Biography
Karl Pilkington is an English presenter, actor and author. He began his career as a radio producer at Xfm, where he worked on Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's programme before becoming a regular contributor to their show and podcasts.
He has presented the Sky travel series An Idiot Abroad (2010–2013) and The Moaning of Life (2013–2015). His acting roles include Dougie in the comedy-drama Derek (2012–2014) and the lead in Sick of It (2018–2020), which he co-created. In 2022 he made his drama debut as DC Phil Bayley in the ITV series The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe.
