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‘Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!’ Sunday Telegraph
'Not many idiots could make something this funny.' Guardian
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`Surely a Christmas best-seller.'
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
First thing's first: this book is basically scripts of the podcasts. It does have a few cooky drawings and a slither of new content but, for the most part, if you've heard the podcasts, then you've heard this book.
"Happyslapped by a Jellyfish" is much, much better (and cheaper!).
"Happyslapped by a Jellyfish" is much, much better (and cheaper!).
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am a big fan of karl pilkington but this book was slightly disappointing. There is very little original content and 90% of the book is just transcripts from the podcasts, therefore, if you have ever listened to the podcast you will find yourself just flicking through pages.
If you have not read karls other books i would advise buying them instead of this one, if you have not listened to the podcast i would advise listening to them first and then if you have not had enough buy this book. The content is top notch it is just mostly unoriginal, a full diary would have been a million times better imo!
If you have not read karls other books i would advise buying them instead of this one, if you have not listened to the podcast i would advise listening to them first and then if you have not had enough buy this book. The content is top notch it is just mostly unoriginal, a full diary would have been a million times better imo!
49 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'm a big fan of the Podcasts - having subscribed to series 2 and 3 on Audible and thoroughly enjoyed them. Yes, they're very formulaic now but no worse for that - in fact that's the point. The main problem with the World of Karl Pilkington is that it will appeal mainly to the fans of the podcasts, but that audience will perhaps be the most underwhelmed of any reader. The reason is that the book offers very, very little new material.
Comedy spin-off books tend to be either comedy books in their own right containing entirely new, original material (Goodies, New Statesman, Vic Reeves, John Shuttleworth, Young Ones for example) or are pure transcriptions (Porridge, Morcambe & Wise, Rising Damp). The World of Karl Pilkington is better suited to the former but I'm afraid is much more of the latter variety.
I had hoped and expected this book to mainly contain new, previously unbroadcast inane and obtuse musings from the spherical headed sage, with unseen extracts from his diary and fresh Da Vinciesque theories sketched out in his own childish hand (perhaps in an unsavoury faecal medium). Instead the bulk of the book comprises selected transcriptions of the podcasts (in miniscule typeface with massive line spacing on horrible glossy paper).
Script books can be enjoyable but are always ultimately lacking for obvious reasons. Watching Hancock, Barker, Fisher or Rossiter bring scripts and characters to life with their genius performances is superb. But you can still appreciate a Galton & Simpson, Clement & La Frenais, Ian Pattison or Eric Chappell script read cold since it evokes pretty well the performance you're familiar with.
That's where material like the Podcasts falls down: the comedy is almost entirely reliant upon the performance itself and no transcription (especially heavily abridged transcriptions as these are) can do it justice. The immediacy, interplay, context, pauses, corpsing and nuance are all lost. In fact the converse is really true of transcriptions of ad-libbed, dynamic material like this: familiarity with a sit-com can help bring a script to life when you read it yourself whereas familiarity with the podcasts just makes the transcripts feel more lifeless.
Comedy spin-off books tend to be either comedy books in their own right containing entirely new, original material (Goodies, New Statesman, Vic Reeves, John Shuttleworth, Young Ones for example) or are pure transcriptions (Porridge, Morcambe & Wise, Rising Damp). The World of Karl Pilkington is better suited to the former but I'm afraid is much more of the latter variety.
I had hoped and expected this book to mainly contain new, previously unbroadcast inane and obtuse musings from the spherical headed sage, with unseen extracts from his diary and fresh Da Vinciesque theories sketched out in his own childish hand (perhaps in an unsavoury faecal medium). Instead the bulk of the book comprises selected transcriptions of the podcasts (in miniscule typeface with massive line spacing on horrible glossy paper).
Script books can be enjoyable but are always ultimately lacking for obvious reasons. Watching Hancock, Barker, Fisher or Rossiter bring scripts and characters to life with their genius performances is superb. But you can still appreciate a Galton & Simpson, Clement & La Frenais, Ian Pattison or Eric Chappell script read cold since it evokes pretty well the performance you're familiar with.
That's where material like the Podcasts falls down: the comedy is almost entirely reliant upon the performance itself and no transcription (especially heavily abridged transcriptions as these are) can do it justice. The immediacy, interplay, context, pauses, corpsing and nuance are all lost. In fact the converse is really true of transcriptions of ad-libbed, dynamic material like this: familiarity with a sit-com can help bring a script to life when you read it yourself whereas familiarity with the podcasts just makes the transcripts feel more lifeless.
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Laugh out loud
Karl pilkinton has got to be one of the funniest people without trying to be funny. His naive nature will have everybody in stitches. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Amybradley12
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this book although written by what would seem like a seemless idiot actually brings many laughs into your world. Read more
Published 14 days ago by beardy
good condition
I recieved book fast. It was in a good condition, although little yellow :/ Pages were not creased. Book as laughable as every other by this trio. Thanks a lot seller!
Published 2 months ago by Marta
karl
brilliant book. very funny and entertaining book. you can see logic from ether side and may get confused with reality after reading but just read it any way. youll enjoy it.
Published 3 months ago by miniman
A great read!
If you want something that is easy to read and has good humour, then this book will be great for you. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Superman
manc humour
karls a guy who says what we all think but will not say he just tells it like it is thats what makes him so good not that hes clever its just the way he sees it funny as hell
Published 4 months ago by phil pountain
world of carl pilkington
If you like carl pilkingtn im sure you will enjoy reading the books
read all books i enjoyed them all filled a few hours in
read all books i enjoyed them all filled a few hours in
Published 6 months ago by victoria
good old carl
watched karl pilkington travel and look at the 7 wonders of the world, with ricky gervais, so purchased the books for avid fans for xmas pressies, i think they will like
Published 6 months ago by mrs j hill
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If you're familiar with the podcasts there is nothing you won't have seen or heard before. Yet it's still funny seeing it written down, and even the stuff I've heard several times... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jake
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I hate reading books in a play or screen-type setting and this is how this book is published. I love all these gentlemen (perhaps too much), and wanted to read their interactions... Read more
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