This is a voyage through the strange yet mesmerising mind of cult author Karl Pilkington, now in paperback. By his own admission Karl Pilkington left formal education behind with only an E in History to his name and not much else. Ever since, his thirst for knowledge has nagged. With this in mind, Karl has embarked on a tour of discovery to make up for the lost years of learning, and to find out more stuff. "Karlology" is the result.So what exactly has Karl Pilkington learned so far? This is a man, it should be noted, who thinks owning 1,777 acres of the moon is a good idea, and believes that the human testicles should be relocated to the earlobes. Maybe he's right. Perhaps his unique brand of wisdom and insight is what the world has been waiting for? Judge for yourself: observe, enjoy, and become a Karlologist. Illuminated by Karl Pilkington's own cartoons with extra wisdom from Ricky Gervais, Russell Brand, David Baddiel, Noel Fielding and others.
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"This book is hilarious' Zoo Magazine on Happyslapped by a Jellyfish 'The funniest man on the planet' Spectator on Happyslapped by a Jellyfish'
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As a hospital radio DJ, Karl filled news bulletins with strange-but-true stories and used the transmitter to broadcast pirate radio, so was sacked and moved to Manchester's Piccadilly Radio, where he hosted a late-night show filled with impenetrably cryptic puzzles. He then moved to Xfm in London, where he was producer and later a star of Xfm's Ricky Gervais Show, forerunner of the legendary world-record-breaking podcasts.
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By Low-Quality
Format:Hardcover
This is the 3rd Book from the mind of Karl Pilkington and in my opinion the best yet.
For those who aren't familiar with the antics Mr Pilkington, he is one of Ricky Gervais friends who he likes to describe as a village idiot of sorts. The fame started on the radio station XFM when Ricky had his own time slot , in which he featured among other things the ramblings, theories and insights of Karl who was the producer of the show at the time.
More recent mainstream fame was continued on Ricky Gervais Podcast Show , which the insanity continued.
Now Mr Pilkington writes books and I must say there's nothing better to do at the end of the day , than to read his random musings before drifting off at bedtime.
This book focuses on Karl expanding his knowledge of the world.
Laugh and be amused as the bald little Manc continues in broadening his mind and enriching his soul.
Infact I find this book somewhat inspiring since I stopped education long ago and he's writing about his latest endeavors in picking it back up and learning new stuff where he can. Maybe Mr Pilkington has inspired me to take up writing too.
You will enjoy the simple , but thought provoking view points he expresses.
A lot of what his says make sense and a lot of he says will make you smile, because it's all written in good, honest,humble, simple straight forward humanity. ( I like his writing style, as he just writes how he speak it in real life, which makes the books that much more fun to read )
Also he goes off on many funny and random tangents as his mind wanders and many of them will provoke the biggest laughs from you.
chapters include visits to the Natural History Museum, London Aquarium, a day at the Library and many more !
As with Karl's previous written works, there are many sprinkles of visual treats throughout. Including his charming illustrations ( Which I still must say , I think he should go into creating children's books at some point) and collages of photos from his various visits.
My eyes have been greatly opened to see the world in a much more pure , simpler honest light.
A viewpoint like this refreshes the mind and soul.
But the bottom line this is funny and charming reading, you probably won't find anywhere else.
Give it a try and you might be surprised , by adding a bit of Karl Pilkington into your life ,will really make it much more sense.
This is my most enjoyed book of his works so far. I can't wait for the next title, which I hope to be more comedy gold.
For those who aren't familiar with the antics Mr Pilkington, he is one of Ricky Gervais friends who he likes to describe as a village idiot of sorts. The fame started on the radio station XFM when Ricky had his own time slot , in which he featured among other things the ramblings, theories and insights of Karl who was the producer of the show at the time.
More recent mainstream fame was continued on Ricky Gervais Podcast Show , which the insanity continued.
Now Mr Pilkington writes books and I must say there's nothing better to do at the end of the day , than to read his random musings before drifting off at bedtime.
This book focuses on Karl expanding his knowledge of the world.
Laugh and be amused as the bald little Manc continues in broadening his mind and enriching his soul.
