For anyone who has not heard or seen of the HBO animated Ricky Gervais Show, hi welcome to Coolville, population: you. The great news is that The Ricky Gervais Show has been granted a second series on HBO. The first run of the animation, created by Gervais, Stephen Merchant and their friend and producer Karl Pilkington first aired on the network in February. It’s an animation based on their world recording selling audio podcast, which I am listening to as you read. Jump for a clip. (more…)
The animated Ricky Gervais Show has its debut slot confirmed for the 19th of February at 9pm on HBO. Check your local listings because this is going to be amazing. Below is one of my favorite moments from the trio (uploaded all by myself!). I recommend getting all of their work form iTunes. Right now.
Earlier we reported that HBO is making an animated series using the original recordings of The Ricky Gervais Show podcasts. The series should be ready early in 2010 so to hold you over and or get you ready, you should check out my post (everything you always wanted to know about ricky gervais but were afraid to google) and catch up.
If you ever listened to the podcast before you know how much genius is involved. Take a look at the first look promo after the jump, here is a Monkey News classic.
HBO has ordered thirteen episodes of a new animated show that will be based on Ricky Gervais’s popular podcast. Variety says:
The Ricky Gervais Show features Gervais and his longtime collaborator Stephen Merchant (The Office, Extras) and revolves around the world of their unusual friend, Karl Pilkington. “They find him to be the funniest person in the world,” MRC’s Modi Wiczyk said. “Ricky says Karl is like crack to him.” According to Gervais and Merchant, “Karl is a man who believes that a sea lion is a cross between a fish and a dog.”
Fans even began animating some of Pilkington’s musings themselves, uploading the shorts to the Internet. It was Wildbrain development VP Lisa Ullmann who first put the idea of an animated version in Gervais’ head. The Show will utilize the audio from the “Gervais” podcasts and open each week with the animated version of the trio. Then, once Pilkington begins telling one of his unusual stories, the animation will delve into those worlds.
Genius. Go get all the podcasts (the ones at the top of the charts on iTunes) right now. All they do is talk and somehow it comes out as the best stuff ever. Try listening to this on a bus and not look wierd. True story.
If you’re a fan of British comedian Ricky Gervais, then odds are by now you’ve also heard of his podcast The Ricky Gervais Show, which is the most downloaded podcast on the internet ever. Together with his writing partner Stephen Merchant, they sit down with their eccentric pal Karl Pilkington to talk about everything and nothing all at once. If you’re not a fan of dry, British humour, this probably isn’t for you.
The good news is that the trio have decided to return for one final season of the show . They have recorded four new episodes, each a half-hour in length, that will be available on iTunes on September 16th for £2.99
Ricky and Steve watch Brokeback Mountain with Karl
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