Happyslapped by a Jellyfish: The words of Karl Pilkington (Hardcover)

by Karl Pilkington (Author) "The following are extracts from my diary..." (more)
Key Phrases: San Francisco, New York, Lake District (more...)

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Product Description
A collection of baffling, hilarious, infuriating yet curiously compelling insights and anecdotes, diary entries, poems, "true" facts, cartoons, and assorted witterings concerning travel from the mind of Karl Pilkington, the unlikely star of the Ricky Gervais Show, the World's funniest and most successful podcast.

About the Author
Karl Pilkington is an English radio producer who produced The Ricky Gervais Show on Xfm. As a result of the success of the podcasts of this show he's become a cult celebrity. Gervais thinks Karl is "the funniest man alive in Britain today" and put him in his comedy DVD, Politics. Karl is probably best-known for co-writing the mega successful The World of Karl Pilkington (2006). --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT (October 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756636353
• ISBN-13: 978-0756636357
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,704 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very funn, but that's no surprise., December 2, 2007

By	Ethan Boos (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I must be an idiot, because according to Ricky Gervais, "If you think he's (Karl) a genius, then you're an idiot." Well, Karl is a comedic genius. At least I hope that's what it is. Either way, if you've heard the podcast or read his first book, then you've got a pretty good idea of what to expect. However, in this it's a travelogue, not transcripts of the podcasts mixed in with Karl's cartoons, etc.
Very funny. Certainly worth the read. I say that even though I hate reading.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pilkie for President in '08! , April 7, 2008

By	M. Ginion "MattyG" (Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

America needs Karl now more than ever. In this upcoming election, we need someone who can tackle the REAL issues that keep Americans up at night. We are not concerned with our floundering economy, the "war" on terror or how we are now less popular globally than Alton Towers. We ARE worried about:
- Curfews for gays (The Killing of Georgie law)
- Snails eating our postage stamps
- Shadows that push people off of bikes
- Octopi in jam jars
- Big heads and webbed hands
- Split tennis balls
- Organized fun
- Little Turkish fellas that eyeball your girlfriends

All of these things have been ignored by our current administration. I am spearheading the "Do We Need Him?" campaign for Karl to run for the American Presidency. "Do We Need Him?" - you bet your jaffa cakes we do! Lest anyone think we can't get Karl into office, please look at who we have now. Over 50 million people voted George Dubya into office - twice! Americans obviously love and relate to the genius of being stupid. G. Dubs has got nothin' on Lil' Karly Pilkoids! Can you imagine, in a hundred years from now, Karl's little face on a ten dollar bill? Or better yet, the roundest penny ever created!

A plea to Ricky - please bring Karl to America with you this summer. We need him now more than ever before. Don't let Manchester, Kent and London (where he lives) have all the fun and that. Bring the World's Roundest Head to the Big Apple! Alright? Alright.

OOOHH!!! CHIMPANZEE THAT!!! Pilkington for PRESIDENT!!! Yer ffff...

(buy Happy Slapped...it's good)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost as good as the ramblings of a mental patient written on a wall in their own s***, December 24, 2007

By	Vincent Marlowe (NY USA) - See all my reviews

If you are a fan of the "Ricky Gervais Show" series of Podcasts then you absolutely must purchase this book. It is made up like a sort of travel book where Karl has gone on vacation (or holiday, whatever), and what he liked/disliked about it. The book is full of original illustrations done by Karl, as well as photographs, diary extracts, and my favorite, poems.
Here is one of the poems Karl has written that is in the book:

SUZANNE'S MAM AND DAD'S PUB

Lots of smoke and strange folk
Regular laughing at his own jokes
Dog on a rope
Fruit machine broke
Old man in corner who never spoke

If that poem made you laugh, purchase this book, as it is full of more Pilkington hilarity!