Q&A | The Ultimate Superpower? | Karl Pilkington

Last week, we asked you to start submitting questions for Karl's Facebook Q&A which is on the 20th June at 7pm. Karl wanted to answer some ahead of the day itself, so here's his video answering Andy Croswell's question about what superpower Karl would most want, 'ability to fly, X-Ray vision or super-hearing?

[@jasongodwell5530]

"The ability to fly, but like a chicken."...

[@myvanwycalista3387]

- Karl 2014

[@Sharpie951HD]

Daniel T. "We live in a world where everything is nothing"

[@angelkotilainen]

Just so he doesn't need give anyone a lift into town 😂

[@tyroon81]

Lazy🤣 He'd rather have an old telly with tubes and speakers and crap in it🤦‍♂️😆 Good answer apart from that.

[@ValValiantThor216]

🤣🤣

[@MrNoobmove]

Bullshit man is arguably the best superhero ever.

[@angelkotilainen]

Agreed.

[@Lynxchillin08]

"We live in a world now where everything is nothing" - Karl Pilkington

[@hampusheh]

The things is, Karl is so brilliant because this is exactly what would happen with a superpower. It would become mundane, people would hassle you, and you'd be bored eventually.

[@beckoning-chasm]

Karl's already got a superpower - the ability to make me laugh harder than I have in a long time. Good thing he doesn't use that power for evil.

[@karlpilkington]

[@iamtherealrenedescartes]

wr1swd84 He would meet an alien obviously. But he wouldn't know what to feed it when he invites it around for dinner. He may try pasta but he knows it may not like it. It's not used to human food.

[@sophiebophiex]

i think what hes trying to say is

[@ChrisHutchinson11]

"X-Ray vision - don't see the point" Classic Karl! Ha

[@zetetick395]

Bit by bit he is actually delineating a philosophy of Life in all these Vids. "Almost Zen"

[@WifferCracker]

Karl you should start doing vlogs

[@Bethhhf]

this needs to happen!

[@Twitch0n3]

That's the one vlog i would look forward to every day.

[@WifferCracker]

***** Same. I've listened to the podcasts so many times I've lost track. Karl can't just stop making content when he's such a genius!

[@WifferCracker]

***** Wait what!? You go to Wakefield College, right?

[@Twitch0n3]

***** A genius that doesn't know it, lol.

[@greendaytomd96]

TV Terry haha thats a new one 1:10

[@noddy3007]

greendaytomd96 don't forget the bloke who slept in a boat in his lounge room with 1 telly that the sound worked on, and 1 telly the picture worked on. I think it was uncle Alf; the one who had the dirty mattress stinking of oil in the back of his van.

[@MyUsernameIsMikee]

And don't forget the two kids with the big heads and webbed hands. (They weren't friends. Too obvious). The boy with the pigeon chest. The not just homeless, but sort of, mental homeless woman who pushed around a pram containing bucket with a face on it. The woman known as 'miss piggy' who only communicated via a mirror and she used to ride around on a tricycle with her husband in the back. She also used to beat him up sometimes.. The woman who Karl's dad called 'spud head'(not sure if that's just another name for the pig headed woman?) the Forrest Gump kid who Karl's dad put in a wheelie bin. Karl's dry wipe cat. The beetle he ate 'cus I thought it was liquorice'. The kid who chased cars. Did we miss any?

[@sophieewohaa]

greendaytomd96 Uncle Hazel.

[@iamtherealrenedescartes]

MyUsernameIsMikee His Aunts. There was one with a rice crispy back. One who had a vagina looking like a split tennis ball. And one who had wind for 5 minutes. I can't remember if they were all the same but Aunt Nel comes to my mind.

[@thatguykalem]

MyUsernameIsMikee You forgot Fred the Veg and John the Screw!

[@Snufkin224]

It was a very clever answer actually.

[@mac148]

ha ha flappy bird karl lol

[@silverpower6912]

not really

[@CentristDad155]

It is not a proper clever answer but it is a brilliant illustration of his personality: negative, ill-informed and self-centered. He missed an oppurtunity here to request the real superpower he would want: cleaning house cleaning attachments that sprout off his arms. He is very fussy/clean/house proud and apparently follows people around to clean when they come in his house.

