I’ve been waiting for this show to come out for weeks now, and finally it’s here, the funniest travel tv show ever – An idiot abroad – (you can watch the trailer below)
Ricky Gervais is one of my favorite comedians (although nobody beats Mr Ross Noble), and knowing that he would produce a travel show was really exciting.
Most people would recognize him from the original Brittish version of “The Office”, which was his big breakthrough. I didn’t really like him in that show, but afterwards he has done some great things, among these a hilarious podcast called “The Ricky Gervais Show”.
The podcast is now the most downloaded podcast in history, and together with Ricky in the podcast are his two friends Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington.
In this new show, Ricky and Stephen sends Karl out to travel the world and visit the 7 wonders of the world. Now that idea doesn’t seem very different from any other travel show, but what’s different about this show is that the host is completely the opposite from every other travel tv host.
Karl has no interest in travel what so ever.
His furtherst trip away from home is Wales (which he thinks is abroad because they speak a different language). Add to this that he is kinda…well, daft…
What I love about the show is how it brings up things that most people don’t want to admit about traveling – and Karl is stupid (or brave, you choose yourself) enough to say what many other people think. Whatever you may think about the Great Wall and foreign customs, I gotta say that this guy has a point in many of the things he says.
Agree or disagree, but it’s freakin funny anyway 
(Unfortunately the best trailer in two parts was taken off youtube, but I strongly recommend you watch the whole show! It’s on Sky 1 right now – but maybe you can also find in on the internet – somewhere…)
watch the trailer below:
so what do you think – something worth watching or not?
Hilarious!
really wanna see the whole series 
Yeah we can’t get enough of it
OMG that was hilarious, he is like the anti-christ of travellers! Thank you for the share, will pass on
Hahaha the anti-christ of travellers, what a great description
Wow. That was pretty funny. I’d watch it for sure.
I also subscribe to the podcast and it’s dead funny. I must download this series!
They have turned the podcast into an animated tv-show now, really awesome!
We’ve been told about this – we’re trying to get a stream but our friends have said that they will bring it out to us if not!
Cool, hope you can see it soon – it’s really funny
This show looks hilarious! I would definitely watch this if I was in the UK. If anyone can find it on the Internet, please share!
We were so excited to find the show, but we have only seen the first two episodes so far. Gotta catch up! Hilarious!
This was an absolutely fantastic series – It was genius seeing these fantastic sights in HD with a spiteful commentator who usually hated where he was. Fully love Karl.
Such a funny series, its hilarious.
I have looking forward to see this new show. I must say the wait was worth it. Karl is beyond words funny. I have seen his ventures to China and Asia. Look forward to seeing many more. Keep up the great prank. Tootles!