A BEST OF compilation of Stephen Merchant s greatest stories and anecdotes from The Ricky Gervais Show on XFM. Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington cherish these beautiful narratives based on Steve s weird persona, freaky appearance, and peculiar West Country upbringing. ENJOY! CHAPTERS: Steve goes to a swanky bar (0:00) Steve nearly buys dodgy speakers (2:16) Steve is New Year s meeting point (7:47) Steve drives Vera the pig (9:01) Steve gets angry at the cinema (14:02) Steve runs out of toilet paper (16:42) Steve almost approaches a lady (22:27) Steve s DJing went down a storm (26:24) Steve misses his plane in Edinburgh (28:07) Steve in Pirates of Penzance (31:21) Steve s grandparents are mental (34:36) Steve learns the laws of the sea (37:07) Steve helps himself to cashpoint reward (39:23) Steve has enormous feet (44:50) Steve haggles over a laptop (47:43)
31 Mar 2025 - 50 min 23 sec
BEST OF compilation of The Re-Education of Karl, where Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant teach their bald round-headed lackey, Karl Pilkington, about various interesting topics. Ricky usually gives Karl some homework to do in the week on a historical figure, and Karl describes on air what he s learned from his reading and other educational assignments. This BEST OF compilation is based on the comprehensive 2-part RE-EDUCATION OF KARL compilation previously issued on this channel. CHAPTERS: KARL S GCSE RESULTS (0:00) GLADIATOR RASPUTIN (5:31) CHE GUEVARA (15:53) ADOLF HITLER (27:04) WINSTON CHURCHILL (37:09) AESOP S FABLES (47:56) FAMOUS QUOTES (58:46) KARL S HAPPINESS QUOTE (1:05:21)
24 Mar 2025 - 01 hr 13 min 47 sec
BEST OF compilation of the rare moments when Karl Pilkington laughs, chuckles, giggles, and chortles. During The Ricky Gervais Show's run on XFM in the early 2000s, Karl Pilkington rarely laughed, even while saying some of the most ridiculous things imaginable. But every so often, Karl would laugh, whether because he realized his own absurdity, or Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant had said something so hilarious that he simply couldn't contain himself. In these precious moments, Karl's laughter really is infectious. Enjoy!
17 Mar 2025 - 46 min 30 sec
BEST OF compilation of WHITE VAN KARL, one of the most memorable features of The Ricky Gervais Show's run on XFM in the early 2000s. Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais ask their "producer," Karl Pilkington, the questions that the Sun asks someone else in their White Van Man section, where a member of the public is asked their opinions on the week’s big political and social hot potatoes. Essentially, the Sun's White Van Man provides the "average Joe" perspective on the week’s big stories. Similarly, WHITE VAN KARL provides an avenue to explore Karl's unique perspective on political issues and current events. Some of the greatest moments on the XFM show; e.g., MAN MOTH, HORSE IN THE HOUSE, etc., came out of this feature. This BEST OF compilation is based on the 2-part compilation of WHITE VAN KARL released previously on the channel.
10 Mar 2025 - 01 hr
BEST OF compilation of the acclaimed, KNOB NEWS, the phallic feature in which Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington opine on the day's biggest penile headlines.
3 Mar 2025 - 01 hr 02 min 28 sec
BEST OF compilation of Ricky Gervais' funniest impressions, comedic characters, voices, and accents from The Ricky Gervais Show on XFM. His sidekicks, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington, are dumbfounded by the fact that their best friend, Ricky "The Pasty" Gervais, is a world-class impressionist. ENJOY! CHAPTERS: French (0:00) Loch Ness (0:36) Elvis (3:48) David Bowie (7:57) European (10:19) Suzanne's Dad (12:17) Karl's Sexy Voice (14:30) Del Boy (15:05) Jack Klugman (16:38) Manc Child (19:10) Foreign Student (20:57) George W. Bush (22:36) Derek Dr. Frog (23:30) Camp David, Ho Lee Fuk, Tourette's Boy (26:13) Chris Martin from Coldplay (33:23) t.A.T.u (34:54) Ho Lee Fuk Dirty Old Queer (36:53) Nero (40:18) Ross McWhirter (42:53) Jamaican (45:18) Karl (46:02) Camfield (49:20) Ronnie Corbett (50:02)
24 Feb 2025 - 50 min 20 sec
PART 2 of a 2-part BEST OF compilation of Karl s pseudo-educational feature, EDUCATING RICKY, which is a play on words based on the film, Educating Rita. Karl brings in a few ridiculous topics each week and teases his co-hosts, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, with catchy headlines meant to sum up the topic, usually in the form of a stupid pun. Karl typically reads out the headlines, and lets Ricky and Steve react to them. After Karl is reprimanded for his idiocy, a topic is chosen and Karl proceeds to expound on it in a comical manner. Ricky usually cackles wildly and/or becomes enraged by the utter inanity and falsity of Karl s bogus story.
