Learn English with Ricky Gervais (and Karl Pilkington)

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Watching Learn English by Ricky Gervais with Karl Pilkington. Which video of theirs should I watch next? Plus a book and music recommendation.
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@JustinB-123 2 ай бұрын

Karl may unintentionally be the funniest person ever.

@markcutting6504 2 ай бұрын

Still don't understand why people think Karl's an actor,let alone a comedian?Karl's a typical working class man,brought up on a council estate in manchester,who had a fairly happy childhood,but hated school.just a normal bloke that speaks his mind.unfortunately his mind is like a pinball machine full of nonesense,that he speaks before he thinks

@archiewall124 2 ай бұрын

@@fvefve12it kind of is unintentional though because he’s just being himself. It’s not like he suddenly changes into this funny character. From the day he was first on radio he was funny.

@elvisleeboy 2 ай бұрын

@@markcutting6504Perhaps so, but I'm convinced that he's aware that he's funny and that he knows full well that the things he says will achieve laughs. If he was as simple as many people think, he would have struggled to be a bin man, let alone the producer of a national radio show.

@elvisleeboy 2 ай бұрын

@@archiewall124His gift is being able completely sell it by keeping a straight face. There is not a hint that he knows in his facial expressions, but he absolutely knows that the things he says are funny. For example, why would he refer to the Great Wall Of China as the "all right wall of China"? There is no other reason than knowing it's a funny line. I think a lot of people are fooled simply because he's fooled Ricky Gervais into thinking he's simple.

@RobertClaeson 2 ай бұрын

Karl is a fantastically great actor. It's not unintentional.

@TerranSol 2 ай бұрын

Karl has no script, Karl is just Karl. Mr Pilkington is one of those truly unique individuals that we only meet once in our lifetimes.

@markcutting6504 2 ай бұрын

Mr.dilkington

@charismatic9467 Ай бұрын

It's half and half. It's like with Larry David too. Sure they do believe a lot of what they say. But they are hamming it up and are aware of the comedy of it

@owbeer 2 ай бұрын

karls face when ricky calls him a bald orange is priceless.

@markcutting6504 2 ай бұрын

Imagine if his postman was Chinese & said he looked like a bald fuk in orange

@earthwormandruw 2 ай бұрын

bald orange for president 2024!

@StephenDamroth 2 ай бұрын

yeah, the dynamic is better with the three of them. Ricky is too quick to jump on Karl when Stephen isn't there to say "let's hear him out". Ricky is the gas, Stephen is the brake, and Karl is the broken steering wheel

@guigoinz112 Ай бұрын

So true!

@TwoNinePrime 2 ай бұрын

I always get a kick out of how long Karl sits there holding the imaginary tea lol.

@earthwormandruw 2 ай бұрын

If it were so imaginary then why is it so hot??!

@paulschofield985 2 ай бұрын

Karl’s a legend 😂😂 Totally funny & isn’t even doing it intentionally 😂😂

@earthwormandruw 2 ай бұрын

On film for entertainment purposes and it's unintentional? Hmmmmmm 🤔

@paulschofield985 2 ай бұрын

@@earthwormandruw if you watch him he hasn’t a clue what day it is most of the time.. he’s just reacting to what he sees, so yeah unintentional..

@_WeDontKnow_ 2 ай бұрын

10:25 the second "where've you been?" always cracks me up. he puts such effort into making it sound genuine

@Plague_Doc22 2 ай бұрын

Oh hell yeah, one of my favorite videos! Anything Karl is phenomenal.

@thejoelrooganexplosion2400 2 ай бұрын

Ricky G has a show called Derek. It is a must watch. Its beautiful. Karl acts in it and he does really well

@markcutting6504 2 ай бұрын

It's more than beautiful,it's perfection.check out the bloopers as well

@philproffitt8363 2 ай бұрын

@@markcutting6504Also the conversations behind the scenes...between takes, Karl can just roast Ricky with his comebacks.

@DazHotep6EQUJ5 2 ай бұрын

Never met or seen someone who didn't love Karl Pilkington after seeing him. Can't get enough of him.

