The Ricky Gervais Show

Despite being without his partners in comedy it looks like Karl Pilkington is back to his barmy best...

Karl Pilkington has recently turned 40 and is on a brand new adventure for Sky 1, The Moaning of Life. Sans Gervais and Merchant, the five-part documentary will see the spin-off star try and answer more of life's big questions. Following on from An Idiot Abroad 3, Karl continues down the travel route as he finds himself crossing the globe in another head-scratching adventure.

I've never worried about life's big questions. People at my age sit about pondering about "why are we here?" The only time I ever asked meself that is when Suzanne booked us a surprise holiday to Lanzarote. Back to his usual best, the new snippet shows him don a pregnancy suit, carry a crying child while bleating: This is not for me. He also comments on a new feline friend: This cat's cross-eyed, I've never seen that before.

Fans of Karl will be pleased to know this all starts next month.

Click here to check out the trailer.

Thank you so much for making Learn English with Ricky Gervais the number 1 podcast in the world. It was downloaded over a million times in the first 24 hours. Fucking incredible. And thank you to iTunes for such a wonderful launch. Brilliant job. But most of all, thank you for the most amazing reaction I've ever had. iTunes have it exclusively for one week then we will post a clean version on YouTube so that people around the world can rip it, stick on their own language subtitles, and then re-post it.

Click here to watch the video.

Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington have spent the past 10 years antagonising each other. And this, they tell Tom Ellen of Shortlist magazine, is simply because they're the best of mates. Click here to check out their latest photo shoot.

Shortlist has also released an exclusive video featuring Ricky and Karl recreating the classic game show "Mr & Mrs". The Twenty-minute video shows Ricky trying to guess Karl's answers to basic questions such as what is your favourite book? Most die-hard fans will know the answers immediately, but this is a great excuse to revisit some classic K-man moments such as his interpretation of Eric Clapton's Wonderful tonight.

Click here to check out the video and see how many you can get...

Ricky, Steve and Karl have recorded a special free podcast to thank fans for their support over the year. This is only the second full-length podcast they have recorded this year (not counting an exclusive podcast for allied troops serving overseas).

Over the past four years The Ricky Gervais Show has been downloaded 260 million times! It is the most downloaded show in history and number one in 16 countries.

Found this little gem on YouTube today...

"And here we have the final part in my Monkey News trilogy. First of all a massive thank you to everyone whose subscribed and watched my work so far; I hope you can enjoy this last installment of monkey mayhem.

This one took a hell of a lot longer to produce since I now have a fulltime job which cobbles up all my time and energy. Still, I had a ball making this and may still produce some mini Karl stuff in the future, as well as complete original works. So please stay tuned!"

For more animated monkey news make sure you check out Dan Morrison's YouTube channel.

Valve has just confirmed that Steve Merchant will star in Portal 2 as the voice of Wheatley, the English-accented personality sphere.

Wheatley is a frantic person which is performed well by Merchant due to being able to relay information quickly in his speech. Merchant was chosen for the role both because the designers were fans of British comedy and because of Merchant's role in the TV series Extras and his podcasts. Merchant was sent a package of Portal 2 material along with a request that he provide the voice of Wheatley and Merchant agreed to accept the role. Wheatley's characterisation was always designed with a British voice in mind. While they were writing Wheatley's dialogue, they had Merchant in their heads as a result of watching Extras though at the time they did not consider pursuing him for the role because they did not think that they would be able to cast him. They were instead considering Richard Ayoade until they went to Merchant's agents.

Money for old rope as Steve has often said... Guess Karl didn't take the message for him this time.

Ricky Gervais, Steve Merchant, and Karl Pilkington were interviewed by Channel 4 during the launch of The Ricky Gervais Show animated television series. In this 10-minute promo, they discuss group dynamics, Karl's education over the last few years, and reminisce about some of the old XFM features such as knob news, rock busters, and monkey news.

The Ricky Gervais Guide To The World Cup, a bonus podcast, has just been released!

In this 45-minute episode, Ricky, Steve, and Karl discuss the international sporting event in their signature, laid-back style. The podcast has already garnered over 2 million downloads and is currently the most popular podcast in the world

Just spotted that iTunes dropped the Ricky Gervais FAME podcast a few days ago.

It was recorded on CD back in 2007, handed out as a souvenir to everyone who attended his stand-up. So, if you're up for 40 minutes of drivel with Karl, Ricky, and Steve, go grab it directly from the podcast directory.