Infact I find this book somewhat inspiring since I stopped education long ago and he's writing about his latest endeavors in picking it back up and learning new stuff where he can. Maybe Mr Pilkington has inspired me to take up writing too.
You will enjoy the simple , but thought provoking view points he expresses.
A lot of what his says make sense and a lot of he says will make you smile, because it's all written in good, honest,humble, simple straight forward humanity. ( I like his writing style, as he just writes how he speak it in real life, which makes the books that much more fun to read )
Also he goes off on many funny and random tangents as his mind wanders and many of them will provoke the biggest laughs from you.
chapters include visits to the Natural History Museum, London Aquarium, a day at the Library and many more !
As with Karl's previous written works, there are many sprinkles of visual treats throughout. Including his charming illustrations ( Which I still must say , I think he should go into creating children's books at some point) and collages of photos from his various visits.
My eyes have been greatly opened to see the world in a much more pure , simpler honest light.
A viewpoint like this refreshes the mind and soul.
But the bottom line this is funny and charming reading, you probably won't find anywhere else.
Give it a try and you might be surprised , by adding a bit of Karl Pilkington into your life ,will really make it much more sense.
This is my most enjoyed book of his works so far. I can't wait for the next title, which I hope to be more comedy gold.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Tom_D
Format:Paperback
I'm new to the world of Karl Pilkington. I was flicking TV channels one night and noticed 'An Idiot Abroad' was on. I watched it and ever since then I've been watching, reading and listening to him. He's one of the funniest thinkers I've ever seen and his humor style is a welcome change.
Karlology is an hilarious read, recommended to all.
Karlology is an hilarious read, recommended to all.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Sid Roberts
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've only just started this book and already it promises to be the best book so far. Just a little excerpt I think should be known:
"I have a theory that the brain might have come from another planet where brains ruled. A planet where there was no atmosphere and the brains just floated around thinking about stuff all day. They quickly became advanced because of the amount of thinking being done. Then, somehow, they came to planet Earth but found they were useless because they couldn't move about by floating any more. So one of the brainier ones got into a monkey's head ... and the rest is history. Like I say, it's just a theory."
I dare anyone to attempt to understand the psychology behind that!
"I have a theory that the brain might have come from another planet where brains ruled. A planet where there was no atmosphere and the brains just floated around thinking about stuff all day. They quickly became advanced because of the amount of thinking being done. Then, somehow, they came to planet Earth but found they were useless because they couldn't move about by floating any more. So one of the brainier ones got into a monkey's head ... and the rest is history. Like I say, it's just a theory."
I dare anyone to attempt to understand the psychology behind that!
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So funny
Written in typical Karl Pilkington style, it's a very humorous book. Highly recommend that people buy it along with his others!
Published 11 days ago by Amazonian Queen
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pfffff, just spat my water everywhere
Put it this way, wait made my wife angry. She couldn't stand the laughing any longer.
I had a good 8 he reading marathon with this one.
I had a good 8 he reading marathon with this one.
Published 14 days ago by ken buckley
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Words of wisdom
I bought this book as a Christmas stocking filler for my partner but couldn't resist a sneaky peek before I wrapped it up. Read more
Published 1 month ago by pingushoos
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funny
The guy really is a genius. I bought the book for my partner and couldn't put it down comedy at its best
Published 1 month ago by Kaygie
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Not what I expected.
I chose this rating because from reading the first chapter of this book, I expected it to be about his life, such as his first job and his school days, similar to an... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Isaac Blackburn
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great little read
Really funny, karl never fails to make me laugh. Should of Bern longer though. Written as karl would say it too so makes it even more enjoyable. Keep up the good work :)
Published 1 month ago by Laura-leigh
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Fantastic
Believe that I have read all of his books and this one is as good as the others, if not better :-)
Published 2 months ago by PaulS
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A present for my daughter
Karl Pilkington at his dour best. My daughter loves the whole Idiot abroad saga and wanted this book as well. She highly recommended it.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. K. J. Luxford
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Sooooooooo Funny
This book is really funny I laughed out loud through most of this book, even if you haven't seen the programme it doesn't matter, karl say's it how it is and what most of us would... Read more
Published 2 months ago by maz
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Funny
This book is very thought provoking and very funny. It gives you an insight to the very funny Karl Pilkington.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. B. Dixon
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