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Leicester Comedy Festival line-up announced
Next year's Leicester Comedy Festival will have as many events as ever, despite the headline sponsorship deal coming to an end.
Tom Mack, Leicester Mercury, 7th November 2016Jimmy Carr mislays his moral compass
Carr mislays his moral compass in the search for the perfect uncensored gag.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd November 2016The Comedian's Guide to Survival review
James Buckley plays real comedian James Mullinger in a British film blending fact and fiction, with comics appearing as themselves. Trouble is, it's not funny.
Leslie Felperin, The Guardian, 27th October 2016Film review: The Comedian's Guide To Survival
Comedies about stand-up comedy are difficult to pull off. How do you capture the highs and lows of performing live on film? How do you capture the buzz of the good gig, the despair of the bad gig? How do you capture a world that is simultaneously niche and mainstream? The Comedian's Guide to Survival comes pretty close.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th October 2016Jimmy Carr writes song for Robbie Williams and Kylie
In a most unlikely showbiz career switch, Jimmy Carr has turned songwriter and helped put together the track Disco Symphony - working alongside Robbie Williams and the star's right-hand man Guy Chambers. A source close to the TV comic said: "It's true, Jimmy co-wrote Disco Symphony with Robbie and Guy. As a huge music fan it was a bit of a dream come true for him and great fun."
The Sun, 25th October 20168 Out Of 10 Cats returns with new team captains
8 Out Of 10 Cats is to premiere on More4, with new team captains Aisling Bea and Rob Beckett. Meanwhile the Countdown version gets its biggest series order yet.
British Comedy Guide, 12th October 2016New series of the word-wrangling panel show, with guests including David Walliams (AKA all the Carry On films stuffed into one suit) and Jonathan Ross (who brings along some cat nappies as a mascot). Isy Suttie is in Dictionary Corner alongside Susie Dent, Jon Richardson has brought a Ouija board to assist him ("at various points I may go into a trance-like state"), and there are two faintly rude-sounding anagrams for you to untangle.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 24th September 2016Jimmy Carr's most controversial jokes
"No matter how much you give a homeless person for tea... you never get that tea."
Loaded, 15th September 2016Preview: Jimmy Carr & The Science Of Laughter
If you've ever thought a bit more about comedy than just wondering what time Live at the Apollo is on this could be right up your street.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th September 2016Jimmy Carr and the Science of Laughter, BBC2, review
The comedian leads a discussion on the origins and manifestations of humour.
The Financial Times, 9th September 2016