Karl Pilkington on Richard Bacon Part 1

Is that the idiot?

[@Robmgwan]

I reckon Karl is a quiet genius

[@UGSETH2]

His brain certainly is, it's just his mouth fucking him up

[@bobjimjones]

karl has been a legend since 2001. real fans know that

[@Wankle.]

How you doing

[@LOVEchristHEwasVEGAN]

hes REAL

[@michaelmulqueen9162]

Ok so lets get this straight! Karl is honest and real...and he has a very simplified view of life. But I have been listening to karls stuff for years and he is a very savie and I think intelligent in a real way. He is a radio producer and editor for a start an involved and diverse job which I gather he has won awards for. Also he promotes himself and his projects and understands what the public want. So I think even though wee might like to see him as a simple guy..he is real much more than that.

[@micnamalahan]

best comment ever mate !

[@cuttea1]

Michael Mulqueen I don't think it's Karl that knows what the public want it's Ricky and Steve

[@Talisman09]

he's more intelligent than you, mate. I know you don't think he is, so it gives me great pleasure to inform you of that

[@bkbj8282]

lol you can't even spell "savvy"

[@saintbarnabasshackles2437]

Won a silver at the Sonys if I remember correctly. Mentioned in the xfm shows

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

I hate how condescending people are to Karl. They automatically assume they're above him.

[@formallynamed85]

Most are far far from above him in life

[@Vingul]

Didn't think this Bacon fella was bad in that regard.

[@itsMrNoble]

You automatically assume you’re above him, mate, if anyone does…

[@jeffshaw526]

Sacha Baren Cohen has made a career doing this.

[@LOVEchristHEwasVEGAN]

especially ricky

[@tfn105]

You get so much more watching Karl talking than simply listening to Karl talking. He seems so much more animated and engaging here. It's also one of the few times that he's on radio/tv without Ricky or Steve about

[@DigitalSid]

Richard KNOWS it's not an act, he used to work at XFM with him, he's simply playing devil's advocate to give him a chance to answer the skeptics directly.

[@varun009]

He's so genuine. Even in this video he came out with some bogus "fact" which he probably just misunderstood to begin with, and he doesn't mind calling other countries shit. Everyone should aspire to be so unpretentious. He's also right about his stay being shit terrible. If they only got him to moan about the wonders themselves, the series would only have 2 episodes.

[@gregjones8412]

Karl's a very perceptive bloke. His comment about knowledge getting in the way is spot on. He's way over the head of the Bacon idiot.

[@LouieC]

Has anyone activated the captions? OMFG it's brilliant

[@DadManDoes]

haha. that does make it a million times funnier

[@nialljamesbuckley]

haha - wow, good call!

[@tomfry2853]

Louie Cafarella thank you

[@LouieC]

Welcome 😜

[@thebindingofboswald2132]

+Louie Cafarella " As a blonde bought he said Joe goes there "

[@AndysEdits]

lmfao omg i love this man so much, the way he pronounces "its not a highlight of my life, someone shouting out "is that the idiot""

[@vincentpaulmcghee4918]

Love the London/New York comparison. So true😂👏

[@nothingbettertodotbh4083]

Thanks for uploading this - haven't seen this before

[@madbadJim]

Karl is smarter than us all... he's done pretty well for someone who is supposed to be a dumb manc. Playing to your strengths is a sign of real self knowledge and skill...

[@jackinabox12]

Ricky Gervais: "Do you think you bully Karl?" Yes. He's my best mate with his own show and a 5 bedroom house London. Who else wants to be bullied?

[@bumblebeefightergirl]

Karl is too cute for words. An Idiot Abroad really is the greatest practical joke ever pulled.

[@deanoeldo]

He's so down to earth!

[@JakeWilliams283]

"weve come miles, wh wh whats this?!"

[@DeadManVlog]

Excellent. More Karl on screens please. 👏🍊

[@truckcompany]

I kinda feel sorry for Karl that he almost had a break down. I wish him all the best. He makes me laugh sooooo much :)

[@wills101]

great interview, soo chilled.

[@mortonquirk]

a fire that didn't happen, a wife that didn't exist and a cat that didn't look happy

[@chrisbutler6597]

Oh so the blokes were ghosts

[@Geordie_Boy01]

Karl is actually smart he just words his sentences wrong

[@LOVEchristHEwasVEGAN]

i love how karl is so real he foreces interviewers to reach into their real side too, no FAFF

[@davidwestmoreland3024]

definately got to meet karl pilkington steve and rick, i love them all , there so funny

[@TheDiegoinhoops]

graham is such a good actor

[@215obnoxus]

***** lol bollocks

[@Thisworldthisweek]

How he keeps in character is amazing. He’s doing theater work now.

