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Ricky chats up New York
October 16th 2012
Ricky Gervais will be appearing in the appropriately-titled "A Conversation With Ricky Gervais" at the New York Comedy Festival on Wednesday, November 7, hosted by Comedy Central. Jon Hodgman of The Daily Show (and "PC" in the Apple Mac commercials) will be conducting the interview. The show begins at 8pm Eastern time. For additional information or to purchase tickets, click here.

Planning on attending? Let us know your thoughts on the forum.

It's a signage! Karl's ongoing book-signing tour
October 4th 2012
Karl's second tour date is October 6th, where he'll be at the Trafford Center, Trafford Park, Manchester, in his little 70s caravan signing his brand new book, The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad.

This time, however, a wristband is needed to enter; this can be received with a purchase of the book from WH Smith at Selfridges in the Trafford Center, from October 1st. For more information, visit the book tour's official website.

Once again we'd love to see your pictures and hear your stories.

Have you bought The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad yet? Let us know what you think on our forum.

When Pilkington Met Palin
September 23rd 2012
Our friends over at Shortlist have released the first part of an exclusive one-on-one chat featuring one of the most prolific, experienced travel writers of all time...and Michael Palin. In this three minute video, the two travelers discuss the importance of sampling the local cuisine. Karl has made his thoughts on this subject very clear, stating, "as nice as that looks, it's still a squid bollock". Check out the full video here.

Have you bought The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad yet? Let us know what you think on our forum.

An Idiot... in a caravan?! Karl's book-signing tour!
September 20th 2012
This one's for Pilkington fans across the UK. Karl will soon be taking to the streets of Britain on his most challenging aventure yet: meeting and greeting his army of fans. We here at Pilkipedia are very much aware of the enormous support he's received from his viewers and listeners around the world; now is your chance to see that perfectly round head in person. In anticipation for the release of his new book, The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad. Karl will be going back to his roots, shacking up in a vintage '70s caravan to hold signings up and down the UK. It all kicks off this weekend, Saturday 22nd September from 1-5pm, at the ASDA Superstore, Watford, with further dates planned in Manchester and more to come later. For more information, visit the tour's official website.

Be sure to stay tuned to Pilkipedia for more information on future tour dates, as well as some exciting news regarding The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad.

Dysgu Saesneg gyda Ricky Gervais!
August 13th 2012
Ricky has released the first episode of the new "Learn English with Ricky Gervais" video podcast, the first edition is subtitled in Welsh and can be downloaded on iTunes. The lads are back to help all those Welsh people out there who struggle to ask for milky tea or buy kippers, when visiting England.

A Tall Tale!
August 2nd 2012
Our very own Pilkipedia Social Media Manager, “StopWhinging”, recently had an encounter of the freakishly tall kind when she ran into Stephen Merchant – in doing so fulfilling the fantasies of many of our female forum members! SW was exiting a Los Angeles cinema last night when she spotted something from the corner of her eye.

“His tallness and eyes gave him away instantly… and the girls,” she told Pilkipedia. Though she disappointedly added that he did not try to put any of his famous moves on her.

SW could not confirm reports from Ricky Gervais that Steve has a “funny smell,” stating “I don't think he had a funny smell. I didn't hug him, so I'll confirm/deny that next time I run into him.” Our lucky Pilkipedienne managed a quick word and a photo with Smerch, who answered a couple of questions the forum has been asking for a while.

Why is he not present in some of Ricky’s more recent works, including “Learn English With Ricky Gervais”? According to Smerch, he’s been flat out with other projects, which SW speculates could relate to his HBO show or even another film. And does Smerch visit Pilkipedia? Apparently not, according to SW, though he promised her he’d check it out after her assurance “we’re not crazy.” Speak for yourself, SW.

"Learn English" = Quite Good?
August 1st 2012
Ricky has released a short preview clip of the upcoming online series "Learn English with Ricky Gervais", a video incarnation of the podcasts and audiobooks we've all grown to know and love. From what we can gather, the series appears to take inspiration from the 'Ricky Gervais' Guide To...' series, as a wacky comedy endeavour under the guise of 'education'.

Long-term 'Pilkipedians' will immediately notice that lengthy funnyman Stephen Merchant does not seem to be taking part in the series, which may be cause for concern for die-hard fans. However, it is not yet clear whether this is a short break while Steve works on his stand-up and HBO pilot, or something more worrying.

In any case, the first episode of "Learn English with Ricky Gervais" will be released for free on iTunes on August 14th. You can see the preview clip here.

What do you make of all this? Let us know on our dedicated RSK forum.

Mr & Mrs Pilkington
June 28th 2012
Shortlist has released an exclusive video featuring Ricky and Karl recreating the classic game show ‘Mr & Mrs’. The Twenty-minute video shows Ricky trying to guess Karl’s answers to basic questions such as “What is your favourite book?”

Most die-hard Pilki fans will know the answers immediately, but this is a great excuse to revisit some classic K-man moments such as his interpretation of Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful tonight”.

Check out the video here and see how many you can get.

Tell us how you did on our forum.

Derek Wins Best Comedy
June 7th 2012
The pilot episode of Derek picked up ‘Best Comedy’ at the 2012 New York International Short Film Festival. Ricky has stated that this award means more to him than any of the Bafta’s, Golden Globes or Emmy’s he has accumulated over the years. Ricky has almost finished writing the first series of Derek and plans to begin filming in September 2012, with plans for an early 2013 airdate.

Ricky has stated that he loves Derek more than any other character he has created. Let us know what you think on our forum.

The Boss Is Back
May 28th 2012
Ricky has been hard at work writing the upcoming series based around his Derek Noakes character. Unsurprisingly, Channel Four has commissioned a full series of 'Derek', after the pilot episode drew 2.3 million viewers back in April. There has also been confirmation that Kerry Godliman will reprise her role as Hannah, the long serving nurse and friend to Derek. Ricky has stated via his blog that there will only be only one series of Derek and possibly a special.

Let us know what you think about Derek on our forum.

Manco Polo
May 1st 2012
Sky1 has officially confirmed production of An Idiot Abroad 3: The Short Way Round. The two sixty-minute specials will follow Karl Pilkington and Warwick Davis as they follow in the footsteps of legendary explorer Marco Polo. The specials will see the pair travel from Italy to China, with a distance of approximately 5000 miles. When discussing other famous travelers and the people that accompany them, Karl stated that "I've been given an Ewok".

Discuss The Short Way Round on our forum.