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'{{short description|English comedian and television personality}} {{Use British English|date=July 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Karl Pilkington | image = Karl_Pilkington_2008_cropped.jpg | caption = Pilkington in 2008 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|9|23}} | birth_place = [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]], England | occupation = [[Television presenter]], [[author]], [[comedian]], [[radio producer]], [[actor]], [[Voice acting|voice actor]] | years_active = 1998–2015; 2018-present | partner = Suzanne | website = {{url|karlpilkington.co.uk}} | television = {{Plainlist| * ''[[An Idiot Abroad]]'' * ''[[The Moaning of Life]]'' * ''[[Sick of It (TV series)|Sick of It]]'' }} }} '''Karl Pilkington''' (born 23 September 1972)<ref>{{cite episode|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ncWbyqINcY&t=2538 |title= The Ricky Gervais Show Series 2 Episode 34 |access-date=14 October 2019 |series= The Ricky Gervais Show |station=XFM |date=12 April 2003 |transcript=Transcript |transcript-url=http://www.pilkipedia.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=12_April_2003/Transcript}}</ref> is an English television presenter, author, comedian, radio producer, actor and voice actor. Pilkington gained prominence as the producer of [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]]'s radio programme on [[XFM|Xfm]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/tv-radio/article2476500.ece |title=Tonight's TV: The Ricky Gervais Show (XFM) | publisher=the times.co.uk |access-date=17 April 2010}}</ref> He appeared on ''[[The Ricky Gervais Show]]'', presented the [[BSkyB|Sky]] travel comedy series ''[[An Idiot Abroad]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sky1.sky.com/an-idiot-abroad |title=Sky1: An Idiot Abroad |publisher=Sky1.sky.com |date=23 September 2011 |access-date=3 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905190457/http://sky1.sky.com/an-idiot-abroad |archive-date=5 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and made his full acting debut (following a cameo appearance in the final episode of ''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]'') on Gervais's 2012 comedy–drama series ''[[Derek (TV series)|Derek]]''. Pilkington is a co-founder, along with Gervais and Merchant, of RiSK Productions, a television production company.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/broadcasters/idiot-abroad-3-in-pre-production/5038753.article |title=Idiot Abroad 3 in pre-production|magazine=[[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]] |date=2 March 2012 |access-date=29 September 2013|quote=Gervais set up Risk Productions along with Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington to make the second series following the success of the first Mentorn Media-produced series.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2011/02/02/12680/the_idiot_is_back... |title=The 'idiot' is back... |publisher=Chortle |date=2 February 2011 |access-date=29 September 2013}}</ref> Pilkington also starred in the [[Sky 1]] travel documentary comedy series ''[[The Moaning of Life]]'' (2013–2015). In 2018, Pilkington starred in a new scripted comedy series, ''[[Sick of It (TV series)|Sick of It]].'' ==Early life== Pilkington was born in the town of [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]], [[Trafford]], located in the south of [[Greater Manchester]]. He grew up on the Racecourse Estate neighborhood and lived with his father, mother, an older sister and an older brother. Very little is known about his family, but Pilkington has expressed having a close relationship with his parents, whom he has shared more stories about, the mother being mostly stay-at–home and his father having multiple jobs mainly as a driver; however, he has had an estranged relationship with his siblings, whom he had said it had been years since he even talked with and was never that close to, given a ten-year age gap between him and the older pair.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Complete Karl Pilkington on Family (A Compilation with Ricky Gervais & Steve Merchant)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqZ-mBXqUmI|language=en|access-date=2021-04-18}}</ref> He made it to [[secondary school]] attending [[Ashton-on-Mersey School]] on Cecil Avenue, Sale.