Ricky, Stephen, and Karl - A Shill

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Many of you know that I consider "The Office" to be the best sitcom of all time. I mean the British one. (Except for the pilot, I haven't really seen the American version.) It's more about the cringe factor than the laughter, but it's pure genius.

The creators of the show, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, got their start doing radio. And with the success of "The Office" (UK), "The Office" (US, for which they are executive producers), and now "Extras," they decided to "give something back to the fans" and do twelve, free, weekly, half-hour podcasts via The Guardian website.

The bulk of the show is Ricky and Stephen breaking the balls of their third, Karl Pilkington. Karl's perspective on the world is strange, to say the least, and the dynamic makes for some damn fine radio.

They've just completed Week 9 of their podcast (which is apparently the most downloaded podcast in the world -- to date, anyway), and I highly recommend it. It's one of those things that's great to listen to when you're doing a mindless task -- driving, folding laundry, sitting at home listening to the Ricky Gervais Show...