The Ricky Gervais Show is an American cartoon series produced for and broadcast by HBO and Channel 4. The series is an animated version of the popular British audio podcasts and audiobooks of the same name, which feature Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, along with colleague and friend Karl Pilkington, talking about various subjects behind the microphone. The TV show consists of past audio recordings of these unscripted "pointless conversations," with animation drawn in a style similar to classic era Hanna-Barbera cartoons, presenting jokes and situations in a literal context. The animated Ricky Gervais Show has aired 39 episodes across three seasons since it premiered in 2010. There were some plans for a possible fourth season which would have used newly recorded audio, but this was shelved in June 2012. Series 3 of The Ricky Gervais Show premiered on 20 April 2012 on HBO, and on 8 May 2012 on E4.
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- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes aired
- 39
- Latest aired
- S03E13
- Total runtime
- 19h 30min
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 February 2010 – May 2010 13 episodes
- Season 2 January 2011 – April 2011 13 episodes
- Season 3 April 2012 – July 2012 13 episodes
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S03E01 Bryan's Brain
April 20 · 30min find the promo
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Karl ruminates on museum collections, his invention for a mug coaster, and a new movie pitch.
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S03E02 Comic Relief
April 27 · 30min find the promo
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Karl feels he's getting up in age and is starting to spend more time with his doctors. No longer young and free, he thinks about his will, which he believes is a form of charity, though Ricky disagrees. Karl's attorney suggested he marry his girlfriend for tax purposes, which would finally give his parents a reason to meet hers.
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S03E03 Armed Forces
May 4 · 30min find the promo
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Karl explains why he would have liked to join the Army and recounts his most harrowing acts of bravery.
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S03E04 Room 102
May 11 · 30min find the promo
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Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss what things Karl would banish from the world, and what item he would take if stranded on an island.
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S03E05 Karl's Day
May 18 · 30min find the promo
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Karl walks Ricky and Stephen through a typical day in his life. After being woken by his girlfriend Suzanne going off to work, he mulls about, taking his breakfast while sitting on the bed as he listens to the radio.
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S03E06 The English
May 25 · 30min find the promo
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Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss the essence of Englishness, and what other nationality Karl would like to be.
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S03E07 Law & Order
June 1 · 30min find the promo
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Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss capital punishment, the Ten Commandments and hostage negotiation.
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S03E08 Medicine
June 8 · 30min find the promo
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Karl shares his thoughts on medical advancements, how being sick makes him feel better, and his idea for a machine that would allow doctors to feel their patients' pain.
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S03E09 Earth
June 15 · 30min find the promo
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Karl contemplates the beginnings of the Universe, evolution, recycling and toilets abroad.
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S03E10 Society
June 22 · 30min find the promo
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Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss the laws of society and civil rights.
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S03E11 Wartime
June 29 · 30min find the promo
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Karl interprets the meaning of wartime sayings and imagines a scenario in which he is the wife of a GI.
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S03E12 World Cup
July 6 · 30min find the promo
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Ricky, Stephen and Karl ponder the problem of overzealous sports fans; Karl shares his saliva-volume test.
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S03E13 The Year
July 13 · 30min find the promo
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Karl ruminates on the insect world; Stephen recalls the horrors of buying condoms.