<ref name="ind">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/karl-pilkington-ricky-gervaiss-extra-pair-of-hands-416309.html |title=Karl Pilkington: Ricky Gervais's extra pair of hands |newspaper=The Independent |date=17 September 2006 |access-date=1 September 2015}}</ref> He said that he never liked school and struggled with the system, at some point losing all interest in it. Pilkington claimed he was only attending school to sell [[Video game|video games]] that he would purchase and make copies of, among other things he started selling to his schoolmates. He said, "I wasn't going to school to learn, I was going to earn." At age 15, he dropped out of school to work as a cassette and disk printer through a [[Youth Training Scheme|YTS]] program.<ref>{{Citation|title=#TSP055 - Karl Pilkington Podcast|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBkXnH47sg|language=en|access-date=2021-03-25}}</ref> ==Career== ===Early work=== Pilkington moved to [[London]] from Manchester to work with [[XFM London|Xfm]] as a producer, where he was later promoted to head of production. While there, he unintentionally caused [[Gail Porter]] to leave the station in tears after only one show; he criticised her performance, which Pilkington defended as an attempt to encourage improvement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/player/Christian-O-Connell-Breakfast-Show/8302/Karl-Pilkington--Ricky-Gervais-and-Stephen-Merchant-Conned-Me-Into-TV-Show.html |title=Karl Pilkington: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant Conned Me Into TV Show - On The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show - Video |publisher=Absolute Radio |access-date=26 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002183231/http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/player/Christian-O-Connell-Breakfast-Show/8302/Karl-Pilkington--Ricky-Gervais-and-Stephen-Merchant-Conned-Me-Into-TV-Show.html |archive-date= 2 October 2013 }}</ref> After several years, he began work on ''[[The Ricky Gervais Show]]''. Initially, Pilkington was solely the programme's producer, but as Gervais and Merchant began to frequently invite him to make [[cameo appearance|cameo appearances]], Pilkington's quirky persona came to light and his popularity increased. He was eventually included as a main presenter on the broadcasts, with large amounts of airtime devoted to his unusual thoughts on various subjects and childhood stories. He created many features for the broadcasts, including Monkey News, Rockbusters, 15 Taiwan, Educating Ricky and many others. In December 2005, Pilkington stood in for two [[BBC Radio 6 Music]] shows for [[Nemone]], co-presenting with [[Russell Brand]]. ===Celebrity=== Pilkington's presence on ''The Ricky Gervais Show'' podcasts significantly increased his fame. He has often been mentioned in interviews given by Gervais, and is often the victim of Gervais' [[practical joke]]s. After Pilkington said "I could eat a knob at night" (rather than for breakfast) on the podcast (in relation to ''[[I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!|I'm a Celebrity]]'' contestants [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK TV series)#Bushtucker trial|eating a kangaroo penis]]), Gervais encouraged his listeners to sample the sound bite and mix it into dance music. The phrase spawned several dance music mixes, T-shirts and other merchandise. Many of Pilkington's quotes have since gained publicity, particularly on the Internet. [[Reuters]] described Pilkington as a "phenomenon" who had made "[[Internet meme|Internet history]]."<ref>{{cite web|date=August 2004 |url=http://www.rickygervais.com/karlisacult.php |title=Ricky Gervais... Obviously |publisher=Rickygervais.com |access-date=12 November 2010}}</ref> On 23 November 2010, while appearing live on [[Richard Bacon (TV presenter)|Richard Bacon]]'s [[BBC Radio 5 Live|Radio 5 Live]] afternoon show, Gervais surprised Pilkington with an on-air phone call. This led to a conversation in which Pilkington, who claimed to have been interrupted while [[grout]]ing his kitchen, claimed that he had not yet been paid for his work on ''[[An Idiot Abroad]]'' and concluded the interview with an off-the-cuff link into the hourly news.