Karl Pilkington

English television personality, social commentator, actor, author and former radio producer

Born
23 September 1972, Sale
Age
54
Karl Pilkington
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Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972) is an English television personality, actor, author, podcaster and former radio producer from Sale, active since 1998. He is known as the star of the Sky1 travel documentary series An Idiot Abroad, and his work spans comedy and mockumentary. His YouTube channel had about 74,400 subscribers in May 2025, and he had about 115,000 followers on X in February 2023.

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