@ilove6kies Ай бұрын

I have met a couple. That’s the universe telling me to stay away from them 😂

@buddyguy4723 28 күн бұрын

Steve maybe

@DazHotep6EQUJ5 18 күн бұрын

@@ilove6kies Lol it's as good a vetting system as I've seen

@DazHotep6EQUJ5 18 күн бұрын

@@buddyguy4723 True but with "them eyes" he has a good reason😂

@CaddyJim 2 ай бұрын

I think during the *BACK, SACK & CRACK WAX* Is one of the few times you see *Karl LOL* & it looks like he's breaking character but it's just *Karl*

@vaudevillian7 2 ай бұрын

Karl is definitely not scripted

@richardwilliams5387 2 ай бұрын

If it was an act it would be up there with Andy Kaufman and Tony Clifton. It's one of the most well known things Ricky and Steve did together and people have been asking for more for years but Karl has always turned it down, which would be odd if it was an act.

@earthwormandruw 2 ай бұрын

I had always loved how in tune Andy and Tony were and especially to stay in character so long.

@JoelMatton 2 ай бұрын

There's a second Karl Pilkington travel show called The Moaning of Life that I highly recommend watching if you haven't already, it came out a couple years after An Idiot Abroad and is Karl travelling the world to figure out the meaning of life by meeting up with people from different cultures and participating in their various local traditions

@philproffitt8363 2 ай бұрын

Awesome 👌 😁

@johnrobert493 2 ай бұрын

I love how idiot abroad was pitched as torturing Karl, but look, he's addicted to travel

@charlesf2804 2 ай бұрын

I call this classic British-style humor.

@AlexanderBC42 2 ай бұрын

i call this dogshite

@earthwormandruw 2 ай бұрын

He wasn't crossdressed, but it was good British humor

@jakemistakeroberts2044 2 ай бұрын

I loved when he ordered Ricky to look at the non-existent fish and waited.

@eevooTTV 2 ай бұрын

NO! theres something about YOUR smile 😭

@littleghostfilms3012 2 ай бұрын

Karl is 100% himself with all his English ways. Ricky really loves him, but his greatest joy in life seems to be winding him up. And Karl never fails to crack him up.

@mst4705 2 ай бұрын

Rick bursting out laughing is so contagious!

@philproffitt8363 2 ай бұрын

For Ricky's best ever laugh...find the clip of him on the Ellen show guessing the hidden object. His laugh on the reveal is the cure for universal sadness 😁

@DigitalNomad.1 2 ай бұрын

Do more The Ricky Gervais Show i've watched and listened to it so many times i need a new way to consume it!

@bellantwain21 2 ай бұрын

OMG 😂😂love the video protocol stay motivated dream big 1 mill on the way

@not_in_the_know 2 ай бұрын

😂❤ Karl is the funniest... I have watched and listened to do much stuff with him in

@reecebailey9885 2 ай бұрын

Damn... She is beautiful

@0saintclark0 2 ай бұрын

I'd very much enjoy seeing more/longer content from yourself. Not only do you consistently have a captivating point of view on serious topics but your smile and laugh on videos like these are utterly infectious too.

@markcutting6504 2 ай бұрын

Check out her vids on rugby,especially rugby biggest hits.& She's done isle of man

@earthwormandruw 2 ай бұрын

I only recently heard of her patrion. She does book readings apparently

@Cylenceme 2 ай бұрын

I used to watch for the wink at the end. But you stopped 😢

@Venenata 2 ай бұрын

Karl isn't an act l live a few miles from where he grew up he is a pretty usual bloke from my ends

@richardbeaton7324 2 ай бұрын

You'd LOVE the animated Ricky Gervais show. ( There's loads on here you can react too ) ... Also An Idiot Abroad is well worth reacting too and again full episodes are on here. x

@darronsnyder1400 2 ай бұрын

Love your face😊 nice smile ❤

@Stogie2112 2 ай бұрын

To smell of milk is definitely worse than to smell of elderberries.

@raycope2086 2 ай бұрын

It's such a pleasure watching your charming reactions whilst watching this video. Your smile is bewitching, and the way those eyes of yours light up, is just beguiling. Shine on, lovely lady, like only you can. I wish you rainbows.