[@ihenners_]

haha please make a Podcast! I could listen to you all day

[@MrHaloownage]

He did, it's called The Ricky Gervais Show, there's three seasons all on DVD

[@ArranJArt]

i know what u mean, ive listened to the xfm so many times.

[@bajer111]

MrHaloownage there is a whole lot more than what made it into the animated series

[@ArranJArt]

yeah like there old radio station xfm was a classic

[@Sledgehammer003]

Go on piratebay and get ALL of their podcasts. You can literally listen to Karl talk twaddle for hours. its my background noise when i study/play video games etc

[@vampmode9132]

I love how Karl always defaults to the lungs as a reference of the body

[@RiC_David]

I nearly died when he said that (but then they popped a new lung on me)

[@alexpotential3190]

We must have a full origin story for T.V. Terry!

[@arghone]

TV TERRY

[@morrisseysquiff1063]

arghone JIMMY THE HAT

[@thatguykalem]

Morrisseys Quiff Fred the Veg.

[@daniella7343]

+thatguykalem Tattoo Stan

[@earniejohnston6046]

I will never get sick of hearing his logical explanations

[@sneezepal]

"TV Terry"? This man must've lived in a Saturday morning cartoon.

[@JockDoubleday]

The thing is, Karl means it. This is why it works. When people try to be funny or clever, they fail. Karl's not trying to be funny. He's telling the truth.

[@kevinjackson1275]

"I don't think I'd have any of them"-Karl Yeah coz these thinks are really on offer

[@Masta200]

"Ability to fly, but like a chicken" lol

[@ddstar]

TV Teri? We never heard about him on the podcasts Karl.. rofl

[@Renegade7990]

Ability to fly but like a chicken. Almost pissed myself laughing

[@J.L.Media.]

What an answer! I'd chose flying too, but if anyone asked for a favor I'd say no and fly off.

[@UltimateBroadcaster]

"The ability to fly but like a chicken" lol 😂

[@ciri151]

I fucking died at the end

[@MrFreefonix420]

his answers are spectacualar the ability to fly but like a chicken... thats why watching one hour long podcasts never gets boring

[@MrMotoflou]

the 2 dislikes are from a jellyfish.

[@thehammurabichode7994]

That's like, 10% of a dislike if you disregaurd the water

[@Klayton88]

TV Terry - Brilliant

[@bendlor]

"we live in a world where everything is nothing" -Karl Pilkington

[@mterpstra3]

*Karl*: "You never see a happy superhero. Spiderman wanted to tell Jane and he's like, "Oh, I can't." Superman wanted to tell Louis. *Ricky*: Louis? Who's Louis? Is that like his little secret chum? *Karl*: Hulk....he's not happy. *Ricky*: **erupts with laughter**

[@craigwarner6156]

He's right though you never see a happy super hero

[@arkirron7172]

But leaving aside the superheroes you’re already aware of. Remember you can have anything Karl. Flight, invisibility, choose it wisely, strength... intelligence. But why have I been picked?

[@reececowell6642]

Flappy Karl someone needs to make that

[@LukeThaGreat]

Karl never change please.

[@PolyTheWerewolf]

It's like you can almost hear Ricky Gervais laughing

[@zaiivonhest]

Everything he says is gold. Need more Karl!

[@a.md.685]

I could listen to Karl alll day long. ♥♥♥♥♥ your Canadian fan !

[@TomDeLaCruz]

it's amazing how a man can see the negatives in an infinitely possible potential, where the positives are huge

[@lessevdoolbretsim]

Karl, you're an inspiration...and I mean that in the best possible way.

[@Yorkshiregamer23]

i love this man i could listen to him all day legend :)

[@shaunweston2310]

TV Terry - I can almost hear Ricky's laughter to this.

[@vincesullivan8434]

Pure Wisdom.

[@fettster279]

I hope he makes a TON of these videos. They are awesome.

[@logann7942]

I love Karl

[@ZombieMeeki]

I love how much you think things through.

[@Moses77786]

I'm loving the frequent uploads

[@kellypowell6730]

"I'd have enough flapping power to flap myself down" lol

[@rq3849]

Ricky would have a field day with this entire video

[@adidoc]

Oh Karl!

[@brankogredelj6153]

"if anything I''d prefer worse hearing"

[@IBeC0LD]

Love this guy, keep the videos coming!

