13 Times Karl Made Ricky Burst Like a Balloon

[@luke-1-804]

I love it when ricky calls karl a maniac

[@bigman25plus25]

You know it’s reached a particular point of ridiculousness when the M word comes out.

[@JamesDunmore99]

"Why didnt he just look both ways?" Is Ricky's greatest ever laugh

[@theboonzadoonzaband7401]

I think the manhole cover was the best

[@ilcorvo9559]

It’s not a Carl moment but after Steve says “he never forgets Rick” as Karl is discussing having a meal with the elephant man is my favourite. “Every boy’s fantasy” is also a good one

[@alxad2918]

Don’t forget that should be interesting for meatballs

[@SomeNiceMovies]

The funniest thing I've heard Karl say was: "He was wearing a helmet, but he's head come off" followed by "His head was in perfect condition, it just wasn't attached to his body"

[@flynnlivescmd]

Sounds like roger rabbit in that laugh

[@jamesbyrnes716]

What made these so funny was Karl always wanted to be professional on air and Ricky drove him insane on purpose. The best lines Karl ever came out with usually came out of Karls frustration. Absolute gold.

[@MINDxWORM]

3:17 Steve nearly made Karl laugh

[@sayno2lolzisback]

3:16 Ricky turns into an old door hinge

[@Jordannadroj20]

@Big Joe Mufferaw Alright Slim Shady

[@ryanmorgan5507]

Interestingly, Karl himself laughed quite hard in the build up to the one about the monkey prostitute charging bananas. You can probably find the video of the whole segment somewhere on KZbin, something along the lines of "Karl laughs during monkey news".

[@iim4xii129]

You know it's funny when Steve laughs with him.

[@Shadyganleymawn]

Feeder Zombie from Timesplitterrs 2

[@iim4xii129]

Aye

[@sayno2lolzisback]

'Man alive, Karl'.

[@westmcgee9320]

You guys are my people.

[@romainsavioz5466]

Let him finish ricky

[@jamesnicks5367]

4:24 😂 Rickys wheeze gets me every time

[@TheCopper321]

Man alive Karl

[@jamesredman1066]

The manhole cover laugh is enough to to bring anyone out of depression

[@kidindacardboardmask]

What’s even funnier is it’s true. The United States did put a 2 ton “manhole cover” over the shaft they lowered a nuclear bomb into and got it in one frame of video for a high speed camera. I did the math one time and figured out the cover hit orbital altitude in 2 SECONDS, which makes it the fastest man made object ever. Scientists aren’t sure if it survived or if it burned up in the atmosphere, but I also did the math assuming it survived and in the +70 years it’s been traveling it would be 1/3 of a light year from Earth!

[@astrauto8755]

Nope still depressed

[@katiegratton2544]

Something WEIRD is 'appening THERE!!!

[@UKKC80s]

@@kidindacardboardmask what's a light year though? How many lights in a year or how many years in a light? I know it takes roughly 8 minutes for the light from the sun to hit the earth.. But I don't know how it's measured. How is light measured? How fast is the speed of light? Do we know?

[@UKKC80s]

@@kidindacardboardmask a lightyear is 5,865,696,000,000 miles. 5.8 trillion miles. Going off Googles speed of light 186,000 miles a second. Times. By 60 for the minute is 11,160,000. Minutes in a year is 525,600. So, 11,160,000 (speed of light per minute, in miles) x 525,600 (minutes in a year, so how far the light will travel in a year) is 5,865,696,000,000 miles per year. That's how fast Nasa needs to be aiming for in the spaceships to even begin to conquer space and see what's really out there. We're just getting to a thousand miles an hour... Weve bit way to go yet, finding the right fuel first. Back to the man hole cover. 5,865,696,000,000÷3 = 1,955,232,000,000 miles ( 3rd of a light year) Yeh.. They ain't getting it back.. But instead of blowing countries up.. Maybe Nasa should harness it to power the space ships.. Without blowing up the space craft obviously. The answer is there if it's true that a manhole cover has travelled that distance. But how do they know cos as of yet.. Nothing travels that fast to capture the manhole cover.. Except light.. Light definitely can catch it. Thank you.. I'll take my cut. Cheers Nasa.

