@@juliuscaesar6793 yea. even though these are years old, I feel privileged to be a part of crowd, “Pilkoids”, who were there for the birth & evolution of Karl Pilkington!!
Gee l never realised but Steve is actually the backbone of the humor and steucture of the show. He puts Ricky and Karl in the spotlight, without him it would turn flat. Steve is the technician of thought.
38:27 this whole scenario where they can't figure out the call-ins and trying to act all professional and they get a glitch call always makes me laugh 🤣
This is obviously the episode where they started to realise Karl’s natural comedy potential. It’s great gradually listening to the evolution of him becoming pretty much the star of the show.
Anyone else love it when Ricky’s in a funny mood? Talking in that weird voice out of the side of his mouth, e.g. ‘nearly said WANKER!’ I could seriously listen to it for hours. Wish the mood had struck him more
People making judgements on Steve's character and personality based on a tinpot radio show recorded 15 years ago will never not make me laugh. People here talk about him as if they know him! Mental. Funny guy and integral part of the show IMO
I always liked him in the podcast more than Ricky, cause he was always more interested in hearing Karl's full thoughts on something whether he thought they were rubbish or not. Ricky loves interrupting.
Have listened to these shows pretty much every night going to sleep since me and my ex split. Nearly a year now. A seriously great antidote to the blues! Occasionally I'll even wake up laughing...x
@@ufoash440 Sorry mate wish I could remember! There were a few recent ones on Spotify that I listened to which were made around the time he was promoting Sick Of It Series 2.
I like this episode cause it was before it sort of got out of hand with Steve and Ricky mocking and ridiculing Karl. He actually seems to be enjoying himself here. Even though grumpy Karl is funny, I'd much rather want him happy, chucklin' about
johgus96 agree 100000% mate. Sad fact is Ricky is funny but a hugely pretentious twat and also a huge cock to all his friends. Sad how neither of them ever properly told Karl he's actually a comedic genius. His wit is great, but they always just act like he doesn't know what he's doing. Plus, like you say, the episodes where they just get pretentious and mock him relentlessly aren't as funny. Hearing him laugh is such gold. By the time it gets to the podcast series he literally laughs under 5 times the entire time
@@StrangeStickMovies Yeah they do mock him senselessly, but Ricky has said many times about how much of a genius Karl is, and references about how he talks about Karl's genius off-air too.
I’m a MASSIVE fan of Ricky and Karl but there is some truth to that. Steve is soooo quick witted and comes out with some gold. I’d love to see a compilation of his best bits.
You sort of gets desensitized, but I just realised how funny and brutally honest it is when Steve says, "please, don't be mental!" to the people calling in.
Listening to these guys feels so much like home, I hope they all live to be 100! One of them dying would really affect me as it did when Norm MacDonald died.
Ricky's anecdote about what he said to the fireman is so relatable. There's always one moment in your life you think about years later like 'why did I say that'
The only time he had laughed during his career on radio and TV has been XFM Season 1, that one joke when Ricky says "get wrecked" on one of the audiobooks, Season 2 and a few times on 3 of An Idiot Abroad and quite a bit of the moaning of life.
I love how nice they were to Karl at the beginning, before the resentment developed that he wanted a bigger role and they started bullying him. In these episodes he's the most interesting man Ricky has ever known.. only a few years later he'd be called the stupidest and laziest. In a way you end up feeling sorry for Karl... because he had odd parents and missed a lot of school and didn't get a chance to go further with education his general knowledge isn't great and he doesn't sound clever... but he does actually have logic sometimes that the other 2 don't!
He wouldn't be where he is now if he'd just had normal parents and schooling though, would he? I wouldn't call him stupid though. I think Ricky said it once, something like he has very sort of nebulous out there thoughts. Now he's got the money to, if he wants, live his dream of just pottering about doing diy at home, lol.
If you listen carefully Karl laughs quite a lot in the 1st series. It's before they really started meanly ripping on him. My favourite series out of all their work.
I Love these vide beyond words. I wish Ricky wouldnt shout so much, I have to keep changing the volume up and down, his laugh and shouting could smash the windows, Jeeeesus.
I love when Steve explains to a clueless Ricky how physically the proportions of Barbie could not be replicated on a real woman, he is suddenly all “well of course they couldn’t” to save face lol anyone who knew that would have understood where Karl was going with that question. Although tbh I prefer Karl’s description of the answer 😂 if Ricky had just heard that instead he would have continued cluelessly shouting at him *what are you talking about!*
Ricky likes to think he’s smarter than he actually is if he allowed Karl to finish he would of understood even without Steve explaining I knew where Karl was going
Here: 'What does Karl look like? Moby I suppose.' Later: 'Perfectly round head, absolutely spherical, like a Manc Charlie Brown, I just want to squeeze it all day, Karl can I put it in a vice...'
never dabble with things you don't understand. like women. the show really kicks on from this episode. they obviously decided over the break that in the new year they would involve K man a lot more.
