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* {{Cuckoosnarker}}: As anyone will tell you he loves to complain, it's practically his trademark. His mix of weird comments and BrutalHonesty frequently steals attention from his professional comedian friends as you can never tell whether the next thing he says is gonna be completely ridiculous or strangely profound.
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* TheEeyore: He can be relied upon to see the worst in just about everything. The whole appeal of ''An Idiot Abroad'' is having Karl react negatively to seeing the world's wonders and being thoroughly unimpressed; it is notable however that Ricky has a habit of inserting stipulations or activities into going to see the wonders that would likely annoy anyone, such as putting him in a terrible hotel room and so on. In "The Moaning of Life," however, he is in a much better mood overall

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* TheEeyore: He can be relied upon to see the worst in just about everything. The whole appeal of ''An Idiot Abroad'' is having Karl react negatively to seeing the world's wonders and being thoroughly unimpressed; it is notable however that Ricky has a habit of inserting stipulations or activities into going to see the wonders that would likely annoy anyone, such as putting him in a terrible hotel room and so on. In "The ''The Moaning of Life," Life'', however, he is in a much better mood overalloverall, and shown to be more willing to take part.
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* AscendedExtra: Was originally only the producer of ''Radio/TheRickyGervaisShow'' but wound up being a regular after Ricky and Steve found out that Karl's unsual worldview was a humour they had to exploit.

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* AscendedExtra: Was Karl originally first appeared in the bonus features on ricky’s Politics DVD in an interview titled “Meet Karl Pilkington” where Ricky asked Karl some questions on politics so people could get to know him and was originally only the producer of ''Radio/TheRickyGervaisShow'' but wound up being a regular after Ricky and Steve found out that Karl's unsual unusual worldview was a humour they had to exploit.exploit and started off by having him cameo in the Series/{{Extras}} Christmas special, before going on to host Series/AnIdiotAbroad and act alongside Ricky in Series/{{Derek}}.
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Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972 in Manchester, England) is an English television personality, comedian, actor, author and former radio presenter, best known for his work with Creator/RickyGervais and Creator/StephenMerchant. He appeared on ''Radio/TheRickyGervaisShow'' where he gained prominence for his [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} unique philosophy and outlook on life]]. His fame increased after appearing as the presenter of ''Series/AnIdiotAbroad'' where Ricky and Steve sent him round the world, much to his own discomfort.

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Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972 in Manchester, England) is an English television personality, comedian, actor, author and former radio presenter, presenter/producer, best known for his work with Creator/RickyGervais and Creator/StephenMerchant. He appeared on ''Radio/TheRickyGervaisShow'' where he gained prominence for his [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} unique philosophy and outlook on life]]. His fame increased after appearing as the presenter of ''Series/AnIdiotAbroad'' where Ricky and Steve sent him round the world, much to his own discomfort.
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* BrutalHonesty: Karl is never one to hide his thoughts. When asked on ''Alan Carr: Chatty Man'' what his motivation for making "Series/TheMoaningOfLife" was, Karl replied [[MoneyDearBoy "Yeah, it's a job, innit?"]]. Karl has said he's in it for the money going back to the XFM days, and specifically said he kept doing An Idiot Abroad and The Moaning Of Life to pay for various house repairs that needed doing.

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* BrutalHonesty: Karl is never one to hide his thoughts. When asked on ''Alan Carr: Chatty Man'' what his motivation for making "Series/TheMoaningOfLife" was, Karl replied [[MoneyDearBoy "Yeah, it's a job, innit?"]]. Karl has said he's in it for the money going back to the XFM days, and specifically said he kept doing An ''An Idiot Abroad Abroad'' and The ''The Moaning Of Life Life'' to pay for various house repairs that needed doing.
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* FreakyIsCool: He's interested in 'Freaks', such as Film/TheElephantMan.

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* FreakyIsCool: He's interested in 'Freaks', such as Film/TheElephantMan.''Film/TheElephantMan''.
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* CatchPhrase: "Alright", which is Karl's version of hello, goodbye, how are you, etc.

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* CatchPhrase: "Alright", which is Karl's version of hello, goodbye, how are you, etc. The phrase has become a standard greeting in much of the UK in ensuing years, thanks to his popularity.

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