[@jessycruz2465]

Ricky is either going to live forever or going to die of heart attack laughing.

[@DeZ556]

"Let's do some business with the bananas" is my personal absolute favorite. The monkey news where Karl describes the bartering skills of a group of well-off monkeys who were challenged by some from the "rough bit."

[@lukamodric1020]

Lol

[@TheRuddster95]

"I love all this conjecture!"

[@scottfarquhar6985]

This is brilliant but a wee bit more build up to the punch would be handy for people that haven't already listened to all the stories like most of us have haha 👍

[@TheRuddster95]

"Just arrived in Gran Canaria.. the hotel's a bit odd. I've never seen so many cross-eyed people in one location"

[@thegirlinquestion]

the cat that didn't look happy hahahahahahhaa

[@nOT_sURE08]

"Kick a duck up the arse" might be my favorite line from Karl.

[@DrLazerbeam]

I love Ricky's laugh but I love the second-later wheeze because there isn't enough air in his lungs to finish the first laugh

[@HaydnG266]

"turns out"

[@mini_mozzer]

one of my favorite karl moments. "turns out... little prostitute." unbelievable delivery

[@averagestatelesssinner]

5:46

[@roccoxxxx1]

Right after the manhole cover there's the famous "square tins" moment where Ricky almost dies laughing

[@philnixon4788]

Ricky and Steve are cracking up trying to read out "that would be interesting for meatballs" from the 'white van man' questions, brilliant. I think that's one of the times you actually here Ricky hit the floor with laughter 😂

[@henryjsteen2166]

The best part is Karl isn't even trying to be funny. To him nothing that he is saying is funny.

[@sibulelemancunga4014]

Karl explaining his movie idea and describing Clive Owen as Clive Warren will always kill me 😂😂😂

[@JasperOosterveld]

The foodage response is my all time favorite

[@iamdb1990]

how Karl stays deadpan when Ricky laughs the way he does amazes me every time

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Because he's being serious

[@iamdb1990]

@@TaxingIsThieving yes, but that laugh up close at any time would cause anyone to at least crack for a second before saying "no, seriously..."

[@adz9623]

This was Ricky, Steve and Karl in their prime 😂

[@mini_mozzer]

they were easily having the most fun of their entire life doing this.

[@KatieBlue16]

"What bit I haven't told ya about.... Its actually run by a couple a chimps" 😂😂😂

[@nathanroser7486]

There's no context you've missed out what makes the jokes so funny

[@IntoxicatedPanda87]

No matter how low I feel, Ricky bursting out laughing makes me laugh

[@adelehtaylor]

The "foodage" part almost blew out my speakers!

[@theescouse]

This three can cure anything. 🤣 never gets old NEVER! 🥰🤣

[@EeekiE]

You know it’s a belter when Merchant cracks up

[@Wg-zp6gq]

Funniest thing about this is that it's actually true. It happened in 1957 and the manhole cover became the fastest man made object ever and reached a speed of 125,000mph

[@CrazyFreak714]

I think the square tins is the funniest of all 😅

[@petermurphy75able]

"Get your knickers off" should have made this list.

[@Renzsu]

Good call, also “from the rough bit of the island”

[@ragingbill]

The end of the Leg Rubber story would have been great too. Also, “Mr Dilkington” is one of Ricky’s funniest laughs. I know it was technically Steve that said it, but he was reading something Karl wrote so it still sort of counts.

[@AA-fn9xz]

I think the most genuine uncontrollable laughter from Ricky is when Karl talks about a toddler that used to chase cars.

[@detinu]

This is the best video on youtube. Anytime I feel down I just come to this. Thank you for making this.

[@TEXANBEAST12]

Foreal man lol

[@syok1107]

I especially enjoyed the full 7 seconds of silence in the beginning that makes you check your volume, thinking your audio is bugged..

