The Ricky Gervais Show: Difference between revisions

From [[Main_Page|Pilkipedia]], the Karl Pilkington encyclopaedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 25: Line 25:
:''Main article:'' '''[[Video Podcast]]'''
:''Main article:'' '''[[Video Podcast]]'''
Following the very successful [[Podcast Series 2|second series]] of the audio podcasts [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Stephen Merchant]] and [[Karl Pilkington]] produced an irregular series of free short video podcasts, downloadable from [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes].
Following the very successful [[Podcast Series 2|second series]] of the audio podcasts [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Stephen Merchant]] and [[Karl Pilkington]] produced an irregular series of free short video podcasts, downloadable from [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes].
==See==
* [[Podcast Series 1]]
* [[Podcast Series 2]]
* [[Podcast Series 3]]


{{Podcast Box}}
{{Podcast Box}}


__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__


[[Category:Shows|Ricky Gervais Show, The]]
[[Category:Shows|Ricky Gervais Show, The]]

Revision as of 20:39, 25 July 2008

The Ricky Gervais Show

The Ricky Gervais Show is the title of the world record-breaking series of podcasts that are presented by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington. The Ricky Gervais Show is different to radio shows that were broadcast on Xfm (see here to find out why).

Contents:

History

left to right: Craig Glenday (Guiness World Records), Karl Pilkington, Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais, Jake Jellinek and Nick Mailer (Positive Internet)

Following the success and growing popularity on Xfm, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington decided to reunite to produce a series of twelve podcasts. Episode one of The Ricky Gervais Podcast was released on 5th December 2005 and could be downloaded through the website of the Guardian newspaper, Guardian Unlimited, and was hosted by Positive Internet.

Podcast Series 1 was placed in the Guiness Book of Records for being the most downloaded Podcast of all time (see picture). While being interviewed about the podcast on Richard & Judy (January 2006) Stephen Merchant said, "There's something quite nice about being at the forefront of this new technology. The reason we can get into the Guinness Book of Records is because there's no one to compete with. It's like the guy who invented the wheel winning the award for the best wheel." In the same interview, Pilkington said he had quit his job to do the podcasts and in light of its phenominal success bemoaned the fact that it was free and he wasn't making any money from it.

Video Podcast

Main article: Video Podcast

Following the very successful second series of the audio podcasts Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington produced an irregular series of free short video podcasts, downloadable from iTunes.

See

Series 1 | Series 2 | Series 3 | Series 5
The Podfather | Video Podcasts | Other Podcasts... | Guide To...
Presenters Ricky Gervais | Stephen Merchant | Karl Pilkington
Features Monkey News | Rockbusters | Karl's Diary | All...