...in which he plays himself and the voice inside his head

Here's the first trailer for Karl Pilkington's new Sky One comedy Sick Of It.

It is a scripted comedy in which the comic takes on two roles: himself and the voice inside his head, one positive and one negative. He plays version of himself having the ordinary life he may have led if he hadn't met Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and been propelled by fame. Recently ditched by his long-term girlfriend, his character is left to muddle through life, living with his American auntie (Sondra James).

In the clip, his therapist (Raad Rawi) advises him to 'challenge himself' and do something he's afraid of.

Pilkington has said of the show: 'For most people the inner self is there to help make decisions, but mine mainly confuses me and pushes me in the wrong direction.

'I'd say that doing this series was inner self's idea. I've only just realised that I'm playing myself twice but only being paid once. Like I say, my inner self doesn't really look out for me.'

Comedians including Lou Sanders, Sindhu Vee, Mark Silcox, Rachel Stubbings and Arnold Brown have cameo roles in the series.

The six half-hour episodes will air soon.

Published: 5 Jul 2018