[@ASMRStud]

Syok ok boomer

[@syok1107]

@@ASMRStud You feel me, zoomer?

[@MrMadtv123]

Karl - " if its a potato or a nut its a foodage " ricky - ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aa

[@zackharris8373]

I would be so happy if they decided to return to do these podcasts, i understand people move on but these three literally have nothing to do with each other now which saddens me. If the three of them got back into a room and talked, it would be funny. The chemistry is there whenever they are together, which we haven't seen for a long time. They need to do something again, if not the podcasts, but ideally, i want new XFM stuff 😂 i am well aware it won't happen

[@Adam-ro8vj]

Context is so important for these to be funny

[@Christoff070]

Yeah exactly dude

[@changvasejarik62]

I know most of the contexts but the double the chance thing eludes me.

[@SinnohGreen]

I’ve never not laughed at the manhole cover bit. Heard it about 15 times it gets me everytime. First time I genuinely lost all my bodily functions.

[@urosmarjanovic663]

As a part of physics education :D :D :D

[@w8m4n]

Funny thing is it's true.

[@SinnohGreen]

W8 M4N yeah I really do believe that they’ve not seen the manhole cover since.

[@w8m4n]

@@SinnohGreen RIP manhole cover. Not sure about that part though.

[@w8m4n]

@Proper nothing is "TRUE" the way Karl says it. There's often a kernel of truth in the bollocks he spouts

[@thomasreynolds771]

Nothing beats the diary - Dilkington...I died

[@chrismccartney2780]

That is up there but "that my name was Brett" is close

[@jgrillo638]

Mr. Dilkington, you are one of our most valuable customer

[@juliuszwartkruis4404]

@@jgrillo638 I put it in the bin.

[@jackjamesgodsell9586]

"Everyone Likes the Smell of Bacon" 😁😭🤣😂🤣😭😁

[@Brothernumber3]

"Kick a duck up the arse" will never not be funny

[@SuperSongbird21]

Ducks are just inherently funny - hence the success of Donald and Daffy.

[@factcheckingyourmum]

@@SuperSongbird21 and they have quite a kickable ass

[@pauljohnson5190]

It's actually Steve's laugh that sometimes gets me the most 🤣🤣🤣

[@barringtonfisher87]

It adds to it because its not often he outbursts. He'll maybe chuckle or do that silly "hee hee" laugh

[@Klunk234]

The manhole cover story is actually true!

[@MrSourceMan]

Yup; the fastest manmade object ever iirc. But Karl has the eloquent storytelling ability of a Mack Truck going through a cement factory lol.

[@theorangetriangle9468]

Surely it’s not true as Karl described? Fairly certain that steel is vaporised by nuclear bombs for a good 1/2 mile around detonation?

[@MrSourceMan]

@@theorangetriangle9468 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hITIfWiZa5qpY8k he's not completely far off. The manhole cover was seperated from the nuclear detonation by a huge concrete plug, which became gas from the heat of the nuclear explosion, basically turning the cover into a bullet fired from a gun. The cover itself wasn't touched by the nuclear bomb.

[@jgrillo638]

Its stilly flying through space at a million miles per hour (unless its hit something by now)

[@Rhlgull1331]

The last one was the best one because it’s Karl unintentionally telling a decent joke

[@L_Martin]

3:15 I love the quiver in Karl’s voice

[@andrewteacher5105]

Hilarious, but all of these need more of a set up. "I've always wanted to kick a duck up the ass." Was Karl's answer to 'What would you do if it was the last day on Earth?' Steve wanted to fight in a bar, Ricky was all great albums and wine, then Karl says... "I've always wanted to kick a duck up the ass." Funniest thing I've ever heard. More set up pls!

[@BubbaGunShrimp]

You know its good when Ricky's laugh goes for a third verse

[@bfkc111]

It's probably not understood by many, but "just the way it looked" refers to an astronaut monkey wanting to get back into space again. It's not about a monkey just being "sad" or whatever.

