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Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr

  • 52 years old
  • English
  • Writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer

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Jimmy Carr gives contestant £18,000 after I Literally Just Told You mistake

Jimmy Carr's telly quiz I Literally Just Told You does what it says on the tin, with all the answers given throughout the show. Well, that's apart from the occasion they forgot to do just that - leaving one contestant empty handed.

Rod McPhee, The Sun, 5th January 2022

Maureen Lipman thinks cancel culture is killing comedy. Don't make me laugh.

The veteran performer's concerns aren't shared by everyone in the comedy world, writes Bruce Dessau.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 22nd December 2021

Review: Jimmy Carr & Mark Watson's memoirs

It's a cliché that stand-up is therapy for the comedian. But in these two books, Jimmy Carr and Mark Watson turn their experiences in the business into life lessons that could benefit their readers.

Chortle, 22nd December 2021

Jimmy Carr: I lost friends over my tax-avoidance shame

I lost friends, suffered terrifying panic attacks and didn't sleep for days over my tax-avoidance shame, says Jimmy Carr.

Amanda Devlin, The Sun, 20th December 2021

Jimmy Carr lets loose on anti-vaxxers in audience

In the trailer for Jimmy Carr's new Netflix special His Dark Material, the comedian can be seen letting loose on anti-vaxxers in the audience.

Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 6th December 2021

Channel 4 orders Celebrity Rebrand from Amelia Dimoldenberg

Comedian Amelia Dimoldenberg has made a new 6-part series for Channel 4's social media channels. Celebrity Rebrand will see the comic make-over a range of other comedians and celebrities, including Jimmy Carr and Clare Balding.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd December 2021

Book review: Jimmy Carr - Before & Laughter

Over the last twenty years, he has been one of our best and most consistent comedians. A great biography will probably be published about him one day. But I suspect it won't be written by him.

Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 29th November 2021

"I'm a hair loss mentor and helped Jimmy Carr"

Hair loss mentor Spencer Stevenson is on a mission to reveal the risks of hair transplant surgery, which he says should only be done as a last resort. The mentor and advocate helped Jimmy Carr decide how to tackle his thinning hair. Carr recently revealed he'd had a whole host of procedures - from a hair transplant to botox.

Terri-Ann Williams, The Sun, 8th November 2021

Jimmy Carr trying to take over from Bradley Walsh?

Blankety Blank viewers have accused comedian Jimmy Carr of trying to steal host Bradley Walsh's presenting gig.

Katy Hallam, MSN Entertainment, 7th November 2021

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