@Prasumsky 2 ай бұрын

I used to play GTA San Andreas, listening to XFM as a radio station and just drving around

@earthwormandruw 2 ай бұрын

I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to too." - Mitch Hedgeburg

@walterrutherford8321 2 ай бұрын

The way Ricky cracks up I don’t think that’s scripted at all. 😂

@CaddyJim 2 ай бұрын

I thought *Karl* was an act when I first started watching the show about their podcast *The Ricky Gervais Show* (I'm glad to hear you've seen it) Love to see your Big Beautiful Smile because many of the vids you watch aren't funny but educational

@aziouss2863 2 ай бұрын

This guy and Jordan Schlansky from Conan are the two dude where i simply CANNOT TELL if it is THEM or a persona or a blend of the two. My theory is that these guys are akin to masking neurodivergent people... Like they are smart enough to know you are weird and adapt it in your life. So they might exaggerate it a bit for these shows!

@EdMac40 2 ай бұрын

Friggin' brilliant. I have no idea if Karl is acting or not, but I guess it doesn't matter. Either way, it's so much fun.

@billbliss1518 2 ай бұрын

Please watch ANYTHING Karl Pilkington. 😂😂😂😂

@ROBOTRIX_eu 2 ай бұрын

I had a long comment, but youtube deleted it..not important.. Was about Karl and Steve insults compilation, and Best Of Dougie From Dere (Karl Pilkington)..

@matthias3032 2 ай бұрын

German: Umfahren is the opposite of Umfahren... English: Run over is the opposite of drive around....

@alexcavoli6191 2 ай бұрын

We're busy today maybe tomorrow had me dying for some reason.

@richinderbyshire4779 2 ай бұрын

To be clear... this isn't improv... its normal for them two...

@laurentlaurent65 Ай бұрын

So funny! You must watch EXTRAS (tv serie created an with Ricky Gervais)

@raycope2086 2 ай бұрын

I recommend " Scoop. "by Evelyn Waugh, sweetie. It's so funny.

@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec 2 ай бұрын

I love to see you laugh and smile chica 🥹🥰

@teresarubel2182 2 ай бұрын

Right out of the gatev& I'm pissing myself😂😂😂

@FairyRat 2 күн бұрын

This skit brings me to tears every time, and I've watched dozens of times, my face genuinely hurts from laughter. Karl is a mad genius.

@SimonJM 2 ай бұрын

This is going to be painful - I can't stand the guy! ... ETA: yeah, I am the odd man out, really not getting this style of humour, but such is life! For books - the one I am currently reading, "The Watcher in the Shadows" by Carlos Ruiz Zafron or "The Cat Who Saved Books" by Sosuke Natsukawa (the English translation; I only just speak English!!) For music: "Limelight" by Rush, or "5:15" by The Who

@toninov1480 2 ай бұрын

I recommend watching Conan and Jordan Schlansky content. He's like the American version of Karl

@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec 2 ай бұрын

I am writing this to help out this beautiful woman and this video and this channel with the algorithm 🥰🥹

@Zolid_Oak Ай бұрын

Listen to the early radio show XFM. They discoverd Karl there. You'll get the whole background. He is not an actor.

@vee__7 2 ай бұрын

I know you like physics and science and stuff.. Can you look up richard feynman and react to some of his interviews. He's amazing. Also look up some leonard susskind stuff.

@ghettoandroid 2 ай бұрын

Is sack waxing a thing? Sounds extremely painful

@germantoenglish898 2 ай бұрын

Have you seen the animated version of the radio show, it's very funny? It's called The Ricky Gervais Show. 😂 He kind of looks like Fred Flintstone.

@ub-4630 2 ай бұрын

It's difficult to learn English unless you're actually familiar with it. You'd think you got the rules down until you take a step back and review the words you use regularly. Here's an example, try and and get these right: boot, soot, foot. Here's another: dough, rough, trough. Last example: twin, twang, two.

@JamesP44 2 ай бұрын

Highly recommend to get into more of Karl Pilkington and react to his Idiot Abroad Series and the Ricky Gervais Show too. Just brilliant stuff so hilarious!

