Read all Brit Karl Pilkington has led a sheltered life. As such, his friends, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, decide to send Karl to various parts of the As such, his friends, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, decide to send Karl to various parts of the world to experience unfamiliar cultures.
Stephen believes that travel is a life broadening Read all. Ricky Gervais - Executive Producer : Nothing is funnier than Karl in a corner being poked by a stick.
I am that stick. Sign In. Episode guide. Play trailer Documentary Adventure Comedy. See more at IMDbPro. Episodes Browse episodes. Top Top-rated. Clip Streaming Passport to China. Trailer An Idiot Abroad: Season 1. An Idiot Abroad: Clip 6. An Idiot Abroad: Clip 4. An Idiot Abroad: Clip 3. An Idiot Abroad: Clip 5. An Idiot Abroad: Clip 2. Photos Top cast Edit. Richard Yee Self as Self ….
Andrew Gee Self as Self. Celso Maciel Self as Self. Seija Nurmi Self as Self. Ramy Romany Self as Self. Benjamin Green Interviewer as Interviewer. More like this. His first acting gig followed, with Gervais casting Pilkington as grouchy-but-good-hearted handyman Dougie in his Channel 4 series Derek.
He refused to return full-time for the show's second series and was written out in the first episode. That's the end of that'. So it was like, 'Right, I've finished. I'll retire now'. But after "about seven months properly of doing nothing", Pilkington was "starting to get bored" — his girlfriend Suzanne urged him to return to work, but Karl was insistent that his time as a mopey, Manc version of Michael Palin was over.
The end result, Sick of It , is a sitcom in which he plays two characters, both based on aspects of his own personality — Karl, a down-on-his-luck taxi driver, and Inner Self, the grouchy voice inside Karl's mind. Indeed, Pilkington was originally only interested in writing and hadn't originally planned to play the lead s in Sick of It himself.
He reveals that "very, very early on" in the process, he'd wanted Shameless actor Jack Deam — who does bear a striking resemble to Karl — to front the series. That's all it was. We weren't going, 'Is Daniel Craig busy? In the end, Pilkington "went from not being in the show, to being in it twice" and delivers a sharp, very funny performance, both times.
In what seems to be a recurring theme in his accidental career, Karl's tried his hand at something against his better judgement and discovered he's got something of a talent for it.
Sick of It , like its star, is an offbeat comic gem, and we'd recommend enjoying it while you can. Because, knowing Karl, he'll probably get bored soon. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features?
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