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The 3 reasons people love An Idiot Abroad

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  1. You like Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China.

  2. You like his deadpan phone calls with Gervais and Merchant.

  3. You like real trips with no script for the traveler.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • James May: Our Man in…2020

    • Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China
    • real trips with no script for the traveler

    Good for you if you like James May's dry jokes about noodles and trains.

  • The Aristocrats2005

    • Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China
    • his deadpan phone calls with Gervais and Merchant

    Good for you if you like hearing comedians try to top each other.

  • Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen2011

    • Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China

    Good for you if you like comedians trading brutal one-liners on a stage.

  • Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction2009

    • Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China

    Good for you if you want ninety minutes of Robin Williams at full speed.

  • The Yes Men2003

    • Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China
    • real trips with no script for the traveler

    Good for you if you like watching a straight face hold through an absurd speech.

  • Cunk on...2018

    • Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China
    • his deadpan phone calls with Gervais and Merchant

    Good for you if you like Philomena Cunk asking real professors absurd questions.

  • Penn & Teller: Bull!2003

    • Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China
    • real trips with no script for the traveler

    Good for you if you like Penn ranting and Teller staying silent while they take a belief apart.

  • Jackass: The Movie2002

    • Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China

    Good for you if you laugh at grown men hurting themselves on purpose.

  • The Grand Tour2016

    • Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China

    Good for you if you like three middle-aged men bickering their way across a continent.

  • An Evening with Kevin Smith2002

    • Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China
    • his deadpan phone calls with Gervais and Merchant

    Good for you if you like a director telling long, rambling behind-the-scenes stories.

  • Dark Tourist2018

    • real trips with no script for the traveler

    Good for you if you like meeting real people who visit, or live beside, sites of tragedy.

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