Karl Pilkington is a British television presenter, radio producer, comedian and author who is best known for the radio show ‘The Ricky Gervais Show’. He began his career as an off-air producer for this hit show, but his character’s storyline along with his personality aroused interest in the audience. Soon, he joined Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on air. Karl’s peculiarities and the relationship among the three men made the show-cum-podcast extremely successful. He remained the main character around whom the stories revolved. The success of the radio led Karl to be involved in the acclaimed TV series ‘An Idiot Abroad’ along with Gervais and Merchant. Karl Pilkington subsequently made his acting debut in the comedy series ‘Derek’. Karl emerge as an unlikely star of the show. He soon branched out on his own and starred in Sky 1’s ‘The Moaning of Life’, another travel-documentary that focused on him. Apart from these, he has starred as a guest in several movies and has written various books about his life and adventures. He currently is working on a new comedy series ‘Sick of It’ and plays the main role.
