An Idiot Abroad - Season 01 Review

In the first season of An Idiot Abroad , actor-comedians and Stephen Merchant send their "uncultured" and home-loving friend Karl Pilkington on a journey to visit the New Seven Wonders of the World .

Throughout the eight episodes, Karl struggles with unfamiliar cultures, local cuisines (such as eating toads and testicles), and the lack of basic British comforts . Episode Itinerary An Idiot Abroad - Season 01

The series is presented as a practical joke and sociology experiment: while Merchant hopes travel will broaden Karl's mind, Gervais admits the trip is an "expensive gag" intended to make Karl as miserable as possible for his own amusement . In the first season of An Idiot Abroad