[@NO1wantsWORLDWAR3]

Flapping power. Fucking hilarious.

[@erurevir]

He lost me at "everything is nothing".

[@mikesnow285]

Av you seen packet of crisps these days mate?

[@saintbarnabasshackles2437]

I like how every one of his dads mates had a nickname. There was Shorts man, Fred the veg, Larry the hat(i think), Tattoo Stan

[@Maolo92]

The Ultimate Superpower would be knowing evryithing, you would know how to fly effectively, and think of the income!

[@VColossalV]

I'm so happy there is an official Pilk channel ;)

[@smartypantswastaken]

"TV Terry used to come 'round" This just made my day. :)

[@Weekwah]

I'm going to buy a few of his books for my birthday, he's got more than one right? lol, I'm really excited.

[@Ellivee21]

Flapping power!

[@dandananda]

This is magic

[@corbuzchristi365]

"If anything I'd prefer worser hearing" - KP

[@JakeV100]

TV Terry haha, that's a new one.

[@thevictorianbaroness7604]

The chicken analogy. XD So fucking appropriate.

[@MrJoethehammer]

"TV Terry":D fucking love it

[@craigwarner6156]

He's so FUCKING RIGHT

[@ReflexBanana]

I LOVE YOU!

[@NinjaNiece]

Pilko's got a tan.

[@ScienceFollowsTheEvidence]

Oh the man's a genius ! :D TV Terry :) I bet none of the writers of the Superman comics thought of Superman getting hassled by people wanting lifts to places :) Karl you really should make 5 min video blogs based on peoples questions or your own thoughts from your own life. It would like Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, but Karl on the Sofa having a Moan. We need more of this !! You can cheer so many people up with these Karl and you don't even realise it.

[@th33399]

"Flapping power" 😂😂

[@dedpxl]

makes sense

[@cristibutacu8757]

"tricky one ain't it" ?!! witch not to choose :))

[@iKavix]

Someone please animate these

[@adambritain5774]

Like that jacket he has on.

[@KarlTopkarlishHustler]

I love Karl! LOL

[@SilverToster]

yes I remember he says he has very sensitive hearing

[@amosand7476]

Love this guy but just discovered youtube what a great answer tho...I liked the physical cd and dvds etc I'm not about this download life

[@haveitboi999]

need more podcasts to hear more about tv terry!:D

[@janpec10]

When you watch this you really understand why Ricky wanted 24 hour camera on Karl, its like endless stream of comedy coming right at ya.

[@1313xania]

So miserable!!! I love it!!!

[@ItsameAlex]

This clip is fucking awesome

[@MeganElizaStott]

Oh Karl how I do love you! Hilarious and brilliant at the same time! :P

[@furiousbeast5484]

"sure...sure"

[@mackychloe]

We live in a world where everything is nothing.

[@1Kilili]

hahahahaha flapping power. Karl still ist a genius ! He is ! No doubt about it ! Such original a frame of reference he has :)

[@8bitPopCorn]

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH HAH HAH HAHA AHAHA! BRILLIANT! Like a fucking chicken! Genius!

[@stingreah11]

He should do daily vlogs it would be hilarious.

[@Orb_Weaver]

Haha, how have we never heard of TV Terry before?

[@simrahc7763]

I would love to be able to fly!! What Karl was saying about people asking him for a lift into town, i wouldn't mind having flying powers even then, coz then i can just fly away from them :P

[@Bonaboms]

"Enough flapping power to flap my way down" XD

[@yoyothriller]

Classic Karl.

[@OfficialZooke]

lmfao you gotta love karl, Ability to fly but like a chicken hahaha.

[@WTFproductionCrew]

Karl for Prime Minister !

[@netbookeater]

If he could fly bungie won't be that intimidating anymore

[@ljw571]

TV Terry hahahaha.

[@bremCZ]

That's my go to answer now. The ability to fly like a chicken.

[@Brandooooo5]

TV Terry!

[@rockstarrist]

HOW does he keep a straight face? This is so much better without Ricky's annoying noise everywhere. He should consider doing this as a podcast alone. DYNAMITE.

[@RH3D]

unbelievable.

[@Zenvalley]

"Enough flapping power to flap my way down"

[@Tillyjean2000]

At 3:00 was that Suzanne?

[@MrKurtyP]

Shapeshifter

[@tonykiernan151292]

Genius