Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972) is an English television personality, comedian, actor, author, and former radio producer. He 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 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, along with his girlfriend Suzanne Whiston, founded Round Ed Productions Ltd, a television production company that co-produced Comedy Lab: "Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool" with Baby Cow Productions. Pilkington also co-founded RiSK Ltd, a television production company with his former radio show colleagues Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
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