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* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: [[Discussed Trope]]. Karl Pilkington was such a smash hit with fans that by the middle of the first run of podcasts, Ricky was already calling it "farcical" that the show bore his name.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Karl Pilkington pitches the idea of a man aging backwards totally seriously, years before ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' was released<ref> It seems extraordinarily unlikely that he was aware of the story it was based upon. Plus, he was pitching it as if it were a viable alternative to human evolution rather than as a story.</ref>.
** During the Halloween podcast in 2007, Karl talks about how ghosts are always stuck wearing and doing the last things they were up to before they died. Ricky laughs and mocks him. The very next year, Ricky Gervais plays the lead in ''[[Ghost Town (
** In ''[[
*** Also, one episode has Stephen going "Look what we can do with science!" in a fake-menacing voice. Now try listening to that and ''not'' think of ''[[
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: Karl's "I could eat a knob at night", as in "I could eat a penis in the night-time". Ricky and Stephen even called him on it and asked for the [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix|online music community to make music remixes with the soundbite.]] They happily complied.
** Karl Pilkington has a head like a fucking orange.
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