Karl Pilkington talks about time travel

[@fawnjenkins5157]

"What event in your childhood would you travel back to and why?" Final Answer: "Nah"

[@boibio3563]

can’t be bothered

[@hpebackwards]

Too much messin' about.

[@gtrrs71]

haha! "You could do whatever you want, Karl!" "Nah." Karl is the man!

[@mundaneman1811]

Amen brother! 👍

[@siggybuttbrain7026]

The man with half a brain lol

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

Absolute chad.

[@frokopop]

Karl has a point here, changing an experience that you regret would destroy any lessons you've learned from it, and observing a memory is pointless because you remember it anyway

[@jeremyc9593]

He didn't have to change it, nor can a person remember every fucking second of their life. Most of the time Karl makes a good point, which Ricky and Steve usually can't follow. Not this time though. As Steve points out, it's just an utter lack of imagination on Karl's part.

[@linebeck1381]

If you changed it, you’d still learn from it because it happened to you.

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

memory is actually a very creative process, its very unlikely that the way you remember something happening is actually the way it happened. so i disagree that you would remember it anyway.

[@linebeck1381]

@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 no I’m saying that if he time travels and changes something that happened, then everyone in the world would not know what was changed except for the person who changed it. So, in turn, he would be the only one who remembers.

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

@@linebeck1381 i wasn't replying to you

[@MrBuch169169]

'Butterfly freed: Moth to blame'. Brilliant. I love when the animators decide to take the piss out of him too. xD

[@danielnelson424]

Chris Buchanan "at" blame. Bell end.

[@foxwhitemore3931]

Bit much.

[@malisselmani9856]

Daniel Nelson At fault*

[@melodyconte]

Get it? Fault... Earthquake 😂

[@ethanhutcho1368]

@@danielnelson424 don’t cry mate

[@LazurBeemz]

My favorite part is how earnestly Ricky and Steve tell Karl he hasn't died. As if they're concerned he might have tricked himself I to thinking he's dead.

[@iamwill1182]

Karl is Brick

[@user-mt4ku7jw1y]

@@iamwill1182 Will is Pric

[@musungutuloko]

Karl's answer is fucking zen. He wouldn't want to change anything because then he wouldn't learn from his experience. That's like Dalai Lama level wisdom.

[@rockinrodney5000]

Holy shit. Didn't realize that until your comment. Good job pointing that out.

[@CMDParodies]

musungujim Karl had no clue what he was saying

[@1andonlyzara]

I’m sure if the Dalai Lama was asked if he would change a point in his past if he could, he’d probably bring the Panchen Lama into exile with him when the Chinese seized Tibet! XD

[@ashwilliams4959]

he comes out with alot of stuff thats actually proper smart just the way he says it is funny

[@a.lampman2165]

Seriously. Everyone wants to pretend Karl never says anything smart, but he levelled a pretty cogent philosophical argument for the positive value of negative experiences here. 🤔

[@smilesfordays]

I have so much respect for Karl. There is so much to appreciate about the fact that he is just that zen about his life. No matter how much they give him grief, he is like the Tao of Pooh... he just is... and finds peace in that... not to mention he observes without judging. So pure.

[@tacaraelam7775]

he called rosa parks lazy

[@smilesfordays]

@@tacaraelam7775 well maybe she was? We are all lazy every once and a while and some of us are firm about committing to it and some of us aren’t... she was firm in her conviction to be exhausted and inspired others to stand their ground... just because his language is sub par doesn’t mean the analysis is too far off base. 🤷‍♀️ there are times I would rather feel like getting arrested than moved from my spot too. Doesn’t downplay what became of it in her case, but it is funny to think it might have just been that simple. 😂

[@CactusCowboyDan]

@@smilesfordays What does it matter if she was lazy or not? The point is that she was told to move from her seat because they treated her like a subhuman for being black. And when she refused to move it offended the white supremacy that was in the position of power at the time.

