The Moaning of Life

The Worldly Wisdom of Karl Pilkington

Karl Pilkington

I've never worried about life's big questions. People at my age sit about pondering "why are we here?" The only time I ever asked myself that is when Suzanne booked us a surprise holiday to Lanzarote
The Moaning of Life by Karl Pilkington (Paperback ISBN 9781782111542) book cover

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The official tie-in to the major new Sky 1 TV series and follow up to the massive bestseller An Idiot Abroad

‘“Why are we here?” The only time I ever asked meself that was on a surprise holiday to Lanzarote.’

Left to his own devices, Karl Pilkington would be happy with his life just as it is. But now he’s hit forty, everyone keeps asking him why he’s so reluctant to marry his girlfriend and why he doesn’t want to have kids. It’s time for Karl to face up to the biggest question of the lot - what does it all mean? Karl thought he’d seen it all filming An Idiot Abroad, but now he’s off around the globe to learn how other cultures deal with life’s big issues. Find out how Karl copes as he …

- Has plastic surgery in LA
- Models for a Japanese life drawing class
- Helps deliver a baby in Bali

Have his experiences changed him? Find out in this hilarious new book.


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“The funniest man on the planet”
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“A hero for our times”
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Karl Pilkington

Karl Pilkington is the author of six bestselling books: The World of Karl Pilkington; Happyslapped by a Jellyfish; Karlology; An Idiot Abroad; The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad. He was part of the Guinness World Record-breaking podcast The Ricky Gervais Show, which was downloaded over 300 million times and became an animation for HBO in the USA. He also starred in three series of Sky 1’s global hit An Idiot Abroad and most recently, The Moaning of Life.


After being sent around the world three times by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for An Idiot Abroad, Karl Pilkington is going it alone on a journey of self-discovery.