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11815230 | work=BBC News | title=Ricky Gervais makes a surprise call to Karl Pilkington | date=22 November 2010}}</ref> Pilkington has worked independently of Gervais and Merchant on several projects. He appeared as a guest on the shows ''[[Flipside TV]]'' and ''[[The Culture Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rlslog.net/the-culture-show-s08e03-ws-pdtv-xvid-remax/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204012546/http://www.rlslog.net/the-culture-show-s08e03-ws-pdtv-xvid-remax/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 February 2008 |title=Releaselog &#124; RLSLOG.net » The Culture Show S08E03 WS PDTV XviD-REMAX |publisher=RLSLOG.net |access-date=18 March 2010 }}</ref> and appeared in several short films as part of the [[Channel 4]] project ''3 Minute Wonders''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} Merchant and Gervais have repeatedly denied claims that Pilkington's persona is their creation. In an on-air response to similar claims made by Chris Campling during a broadcast on Xfm, Merchant stated that he would be "ashamed" if the radio show had been scripted, and added that "I would not have squandered a character that good on this poxy radio station."<ref>Pilkington, K. (Producer) & Merchant, S., Gervais, R. (Presenters). (June 2005)</ref> Gervais concurred, pointing out that writing a single series' worth of six half-hour episodes of shows such as ''[[The Office (UK TV series)|The Office]]'' and ''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]'' consumed as long as a full year of their time. An interviewer for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' concluded that Pilkington's persona is genuine.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3655386/The-idiot-philosopher.html |title=The idiot philosopher|newspaper= [[The Daily Telegraph]]| access-date=28 May 2012 | date=17 September 2006}}</ref> ===Television and DVD=== Pilkington appeared in an interview on Gervais's live standup comedy DVD ''[[Politics (comedy)|Politics]]''. The DVD of Gervais's film ''[[The Invention of Lying]]'' contains a special feature called ''Meet Karl Pilkington''<ref name="ign">{{cite web| url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/02/invention-of-lying-comes-clean| title=Invention of Lying Comes Clean – Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner gracing DVD and Blu-ray.| work=IGN.com| date=2 December 2009| last=White| first=Cindy}}</ref> that documents his participation in the film as a non-speaking [[caveman]] in another special feature, ''The Dawn of Lying''.<ref name="dawn">{{cite web| url=http://voices.yahoo.com/dvd-extras-better-than-movie-invention-lying-5327593.html| archive-url=https://archive.is/20130615223628/http://voices.yahoo.com/dvd-extras-better-than-movie-invention-lying-5327593.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=15 June 2013| last=Gentry| first=Alexis| title=DVD Extras Better Than Movie on Invention of Lying Disc| date=22 January 2010| work=voices.yahoo.com| publisher=Yahoo}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=September 2015}} He was given a small role in the final episode of ''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]''. In September 2010, Pilkington starred in ''An Idiot Abroad'', a light-hearted [[Sky1]] travel documentary series produced by Gervais and Merchant in which he visits the [[New 7 Wonders of the World]] while participating in various activities along the way.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sky1.sky.com/an-idiot-abroad |title=An Idiot Abroad Official Site |publisher=Sky1.sky.com |date=23 September 2011 |access-date=3 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905190457/http://sky1.sky.com/an-idiot-abroad |archive-date=5 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He wrote a book to accompany the series.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/karl+pilkington/ricky+gervais/stephen+merchant/an+idiot+abroad/7652655/ | title = An Idiot Abroad | publisher = Waterstones | access-date = 2 September 2010 | location = London | date = 2 September 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100930163002/http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/karl+pilkington/ricky+gervais/stephen+merchant/an+idiot+abroad/7652655/ | archive-date = 30 September 2010 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The second series, subtitled ''The Bucket List'', debuted on 23 September 2011 on Sky 1 and features Pilkington partaking in ultimate experiences from a list selected for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sky1.sky.com/an-idiot-abroad/an-idiot-abroad-about |title=An Idiot Abroad 2: About the Show – Sky1 HD |publisher=Sky1.sky.com |access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref> In June 2011, he won the Best Presenter award for ''An Idiot Abroad'' at the Factual Entertainment Awards.