[@zebz313]

it's weird not hearing Ricky's laugh every 5 mins haha

[@awinbisa]

Karl is the antithesis of a little Englander. He is very amicable, accepting of other cultures, tries to understand. He has no superiority complex like most little Englanders.

[@mini_mozzer]

have you even listened to the radio show? he shits all over other cultures all the time. "little asian fella"

[@christopherpenny6083]

Not really

[@vividdylan400]

"I can't call Ricky because he will be 'this is brilliant. Kar's having a breakdown." So funny.

[@lordbottaro4549]

Karl was Richard’s boss at XFM in the late 90’s.

[@BKMarcelus88]

karl's head bop to the outro music, lol

[@mickleem]

He’s the best natural comedian around. I could watch him all day.

[@kevrockism]

I do 😂😂😂

[@123reletive123]

i really wish karl reaised how much WE ALL LOVE HIM because we really do and his the most amazing person on this this planet

[@chriswilletts3621]

2:45 Back on the chang again lol

[@capo2k8]

Imagine if Karl were Prime Minister...oh it'd be amazing! Everyone would actually start paying attention to politics...imagine PM's Question Time - it'd be the best thing ever. Seriously.

[@gjo1832]

this was covered in the podcasts. and it really wouldn't

[@reynoldricardo]

yep, nothing but pamphlets and warning signs lol

[@JohnnyLCob]

@@gjo1832 How?

[@fatmanskills3771]

'This is brilliant! He's having a breakdown.' 😂

[@kryptman40k]

I love how he staarts bobbing his head when the music comes out at 8:40.

[@mohomadali]

Im sooo glad i got the traffic report for london....saved me some time in america! ^_^

[@wokoutwarrior]

I love that his calling the head of production at Sky for that show and his telling him it is going to be ok and to take one day at a time haha.

[@ValValiantThor216]

Its easy for him While he's sat in an office with a Frappuccino 😆

[@Asidders]

I absolutely agree. Letting Karl talk, not interrupting him, no shouting, just smoooooth. Very likable host.

[@ObiWanShinobi85]

The drugs he took were likeable

[@solohoops07]

this interview is so refreshing because Richard Bacon treats him like a regular bloke, he doesn't get treated like an idiot. Ricky and Steve are always takin the piss, It's nice to see him just have a regular conversation where he doesn't have to be ridiculed ya kno

[@melissaflynn4]

love him so much :P

[@Areashiftybun]

Best. Video. Description. Ever.

[@hydratheskygod6344]

I bet he's enjoying the break from Ricky constantly laughing at everything he says. looks like he's actually happy getting to talk without Ricky or Steve there

[@DoubleDowner]

Sad they're all completely separate now - I don't think Karl and Ricky talk at all anymore after he left Derek.

[@joepoo1000]

karl body pops like a boss during the travel news..

[@lundgrp]

I don't now what Karl is worth but he is worth every penny, unlike some Premier League footballers

[@bodrinker]

Is Bacon still on the Charlie ???

[@markaswell]

haha.. I love karl so much, what's he doing next? better be something in the works!

[@deanukpoker]

knackered

[@slytown]

Rick, Steve, and Karl need to do a live, sort of three-man-show, tour. Ricky is a great stand-up ( and Steve I understand is doing a stand-up tour sonn) but those three live would be fried gold.

[@bobbymcq1]

Karl is awesome he is the best thing to happen to the other two!

[@FIMOE123]

the only video on youtube with 0 thumbs down

[@genericfacelessuser]

Karl's quoted for saying, "I'm a grown man. 'You think I go home & cry to me mum, 'Ooh, Ricky & Steve won't stop picking on me.' No. I'm not a child, you know."

[@CHEESYhairyGASH]

8:30 Karl enjoying the traffic news jingle.

[@Doganmaster22]

perfectly round.

[@lukesmith2662]

A 5 bedroom house in london, you're looking at a minimum of a 800k house. Its prob more likely a 1 or 2mil house. When ricky met him in XFM he had a 2 bedroom flat and he had a dodgy washing machine and boiler. Pilkington would never have made it without Ricky. He got shoved into peoples faces for them to see how incredible Karl is. Yes, Karl stands his own because he is amazing and probably the funniest man on the planet. But he does owe it all to karl. Its just mates having fun, not bullying.