@louhill5448 2 ай бұрын

Enjoyed both versions of Wolf Like Me, reminded me slightly of The Fall. There's a one-off show Karl did that's about half an hour long, called Satisfied Fool. He takes a Mensa I.Q. test, then meets with writers and scientists to explore the correlation between happiness, or unhappiness, and intelligence.

@NoProtocol 2 ай бұрын

So glad you listened to them both!

@markh8116 2 ай бұрын

That’s not slang I’ve heard in a while , “done up like a kipper” . Meaning “fitted up”, framed , used or betrayed in some way. More often used a few decades ago. I’ve done immersive lessons in Spanish, but I’m only a B2. Lessons would’ve been a lot more interesting if we’d had Karl in class . I don’t ever remember using the words “calvo” or “testículo” in my first lessons!

@mikethemusicman1978 27 күн бұрын

Just to reiterate, Karl is not scripted or an actor on the XFM shows called Graham, LOL. He is very genuine.

@ratelofverdun 2 ай бұрын

Recommended my favourite band, The Smashing Pumpkins. They were my first ever gig when I was 13 and have loved them for 20 years! Today is a song that means so much to me, and that album, Siamese Dream is utter perfection. Listen to Mayonnaise from them if you want all the feels, and my favourite song, Thirty-Three from their Melan Collie and the Infinite Sadness album (Melancholy is intentionally spelled that way btw) l. It is quite a forlorn song but it's beautiful and the music video is amazing.

@iantobaudonnel1138 2 ай бұрын

"Mr. Pilkington abroad "was hilarious with gervais making him travel, and karl's not much of a traveler😂😂😂 (that's why he's referring to china btw)

@IanDarley 2 ай бұрын

For a music (sort of performative/poetic art) video, I would highly recommend Ren - Money Game Part 3. You will not be disappointed and I guarantee chills at some point through the performance. Ren self-publishes and will not copyright strike you if you decide to do a reaction.

@Jamie-lw5sy 2 ай бұрын

Yep fellas, she's still perfect.

@sudeshkrishnan4564 2 ай бұрын

Yes, Karl is not an actor - what you see is what you get. People who worked with him have confirmed he really was like that, and Darren Campbell, Olympic sprinter who was (and is) friends with Karl, said he is happy that Karl became famous for just being himself. No one has ever provided any evidence that Karl is different to what we saw over and over again. There's absolutely nothing to show that Karl is an actor playing a funny character. Ricky and Steve accentuate the comedy and make him feel as uncomfortable as possible. Karl following his own script is less funny in front of the camera, more comfortable, but he is still very funny and witty. Next watch is probably, "Meet Karl Pilkington, both parts one and two.- a visual introduction to Karl.

@Damien.Young46 2 ай бұрын

If you like language related videos have a look at "concerning language" a shrub by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

@mikethemusicman1978 27 күн бұрын

I'm loving the fact that you love the XFM shows as well, I play them on a daily basis just to make me laugh while I'm gaming. Your smile is beautiful as well. :)

@acidcrow4051 2 ай бұрын

@No Protocol I don't want to dox you, but you seem to have experience from all around the world and live in South America. I know this channel is not about you, but I believe we are many who are curious about you, not in a creepy way, just in the "Who is this?", way. Anyway, you can leave it as a mystery, I'm fine with that, just glad you are sitting normally in a new chair! 😂

@MAGFingerpost-tt1so 2 ай бұрын

I have to say I love your smile and your laugh. Your videos are always great, as your intelligence and sense of humour shines through. Thank you

@FlexStudioPL 2 ай бұрын

Hey. Please check out bear fighting in WWII on Polish side. You will love it!

@Nickm32797 2 ай бұрын

"English people smell of milk". As an English person this is actually quite accurate

@acidcrow4051 2 ай бұрын

It's kinda funny thinking about it. English is not my first or second language, but I use it every day. I guess it is sort of like programming, if you don't use it, you forget it. Or at least you believe you have forgotten it, until it suddenly clicks. It's a form of Imposter Syndrome I guess, you know so much more than you think you do!