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://realscreen.com/2011/06/01/deadliest-catch-amazing-race-win-big-at-factual-entertainment-awards/ |title="Deadliest Catch"," Amazing Race" win big at Factual Entertainment Awards » Realscreen |first=Adam |last=Benzine|access-date=13 June 2011}}</ref> The third series of the show, ''An Idiot Abroad: The Short Way Round'', premiered in November 2012 and showed Pilkington and [[Warwick Davis]] travelling the [[Silk Road|Marco Polo route]]. He made his acting debut on 12 April 2012 in the [[Channel 4]] comedy-drama ''[[Derek (TV series)|Derek]]'', portraying [[Janitor|caretaker]] and bus driver Dougie. He left the show after the first episode of the second series. From 2013 to 2015, Pilkington starred in a two-series Sky 1 documentary called ''[[The Moaning of Life]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2013/01/17/16971/karls_mid-life_crisis|title=Karl's mid-life crisis}}</ref> From 2018 to 2020, he co-wrote and starred in a Sky 1 scripted sitcom called ''[[Sick of It (TV series)|Sick of It]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a838668/karl-pilkington-sky-1-sitcom-sick-of-it| title=Karl Pilkington Sky 1 Sitcom Sick of it| first=Bea| last=Mitchell| date=September 21, 2017| website=digitalspy.com}}</ref> Pilkington has also performed [[voice-over]] work for such clients as One Stop Office Shop, [[Freeview (UK)|FreeView]], [[Vodafone]], [[HMV]], [[Sony PSP]], [[WHSmith]], [[Wickes]] and [[Unilever]]. ==Charity work== In 2014, Pilkington designed and signed his own card for the [[Thomas Coram Foundation for Children]] charity. The campaign was launched by crafting company Stampin' Up! UK, and his card, along with those designed and signed by other celebrities, was auctioned on [[eBay]] in May 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Jo Brand and more celebrities design and sign cards for UK's first children's charity|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/benedict-cumberbatch-tom-hiddleston-jo-3504331|publisher=Mirror Online|access-date=7 May 2014|author=Rebecca Pocklington|date=6 May 2014}}</ref> ==Personal life== Pilkington has been in a long-term relationship with his partner Suzanne, who was regularly mentioned on Xfm and on his podcast appearances.<ref>{{cite news|title= Karl Pilkington claims girlfriend won't be upset at being described as "plump" in new show The Moaning of Life |publisher=Mirror|author=James Robertson|date=19 September 2013|access-date=5 January 2015|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/moaning-life-karl-pilkington-claims-2285405}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= 'Idiot Abroad' unimpressed by world's wonders |publisher=CNN|author=Danielle Paquette|date=28 January 2011|access-date=5 January 2015|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/01/28/idiot.abroad}}</ref> He has supported [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] since the 1990s, having previously supported [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] as a child.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45651999</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Features/2008/May/Famous-fan-Karl-Pilkington.aspx?pageNo=1|title=Famous fan: Karl Pilkington - Official Manchester United Website|website=www.manutd.com|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2009 | ''[[The Invention of Lying]]'' | Caveman | Cameo, cut from final release. |- | 2010 | ''[[Cemetery Junction (film)|Cemetery Junction]]'' | Extra | |- | 2012 | ''Chingari'' | Reporter | |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2003 | ''[[Flipside TV]]'' | rowspan="3" | Himself | |- | 2006 | ''[[3 Minute Wonder]]'' | Segment: "Some Thoughts by Karl Pilkington" |- | rowspan="3" | 2007 | ''[[Comedy Lab]]'' | Episode: "Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/comedy-lab/episode-guide/series-125/episode-1|title=Comedy Lab - Episode Guide - All 4|website=www.channel4.com|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> |- | ''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]'' | Autograph Hunter | Episode: "[[List of Extras episodes#Christmas special (2007)|2007 Christmas Special]]" |- | Monkey Lovers (Documentary) | rowspan="3" | Himself | rowspan="2" | Voice |- | rowspan="2" | 2010–2012 | ''[[The Ricky Gervais Show (TV series)|The Ricky Gervais Show]]'' |- | ''[[An Idiot Abroad]]'' | |- | 2012–2014 | ''[[Derek (TV series)|Derek]]'' | Dougie | |- | 2013–2015 | ''[[The Moaning of Life]]'' | Himself | |- | 2018–2020 | ''[[Sick of It (TV series)|Sick of It]]'' |Karl | |} === Radio === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 2001–2011 | ''[[The Ricky Gervais Show]]'' | Himself |} ==Bibliography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! ISBN |- | 2006 | ''[[The World of Karl Pilkington]]'' | {{ISBNT|978-0007240272}} |- | 2007 | ''Happyslapped by a Jellyfish'' | {{ISBNT|978-1405328470}} |- | 2008 | ''Karlology: What I've Learnt So Far''<ref>{{cite web |last=Pilkington |first=Karl |url=http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=6268363 |title=Karlology page at |publisher=Waterstones.com |access-date=18 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517184751/http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=6268363 |archive-date=17 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | {{ISBNT|978-1405333351}} |- | 2010 | ''[[An Idiot Abroad#Books|An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington]]''<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/karl+pilkington/ricky+gervais/stephen+merchant/an+idiot+abroad/7652655/ |title=An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington page at |publisher=Waterstones.com |access-date=11 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930163002/http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/karl+pilkington/ricky+gervais/stephen+merchant/an+idiot+abroad/7652655/ |archive-date=30 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | {{ISBNT|978-1847679260}} |- | 2012 | ''The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15757801-the-further-adventures-of-an-idiot-abroad |title=The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad by Karl Pilkington - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists |publisher=Goodreads.com |access-date=26 August 2013}}</ref> | {{ISBNT|978-0857867490}} |- | 2013 | ''[[The Moaning of Life#Merchandise|The Moaning of Life: The Worldly Wisdom of Karl Pilkington]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18275437-the-moaning-of-life |title=The Moaning of Life: The Worldly Wisdom of Karl Pilkington by Karl Pilkington — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists |publisher=Goodreads.com |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> | {{ISBNT|978-1782111511}} |- | 2016 | ''More Moaning: The Enlightened One Returns'' | {{ISBNT|978-1782117315}} |} ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} <!-- What is all this stuff about? Can it be used as proper in-line references? If not, what good is it? Commenting it out for now. --> <!-- {{Refbegin}} * Campling, C. (2005). ''[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14934-1653726,00.html A Qualified success?]''. Retrieved 15 April 2007 from * GCap Media Plc authors, et al. (2007). ''[http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=86779 Karl Pilkington Biography]''. Retrieved 15 April 2007 * Heffernan, V. (2006). "''A Comic Expands His Persona via Podcast on The Ricky Gervais Show''". Retrieved 15 April 2007 from [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/24/arts/television/24heff.html https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/24/arts/television/24heff.html] (Requires full membership) * Pilkington, K. (Producer) & Merchant, S., Gervais, R. (Presenters). (7 December 2003). ''The Ricky Gervais Show'' [Radio programme]. London: Xfm London * Pilkington, K. (Producer) & Merchant, S., Gervais, R. (Presenters). (23 February 2002). ''The Ricky Gervais Show'' [Radio programme]. 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"[http://worldsroundesthead.blogspot.com/2008/04/whats-point-of-this-blog.html What's the point of this blog?]" * http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2013/01/17/16971/karls_mid-life_crisis {{Refend}} --> ==External links== {{Wikiquote}} * {{IMDb name|id=1797453|name=Karl Pilkington}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120805160338/http://www.xfm.co.uk/onair/djs/karl-pilkington Karl Pilkington's Profile on Xfm.co.uk] ''(Archived from [http://xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=86779 the original] on 5 August 2012)'' {{Ricky Gervais}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilkington, Karl}} [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:English podcasters]] [[Category:British men podcasters]] [[Category:English radio DJs]] [[Category:English radio presenters]] [[Category:English radio producers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Sale, Greater Manchester]] [[Category:English male film actors]] [[Category:English male television actors]] [[Category:21st-century English comedians]]'