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An Idiot Abounds
25th July 2010
A new trailer for An Idiot Abroad has surfaced, you can see it here on the Sky website, it features some dynamite clips of Karl that has buzzed the entire forum about the show (coming in September). Join in the discussion here and let us know how excited you are about the show.
The Ricky Gervais Show nominated for an Emmy
9th July 2010
Ricky, Steve and Karl have received their first award nomination for the animated series The Ricky Gervais Show, in the 'Outstanding Animated Program' category of the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Despite competing with goliaths of their field, The Simpsons and South Park, we have high hopes that this will be the year of dome-headed buffoonery.
Ricky's Birthday Announcement
25th June 2010
On the 49th anniversary of his birth, Ricky Gervais has informed us that the forthcoming Sky1 show featuring Karl's international escapades has been officially renamed to An Idiot Abroad, much to Karl's disappointment. He tells us to look forward to the seventh episode, in which Karl is first informed of the new title. We'd also like to extend birthday wishes to Ricky, and take the opportunity to thank him for all he's done for comedy over the past 12 years.
Karl Idol 2010 has begun!
22nd June 2010
Pilkipedia member CD1212 has begun the second season of Karl Idol, a competition to find the best Karl compilation out there. Forum members were given 2 weeks to create a Youtube video of their favourite RSK moments; the best have been compiled and presented to the public for voting! Find more info here, or visit the Karl Idol website to cast your vote!
The Ricky Gervais Guide To... The World Cup: Out now!
11th June 2010
The recently announced bonus podcast The Ricky Gervais Guide To... The World Cup has just been released! Enjoy 45 minutes of Ricky, Steve and Karl very loosely discussing the international sporting event, free of charge. It's currently available via the podcast feed, directly from this link (right click and save as; may be slow), or from Rapidshare.
Karl's Seven Wonders: Coming Soon
3rd June 2010
Karl's Seven Wonders of the World show will debut on Sky1 in August and run for eight episodes. It also appears there will be a spin-off book based on the series released in September. You can discuss the upcoming show on the forum here.
Pilkipedia Design-A-Logo Competition: VOTE NOW!
19th May 2010
Voting has begun as our search for a new logo with which to brand the website reaches its most critical stage. Take some time to peruse the entries, get a feel for which one best suits our website, then cast your vote! All the entries are black and white for the purposes of voting only, as the colours of the chosen design will be changed to suit various needs. Vote now!
Pilkipedia TV
15th May 2010
The Pilkipedia YouTube channel which had accumulated 1.9 million views and over 3000 subscribers since 2007 is unfortunately being closed down due to a copyright claim on a 2006 video podcast. We would like to thank everyone who used the old channel and invite you to subscribe to our BRAND NEW official YouTube channel, PilkipediaTV where you can see many of the old videos and plenty of new ones in the future.
Meet the FilmmakeRS
11th May 2010
Ricky and Steve appeared at The Apple Store in London's Regent Street a few months back to promote Cemetery Junction. The audio and some video of that event is now available on iTunes. You can also download the audio here and video here. Discuss it with us here on the forum.
Karl talks TV
8th May 2010
In one of the funniest TV trails we've seen in a very long time, Karl has taken to passing judgement on his weekly prime-time competition, including his thoughts on ABC's Lost and Sky 1's original Got To Dance, as well as showing us a clip from his own show. Watch the video here, and join in the discussion on our Facebook page and our forums.
The Boards They Are a Changin'
6th May 2010
The Pilkipedia Forum has undergone a redesign with a greater range of boards and topics. If you've never been on the forum or any forum at all, we have also created The Watercooler board where you can get to know the forum members and introduce yourself to the Pilki community.
RGoD
25th April 2010
Channel 4's two-part premiere of the HBO animated series The Ricky Gervais Show is now available for watching on 4oD (only in the UK). Click here to go to the episode page. The next instalment of cartoon hilarity will air on Friday 30th April, covering such classic podcast conversations as the infamous 'knob at night' story. You've just gotta be tuning in next week for that.
Pod Save The Queen
23rd April 2010
Happy St George's Day! To celebrate the day of England's patron saint, Ricky, Steve and Karl have got together with The Guardian to give away a free download of The Ricky Gervais Guide To... The English. You can find it here on the Guardian website (There's unreleased material towards the end.)
