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The Ricky Gervais Show Season 2 Episodes

Season 2 Episode Guide

13 Episodes 2011 - 2011

Episode 1

Clive Warren

Fri, Jan 14, 201124 mins

Karl pitches a bizarre idea for a film, in which the comatose hero, played by 'Clive Warren,' has his brain transplanted into his widow's head.

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Episode 2

Doppleganger

Fri, Jan 21, 201124 mins

Karl imagines what life would be like if he had an exact doppelganger. Ricky poses a logic riddle that Karl has difficulty solving.

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Episode 3

The Fly

Fri, Jan 28, 201124 mins

Ricky teaches Karl some interesting facts about animals. Karl offers a misguided theory about evolution then recounts the latestscientific breakthroughs in medicine.

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Episode 4

Onion

Fri, Feb 4, 201125 mins

Karl addresses one of his pet peeves, animals who are treated like people, and issues a public safety announcement for chameleons.He considers the question, 'Does the brain control you or do you control the brain?"

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Episode 5

Insects

Fri, Feb 11, 201124 mins

Karl shares that he often goes on walks to observe ants, moths and other insects and that he once saw a bee have a heart attack.Karl asks if everything were the same size as humans, what would be the best animal to be.

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Episode 6

Kidneys

Fri, Feb 18, 201124 mins

Karl discovers he has a kidney stone and spends time in the hospital. Ricky stops by to visit and mock him. Karl considers animalsthat look like things and wonders if that's difficult for them.

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Episode 7

Night Club

Fri, Mar 4, 201124 mins

Karl says he wouldn't mind life as a littler person, since everything from food portions to cities would be bigger for him. Stephenrecounts his night out at a London club.

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Episode 8

Future

Fri, Mar 11, 201124 mins

Ricky reads some predictions for the future from an academic study, which leads Karl to share his theories. Stephen asks the guys iftoday were the end of the world, what would they do with their last day?

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Episode 9

Natural History

Fri, Mar 18, 201124 mins

Karl contemplates how many different species are actually needed in the world, and whether or not we should keep looking for new forms of life. Karl questions if inventions like modern vacuum cleaners and toasters are necessary.

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Episode 10

Leg Rubber

Fri, Mar 25, 201124 mins

Karl reminisces about an overabundance of breath mints throughout his childhood. Karl dismisses cures for blindness found via research with mice. After years of nursing a childhood leg injury, Karl visits a massage therapist with dubious credentials.

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Episode 11

Mrs. Battersby

Fri, Apr 1, 201123 mins

After contemplating the concept of memory, Ricky and Karl role-play as the two lobes of Karl's brain. Karl describes a childhood weekend of talkative ghosts and befriending pocket calculators.

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Episode 12

Art

Fri, Apr 8, 201123 mins

Ricky, Stephen and Karl discuss the nature of art, and whether old urinals or sharks in formaldehyde should be considered artistic works.

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Episode 13

Munchies

Fri, Apr 15, 201123 mins

Ricky and Stephen challenge Karl to describe his ideal version of the world as conjured in a magical isolation tank, but Karl is suspicious of a perfect life. Karl describes his theory of the "Problem Hole."

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