The following is an episode list for ''
The Ricky Gervais Show
''The Ricky Gervais Show'' is a comedy radio show in the UK starring Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington, later adapted into a podcast and a television series. Despite being named after the more famous Gervais, it mostly revol ...
'', which was at one time credited as the most-downloaded podcast ever, with "nearly 8 million" downloads, according to the
BBC.
This record was set several years before podcasting had become a mainstream medium, and thus Gervais and his team are often considered trailblazers for the medium. The series stars
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and ''An Idiot Abroad'' ...
and
Stephen Merchant
Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer.
Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), and ...
of ''
The Office
''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries.
The original ser ...
'' and ''
Extras'' fame, as well as
Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972) is an English presenter, comedian, actor, voice-artist, producer and author.
After working with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as producer on their XFM radio show, Pilkington became a co-host of ' ...
. The series began as a free feature on the website of ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers '' The Observer'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the ...
'', but a cost was added when the series was marketed by Audible for the second and third series.
Podcasts / Audiobooks
Series 1
Radio 2 Holiday Shows
Gervais, Merchant and Pilkington broadcast two hour-long holiday specials on Radio 2 during the 2005 holiday season, the first airing on Christmas Eve and the second on New Year's Eve.
Series 2
Series 3
The Podfather (Series 4)
Fame special
A special podcast was made available as a giveaway to people that went to see Gervais' standup tour Fame. On 12 October 2007 this was made available as
free download
to the general public, via the same subscription as the video podcasts.
Hour Long Bonus Podcast
Originally released as an extra on the audio CD release of series one, it was later made available free through iTunes.
NME Radio Show
Ricky, Steve and Karl recorded
two-hour radio show
as part of the test transmissions for the new radio station NME Radio
NME Radio is a radio station operated under '' NME'' magazine branding, that broadcast an alternative music format. It first began broadcasting on 24 June 2008 and ceased on 25 March 2013. The station was then revived in 2018 on NME's website. The ...
. This was recorded on Thursday 5 June in London and premiered on Monday 9 June 2008, 12 pm (BST).
Series 5
Four episodes of season five were released on 15 September 2008 through the iTunes Store
The iTunes Store is a digital media store operated by Apple Inc. It opened on April 28, 2003, as a result of Steve Jobs' push to open a digital marketplace for music. As of April 2020, iTunes offered 60 million songs, 2.2 million apps, 25,00 ...
.
''The Ricky Gervais Guide to...''
The latest series starring Gervais, Merchant and Pilkington is called ''The Ricky Gervais Guide to...''
Series 1
Series 2
A Day in the Life of Karl
A special one-off podcast where Ricky, Steve and Karl discuss a day in the life of Karl.
Video podcasts
Specials
Several special video podcasts have been released, most of which to promote Ricky's Fame tour.
Television series
''The Ricky Gervais Show'' podcasts and audiobooks have been developed into The Ricky Gervais animated television series, produced for and broadcast by American channel HBO. The TV series consists of audio from past podcasts and audiobooks, with animation drawn in a style similar to classic era Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...
cartoons,[Page 2]
presenting jokes and situations in a literal context.
The animated ''Ricky Gervais Show'' has aired three 13-episode series since it premiered in the United States on 19 February 2010. The third series started on 20 April 2012. On 16 June 2012, Ricky Gervais announced he has decided not to do a fourth season.Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service from Amazon which is available in various countries and gives users access to additional services otherwise unavailable or available at a premium to other Amazon customers. Services include same, one- ...
.
See also
*''The Ricky Gervais Show
''The Ricky Gervais Show'' is a comedy radio show in the UK starring Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington, later adapted into a podcast and a television series. Despite being named after the more famous Gervais, it mostly revol ...
''
*Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and ''An Idiot Abroad'' ...
*Stephen Merchant
Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer.
Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), and ...
*Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972) is an English presenter, comedian, actor, voice-artist, producer and author.
After working with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as producer on their XFM radio show, Pilkington became a co-host of ' ...
References
External links
The Ricky Gervais ShowPilkipedia – Karl Pilkington wiki
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Lists of podcast episodes
The Guardian
Ricky Gervais