Karl Pilkington

Formerly an employee of XFM radio station, Pilkington's celebrity grew after becoming friendly with Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant on air on their XFM show. Gervais and Merchant were fascinated by Pilkington's worldview, opinions and childhood that they became friends.

Karl found popularity worldwide when The Ricky Gervais Show podcasts and audiobooks became top-selling shows.

Moving to even larger audiences, Pilkington is the star of the comedy-travelogue series An Idiot Abroad and the main draw for the HBO animated comedy, based on the podcasts, The Ricky Gervais Show.

Occupation:

TV personality, radio producer

Nationality:

British

Born:

September 23, 1972 (40)

May 21, 14:39
Ricky Gervais's 'Derek' to make Netflix debut in September
May 14, 16:00
Karl Pilkington O'Clock: Watch classic 'Ricky Gervais Show' video clip
May 13, 15:00
Karl Pilkington O'Clock: Watch classic 'Ricky Gervais Show' video clip
May 10, 11:27
Ricky Gervais on axing animated series: 'I have short attention span'
Mar 30, 10:56
Warwick Davis: 'I haven't been asked about Star Wars return'
Mar 28, 11:50
Warwick Davis on 'Idiot Abroad' future: I can't get Karl out the door
Mar 16, 00:01
Blog: Comic Relief, 'MasterChef', 'The Mimic': This week's TV review
Mar 06, 13:46
Ricky Gervais's 'Derek' finale: Watch 'baby monkey' preview
Feb 07, 15:33
'X Factor' Rylan Clark among 'Loaded' LAFTAs nominees
Jan 31, 11:51
Ricky Gervais's Channel 4 sitcom 'Derek' watched by 1.4m
Jan 30, 22:35
Ricky Gervais's 'Derek' first review: Share your verdict
Jan 30, 11:22
Ricky Gervais talks Muppets movie: Karl Pilkington could play Bunsen
Jan 29, 11:55
Ricky Gervais 'Derek' interview: 'People are scared of taboo' - watch
Jan 17, 12:02
Ricky Gervais: 'Derek is my favourite thing I've ever created'
Jan 17, 09:56
Karl Pilkington for new Sky1 travel show 'The Moaning of Life'
Jan 16, 14:03
Ricky Gervais: 'Derek is a return to values of The Office'
Jan 16, 12:05
Ricky Gervais's 'Derek': New clips - watch videos
Dec 07 2012, 13:09
'Idiot Abroad': Karl Pilkington, Warwick Davis clown around - pictures
Dec 02 2012, 13:26
'An Idiot Abroad' returns with 920,000 for Sky1
Nov 26 2012, 08:00
Interview: 'An Idiot Abroad' Karl Pilkington: 'Warwick squeals like a gerbil'
Nov 20 2012, 11:24
'Idiot Abroad' returns: Karl Pilkington, Warwick Davis in new pictures
Nov 15 2012, 11:02
Ricky Gervais: "It's not against the law to be an idiot"
Nov 09 2012, 14:54
'An Idiot Abroad' returns - watch exclusive trailer
Nov 05 2012, 17:13
Blog: 'I'm a Celebrity': Who do you want to see in the jungle?
Oct 25 2012, 11:43
'An Idiot Abroad' series 3 first look trailer - watch
Sep 13 2012, 16:13
Ricky Gervais wraps filming on 'Derek'
Jul 30 2012, 20:49
Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington developing English language web series
Jul 05 2012, 09:15
Karl Pilkington, Warwick Davis in Bollywood film for 'Short Way Round'
Jun 27 2012, 13:34
Karl Pilkington, Warwick Davis in Venice for 'Short Way Round' - pic
May 09 2012, 10:57
Ricky Gervais's 'Derek' given full series by Channel 4
Apr 26 2012, 11:01
'An Idiot Abroad: The Short Way Round' specials confirmed by Sky1
Apr 24 2012, 12:26
BAFTA's Best TV Shows of 2012 nominations - In pictures
Apr 12 2012, 22:36
Ricky Gervais's 'Derek' review: Touching comedy or offensive error?
Apr 11 2012, 22:02
Ricky Gervais: 'I am slowly writing full series of Derek'
Apr 10 2012, 21:31
'Ricky Gervais Show' returning to E4 in May, to include new audio
Apr 09 2012, 12:39
Ricky Gervais: 'Derek doesn't make fun of the disabled'
Apr 08 2012, 09:00
Blog: This Week's Must-See TV: 5 Shows You Shouldn't Miss
Apr 05 2012, 15:27
'Derek': New teaser video for Ricky Gervais comedy
Apr 04 2012, 22:28
Ricky Gervais on 'Derek': 'Karl Pilkington similar to his character'
Apr 04 2012, 17:51
Ricky Gervais says 'Derek' differs from 'Office': 'There's no irony'