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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)

News about Karl Pilkington from Digital Spy

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