Do you reckon they played the full version of Living For the City in this episode? In a later Song With a Story, Karl said he'd never heard the full version!
Owen they definitely did not play the full song. Sounds to me like they just faded it out somewhere in the middle, doesn't sound like the tracks actual end.
"he's never told an anecdote" oh, just you wait...
This is the ep where the show really gets going. Karl totally breaks out in this one.
+jcrawley1 Think this is the episode Ricky realises he has gold with Karl.
jcrawley1 It’s one of the only occasions that Karl laughs on air.
@@QuaversInMyFace On episode 4 Steve realises Karl believed in the existence of giants. It was the beginning of it all.
@@juliuscaesar6793 yea. even though these are years old, I feel privileged to be a part of crowd, “Pilkoids”, who were there for the birth & evolution of Karl Pilkington!!
@@Sightation I didn't know that we even had a name, proud to be a Pilkoid
I nearly spit out my drink during "Do pigs come?" confusion XD
Gee l never realised but Steve is actually the backbone of the humor and steucture of the show. He puts Ricky and Karl in the spotlight, without him it would turn flat. Steve is the technician of thought.
LOVE STEVE!
I agree! The show would not be the same if he was not apart of the trio!
Emily J Yes he's not the star or a star but they wouldnt know what to talk about without him, it would fall flat. He's extremely witty.
I agree. It's ridiculous when people slag him off. He's integral to the show.
Gefa Duro Steve would probably know a lot about sturdy backbones
Listen to these when I'm going to sleep & when I'm feeling anxious/under the weather. Great distraction and so funny!
Same here
Me too! Thanks Man Moth! I don't say this willynillilly, but on a bad day they deffinitely help "Free Da Pain"! ^^
Hope Ⓥ Justice yep and me. I've gone round about 50 times over the last 6 years
Got a really bad toothache. Listening to try and lessen the pain -- not really working.
Panic
38:27 this whole scenario where they can't figure out the call-ins and trying to act all professional and they get a glitch call always makes me laugh 🤣
That spit-take Ricky does when Karl goes "Pigs don't come (to their name)" is just...amazing. I laughed for five minutes straight, uproariously.
It's gotta be one of the top 10 xfm moments for me
+TheOssumPawesome I almost did a literal spit take there XD
Should have had his head squozed for that one.
The "yeah it's definitely Bucks Fizz" is one of my favourite ever parts of the show
It's amazing, it sounds like it has been written, and the delivery is perfect
25:33 Steve: "Don't have a go at Karl!"
How things changed!!
Lol I thought the same thing
This is obviously the episode where they started to realise Karl’s natural comedy potential. It’s great gradually listening to the evolution of him becoming pretty much the star of the show.
Been listening to these for the past ten years and they are still as good as the first time around. Comedy gold.
38:30 Rick: Hello?
*caller hangs up*
"This is amazing."
This segment is the most shambolic thing they ever did!
Best 5 minutes of anything from anywhere, ever.
“Are you cheating, Dan?”
Couldnt do it worse if they tried
Anyone else love it when Ricky’s in a funny mood? Talking in that weird voice out of the side of his mouth, e.g. ‘nearly said WANKER!’ I could seriously listen to it for hours. Wish the mood had struck him more
The way that competition just falls down in the end is amazing
"That one with that Hanna Darryl in.." lmfao 😂😂😂
These 3 got me through lockdown without being seriously depressed and lonely
I cannot sleep without these! 6 years since I started listening to the podcasts . Soo many times I’ve been woken up by Ricky’s laugh!!
'he's never telling an anecdote!'
little did they know..
People making judgements on Steve's character and personality based on a tinpot radio show recorded 15 years ago will never not make me laugh. People here talk about him as if they know him! Mental. Funny guy and integral part of the show IMO
I already have in my weird twisted universe, but it didn't work out and I filed for divorce last week.
Nice try Steve
I didn’t realise how much younger he is than the other two.
I always liked him in the podcast more than Ricky, cause he was always more interested in hearing Karl's full thoughts on something whether he thought they were rubbish or not. Ricky loves interrupting.
@@TotemoGaijinand Ricky is actually wrong *very* often.
“Do pigs come” hahahahah gets me every time
Have listened to these shows pretty much every night going to sleep since me and my ex split. Nearly a year now. A seriously great antidote to the blues! Occasionally I'll even wake up laughing...x
Januaryastral exact same thing happened to me a few years ago man, really helped me. Good to see it’s helping others too. Best of luck to you
Laughed meself to sleep, couldn’t believe me luck
@@DonRoyalX Hope you're ok x
Does anyone know if audio of Karl’s overnight call in show survived? I’d love to hear him try to give advice to people up at that hour.
