By James Ford
Ricky Gervais is of course most famous for his critically acclaimed sitcom "The Office" which he co-wrote and co-directed with his writing partner Stephen Merchant. They followed the success of "The Office" with another critically acclaimed sitcom "Extras". Gervais and Merchant are multiple award winners including BAFTA's, Emmy's and Golden Globes.
A less well known figure is one Karl Pilkington. An uneducated man from the north of England whose only academic qualification was an "E" in history. A man with a child like brain, intellectually at the opposite end of the spectrum from the university educated award winners. So what's his connection with Gervais and Merchant? Well read on.
There's a website dedicated to a radio show which ran on London's XFM between 2001 and 2005. It featured Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and the round headed comedy genius that is Karl Pilkington. He was originally given to them as an off air producer but Gervais and Merchant quickly realised the potential of Pilkington and involved him more and more.
The fact is Karl is a comedy genius but simply doesn't know it. Everything that comes out his mouth is from the heart, genuine, without irony and sheer comedy gold... He quickly evolved from a background figure to eventually taking over the show.
The website is packed with features including all their biographies, news, video clips and a forum to air your views. Most importantly you can listen to all the shows they did on XFM, no other fan site offers this.
Ricky Gervais's Special Friend
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When I first saw "The Office", I found Gervais's style a bit irritating and un-funny, but he has since begun to grow on me.
And I know what it's like, having to live in Reading and Slough.
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