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Series two for this Gervais vehicle, which has turned the podcasts Ricky did with Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington into a Flintstones-style cartoon. First up, Karl pitches a film where the hero has a brain transplant, and there's more from Monkey News.
Richard Vine, The Guardian, 8th March 2011Karl Pilkington's star has risen since the first series of this Hanna-Barbera-style animation set to his podcasts with Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, mostly thanks to his excruciatingly funny Sky1 series An Idiot Abroad. There is an allusion to that new-found fame in this opener, in which Pilkington explains his latest, splendidly baffling film pitch that starts as a Frankenstein thriller and segues into a lesbian drama, and which Gervais and Merchant waste no time picking holes in. A lo-fi treat, as ever.
Sharon Lougher, Metro, 8th March 2011The Hanna-Barbera-style animated version of Ricky Gervais's podcast returns for a second series. The cartoon conversations focus mainly on Karl Pilkington's childlike ignorance and dopey ideas. As Gervais and Stephen Merchant goad him on, Pilkington lays out his daft theories while the other two shoot him down with the kind of merciless mockery that anywhere else would be considered bullying. It's a ritual that is easy to dislike but it delivers laughs. "It really is the ramblings of a mental case!" Gervais squeals, as Pilkington outlines his idea for a film about brain transplants starring Clive Warren (he means Owen) and Rebecca De Mornay. Odd casting aside, it's not a bad idea.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 8th March 2011Ricky Gervais Show Review: The Musings Of a Pilkington
As Ricky Gervais continues his mission to make his best friend Karl Pilkington an A-List celebrity, the second series of The Ricky Gervais Show dances back onto our screens, with more ridiculous animated ponderings than you could shake a Golden Globe at.
James Cheetham, On The Box, 8th March 2011The animated version of Ricky Gervais's podcast, which featured Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington and earned a Guinness World Record for the most downloads, returns for a second series. It's the usual banter as Pilkington pitches a peculiar idea for a film and Merchant reads extracts from Pilkington's diary, in which he shares his thoughts about Australia, camping and the in-laws.
Rachel Ward, The Telegraph, 7th March 2011I'm a Celebrity want Karl Pilkington
I'm a Celebrity bosses want Ricky Gervais' sidekick Karl Pilkington to appear on the show.
The Sun, 4th March 2011Karl Pilkington: 'I'm not that much of an idiot'
As a new series of the cartoon The Ricky Gervais Show returns to our screens, we catch up with Karl Pilkington to find out more...
What's On TV, 3rd March 2011Karl Pilkington interview
Bod lookalike Karl Pilkington is the star of the show - and the butt of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's jokes. But who's really having the last laugh? TV Choice chatted to doleful Mancunian Karl to find out...
TV Choice, 1st March 2011Video: Gervais makes a surprise call to Karl Pilkington
An Idiot Abroad star Karl Pilkington was not best pleased when 5 Live's Richard Bacon and comedian Ricky Gervais made a surprise call on his day off.
Pilkington, in the midst of tiling his kitchen, demanded to know where the money from his comedy travel series had gone.
Richard Bacon, BBC News, 22nd November 2010Karl Pilkington voices Freeview+ ads
Star of An Idiot Abroad promotes digital video recorder in run-up to Christmas.
Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 29th October 2010