Dave reviews Cemetery Junction
14th April 2010
Our Karl-loving cohorts at the UK's home of witty banter Dave have served up a glowing review of Cemetery Junction to whet our appetites for Gervais and Merchant's soon-to-be-released first venture into filmmaking. Read the article here!
Cemetery Junction
12th April 2010
Ricky and Steve are doing a live chat TODAY at 5pm GMT (noon EST) you can watch it on MySpace, Facebook or Ustream. Cemetery Junction opens in the UK and Ireland this Wednesday (14th April). Give us your reviews of the film on the forum.
ClassiX
8th April 2010
Introducing our new series of videos featuring classic Ricky, Steve and Karl clips which you can find on the Pilkipedia YouTube channel. We will be adding new clips all the time and you can follow them through this playlist to enjoy some classic RSK moments.
Cemetery Junket
8th April 2010
Ricky and Steve are currently doing the rounds promoting Cemetery Junction, you can find all the downloads, videos and links right here on Pilkipedia. Steve on The Danny Baker Radio show, Ricky on Dave Berry's Xfm show & Steve on Richard Bacon's radio show.
Extra Extras
5th April 2010
BBC2 are dedicating a whole evening to Series One of Extras from 9pm tonight, featuring brand new interviews with the cast and celebrity fans, check out some extra Extras extras here on the BBC website.
Pilkipedia's 4th Birthday
2nd April 2010
Pilkipedia.co.uk and its forum began life on the 1st April 2006 and since then has had nearly 2.5 million hits, thank you all for making the site the success it is and we hope it keeps you coming back for many years to come.
Ricky leaves Dave feeling blue
24th March 2010
Ricky has defeated Conservative Party leader David Cameron in an Absolute Radio poll to scoop £20,000 for charity. The money will be given to several animal welfare organisations. His call to Christian O'Connell's show can be seen here on YouTube.
Pilkipedia on Facebook
25th February 2010
Pilkipedia now has a Facebook fan page! Show your support for the website and for Karl by joining us here and let's continue to help Ricky Gervais in his goal to make Karl Pilkington a worldwide household name!
Earth: The Final Frontier
23rd February 2010
The final audiobook is now available on iTunes: The Ricky Gervais Guide To... The Earth. Listen to the boys discuss using an Egyptian toilet, argue over the definition of a bed, and succumb to Karl's nihilistic views on the future of our planet. After listening, why not visit our forum to talk about it with other fans.
Digital Spy on Ricky
29th January 2010
Our friends at Digital Spy recently had ten minutes to quiz Ricky about his Golden Globes hosting gig, shooting Rob Lowe in the face on the Lying set and what classic films he's taking inspiration from for his upcoming Cemetery Junction. Check it out here.
Total Film Campaign
24th January 2010
The Pilkington fans over at UK movie mag Total Film have started an exciting campaign to drum up support for requesting Karl's participation in the forthcoming Guillermo Del Toro film "The Hobbit." I think we can all agree KP would make a perfect halfling. See their news item here and join the campaign via the Facebook group here!
The Humanc Body
20th January 2010
The preview for The Ricky Gervais Guide to... The Human Body is now out, featuring a story all about Tic-Tacs. Listen to it here or download it by saving this link. The full show is available for purchase at the end of this month.
Golden Globes Aftermath
18th January 2010
The Golden Globes were last night and Avatar was the big winner, taking Best Drama and Best Director. You can see Ricky's opening monologue here and the rest of his appearances in this special compilation on YouTube. (Unfortunately the videos have been taken down, sorry! Blame Dick Clark)
Golden Globes
17th January 2010
Six years on from shocking the world by scooping two Golden Globes for The Office, Ricky returns to host the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards tonight. The ceremony begins at 5pm PST [1am GMT] and can be seen live on NBC in the US or on Sky Movies Premiere in the UK.
RT @RickyGervais
6th January 2010
Ricky has finally succumbed and joined Twitter... quit Twitter after 6 days. If you want to read his banal witterings you'll have to visit his blog at the regular place. However, you can STILL follow Pilkipedia here: twitter.com/pilkipedia or have a good moan on the forum here.
Manc to the Future
2nd January 2010
The Ricky Gervais Guide To... The Future is now available on iTunes and Audible, check it out and tell us what you think on the forum. We'd also like to wish all our readers a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2010, welcome to the future and watch out for those bloody GLANGMORES!!!