[@smilesfordays]

@@CactusCowboyDan Karl doesn’t see that. The point is if you allow the frustration of the past to leave you for a couple minutes and don’t look at the systemic problems and find the humor that an entire movement could have started because one woman’s feet hurt too much, it allows you to appreciate future events and current ones in a more basic light. Everyone insisting she was doing it for the rights of everyone is projecting their intentions on the situation. She would not have known what the consequences of that decision would be... she probably thought something hilarious like “I’d rather be arrested than move right now.” The sensitivity of people who have nothing to do with that situation at the time and their glorifying that one particular moment does a disservice to the rest of the entire movement. Singling our one moment as a catalyst causes a disconnect between the real work that was done every day by other people to make things happen. I was only talking about Karl’s ability to look beyond those singular moments we have been taught to hold more value to and, despite his admittedly horrible communication of his thoughts, finds other means of thinking and points that others blinded by the perceived worth of a moment or event would be blind to. It’s fascinating. Also, it does matter how she was feeling and what she was thinking. You’re discounting that day in her life and putting your own worth on the outcome rather than appreciating how she would have felt and why she said those things... that’s limiting your ability to see others for who they are and how they feel by only valuing how those people have helped or will help someone else. You’re not seeing an individual’s worth unless they do something you think is “right” to you. Like think about that shit...

[@junghunt8645]

She was involved in civil rights/NAACP for a long time. And she was not the first person to refuse to move. She’s the most famous and a catalyst tho. “People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” - Rosa Parks

[@beetheb]

I love how Karl always finds a reason not to play along with the scenario, lol. Whatever it is on offer, he never wants it.

[@plasticsman10]

Imagine going to the pub with these three, you would never stop laughing.

[@LazuliScarab]

I'm actually with Karl on this one. Getting to see something like Rome that you could never experience otherwise is one thing, but there's not a ton of interest in just looking at your own life all over again.

[@chrissullivan6403]

Maybe the whole reason Karl didn’t die from the ice pop incident is because he actually did go back in time and save himself...

[@yollolopplplplpl4788]

But he realizes how much he changed reality even though he didn't anticipate for it. So learned his lesson and will time travel no more. Accepting the life he has

[@arandompasserby7940]

It's genuinely heartbreaking to think there's a timeline where Karl Pilkington died as a child from choking on an 'ice pop' and we never got to see this incredible man and his unique way of looking at life.

[@Rkenichi]

@@arandompasserby7940something that never happened is heartbreaking?

[@borednow5838]

"I've learnt my lesson and haven't had a Ice Lolly since" lol

[@superboberdo]

karl really is the epitome of the saying "ignorance is bliss"

[@OBear07]

Karl Pilkington is the greatest philosopher of this generation. his answer is Neitzsche, Hume, and the Buddha rolled into one.

[@mirjamheijn5214]

I'm just using me fables.

[@BoomstickBoyz]

Karl is actually very profound sometimes. What he says about changing your mistakes is wrong is actually incredibly insightful.

[@frankhinstine4552]

I don't know if you're right or wrong but I have noticed you've averaged exactly one upvote per year..

[@mattdavenport7596]

@@frankhinstine4552 get a life mate

[@frankhinstine4552]

@@mattdavenport7596 Get some grammar lessons, 'tard.

[@mattdavenport7596]

@@frankhinstine4552 I’m glad you’ve backed my point up :)

[@frankhinstine4552]

@@mattdavenport7596 Glad you used a capital letter at the beginning of your sentence to back up mine :-)

[@chrishateley5582]

I'd kill for another series of this. Without a doubt one of the funniest TV shows ever made.

[@maxpayneful4328]

Check out the XFM radio shows and the Ricky Gervais Show podcast - there’s hours of their conversations.

[@dr.mantistobboggan4065]

Karl does have a point here

[@joeryan7306]

lizard, am I standing in poop?

[@rockinrodney5000]

I would normally agree with you, but ironically not on this point. Would someone really not want to go back to their past to relive some of their best moments? If I could go back to merely observe some of key moments in my childhood that are of value to me, I would.

[@resurgam2243]

like he said "It's never as Good as the first time".

[@EarthwormShandy]

Does he? Explain.

[@sunnyjim1355]

@@@EarthwormShandy Karl himself explains it perfectly well... if you don't get it, then you just don't get it.

