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How come ricky is not a part of this


I don't see ricky gervais's name anywhere in the credits. how come karl is doing this on his own, is there a story behind tHis?

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I wouldn't think there's any falling out.

Put it this way, if you worked for a shop, and then used the money and the reputation you'd earned for great service to set up your own shop, would you feel the need to be introduced by your former manager? Would you feel the need to give him a piece of the money you make forever?

Karl's just doing his own thing. He's a grown man. He doesn't need Ricky or Steve (though they were funny together) and to be honest, Ricky's been hanging on the coat tails of the other two a little bit for years now. Karl was the star of the podcast.

I'd like to see them work together again, but Karl's funny on his own.

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Ricky and Karl are together on Derek.

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Not anymore. Karl quit the show because he doesn't like scripted acting. :(

So happy he's making Moaning of Life series 2 though!

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True, I was very sad to see that he actually did leave the show for good. I kept on hoping he would return. They really should have thrown us a cameo near the end of season 2 or something!
BTW I think that statement I made above was true as of the time it was said, about one year ago. You're really resurrecting a thread dude! haha
I'm really looking forward to seeing more Karl in his Moaning of life 2

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New season happening in less than a week...resurrecting the thread again

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Big fan of Karl. Glad to see him doing something!

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I've always thought that an amazing bonus feature on the bluray/dvd would be a commentary track of Gervais watching the episodes with Karl. It would be so funny!

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What you say is true and we obviously don't know if there was a falling out, but the fact remains that none of the three are working together anymore. Between Karl leaving Derek and Ricky doing a David Brent movie without Steve's involvement, it certainly seems like something is up. Doing separate projects is one thing. You just wouldn't expect Ricky to do anything related to The Office without Steve unless they weren't on good working terms.

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Ppl go off and do their own things. Happens in entertainment industry, happens with music bands too.

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Too busy getting rich in america for telling knock knock quality jokes?

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There is no official story but all around the same time:
Karl was abruptly gone from Derek season 2 (and don't give me that "oh he just didnt like scripted comedy" excuse!)
Steve had no hand in Idiot Abroad 3, or the Learning English Podcasts.
Ricky and Steve are not involved at all with this MOL season.

They NEVER mention/plug eachother in the press at all now. and you will NEVER see pictures of them together now for any reason.

Ricky never shares any of the podcast, Ricky Gervais animated series or XFM stuff on his Facebook anymore but shares other old stuff he's done solo.

I have a hunch that there was a little bit of resentment from all sides. Yes, they needed to branch out on their own, but it's pretty obvious that there was a falling out of somekind.

I also wonder, if you were Karl, at this point- would you not have punched Ricky by now? His ego does seem to have inflated in recent years.This could have also played a part


Oh and Steve is not involved with the Brent Movie at all :(

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Found a thing Karl had to do to promote his book a few months back.. I think it is genuine but you never know :)

Alrite. How’s it going. First answer. We ain’t fallen out but I hardly ever see either of them. Doing the podcasts used to mean we had to meet up but since we knocked them on the head we’ve just been getting on with our own things. Can’t say I’ve missed them that much though to be honest. One of the last times I saw Ricky he farted on my head so I’m not in a rush to meet with him anytime soon. Steve sent me a photo of him the other day and he’s now totally bald! Not sure if he’s ill or he’s shaved it for a part in a film.


https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4m8ca6/alrite_im_karl_pilkington_ask_me_anything/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NM5yDnpCQk


Karl answers most of these questions in this interview.

All Hail Lord Eddard Stark, Baller of Winterfell, Pimp of the North, Backhand of the King!

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