An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary television series that has aired on Sky1 and Science. There have also been spin-off books released by Canongate Books. The series was conceived by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington is the host of the show. The central premise of both the television series and the books is that Pilkington is pressured into going on adventures around the world by his friends Merchant and Gervais, despite the fact that he is not interested in leaving the country. Merchant and Gervais remain in the United Kingdom in order to keep track of Pilkington's development.
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An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary television series that has aired on Sky1 and Science. There have also been spin-off books released by Canongate Books. The series was conceived by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington is the host of the show. The central premise of both the television series and the books is that Pilkington is pressured into going on adventures around the world by his friends Merchant and Gervais, despite the fact that he is not interested in leaving the country. Merchant and Gervais remain in the United Kingdom in order to keep track of Pilkington's development.
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