The Moaning of Life
2013–2015 · Sky Showcase · 60 min · 2 seasons
S02E06 · Time
Wed, 18 Nov, 8:00 am
Karl investigates how people should spend their limited time on the planet as he finds out what he will be like as an old man.
About
As if being sent around the world three times already by Ricky Gervais in An Idiot Abroad wasn't enough, everyone's favourite 'round-headed buffoon' is set to do it all again, but this time on his own journey of self-discovery.
Karl Pilkington has turned 40, hes now officially 'middle-aged' and he's ready to re-assess his life and look at things a little differently (about time, right?).
In The Moaning of Life, the now very well travelled Karl experiences how other cultures face up to some of life's biggest issues, while at the same time planning for his own future.
"I've been on the planet for 40 years now, and I'm still none the wiser as to what it's all about really", Karl said. "I've never worried about life's big questions. People at my age sit about pondering about 'why are we here?' The only time I ever asked meself that is when Suzanne booked us a surprise holiday to Lanzarote".
Episodes
- E01
Art
Wed, 14 Oct· 60 minKarl Pilkington goes back on the road in search of the answers to more of life's big questions, beginning by heading to America to consider the point of art. He meets artists who make sculptures out of dog muck, attempts to create a masterpiece from his own vomit and strips down to his pants for a spot of performance art in Times Square.
- E02
Identity
Wed, 21 Oct· 60 minKarl continues to investigate life's big questions by explores the key factors that shape our people's identities, including gender, accents, hair and clothes, He heads to Los Angeles where he goes for a stroll on Newport beach dressed as a woman, before travelling to Atlanta to meet a man who has made a business out of putting hair back onto the heads of bald men. Karl's journey also takes him to Las Vegas, where he speaks to those who make a living out of looking like celebrities.
- E03
How to Live Your Life
Wed, 28 Oct· 60 minKarl meets a group of vigilante superheroes in San Diego as he goes in search of people with unique attitudes towards life.
- E04
The Body
Wed, 4 Nov· 60 minKarl investigates the alleged benefits of urine therapy as he explores the lengths people go to in order to stay healthy.
- E05
Waste
Wed, 11 Nov· 60 minAs Karl explores the impact of waste on our planet, he meets a roadkill chef, as well as a man who has found a unique use for old bottles.
- E06
Time
Wed, 18 Nov· 60 minKarl investigates how people should spend their limited time on the planet as he finds out what he will be like as an old man.
Cast
Karl Pilkington
Himself