Karl pilkington who is

He grew up on a Manchester council estate, and his parents — whom he Skypes daily — worked blue-collar jobs to support him, his brother and sister.

Pilkington is endlessly self-effacing, and charming. Another TV personality ready to take a run at politics? I see that — is it Laura Goonsberg? ES Money. The Escapist. The Reveller. We all know who Karl Pilkington is but did you know that he's not actually a real person?!

Back in the early noughties, anyone living down south would have heard a proper Manc idiot on their radio every Saturday, as Karl Pilkington regularly spewed his wisdom alongside Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on XFM. He may have had huge success, thanks to his work with Gervais and Merchant, but he seems so But then, the endearing TV personality never set out to be a celebrity.

On his career, people have speculated whether there was a falling out between him, Gervais and Merchant, seeing as it's been a few years now since the hilarious trio worked together. Pilkington insists that's not the case, confessing he'd "never say never" to them reuniting - if it was the right project. The hope with Sick Of It is that it will bring him new fans. However, he's waiting to see how this series goes down before making any plans for another instalment. Karl Pilkington 'retired' from TV but then came the chance to write and star in his own show.

Karl Pilkington - 'I thought, I'm not an actor, and it worried me Facebook Twitter Email Whatsapp. September 22 AM. Facebook Twitter Email. I had some in a while ago and they'd wind me up, asking what the pub across the road was like and I was thinking, 'What?

You're not here to go to the pub, you're here to do a job. But I'm not constantly in stitches. So why does Gervais think he's the funniest man he knows, then? If you don't think that bullying guileless people is funny, then Pilkington, by himself, is not a comic genius.

But that's not to say that he isn't good company. And he makes excellent television, with his bemused, furrowed little brow and flat, Mancunian vowels. He is soothing and comforting in his plain-speaking seeking of answers, although he also frets that he isn't a "proper presenter". Pilkington's ultimate ambition is to make David-Attenborough-style programmes about insects. He's under no illusion that he's a comedian and he sweetly and modestly expects all this independent success to come crashing down at any minute.

And you never know, this might all be over soon and I'll look back and think: 'Well, that was all a bit weird, but never mind, it's nine o'clock.

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