The Ricky Gervais Show

Ricky and Stephen attempt to defend Karl from a furious letter in The Sunday Times questioning his wit, intellect and creativity.

Karl shares why his family never answered the door, the reason he gives old underwear to charity and a story of his aunt buying an Elvis clock she hated.

Ricky and Stephen ask about the bizarre way Karl's mom identified their pet spider as well as her attempts to influence her other son's military posting.

The hosts explore the lesser-known problems of slugs eating stamps, plumbers who want to stop plumbing and the small lights inside fridges.

Karl baffles the hosts by describing a typical day that includes his wife stomping around, worrying about worm teeth and impromptu home renovation.

The outspoken team discusses what makes an archetypal Englishman, whether the UK eats pasta correctly and the eccentric exhibitionist, Mr. Shorts Man.

Karl comments about noise pollution abroad, including extra-loud birds, and explains why he used to steal chocolate bars and open other people's mail.

Ricky and Stephen seek Karl's opinions on the role of medicine from prehistoric times to the invention of penicillin, and regret it immediately.

While discussing Planet Earth, Karl sidetracks the conversation to talk about people evolving into moles and how hard it is to give away an old sofa.

Budding philosopher Karl reflects on brightly colored flowers in gray cities, always wearing crash helmets and other thought-provoking topics.