17 Feb 2025 - 01 hr 04 min 04 sec
PART 1 of a BEST OF compilation of Karl s pseudo-educational feature, EDUCATING RICKY, which is a play on words based on the film, Educating Rita. Karl brings in a few ridiculous topics each week and teases his co-hosts, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, with catchy headlines meant to sum up the topic, usually in the form of a stupid pun. Karl typically reads out the headlines, and lets Ricky and Steve react to them. After Karl is reprimanded for his idiocy, a topic is chosen and Karl proceeds to expound on it in a comical manner. Ricky usually cackles wildly and/or becomes enraged by the utter inanity and falsity of Karl s bogus story. BEST OF compilation based on the comprehensive 4-part Educating Ricky compilation released previously on this channel. CHAPTERS: Alien Gives Man a Beard (0:00) Hairy Chinese Kid (3:35) Don’t Do That To It, You Know It Can’t Live Without An ‘Ed (7:41) What s Tomato With You? (11:40) Get A Lobe Of This (16:15) It s Not His Volt (18:41) Don t Worry About Him, He Candle It (20:16) I m Kermitted To This Treatment (22:09) I ll bac-on in the morning if you re sick of me (31:12) We ll have a big fire to-marrow (34:32) Hippapota-nuse - flies off at a funny angle (38:34) Chi-can you believe it? (42:50) Armor gonna have ta thump ya - Shut your face (48:32) Tip included? - Little fellas after Suzanne (50:13) I wouldn ta come here in Heinz-ight (56:35) Get your kit on, we re off down the butchers (58:35)
10 Feb 2025 - 01 hr 02 min 27 sec
PART 2 of a 2-part BEST OF compilation of one of Karl Pilkington s most beloved features, MONKEY NEWS. Monkeys are near and dear to Karl s simian heart. He spent much of his time during the XFM years sitting at home, looking up spurious monkey facts on the Internet. He would then share this unreliable monkey-related drivel with his two best friends, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who, over time, became increasingly irate at Karl s evermore outlandish monkey musings. This BEST OF compilation is based on the comprehensive 4-part MONKEY NEWS compilation released previously on this channel. CHAPTERS: Indian prison for monkeys - Pheff... Robbin and that (0:00) Monkey Olympian runs 400 Meters (4:52) Adopted baby got airier, turned out it was a chimp (9:24) Chimp on tricycle in London to Brighton Bike Ride (11:37) Monkey that went into Space - A little monkey gettin on with it (16:43) Little woman monkey prostitute (21:17) Are you familiar with undredth monkey? - Chimp washing a potato (24:09) Monkey chatroom (26:30) Monkey Formula One driver (28:53) Little monkey on plane goes mental over nuts (31:15) Monkey #6 puts on makeup and gets pally with lab assistant - Alright Kirsty? (33:32) Monkey cowboy shootout over woman monkey (36:19) Little Monkey Pornography (39:28) Monkey chef (43:31) A little monkey home - Something s said... (46:12)
4 Feb 2025 - 48 min 19 sec
PART 1 of a 2-part BEST OF compilation of one of Karl Pilkington's most beloved features, MONKEY NEWS. Monkeys are near and dear to Karl's simian heart. He spent much of his time during the XFM years sitting at home, looking up spurious monkey facts on the Internet. He would then share this unreliable monkey-related drivel with his two best friends, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who, over time, became increasingly irate at Karl's evermore outlandish monkey musings. This BEST OF compilation is based on the comprehensive 4-part MONKEY NEWS compilation released previously on this channel. CHAPTERS: Hairless Chimp Tries It On With Zookeeper's Wife (0:00) First Monkey To Have His Name Tattooed On His Head (4:49) Infinite Monkey Shakespeare Conundrum (9:45) Hackney Chimp Nickin' DVDs (18:03) Oliver the Humanzee (21:35) Monkey Wedding (25:14) Monkey Bank Robber (28:43) Monkey Robber Pays Off Zookeeper (33:07) Monkey Railway Signalman (37:59) Monkey Hairdresser (41:27) Monkey Doing a Web Chat - My name is Marty (46:08) Monkey #86 Drives to Spain (49:22) Little Asian Monkey with Pointiest Eyes (54:23) Homeless Monkey Arrested in Russia (57:27) "Monkey Business" - Monkeys from the Rough Bit of the Island (1:01:05)
27 Jan 2025 - 01 hr 04 min 49 sec