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The Ricky Gervais Show

  • 2010 – 2012
  • Ended
  • Comedy · Animation
  • ~30m / ep
  • 3 seasons
  • 7.2/10

The Ricky Gervais Show is an American cartoon series produced for and broadcast by HBO and Channel 4. The series is an animated version of the popular British audio podcasts and audiobooks of the same name, which feature Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, along with colleague and friend Karl Pilkington, talking about various subjects behind the microphone. The TV show consists of past audio recordings of these unscripted "pointless conversations," with animation drawn in a style similar to classic era Hanna-Barbera cartoons, presenting jokes and situations in a literal context. The animated Ricky Gervais Show has aired 39 episodes across three seasons since it premiered in 2010. There were some plans for a possible fourth season which would have used newly recorded audio, but this was shelved in June 2012. Series 3 of The Ricky Gervais Show premiered on 20 April 2012 on HBO, and on 8 May 2012 on E4.

Latest: Season 3 · 2012

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  1. E1. Bryan's Brain

    Apr 20, 2012 · 30m

    Karl ruminates on museum collections, his invention for a mug coaster, and a new movie pitch.

  2. E2. Comic Relief

    Apr 27, 2012 · 30m

    Karl feels he's getting up in age and is starting to spend more time with his doctors. No longer young and free, he thinks about his will, which he believes is a form of charity, though Ricky disagrees. Karl's attorney suggested he marry his girlfriend for tax purposes, which would finally give his parents a reason to meet hers.

  3. E3. Armed Forces

    May 4, 2012 · 30m

    Karl explains why he would have liked to join the Army and recounts his most harrowing acts of bravery.

  4. E4. Room 102

    May 11, 2012 · 30m

    Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss what things Karl would banish from the world, and what item he would take if stranded on an island.

  5. E5. Karl's Day

    May 18, 2012 · 30m

    Karl walks Ricky and Stephen through a typical day in his life. After being woken by his girlfriend Suzanne going off to work, he mulls about, taking his breakfast while sitting on the bed as he listens to the radio.

  6. E6. The English

    May 25, 2012 · 30m

    Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss the essence of Englishness, and what other nationality Karl would like to be.

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