An Idiot Abroad (2010)

An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary television series broadcast on Sky1 and Science, as well as spin-off books published by Canongate Books, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Karl Pilkington. The ongoing theme of both the television series and the books is that Pilkington has no interest in global travel, so Merchant and Gervais make him travel while they stay in the United Kingdom and monitor his progress.

Genres: Comedy, Documentary

What to watch after An Idiot Abroad

• The Moaning of Life (2013) — Same subject: travel
• Top Gear (1978) — Same feel: irreverent, fun
• Documentary Now! (2015) — Same feel: cynical, irreverent
• Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) — Same feel: cynical, irreverent
• How to with John Wilson (2020) — Two steps away in the credits
• Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005) — A loose match in how its finales land