... and the sitcom also heralded new levels of cruelty and humiliation, although Ricky Gervais and StephenMerchant are exonerated by the fact that they were dishing this out to fictional characters. This darkening of comedy and drama was also to be found in, among others, The Thick of It and Peep Show, two comedies of stand-out savagery. More regrettably, the viciousness and psychological...
If you haven't heard the weary world wisdom of Karl Pilkington yet, you're really missing out. Pilkington, of course, is Ricky Gervais and StephenMerchant's mate and he has a very round head indeed. He's set to star in a...
... Pilkington’s mind had millions laughing through the various versions of his work with Gervais and StephenMerchant. But the preview above reveals basic animated segments of laid atop old audio. If you’re a fan of the various Pilkington and Co. volumes, you’ve most likely heard these remarks before. Will fans be willing to tune in to see familiar bits just because basic animation enters...
... downloaded around eight million times. The animated series stars Gervias and his comedy partners StephenMerchant and producer Karl Pilkington. Gervais has said that this show is different from his other projects where he says he "stopped prematurely through fear of going stale and running out of ideas". Karl Pilkington takes on the lead role in the series with Gervais describing...
Animated version of popular podcasts headed home Ricky Gervais' popular podcasts helped put the audio format on the map with well over 180 million downloads through legal channels alone. In the States, HBO has made the podcasts into an animated series which Channel 4 has just acquired the rights to. The shows, that feature cartoon versions of Gervais, StephenMerchant and Karl Pilkington...