The Ricky Gervais Show (HBO)
| The Ricky Gervais Show | |
 The Holy Trinity of Comedy | |
| Genre | Comedy (animated) |
| Running time | 28 mins. |
| Creator(s) | Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant & Karl Pilkington |
| Writer(s) | N/A |
| Starring | Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant & Karl Pilkington |
| Country | US |
| Network | HBO, Channel 4 |
| Original runs | 19 February 2010 (US), 23 April 2010 (UK) – unknown |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| IMDB Profile | |
The Animated Podcast of The Ricky Gervais Show is an animated version of the popular podcasts of the same name. It features real audio from conversations between Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington from the first series of podcasts which were released starting in December of 2005.
Promos
Two short videos featuring new material from Gervais, Merchant, and Pilkington were released on HBO's official website for the show. They can also be seen on YouTube here and here. The HBO site also features some short teasers that have also aired on HBO to advertise the show. In them, Karl tries to explain what is wrong with being a big fish in a small pond and he compares the new animated show to The Simpsons.
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Episodes
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Episode One: Space Monkey | Series 1 | 19 February 2010 (HBO) | TBA | 1 | |
| In the season premiere the boys discuss topics such as getting injections in order to visit a country, spooky goings on in a pub and Karl's trip to his mates house. Monkey news features a chimp being sent into space. | ||||||
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Episode Two: Knob at Night | Series 1 | 26 February 2010 (HBO) | TBA | 2 | |
| This episode the boys discuss topics such as midget wrestlers fighting a lion, Karl gets ripped off by a charity and we meet Paul "the party animal" Parker for the first time. Monkey news features a perverted chimp. | ||||||
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Episode Three: Charity | Series 1 | 5 March 2010 (HBO) | TBA | 3 | |
| This episode includes topics such as space travel, the giving of a goat and Karl eating "a knob a night". Monkey news features a chimp chat show host. | ||||||
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Episode Four: Dolphins | Series 1 | 12 March 2010 (HBO) | TBA | 4 | |
| The boys discuss topics such as colonic irrigation, "papa-people" and Karl's visit to a specialist antique shop. Monkey news features "Ollie the chimp" getting it on with the zoo keepers wife. | ||||||
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Episode Five: Glass Houses | Series 1 | 19 March 2010 (HBO) | TBA | 5 | |
| The boys discuss various topics such as Karl meeting Steve for the first time, the search for a chinese homeless fella and Karl's newfound internet fame. Monkey news features a firefighting chimp. | ||||||
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Episode Six: The Cobblers | Series 1 | 26 March 2010 (HBO) | TBA | 6 | |
| In this weeks show Karl talks about washing up, going to the cobblers and getting his prostate checked. Monkey news features a chimp "building a building". | ||||||
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Episode Seven: The Diary | Series 1 | 9th April 2010 (HBO) | TBA | 7 | |
| The boys discuss Karl's trip to Gran Canaria, nicknames and CB radio. This episode includes the first of the long running "Karl's diary" feature. Monkey news features a chimp helping out a bobsleigh team. | ||||||
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Episode Eight: Nuts | Series 1 | 16th April 2010 (HBO) | TBA | 8 | |
| In this show the boys discuss face transplants, Karl Pilkingtons advice for new parents and how to improve the octopus. Monkey news features a chimp filling in as co-pilot. | ||||||
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Episode Nine: The Jockey | Series 1 | 23rd April 2010 (HBO) | TBA | 9 | |
| In this show karl almost dies eating an ice pop, goes to the toilet in a litter box and receives some mail addressed to "Mr K. Dilkington". Monkey news features a chimp posing as a jockey. | ||||||