caption birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
pilkington in 2008 sale , greater manchester , england 23 september 1972 karl pilkington 2008-02 . jpg karl pilkington
 karl pilkington television , radio producer presenter , actor , voice actor , author
karl pilkington

karl pilkington -lrb- born 23 september 1972 -rrb- is an english travel show presenter , actor , author and former radio producer .
he gained prominence as the producer of ricky gervais and stephen merchant 's radio programme on xfm .
he appeared on `` the ricky gervais show '' , presented the sky travel series `` an idiot abroad '' , and made his full acting debut -lrb- following a cameo appearance in the final episode of `` extras '' -rrb- on gervais ' 2012 comedy-drama series `` derek '' .
pilkington is a co-founder , along with gervais and merchant , of risk productions , a television production company .
