Ricky Gervais Presents: The World of Karl Pilkington

What a great book. I've not read another publication that so distinctively illusrates that massive f**king orange that is Pilkington's head. If you have any doubt about what a fuzzy bald headed manc he truly is, then read this book and doubt no longer.

For those of you who are familiar with the Podcasts done by Ricky Gervais, Steven Merchant, and everyone's favorite round-headed idiot, Karl, this is a great book, albeit somewhat redundant but never tiresome. It is comprised primarily of the transcripts from the show, yet there are many pictues and musings straight from Karl that are very funny. I thought it was great and I never get tired of listening to Ricky and Steve gang up on Karl, and reading it was great too, especially when you only have to imagine Ricky's high-pitced cackle as opposed to letting it rip through your ear drums every 10-15 seconds. I will say this: Karl is too funny to be a complete idiot. It probably is a gag and part of his persona to act dim-witted but it is pulled off so effortlessly that therein lies his genius. Playing a convincing idiot while still entertaining us is something that is funny and stays funny. Great stuff.

Like the other reviewers have mentioned, we are only surmising that this book will be utter comedic genius. The master-mindless behind this text is a little Manc, Karl Pilkington, who was originally hired to simply "push the buttons" during the XFM radio broadcast of the Ricky Gervais. As Mr. Gervais and his "The Office" co-writer and friend, Stephen Merchant, soon discovered, Karl's fractured sense of reality and how Karl is unintentionally the dimmest and funniest man in Britain. They even went as far as to say that Karl was like a little toy they were able to play with only on Saturdays (when the show broadcast), but it was one thing they true looked forward to. Regular features of the XFM broadcast included 1) "Educating Ricky" where many "facts" were obtained from the internet and often took place "ages ago" - like the researcher who was beheaded in olden times but not before he instructed onlookers to "count how many times he blinked" right after he got the chop (32 times, if memory serves), 2) "Do We Need 'Em" where Karl phoned 'experts' and got their opinions on whether or not the world would be better off with the certain animals that Mr. Pilkington frequently maligned including the jellyfish, octopus and inexplicably, the snail ("I know they eat the glue from stamps, drink beer and can sleep for 13 years") and 3) various random nonsense such as the kids at his school with "big heads and webbed hands", but who weren't friends because "it would be too obvious." Most people probably know Karl from the hugely popular Podcast, but the 18 episodes (12 from season 1 and 6 from season 2 available on iTunes) are only the tip of the iceberg, although the Monkey News is absolutely briliant. I encourage any fan to scour the messageboards for the nearly 100 episodes from the XFM days. A treat and definitely a preview of the madness that will be in store in "The World of Karl Pilkington".

Mark my words, when future generations talk judge our current civilization it will be based on the works of this man. You will never encounter a person this honest in your life. Almost everything that comes out of his mouth is false but, he's not lying. If someone has gone to the trouble of writing it out, it must be fact in the world of Karl. Here are just some of the 100's of musings of Karl Pilkington (The "K Man" to some): "Even caveman had little pants on when you see footage of them." "What were the things in 'Gremlins' called? " "You never see a black ghost, do you?" "It was bacteria, fish, mermaid, man, onwards and what have you." - Karl ponders the stages of man's evolution. "They say they've got a new pope, he's hardly new is he?" "Why didn't evolution give them genes to make them good at carpentry then, so they could build a ladder instead of growing long necks?" - On the evolution of the giraffe. Karl truly is the voice of our generation. Wait till this book is sold and it takes the world by storm. Karl has an opinion on any given subject. He takes nothing for granted. His literal takes on analogies, proverbs, and fables are the stuff of pure genius. Here are some examples: "It wouldn't happen... There hasn't been one publication by a monkey." - Expressing his disbelief regarding Infinite monkey theorem. "Don't chuck stuff about because you'll break it." - Karl fails to grasp the metaphorical nature of the 'People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones' proverb. "Don't be chucking that out you might need it later." - Karl's interpretation of Benjamin Franklin's "Waste not, want not." "A little story told quickly." - Karl's definition of an analogy This book will be a masterpiece!

Mark my words, when future generations talk judge our current civilization it will be based on the works of this man. You will never encounter a person this honest in your life. He doesn't even understand that concept of lies. If someone has gone to the trouble of writing it out, it must be fact in the world of Karl. Here are just some of the 100's of musings of Karl Pilkington (The "K Man" to some): "Even caveman had little pants on when you see footage of them." "What were the things in 'Gremlins' called? " "You never see a black ghost, do you?" "It was bacteria, fish, mermaid, man, onwards and what have you." - Karl ponders the stages of man's evolution. "They say they've got a new pope, he's hardly new is he?" "Why didn't evolution give them genes to make them good at carpentry then, so they could build a ladder instead of growing long necks?" - On the evolution of the giraffe. Karl truly is the voice of our generation. Wait till this book is sold and it takes the world by storm. Karl has an opinion on any given subject. He takes nothing for granted. His literal takes on analogies, proverbs, and fables are the stuff of pure genius. Here are some examples: "It wouldn't happen... There hasn't been one publication by a monkey." - Expressing his disbelief regarding Infinite monkey theorem. "Don't chuck stuff about because you'll break it." - Karl fails to grasp the metaphorical nature of the 'People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones' proverb. "Don't be chucking that out you might need it later." - Karl's interpretation of Benjamin Franklin's "Waste not, want not." "A little story told quickly." - Karl's definition of an analogy This book will be a masterpiece!