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Jimmy Carr sweeps to victory with The Killers at Glasto
Jimmy Carr made a guest appearance with The Killers on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday night.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2019Jimmy Carr sparks international race row with BTS joke
Carr mocked the K-pop band while appearing on Australian TV show 20 to One in a segment which has been accused of being 'racist' by viewers. 'When I first heard something Korean had exploded in America, I got worried,' British comedian Jimmy Carr joked on the show. 'So I guess, it could've been worse - but not much worse,' he added, as footage of the group performing was shown.
Jo Scrimshire, Jacques Peterson and George Martin, Daily Mail, 21st June 2019Jimmy Carr review
Despite occasional glimmers of subversive wit, Carr continues to rely on dubious jokes about dwarves, fat women and FGM.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th June 2019Jimmy Carr says he only works two hours a day
Jimmy Carr says the best thing about being a comedian is working only two hours a day as it gives him time to see sights while he goes travelling.
Female First, 21st March 20198 Out Of 10 Cats returns to E4
After a break of nearly two years, 8 Out Of 10 Cats is due to return to E4. Jimmy Carr and Rob Beckett will be joined by guest captains.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2019Comic Relief Spectacular review
You cannot keep politics out of comedy, but most of the stand-ups at last night's Spectacular tried. Until Sir Lenny Henry commented on the current Stacey Dooley "white saviour" controversy.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st March 2019What was Pierce Brosnan banned from doing while he played James Bond? Which film was released in Poland as Electronic Murderer? And who is Digger the Crab? All these questions and more from the last 100,000 years of human history will be answered as unflappable question-master Jimmy Carr tests the knowledge of Sandi Toksvig, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan, Big Narstie, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner. As always, he is aided and abetted by Jon Snow, Charles Dance and a phalanx of celebrity question-setters.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 4th January 2019The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited review
School reunion is full of nostalgia, and poo jokes.
The Independent, 2nd January 2019The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited was a shambolic mess
Fwends Reunited was a shambolic mess that failed to do the show justice.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 1st January 2019It would not be Christmas without Jimmy Carr's annual quiz and, given the news cycle, there is much for him to smirk at, from Danny Dyer's Brexit bashing to the royal wedding. The teams include Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding and Claudia Winkleman, with Jon Snow and Charles Dance playing quizmasters.
Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 26th December 2018