[@Nostromo2020]

Love Ricky at 0:15 "What's the poin-" "Oh jesus..."

[@Zuernaxashyr]

1:28 - 1:31 Earthquake: Butterfly to blame! 'Butterfly freed! Moth at fault'. Lmao! 😂

[@garpogods8323]

Honestly the more I watch these videos, the more im understanding and agreeing with some points he makes.

[@collectorduck9061]

Opinions. You agree with his opinions.

[@jacob7608]

Ricky needs to make a website, where it is the ultimate Karl Pilkington guide. All his shows, interviews, oddities, and content in one place. It would make a fortune.

[@levimalone4433]

I'm with karl. You've lived that part already it would be boring going back and just watching it again. Now I would go back to my graduation week of high school with all the knowledge I have now and re live life from that point.

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

"Lack of imagination?" Karl's got literally no regrets. He's achieved complete existence in the now and you say *"lack of imagination?"* _Clearly, you are not yet ready for the way of the Karl._

[@StrangerE0ns]

Exactly, they can’t comprehend Karl’s wisdom

[@philbecker4676]

You're both just as stupid as Karl, but you happen to know slightly longer words than he does.

[@StrangerE0ns]

@@philbecker4676 I hope you’re not being serious or thought I was being serious

[@rumble1925]

I imagine Buddha was just an indian Karl

[@eneco3965]

@@StrangerE0ns This but unironically

[@turnupthesun81]

I love Ricky’s disgust when Karl starts talking

[@patrickkilduff5272]

I love the little sound effects....like when Steve hits the table...the animation shows him hitting hit and the paper swishing sound...makes it very immersive.

[@gutserk7149]

One of the few times karl made some damn good points

[@jobansand]

I love Karl so much. He's completely right too.

[@aDislikeBot]

It's what makes it funny. I'm tired of comments on every video making out as if Karl is some misunderstood genius. I don't know why you listen to it if you feel that way.

[@TallSilentGuy]

I can just imagine Karl doing the Quantum Leap project. Poor Al would have his work cut out.

[@krashd]

"Mr President, they are expecting you in Dallas about now" "Have you ever noticed that tables have legs but no arms?" "Uhhh.. Mr President?" "Sorry, I thought you were Al, my imaginary pal!" "Oh boy."

[@JB.zero.zero.1]

I love Ricky's exasperated sighs of dismay at 16 seconds.

[@femmefuntime]

I mean Karl is right, nothing you look back on fondly that you did as a child will be the same again. It’s happened, it’s in the past, just be happy with the memory of it because if you continuously try to recapture that feeling you’re doomed to fail.

[@sbaltys]

I'm with Karl on this one.

[@aswartz16]

Merchant actually adds a lot to the shows. People always say he is the worst part, but without him, the show wouldn't be nearly as good.

[@willhandsen2492]

I love listening to Karl Pilkington when I'm high

[@krisscanlon4051]

You gotta admit the cartoon narrative makes it even better lol

[@Ohfishyfishyfish]

In another video Karl answers a similar question about traveling back through time, when/where would he go? It didn't even have to be part of his life. He chose to go back to a holiday he once had in Mallorca.

[@jacob7608]

The simple life of Karl Pilkington.

[@ctrain3621]

The "no" at the end was so fucking funny

[@blue04mx53]

Surprised he didn't say "I'd go back in time and tell myself not to go back in time when it's offered"

[@MrEBomb12]

"No" "Like it was really on offer"

[@Davidm00sh12]

I love how Ricky sounds genuinely disappointed at the end there lmao

[@ZarkowsWorld]

Karl already went back in time and made himself not die..uh..or...uh... :)

[@collectorduck9061]

Lol. Indeed. How does he know he hasn't already done that? ;D

[@PowerThrash]

I love when Ricky suggested that Karl can just fast-forward and not live the 35 years in between; Karl's response is just 'No'.

[@ClockCommunist]

I like Carl. He has a very simple and noble sort of philosophy about him.

