A Head Like a F*!#@ Orange!

For anybody who is a fan of Ricky Gervais (of Office and Extras fame) you will absolutely love Karl Pilkington. He was a radio producer who worked with Ricky and his collaborator Stephen Merchant. Eventually the three of them began a series of radio programs together. I think that with the prevalance of iPods, the radio format for comedy is back in full swing. These guys have been putting out podcasts for years and are the best in the game. They've most recently done a series of 'instructional' audiobooks. I listen to them religiously and honestly find myself laughing out loud on my walk to work. I work as a resident in a hospital. While on call yesterday and walking from my reading room to one of the wards, I had my headphones in and was absolutely doubled over in laughter.

You can learn about new shows at www.rickygervais.com For a little introduction to the un-initiated check out the video below. Its on the long end but if you watch the first 2min30s, you should either be hooked or not. If not, it will be hard for us to be friends.



For the literary, below are some Karl quotations:

Karl's diary - "Woke up at 9.55am. Soon as I woke up, I looked at Suzanne and she looked at me. I said, "Did I tell you about the immune system?" Suzanne starting laughing, I said it's amazing. She said, "Not now."

"[Jellyfish] are 97% water or something, so how much are they doing? Just give them another 3% and make them water. It's more useful."

"If you live in a glass house, don't be chucking stuff about." - Karl interprets the phrase "Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones".

"Yeh I know but, I remember one on our estate, right. And she was a bit... what's the word that you can use cos I don't want to offend anyone? I'd say mental... but sort of mental homeless, is that a term?"