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I was a latecomer to the Ricky Gervais podcasts (I became a convert thanks to a gift from E. Yarber-- thanks again, E.!), but I made up for it right away, and now have not only the two podcasts series, but all of the British broadcasts from the past few years. These are the shows where Ricky and his writing partner Stephen Merchant first met their producer and (soon) co-star, the amazing Karl Pilkington.

If you've heard the podcasts, you know all about Karl's round head, his obsession with chimps, what time of day he could eat a knob-- on and on. If you're not familiar with these shows, trying to explain the above would be like trying to explain Karl himself-- I don't think it can be done. Only exposure to his cracked logic and blunt opinions can get the essence of the great Mr. P. across.

So here's a clip from one of the last UK shows, where Karl describes a recent train trip, accompanied by Ricky's earsplitting laugh.