[@InsomniaS3S]

I love love to see things in my childhood

[@jaypee9575]

Karl's interpretation of the butterfly effect kills me.

[@rogda123]

I've got so much time for this show. Best comedy alongside peep show and curb your enthusiasm

[@Blazedreptile]

The comments ruin this. It’s a bit of fun not to be taken too seriously 😑

[@uPenguin]

"his life is completely pointless as he has zero imagination." Have you ever heard some of the things he's said? And you're telling me he has zero imagination?

[@whiteshipmusic]

that's why i love listening

[@misterlist3140]

I love how Ricky is just sick of Karl's shit

[@imjustAlostangel]

That butterfly thing was brillant ..

[@virtualtours3000]

Karl takes the butterfly effect as though it was a real story where a butterfly induced earthquake

[@JazzyWaffles]

The issue is that they ask him a question, and he answers a different question. That's not deep, that's stupid.

[@pastilakompot6912]

+Cornish Isaac That was absolutely not the question. The question was "if you could _go back in time,_ to when would you go?"

[@ElliotWood21]

Pastila Kompot and his answer was that he wouldn't go back in the first place because he thinks the past is in the past and there's no use seeing it again.

[@rockinrodney5000]

Isaac, that wasn't necessarily the question, as they followed it up with what moments would he want to go back to merely to observe. If you were given the option to travel back to the best moments in your life just to observe them again, wouldn't you?

[@camiosg9681]

rockinrodney5000 yeah. And he just didn't want to see it again. Some people enjoy reruns of tv shows, and some don't. Karl just didn't want to see anything.

[@kevintwine2315]

He did answer the question

[@TheQuantumPotato]

He's got a point

[@genkidesukaxoxo]

I lost it when I heard 'near death experience' and 'ice pop'

[@ISPI4]

Weird that he says this. In another interview he said something about going back and reliving a holiday to Majorcca instead of visiting cavemen

[@manonearth5759]

After a while you realize he just blurps out the first thing that comes to his mind, without any thinking whatsoever. He seems like some sort of genius if you're dumb enough to believe it, but overall he is nothing more but a bullshit artist.

[@iwazhear77]

"I haven't had one since." Fuckin hell

[@ariadne-picaro]

I just discovered the guy on the far left sounds like Wheatley

[@overdrive6687]

Thats Stephen Merchant. go figure he's actually the voice actor for Wheatley. :)

[@collectorduck9061]

Guys the one in the middle REALLY sounds like Ricky Gervais.

[@pinklova_101]

These guys make me laugh so hard with their interactions my god😂

[@BrianBattles]

What kills me is Ricky and Steve getting frustrated!

[@user-yn2ru2ep1j]

Karl understands the complexities of multiverse theory.

[@insertyourfeelingshere8106]

Karl is a man without regret

[@theamazingmeh1759]

No one ever excepts the butterfly!

[@russellbridges9779]

i’m with karl on this one ☝️

[@cambodia95]

I really like the animations!

[@95PW]

I would love to watch stuff from my childhood, like some sort of replay editor where i can choose the angle and stuff. I think about it all the time haha

[@yeah754]

in all actuality, karl pilkington is a genius

[@nicholasschrader7179]

They aren't even trying to seriously engage Karl, they just shove a hypothetical in his face and expect him to take interest or give them an answer they like.

[@ZonagonsBlackKnight]

I think Karl just accidentally admitted to being Immortal with that bit about Rome.

[@jasondankenbring1710]

I also love how Ricky assumes we can't keep up with his brilliant (86+) IQ. The self importance is staggering.

[@roachdoggjr7393]

These conversations always go two ways with me. Either i get really annoyed at Ricky bc Karl is making a really good point and Ricky thinks he has to make himself look smarter all the time. Or, Karl frustrates me just as much as he frustrates Ricky and Steve. This was the latter.

[@johnLennon255]

These conversations just give me laughter. You seem miserable

[@gp2860]

I feel the opposite in this case, I feel like Merchant sort of derailed the segment early on to insult Karl while Ricky was on his way to making a great conversation.

[@maxguihur5112]

It’s the Roach Dogg’s little boy!

