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The Ricky Gervais Show

  • TV Series
  • 2010–20122010–2012
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 30m
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8.4/10
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Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington in The Ricky Gervais Show (2010)
The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Little People)
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  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Talk-Show

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant talk to Karl Pilkington about important things in life whilst Karl provides anything but intelligent answers. Comedy at its finest with wonderful animation... Read allRicky Gervais and Stephen Merchant talk to Karl Pilkington about important things in life whilst Karl provides anything but intelligent answers. Comedy at its finest with wonderful animation.Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant talk to Karl Pilkington about important things in life whilst Karl provides anything but intelligent answers. Comedy at its finest with wonderful animation.

IMDb RATING
8.4/10
17K
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  • Creators
    • Ricky Gervais(creator: the original audio book series)
    • Stephen Merchant(creator: the original audio book series)
    • Karl Pilkington(creator: the original audio book series)
Top credits
  • Creators
    • Ricky Gervais(creator: the original audio book series)
    • Stephen Merchant(creator: the original audio book series)
    • Karl Pilkington(creator: the original audio book series)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Episodes39

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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Little People)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Little People)
    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Gift)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Gift)
    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Alone)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Alone)
    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Bad Idea)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Bad Idea)
    The Ricky Gervais Show
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    The Ricky Gervais Show
    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Oldmanbaby)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Oldmanbaby)
    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Man And Beasts)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Man And Beasts)
    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Monkey News)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Monkey News)
    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Monkey Death)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Monkey Death)
    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Bananas)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Bananas)
    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Gym)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Gym)
    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Bucket)
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    The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (Bucket)

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    Storyline

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    Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant talk to Karl Pilkington about important things in life whilst Karl provides anything but intelligent answers. Comedy at its finest with wonderful animation.
    • based on podcast
    • actor name in series title
    • absurd comedy
    • british
    • friend
    • 36 more
    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Life's Funny Unless You're The Punchline (season 1)
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Comedy
      • Talk-Show
    • Certificate
      • TV-MA
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The show originally began as a radio show before becoming a podcast
    • Quotes

      Stephen Merchant: ...Squidlydiddly...

    • Connections
      Edited from The Ricky Gervais Show (2005)

    User reviews35

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Successfully transcends into a TV format
    STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

    Having conquered the worlds of TV and film (if not quite pop music!) Ricky Gervais proved he also had something to add to the world of pod cast entertainment, with his regular pod casts featuring long time writing partner Stephen Merchant and, most notably, his former production assistant Karl Pilkington, that all his truly die hard fans would probably have seeked out straight away. Gervais obviously applied his magic touch once again, and proved being funny really seems to be his true calling in life, as they were so successful this off-beat TV spin off show has been created by American giants HBO and not done too badly itself.

    The first thing everyone would probably note is the self indulgence in the title, with the most well known member of the trio seemingly held as the main driving force behind the show, when this is an accolade that goes to Pilkington, with his unusual musings on life and how he'd make the world a better place. Despite his opinionatedness, he comes across as a softly spoken, gentle person, while Gervais (made to look uncannily like Fred Flintstone!) shouts his mouth off at the incredulousness of what Pilkington says, or at least how he's phrased it. Merchant is left as the proverbial piggy in the middle, gently trying to mediate between the oddball and the matador. No matter how crazy Pilkington can sound, there is some twisted logic to his words, perhaps a little of the George Bush syndrome of having the odd clever thought, just not being able to communicate it well. Some might well say the animation can never hold up to listening on the pod cast and letting your own imagination run wild, which holds true, but the animation probably shows it closer to how Pilkington himself envisaged his odd thoughts, and so delivers the fuller comedic effect.

    For those who aren't, or have no intention of, merging with the cyber age, Gervais and HBO have come together and delivered a highly watchable, always volatile and eye opening expose of the world Gervais works in after his trek to super stardom. ****
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    • Release date
      • February 19, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • HBO (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El Show de Ricky Gervais
    • Production companies
      • Wildbrain Entertainment
      • Media Rights Capital (MRC)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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