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...Karl??s brilliance is a blend of questionable social theories (the elderly never eat Twix bars, and Chinese people age more quickly than any other race), erroneously recounted news stories he read on the Internet, neologisms (“foodage,” for example, and “squoze”—Karl??s past tense conjugation of “squeeze”), and Yogi Berra-esque aphorisms...
It’s difficult to convey how funny this is. A reliably fruitful gag consists of Ricky and Steve asking Karl to explain proverbs. For instance, Karl??s interpretation of the saying “Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones” is this: “If you live in a glass house, don’t be chucking stuff about.” It’s not that he just says things that make no sense—there’s an atom of plausibility...
...Office,” the two had co-presented a radio show on Xfm London. Upon their return to the station in 2001, they were serendipitously assigned Pilkington as their producer. Little by little, Gervais and Merchant realized the volume of the wondrous iceberg of Karl??s weirdness, and his airtime steadily increased...
...Mancunian monotone and remarkably spherical bald head (like “a fucking orange,” Gervais frequently claims). A 2006 New York Times article claimed that Pilkington was a master of “comic deadpan”—indeed, the humor derived from Karl??s way of thinking is so exquisitely consistent that it can be hard to believe it’s organic...
Overall, I think, the animation only distracts us from Karl??s surreal, systematically incorrect worldview. The comedy of the podcasts is minimalist and mean-spirited; Pilkington requires neither bells nor whistles. Regardless, TV’s “The Ricky Gervais Show” has been renewed for a second season—and despite its issues, I’m delighted. The format in which Karl is presented is almost beside the point, so long as Karl is presented...