Karl answered this recently in a podcast and he said it was very unlikely.
Don't worry about dancing get a go-kart cheers
@@Scallion_D which podcast?
@@ufoash440 Sorry mate wish I could remember! There were a few recent ones on Spotify that I listened to which were made around the time he was promoting Sick Of It Series 2.
I like this episode cause it was before it sort of got out of hand with Steve and Ricky mocking and ridiculing Karl. He actually seems to be enjoying himself here. Even though grumpy Karl is funny, I'd much rather want him happy, chucklin' about
johgus96 agree 100000% mate. Sad fact is Ricky is funny but a hugely pretentious twat and also a huge cock to all his friends. Sad how neither of them ever properly told Karl he's actually a comedic genius. His wit is great, but they always just act like he doesn't know what he's doing. Plus, like you say, the episodes where they just get pretentious and mock him relentlessly aren't as funny. Hearing him laugh is such gold. By the time it gets to the podcast series he literally laughs under 5 times the entire time
StrangeStickMovies Ricky said on multiple occasions that Karl is the funniest man he knows/in the country and variations thereof
They didn't go overboard.
funnymangamingLOL Rubbish!
@@StrangeStickMovies Yeah they do mock him senselessly, but Ricky has said many times about how much of a genius Karl is, and references about how he talks about Karl's genius off-air too.
9:15 idk why it shocked me so much to hear Karl genuinely laugh
It surprises me every time! Takes a lot to make the man laugh!
I miss Ricky's movie reviews.. they always had me in stiches
WORDS
WORDS
WORDS
...an' 'at!
comedy gold
@Caine Sheppard wow, a 9 out of 5. Strong review there....
Yeah they were so good lol.
Underrated feature.
I was basically in tears at the jungle book one.
I’m a MASSIVE fan of Ricky and Karl but there is some truth to that. Steve is soooo quick witted and comes out with some gold. I’d love to see a compilation of his best bits.
I'm almost certain there's compilation vids on the tube.
You sort of gets desensitized, but I just realised how funny and brutally honest it is when Steve says, "please, don't be mental!" to the people calling in.
"Can I try on your helmet?" *Ricky laughs mentally*
For me this is the show where Karl really comes alive and the show takes off. Enter Karl Pilkington.
John Leeson and the rest is history
Ladies and gentlemen please welcome to the stage..
@@josephcontreras5390 Pilkys Makin Music!!
@@Jimov Hit parade or shit parade?
Ricky even announces it. "quite seriously, you might be the most interesting man in the world" nuff said.
“Our listeners have an open mind. They’re not just open they’re blank” hahahaha
27:35 Ricky predicts Facebook and Twitter
15:46 Turning point in the show
15:46 - this must be a bird sound pun from Karl
Listening to these guys feels so much like home, I hope they all live to be 100! One of them dying would really affect me as it did when Norm MacDonald died.
Karls so happy in these early shows I love his laugh it's so sweet 😂
Oh, how it soon changes as time progresses lol.
Ricky's anecdote about what he said to the fireman is so relatable. There's always one moment in your life you think about years later like 'why did I say that'
Karl laughing at "how do you make a pig come" :-D
The phone-in competitions, the select few they did, are some of my favourite moments because they are so poorly planned out.
"Are you cheating?"
You say that like the rest of the show was well planned out.
Honestly it's things like this that make the show though. If this was some polished, overly planned show it would have been crap.
Essential listening
good night lads
Very nostalgic hearing Ricky talk about Feeder and Gran Turismo 3. My brother loved it and did all the challenges, we used to play splitscreen
Heard this pig story 1000 times and it still killlssss me evrytime
The Rain Song. Great end to a great episode.
A watershed moment: 15:49. Ricky realizes out loud that the universe has now changed forever.
Love these! Thank you Moth Man 😊
9:18 nice to hear Karl laugh haha
The only time he had laughed during his career on radio and TV has been XFM Season 1, that one joke when Ricky says "get wrecked" on one of the audiobooks, Season 2 and a few times on 3 of An Idiot Abroad and quite a bit of the moaning of life.
+Lewis Cranston Films *has
+Lewis Cranston Films *erect
roz nort
don't know how I got that wrong all these years.
I think the caller who ended up with the tickets is severely underrated 'yeah it's definitely bucks fizz'
"She'd have to walk around on all fours" wtf 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
One of the best shows. Lots of anecdotes.
Depressing when you think Ricky’s 51 year old brother is near 70 now…
Yes! Found one I haven’t heard in ages. Thank you, ManMoth.
A night out that ends up pissing around with farm animals? Yeah Steve's definitely from Bristol.
Karls laugh is so heartwarming to me
Rickys new movie reminds me so much of these episodes.