[@youvebeengreeked]

“It was addressed… to Mr. Dilkington”, “Get yer knickers off”, “… Man-moths?”, “I was still using me eyes even though I ‘ad ‘em shut”

[@DaGleese]

"There was a shadow somewhere" is up there too

[@elchasqui6986]

Fucking hell, that's top tier that one

[@Comeonfhqwhgads95]

I love how Ricky laughs like a chimpanzee. “HA HA HA HAAAAAA!!!!!”

[@garruksson]

why didn't he look both ways is actually beyond genius, just wow

[@E-MAN979]

You missed the one where Karl gives his future predictions

[@miguelsilva9118]

They used to say "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", now they're saying "Eat five fruits".

[@jamesbyrnes716]

the natural lowering of the trouser nearly killed me

[@TKTrooper]

I get the philosophy of always leaving them wanting more, and going out on top. But moments like these make me think there is still so much more joy to be had. I highly doubt it, but i live in hope that one day the three of them get abck together again and rekindle these chats.

[@poshpanda469]

How can that picture be so accurate... 🍊

[@mr.100rupees3]

The manhole cover story is that in 1957 they were doing nuclear tests underground to minimise nuclear fallout, the bomb was detonated in a tube, and a manhole cover was part of this tube system. It was never found

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

That's the thing about Karl's stories, there's always some truth at the center of them but his warped little mind has distorted all the details 😅

[@allys744]

The best part is that Karl is saying all these things and not even trying to be funny. He’s being himself and it makes Ricky die with laughter 🤣😁

[@elgerardoedwardio2498]

"I am going to burst!"

[@MisterM2402]

"The lad with two heads got run over" - Oh god, I know what's coming next

[@Phillyjoe2]

Brilliant compilation! I think my ersonal favourite ever is the "get yer knickers off" one 🤣

[@FutureAbe]

I have always loved “I was using me eyes even though I had them shut”

[@RC-tq3zh]

Best one was “He had a helmet on, but his head come off” 😂😂😂😂

[@stui0ham]

This is brilliant.

[@RayBecker]

How do you NOT have...Eyes that pop out of their head...Steve. And the best one is Karl's predictions for the future; an apple a day keeps the doctor away...Ricky almost falls out of his chair

[@TheOnesAtTheBottom]

Forgot about "I think there are some bacteria who have better life than that."

[@jamesbyrnes716]

or auntie noras fanny looking like a ripped tennis ball

[@OSW]

2:00 it's surreal to hear the "XFM version" of this line. He answers the exact same question the exact same way for the Ricky Gervais podcast 🦆

[@windyearl]

You’re obsessed with duck arse.

[@115Wilko]

It is from the Podcast.

[@NotNowMadam]

@@115Wilko always wanted to kick a duck up the arse

[@liquidgeorge]

Jay Hunter, ya fuckin' animal, ya!

[@DJ_Spazzy]

Definatley from the podcast

[@odw_99]

The burgers episode bit when Karl goes: “I can’t do this either…” is the best one ever

[@snakez1747]

Yes!!! Burger and grape stuffing is easily one of the best moments ever. Karl spitting out grapes because of Steve and Ricky making him laugh during the challenge.

[@odw_99]

@@snakez1747 Steve throwing in “We could make wine” is always a classic as well

[@Shaeith]

If you cut away the context of why he bursts into laughter, it's instantly a hundred times less funny.....

[@domsjuk]

This must be the most ridiculously effective thing to get people laughing. You could play this at a funeral and everyone would burst, even though WE DON'T EVEN REALLY GET THE PUNCH LINE because the clips are so short.

[@cartmanofsp]

Grape crusher! Sorry?! You're a grape crusher, next!

[@MrObiwan1]

He's unintentionally hilarious but when you actually think about the things he says they strangely make sense !!!

[@jamesbyrnes716]

Any stand up comedian would do anything to be able to naturally phrase things the way karl does, the funniest people sometimes are the people not trying to be funny at all. i love karls way with words.

