More Gervais, Pilkington Commissioned

As The Ricky Gervais Show continues to receive consistently high viewing ratings on HBO and Channel Four, the channels have confirmed a third season will enter production later this year for airing in 2012. "The Ricky Gervais Show is a proper treat in our schedule," says head of comedy for Channel 4 Shane Allen "the killer funny cross-examination of Karl's deranged logic and life philosophies are a perfect fit with the comedy savvy audience". Ricky Gervais himself added "I am absolutely thrilled. The third season should use up the rest of the best stuff from the audiobooks and podcasts [he, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington record these then animations are applied post-production], and we are planning to record brand new material for season four". Also, the comedy trio will return this autumn in Karl Pilkington's An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List when the aforementioned bald one travels around the world to do the things books suggest you do before you die, sure to be hilarious viewing! The Ricky Gervais Show currently airs on Tuesdays on E4, and An Idiot Abroad 2 will air from October.