I thought I was the only one who noticed that
Honestlyy
It’s so funny to hear them talking about the first Pop Idol winner, Gerroff Gates.
Are we back on the gay thing?
This is the episode were Ricky realises that Karl says things before thinking hahaha
Another great upload - thanks! 😎
I love how nice they were to Karl at the beginning, before the resentment developed that he wanted a bigger role and they started bullying him. In these episodes he's the most interesting man Ricky has ever known.. only a few years later he'd be called the stupidest and laziest. In a way you end up feeling sorry for Karl... because he had odd parents and missed a lot of school and didn't get a chance to go further with education his general knowledge isn't great and he doesn't sound clever... but he does actually have logic sometimes that the other 2 don't!
He wouldn't be where he is now if he'd just had normal parents and schooling though, would he? I wouldn't call him stupid though. I think Ricky said it once, something like he has very sort of nebulous out there thoughts. Now he's got the money to, if he wants, live his dream of just pottering about doing diy at home, lol.
This is it right here. This is the episode that's hooked me. This isn't too far removed now from the animated show.
If you listen carefully Karl laughs quite a lot in the 1st series. It's before they really started meanly ripping on him. My favourite series out of all their work.
"who else is blind?"
"..Let's keep up this veneer of professionalism.."
"I think he thought it was a bomb, and he was trying to blow you up to teach you a lesson."
I love how they always talk about Dr Fox being better than them but yet Dr Fox does not have the following that this show does now a days
This is the 4th episode in a row they played There’s a Star by Ash. They must’ve been big fans!
This crew was gold certified gold
"Why would he have a driving license? He's blind as well."
"Budgies have got weak hearts."
Lol.
it's true though.
@@lilme7052 Yeah probably.
15:49 - a star is born/discovered...
35:35 onwards is one of the greatest sections of radio ever produced.
Really great interview
Karl Predicted Fallout 4.
Unomatique haha
Round i go again
I'd have killed to have gone to that Incubus gig
I'd have killed not to.
@@GrubShackBaby If only we could have swapped
The reason why,
The reason why,
The reason why I had to die,
Did you bleed the blood of greed?
Was Incubus your destiny?
I Love these vide beyond words. I wish Ricky wouldnt shout so much, I have to keep changing the volume up and down, his laugh and shouting could smash the windows, Jeeeesus.
Im not allowed to listen to this out loud around my bf anymore because I’ve listened to it so many times he is sick of hearing Ricky’s laugh lol
"YOU MIGHT BE MIGHTN'T YA" lmao
"sort of a Moby who's..."
"Mank."
it KILLS me everytime for the last 20 years
lmao "Are you cheating?"
“Ooh you need an ‘air cut you look a right scruffy get!’
@15:49 the moment Ricky realises just how unique Karl is
I love when Steve explains to a clueless Ricky how physically the proportions of Barbie could not be replicated on a real woman, he is suddenly all “well of course they couldn’t” to save face lol anyone who knew that would have understood where Karl was going with that question.
Although tbh I prefer Karl’s description of the answer 😂 if Ricky had just heard that instead he would have continued cluelessly shouting at him *what are you talking about!*
Ricky likes to think he’s smarter than he actually is if he allowed Karl to finish he would of understood even without Steve explaining I knew where Karl was going
coming back to listen through again wondering if they ever sounded professional, nope, always a shambles
Dickers?
Wendy? :p
Dr Fox?
I love the quote 'Karl, your the best. you don't even know your doing it, your the best'.
"Are you cheating?"
😂
Can't believe I was 16-17 when these were done
"train faster"
Gently weeping 😂
utter shambles
shambles this
Sick of it! >
Steve backing it for Karl....wow how the worm has turned
This must of been a long time ago, because Karl actually laughs
"Do the pigs come-" "Sorry? What did you say?"
Yeah, Same goes for Fred Flinstone.
Here: 'What does Karl look like? Moby I suppose.'
Later: 'Perfectly round head, absolutely spherical, like a Manc Charlie Brown, I just want to squeeze it all day, Karl can I put it in a vice...'
8:59 absolute SMUT from the Squozen One.
Screw, damn and bloody! Do not a sermon make!
Cody Short last one to the moon's a bender!
never dabble with things you don't understand. like women.
the show really kicks on from this episode. they obviously decided over the break that in the new year they would involve K man a lot more.
10:18 worst comes to worst by dialated people... what a tune
"it's gone up now"
“Happily married with a pig for a child”
This show got me into Led Zeppelin. ❤
Do you reckon they played the full version of Living For the City in this episode? In a later Song With a Story, Karl said he'd never heard the full version!
Owen they definitely did not play the full song. Sounds to me like they just faded it out somewhere in the middle, doesn't sound like the tracks actual end.
965176465 replays over the last decade in and I just noticed Karl saying fucking Hannah Daryl. Gold.