30th April 2024 at 1:00am on Comedy Central
- Saturday 4th May 2024 at 1:15am on Comedy Central
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 24th August 2010 | 10:00pm | E4 |
| Tuesday 5th July 2011 | 11:35pm | E4 |
| Sunday 10th July 2011 | 1:35am | E4 |
| Sunday 25th September 2011 | 12:25am | E4 |
| Sunday 11th March 2012 | 1:45am | E4 |
| Wednesday 17th October 2012 | 2:10am | E4 |
| Sunday 21st October 2012 | 1:50am | E4 |
| Wednesday 12th December 2012 | 2:25am | E4 |
| Thursday 21st February 2013 | 1:35am | E4 |
| Sunday 24th February 2013 | 2:00am | E4 |
| Friday 3rd May 2013 | 2:45am | E4 |
| Sunday 5th May 2013 | 3:35am | E4 |
| Sunday 14th July 2013 | 3:45am | E4 |
| Saturday 5th October 2013 | 2:15am | C4 |
| Tuesday 21st January 2014 | 2:50am | E4 |
| Sunday 26th January 2014 | 2:20am | E4 |
| Saturday 25th October 2014 | 3:15am | E4 |
| Tuesday 9th July 2019 | 10:30pm | Comedy Central |
| Friday 12th July 2019 | 11:00pm | Comedy Central |
| Saturday 13th July 2019 | 11:30pm | CC Extra |
| Monday 13th January 2020 | 11:30pm | CC Extra |
| Sunday 19th January 2020 | 1:30am | CC Extra |
| Tuesday 25th February 2020 | 11:00pm | CC Extra |
| Tuesday 3rd March 2020 | 11:00pm | Comedy Central |
| Friday 6th March 2020 | 10:00pm | Comedy Central |
| Tuesday 10th March 2020 | 2:00am | Comedy Central |
| Tuesday 21st April 2020 | 9:00pm | CC Extra |
| Wednesday 16th September 2020 | 10:30pm | CC Extra |
| Wednesday 18th November 2020 | 12:00am | Comedy Central |
| Tuesday 17th August 2021 | 4:50am | CC Extra |
| Tuesday 21st September 2021 | 4:50am | CC Extra |
| Saturday 18th December 2021 | 3:45am | CC Extra |
| Saturday 8th January 2022 | 4:10am | CC Extra |
| Wednesday 19th January 2022 | 2:00am | Comedy Central |
| Monday 24th January 2022 | 1:15am | Comedy Central |
| Monday 14th February 2022 | 3:35am | CC Extra |
| Friday 18th February 2022 | 11:30pm | Comedy Central |
| Wednesday 23rd February 2022 | 1:20am | Comedy Central |
| Monday 28th February 2022 | 1:40am | Comedy Central |
| Monday 28th March 2022 | 2:50am | CC Extra |
| Thursday 31st March 2022 | 1:20am | Comedy Central |
| Monday 4th April 2022 | 1:00am | Comedy Central |
| Saturday 30th April 2022 | 3:25am | CC Extra |
| Thursday 5th May 2022 | 1:30am | Comedy Central |
| Monday 9th May 2022 | 2:40am | Comedy Central |
| Thursday 9th June 2022 | 1:10am | Comedy Central |
| Sunday 12th June 2022 | 2:20am | Comedy Central |
| Friday 22nd July 2022 | 12:55am | Comedy Central |
| Monday 25th July 2022 | 1:45am | Comedy Central |
| Friday 26th August 2022 | 2:30am | Comedy Central |
| Monday 29th August 2022 | 2:45am | Comedy Central |
| Tuesday 30th August 2022 | 10:30pm | Comedy Central |
| Tuesday 4th October 2022 | 2:30am | Comedy Central |
| Wednesday 5th October 2022 | 12:30am | CC Extra |
| Friday 7th October 2022 | 2:25am | Comedy Central |
| Thursday 17th November 2022 | 2:30am | Comedy Central |
| Thursday 9th February 2023 | 3:20am | Comedy Central |
| Saturday 11th February 2023 | 3:00am | CC Extra |
| Friday 21st July 2023 | 9:00pm | Comedy Central |
| Saturday 22nd July 2023 | 2:55am | CC Extra |
| Tuesday 13th February 2024 | 11:30pm | CC Extra |
| Saturday 17th February 2024 | 4:40am | CC Extra |