[@jgrillo638]

Its so true

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

Karl is such a good straight man because it's so hard to make him break character and laugh

[@jamesnicks5367]

Absolutely loved this, had some of my favourite clips in it but seriously... how did you miss Harry?! No he wasnt like that, he wasnt like that. Straight too the point, he was like, “Get your knickers off” 😂 Ricky literally falls off his chair its brilliant

[@TheRuddster95]

"the fuck's Harry?!" 😂

[@tb7667]

My favourite is Ricky laughing in the background during Karl’s genius Kes video.

[@jamesbyrnes716]

or scrooge when he said garlic bread like peter kay, ricky screamed

[@shane-porter]

Two of my favourites are the shadow that kept knocking people off their bikes and the immortal line ‘I was using me eyes even though I had ‘em shut’ 🤣

[@Sam1878Henry]

Ricky’s laugh sounds like it’s going to break my headphones

[@bitterman213]

I don’t think Karl gets credit for the fact that he really understands how to time the delivery

[@truthsmiles]

I’ve watched and listened to many hours of Karl.. I really, truly don’t think any of it is scripted. If it is, he’s one of the best actors in the world IMO.

[@dsharpe6884]

Man alive Karl 😂

[@alexpn_]

I’ve never heard some of these ! Fucking hilarious

[@pgsmith22]

"Get me in the book." 🤣

[@Silver_Specter]

Rickys laugh is strange yes but nothing beats that stup hu hu hu hu laugh smerch does

[@michaelharvey1197]

"Should've looks both ways" is the best joke by Karl I've heard him say since I started listening to him 10 years ago

[@Chriswallace0405]

I think the best one I've heard is when he asks him if he'd feel guilty wanking if he got a body transplant and without even thinking Karl says "well.. no.. cause they aren't my hand's either"

[@michaelharvey1197]

@@Chriswallace0405 I agree, another brilliant joke.

[@jamesbyrnes716]

because of his hat he chewed instead of attitude was great too

[@sctmcg]

Personally I think the part at 4:12 is Ricky's best ever laugh

[@dpwhitaker7088]

Brilliant comedy trio!

[@rooneye]

Sooo many "monkey" ones! He LOVES "monkeys" I use inverted commas as they could be apes, Karl cant be arsed differentiating 🤣

[@fruitcloud5679]

Seriously do feel sorry for Americans who won’t ever be able to understand how outrageously Funny Karl ricky and merchant are

[@Lindenrd25]

I'm a Yank and have never encountered anyone funnier than Karl!

[@Tukkerrandy]

The kick a duck up the arse came out so dry after their 'end of world' conversation, I rarely ever laughed that hard when I heard it for the first time.

[@modernape9878]

I wish they'd drawn a cartoon of karl for this video instead of using a photo of him.

[@johncitizen306]

'Ead like a fucking orange

[@davelordy]

The audio from 5:05 onwards is 180° out of phase (basically it's silent on mono speakers or closely spaced phone speakers)

[@chrisacres]

Cheers for that….

[@benzzodude]

1:22 Ricky holding in a laugh lol

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

"It's actually run by a couple of chimps."

[@DS-nh2yf]

You know it's funny when Ricky laughs, and the decibel level reading is stuck in the red.

[@JL46L88]

Do we need em?

[@liamr1064]

"I've always want to kick a duck up the arse" 🤣

[@tombolton5575]

If it's a potato or a nut... it's a foodage.

[@Wil_Dsense]

random quote from vid: “and it was like the, they ehm, stuck some bacon on his head, and...”

[@NarsFromMars]

Ricky's laughter 🤣🤣

[@jgrillo638]

It's the most contagious laugh in recorded history

[@Retexid]

I don't get the foodage one but Rickys laugh still gets me

[@matthewcastoro5528]

Not captured here. But I like excerpts from the diary and in particular “Mr. Dilkington” was his biggest burst

[@AlastairjCarruthers]

I just love how Karl doesn't understand chimps at all, just basically thinks they're people 😂

[@paullyon5067]

Oh brilliant. I listen to the xfm on cycle but this does it in a quick one session if I'm in a rush 🤣