Over the weekend, Discovery Science aired the final chapter to Karl Pilkington's travels around the globe. I died when Ricky called up Karl to tell him the name of the show had been changed. "Who's the idiot abroad, then?"

If you're familiar with Ricky Gervais' library of work, by now you've been introduced to Karl Pilkington. Described as a "little round-headed buffoon" by Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the reluctant star was sent on a trip around the globe.

Karl Pilkington recounts horrendous medical stories he has misread somewhere in the nether regions of the internet. The topics include a throat cancer monster that loves red meat, a three armed twin, and a penis made out of a finger.

Season 2 of HBO's Ricky Gervais Show kicked off this weekend, and Pilky discussed his pathetic attempt at mastering the great outdoors. It involved pitching a tent only to find "sausages" being offered by dirty "swingers" at a filthy campsite.

Who's ready for some more animated madness from Karl Pilkington? Hopefully you will be, because January 14th will be the premiere of Season 2 of HBO's the Ricky Gervais Show, which promises new frontiers in Monkey News and insanity.

This afternoon Ricky Gervais linked to a 20-minute-long preview of An Idiot Abroad. The show is the brainchild of Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who send their simpleton (and xenophobe) buddy Karl Pilkington on a trip around the world.

Karl Pilkington has been the whipping boy of British comedy for many years, and his latest punishment is a trip around the world. Placed in exotic locales all over the planet, Pilkington proves his innate idiocy to a multi-cultural degree.

Today at Gawker.TV, stunning timelapse of a sunset over New York's High Line, Justin Beiber's takeover of Funny or Die, Ricky Gervais talks about Karl Pilkington, the best office pranks for April Fool's, and Stephen Colbert hated ABC's V logo, too.

Ricky came on Dave's show to promote The Ricky Gervais Show and immediately the conversation turned to the stupidity of the show's star, Karl. Ricky explains the genius to Karl and what it's like to deal with someone that daft.

On Friday's Ricky Gervais Show, Karl Pilkington unearths some stomach-churning facts about a half human, half chimpanzee that had a way with human ladies. UK Documentary footage proves Karl to be correct(?!) after the jump!

In HBO's latest installment of the animated podcast, Karl once again showcases his brilliant mind. He gives Steve and Ricky his thoughts on making space travel worthwhile, and explains that the loneliest man in the world was an astronaut.

Today at Gawker.TV, Three reasons why it's time to put Barbara Walters in a home, highlights from The Soup, The Ricky Gervais Show's Karl Pilkington ponders "eating knob," and how The Marriage Ref sums up everything wrong with NBC.

HBO's new offering is even more hilarious than it was when it was a mere audio program. If you still have not met Ricky's object of constant ridicule, the indescribable Karl Pilkington, you need to stop doing yourself a disservice.