@mrbronson1000 2 ай бұрын

I missed YYYYoooouuuuu!!!! I hope You are well!!!!! ;) :D :D :D

@ricardoaquino4285 2 ай бұрын

Ricky sounds like a pterodactyl when he laughs sometimes 😂

@antivanti 2 ай бұрын

I think the funniest thing involving Karl is the second time he goes to China and Warwick Davis is with him. When he tries to show Warwick how awful some of the things there are and he keeps finding out that things were worse before, meanwhile Warwick is having a real hard time with the boiled sheep's head and bugs. And I'm like "Aw Karl... you've become a world traveler without even knowing!"

@StanHowse 2 ай бұрын

Karl is 100% Real Deal "Regular Joe". Even his lack of self-awareness is on point.

@CyberBeep_kenshi 2 ай бұрын

What type of music do you like? Smashing pumpkins is cool, seen them live once. He forgot the lyrics to a song, so he walked a circle playing so,e random tune, and said "If you forget, that i forgot, we'll try this again" and he did. that was a fun concert, Rotterdam i think

@BridewellSeniorTube 2 ай бұрын

Watch Meet Karl Pilkington and also Meet Karl Pilkington part 2

@CHOCKO895 2 ай бұрын

Now I have to go back and watch Idiot Abroad again. I could use a fantastic laugh. Forgot how funny Karl is.

@JomelCariso 2 ай бұрын

I Recommended for the geography of the Philippines ☺🙏

@ruk2023-- 2 ай бұрын

Karl is not an act. If anything he's a fairly typical working class Manc (person from Manchester - Mancunian - Manc for short).

@paulmo5836 Ай бұрын

Not sure how much he is scripted but he is just a very funny guy and great actor, he is playing a part, someone I know worked on set with filming and said he just turned into a different guy once the camera stopped rolling and was pissing himself at some of the stuff he'd said. He's very good at it though.

@jordanchristeson2872 Ай бұрын

It’s the fact that after they go through this whole insanity by Rick, Karl’s first idea is Fromage 💀

@bradleyhayne 2 ай бұрын

Ricky is a genius. If you haven't seen Derek or Afterlife you're missing out.

@buffstraw2969 2 ай бұрын

There is no Part Two. How could they possibly top Part One?

@CaddyJim 2 ай бұрын

Is the radio show you listen to is it the same thing as the animated show about their podcast called *(The Ricky Gervais Show)*

@whh3946 29 күн бұрын

These skits Ricky did I think were a test of endurance, how long could he go before having to tap out with laughter

@Matty_UK 2 ай бұрын

Your responses and demeanour are adorable. And how are you aware that paying fifteen pounds to have ya balls waxed is cheap? Lol

@xraysteve 2 ай бұрын

There is a series of five or six videos (audio only) here on KZbin that are compilations of Stephen and Karl insulting each other from the radio show. Some of it never gets old.

@leslieg9406 2 ай бұрын

Their dynamics make for funny dialog. Karl was wonderful in An Idiot Abroad TV show. If you haven't seen it, check it out.

@Biomirth 2 ай бұрын

It's fun seeing you get mildly embarrassed for them.

@gotaigo 2 ай бұрын

That was joyful from across the pond😂😂😂

@wprobe 2 ай бұрын

Monty Python I would like to have an argument is a skit you could cover

@patrickknoph6313 2 ай бұрын

Yes please.

@willmartin2078 2 ай бұрын

If you like Karl and Steve, it's a must that you react to Karl vs Steve all the insults, it's absolutely hilarious

@G.B.B. 2 ай бұрын

Karl is one of the greatest accidental discoveries in history!

@markcutting6504 2 ай бұрын

Yes.check out Mandy cane lane if you haven't already.she did all the animated Ricky gervais show,then idiot abroad.now she's on the xfm radio show,where it all began

@tornoutlaw 2 ай бұрын

One of the funniest things I have ever seen is from Ricky's show "Life's too short". It's a bit where actor Warwick Davis, you know him from Season 2 of "An idiot abroad", brainstorms with his assistant about finding other sources of income. Also, if you haven't seen anything from that show, look for the scene with Liam Neeson.

@markcutting6504 2 ай бұрын

Season 3