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656. British Comedy: Karl Pilkington’s Monkey News / The Ricky Gervais Show

Mar 31, 2020
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Karl Pilkington
Explore the humorous tales of Karl Pilkington's Monkey News and Ricky Gervais Show, featuring a chimpanzee builder on a construction site causing confusion. Dive into British comedy, regional accents, construction terms, and absurd scenarios like NASA training a chimp for a space mission.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
Exploring the Roots of Monkey News
04:02 • 11min
3
The Chimpanzee Builder
14:58 • 10min
4
Understanding Construction Terms and English Phrases
25:16 • 16min
5
Analyzing a Monkey News Jingle and a Builder's Story
41:28 • 5min
6
Building Banter with Carl
46:16 • 7min
7
A Mysterious Hairy Worker on the Building
53:43 • 21min
8
Monkey Business in the Workplace and Space
01:14:57 • 7min
9
Humorous Tale of NASA Training a Chimp for Space Mission
01:21:40 • 6min