[@henryaung7229]

Karl's point though was pretty wise. Why change anything when you learned from those mistakes? Why watch or re live a moment in your past, that's in the past, move forward. Though I do understand Ricky and Stephen just wanted a simple answer.

[@MattyMcGregor14]

"Theres no points doing something twice" - Karl Pilkington. What an advertisement that would of been for An Idiot Abroad 2

[@Sparklingtotheworld]

Karl Pilkington is very deep.

[@maadikid1]

Me too, some people see stuff like this and they think he's stupid, but those people don't realize that most of the time he's just thinking logically.

[@YonkoAgenda]

I love how karl thinks~

[@aDislikeBot]

It would be nice to look back on something in your childhood, that was the point in the question.

[@SundayMorninEveryDay]

"Brilliant, no. Like it was on offer. Like this was really on offer!" Hahaha, so good, I see Karl has watched the Butterfly Effect

[@Jesifraser]

legend

[@Blazekickz]

love ricky's reaction ar 0:15 xD

[@jasondankenbring1710]

It's funny how much they rag on him, considering he's the only reason (besides the animation) that ANYONE would watch this.

[@frankyramone]

The ragging and laughing is what the purpose of this is though. If Karl stated his theories and opinions without Ricky and Steve butting in there wouldn't be a show. Just another madman on tv.

[@guy5140]

bullshit. i would show a show with only karl answering emails. They're bullies

[@frankyramone]

Waris Shah Baba stop getting offended on others behalf.

[@guy5140]

Congrats man, you know how to regurgitate a buzz phrase. No rebuttal, no comment, no remark, nothing at all that would either convince me I'm wrong or you're right. Took the time to write something that had no meaning. You are the peak of human my friend.

[@RottingEarth]

Waris Shah Baba Karl said he hates when people say he gets bullied by Ricky and Steve. In his words... "what are you doing about it?"

[@Khorney]

The guy has a point. What I experienced as a child would not be the same as an adult.

[@vividhkothari1]

Absolutely hilarious! I have noticed Karl assumes a lot of details with these hypothetical questions. Like that part where he imposed the rule of being in a London if had a superpower. LMAO!

[@UnusualPete]

"The wise always seems ridiculous to the fool."

[@megakila14]

i like how karl thinks the y blame it on thee butterfly when its called the butterfly effect

[@LSDOvideos]

"I don't see the point in doing the same thing twice" Karl confirms he's only had sex once then?

[@maymayth3n]

My god a Max Stirner pfp lol

[@canalkevinjordan]

sex doesn't go the same way every single time lol

[@BryanPiekarski]

Still once more than Steve

[@rbeck3200tb40]

Yeah and some Spanish fireman interrupted him having sex

[@Scurvebeard]

He's only looked at a single Georgia O'Keeffe painting.

[@Mayeur000Donz]

I like Ricky's idea of going back and fixing your mistakes. There's been no end to circumstances where I said things I regretted. To be honest, I think the people I said it to forgot quickly, but I still feel bad. :~/

[@ronocko]

I suggest reading up on time dilation of moving particles, Basically when things like muons are accelerated to near speed of light they decay slower and this is observed in nature.

[@Tillyard86]

Maybe Stephen should go back and tell himself not to bother with this question!

[@DubstructorMusic]

I lol'd at the Butterfly Freed! Moth at "fault" Too much pun for me to handle.

[@DepressedAnnnie]

I love how the ghost of Christmas past is bored.

[@yungblud2000]

he's just saying "i wanna be in inception"

[@soundslave]

I'd always go forward.

[@josesthuo4565]

As crazy as it sounds karl actually has a point

[@Juouikl]

I do feel sorry for Karl, and I think the same way as him sometimes, but Rickey and Steve interupting him is part of what makes the show funny!

[@Fischerspoonraff]

I feel the same way.

[@Mankind081]

The American animators obviously don't know what an Ice Pop is.

[@collectorduck9061]

Yeah. Ricky even calls it a Mr. Freeze, which is a common brand.

[@mattsdomino]

Legend!

[@OMarkedOneO]

deep man is DEEP