Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972) is an English television presenter, author, comedian, radio producer, actor, and voice actor.
Pilkington gained prominence as the producer of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's radio programme on XFM.
He appeared on The Ricky Gervais Show, presented the Sky travel comedy series 'An Idiot Abroad', and made his full acting debut (following a cameo appearance in the final episode of Extras) on Gervais' 2012 comedy-drama series Derek.
Pilkington is a co-founder, along with Gervais and Merchant, of RiSK Productions, a television production company. vPilkington recently starred in the Sky 1 travel documentary comedy series The Moaning of Life (2013-2015).
I'd rather live in a cave with a view of a palace than live in a palace with a view of a cave.
Karl Pilkington
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