[@flproctor]

I love Karl!

[@lucrativeelfmongrel]

Hahaha I love Richard Bacon's show

[@TheLastRolo]

"what's this... we've come miles, WHAT'S THIS!?"

[@solohoops07]

@LJBanc he's a good dancer, he used to do body popping and breakdancing when he was younger

[@hedgehogzilla]

whoever shouted that was very rude. even if ricky and steve do make jokes about him, he's still a human >:( karl your frickin amazing

[@rossvegas7]

frank sidebottom!! wot a fuckin legend!!!! pissed my sides!!

[@aajr95]

an idiot abroad 2 is karl and warwick davis going on adventures! this is going to be fucking amazing!!!

[@Entoloma1]

5:46 we've come miles lmfaoooooooo

[@lloydduggan92]

Bye..bye..bye on ferry! Buy...buy ferry...I like buy on ferry!

[@PedroPascoaPedro]

remember when this was was youtube peak quality?

[@genericfacelessuser]

I believe it's the cause, because if you listen to Karl talk about his father he says if you don't get on with Karl, you won't get on with his pop because he's "just an older version" of Karl. Personalities are EXACTLY the same apparently.

[@camel747]

Karl may be many things, but 'idiot' is certainly not among them.

[@cillamoke]

i think hes a honey!! genuine and honest!! i love him!!

[@seantownley7442]

Watch Derek he plays the part of a care taker

[@ChrisHepburn]

He definitely is a millionaire now.

[@Mynameiscraig21]

Karl is actually a genius

[@fizz113]

True, but money doesn't always equal happiness

[@xSirDudex]

He said he didn't call his girlfriend much cause it annoyed him that she kept saying he was lucky to travel the world😂😂😂😂😂

[@andycandyandy]

Karl did become the Palin

[@ValValiantThor216]

I didnt call ricky because he would think brilliant he's having a breakdown 😆 😂

[@PinkFloydFan74]

This man is a guru.

[@CaptainLilyJane]

awwwwwwh! :c "Is that the idiot!" Poor Karl!

[@genericfacelessuser]

Oooh! Me! Me next! Me next!

[@rockstarrist]

@XiaoPow exactly.

[@beachie37]

@moewishaw its new episodes of the show called an idiot abroad and its more or less the same idea, sending karl to locations/ to do things other people would enjoy but throwing in some unexpected things

[@Anetron1]

His head looks particularly round with headphones on.

[@sk0vern]

If he was actually bullying him, I;d agree. Ricky isn't saying "yes I am bullying him, but he's rich so who cares" - he's saying he isn't bullying him. They're best friends, Karl has said so before, their relationship is based on friendly 'abuse', if you like.

[@wnfcjkenvfj]

@honestom23 you live in sudbury?? where bouts?

[@reluctable]

I love the episode in India, that bit where he gets taken into a courtyard and everyone starts flinging coloured powders into the air (and on Karl) and dancing with him is a genuinely beautiful moment, not least because Karl cracks a bloody smile for once :)

[@jondoe4287]

richard bacon is the REAL alan partridge - poor chap!

[@NimW]

WOW you caught someone misspelling on the internet! 5 points for you!

[@theshortestpath]

@erica3590 Care to post a link to that interview?

[@devey123]

tell sky ill give em the money back... lol

[@jtathaizzosh]

@grape362 The continents drift on top of the mantle of the earth, and over the years the relative position of everywhere changes all the time. I don't know if what he said is accurate, but things do move over the earth over time.

[@SIXCHA]

not going to lie, clicked on this vid mainly because i thought that it involved bacon

[@fizz113]

I guess you're right, but I can't help but think that constantly calling him an idiot isn't doing him any favours.

[@CABEDAmugged]

"the pyramids shifted five miles" head like a fucking orange

[@1916Fitzy]

Yes he is, ricky even said in one interview about idiot abroad making him a million pounds, and karl just smiled in agreement, and that might have only been one series!

[@HarrisonsFord]

8:20 A head rounder than the microphone put in front of it.

[@raymiraymi]

"Stone Henge, WHAT'S THIS!"

[@montanastylez2593]

Agreed

[@philster102]

de-trout spinners

[@SLIPKN0Tvids]

"im an idiot...its not good."

[@DisturbedAidan2]

Aliens: "What's this!? We've come miles..." HAHA XD Not lightyears then?

[@JeromeBeckett]

Now that I think about it, I do feel sorry for Karl that he is publicly being called an idiot on posters etc. all over the place.