Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr: The Best Of - review

Very few do it better than Jimmy Carr. This was an absolute masterclass of comedy as Carr took a drive down memory lane retelling some of his finest jokes down the years.

Review: Tony Law at The Cookie

If you want to hear jokes, go and watch Jimmy Carr. If you want to spend time with someone who's very existence brings joy, Tony Law is your guy.

Frankie Boyle jumps to Netflix

Frankie Boyle is to become the second British comic to release a stand-up special exclusively on Netflix. He follows Jimmy Carr, whose Funny Business tour will premiere on the streaming service on March 18.

Ofcom: Jimmy Carr's 'offensive' dwarf joke broke rules

Jimmy Carr's joke about dwarves on BBC One's The One Show was offensive and broke broadcasting rules, the media watchdog has said.

Jimmy Carr broke Bowie death news to NZ audience

Announcing the death of much-loved musical innovator David Bowie in the middle of a comedy show could have been a downer. But two guests at Jimmy Carr's Auckland stand-up show last night say the UK TV presenter and comedian handled the situation "smoothly".

Talk about broadening your remit. Usually, C4's Big Fat Quizzes are merely satisfied with tackling year-sized slices of pop culture and current affairs. This time, though, Jimmy Carr rocks up with a panel game covering a whopping 100,000 years of human history. Guests including Mel Giedroyc, Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding and Chelsea Peretti attempt to wring whimsy from historical happenings such as witch hunting, landmarks in the biological sciences and - nostalgia alert - 1970s board games.

Jimmy Carr interview

Jimmy Carr on being too serious at school, how he learnt to deal with hecklers - and changing his mind about religion.

Looking back on what has been a notably depressing year, it might seem a near-impossible task to pick out moments worthy of levity. Thankfully, that is the job of Jimmy Carr and regular team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock, old hands at refashioning the awfulness of the real world into digestible chunks of frippery. Panellists Isy Suttie, Richard Osman, Joey Essex and Romesh Ranganathan assist them, while elsewhere games and surprises are promised.

Jason Manford defends Jimmy Carr following dwarf joke

Jason Manford has come to the defence of Jimmy Carr after it emerged Ofcom were investigating complaints from viewers when the comedian left an audience stunned with a controversial joke about 'dwarf shortage'.

Ofcom probe Jimmy Carr 'shortage of dwarves' gag

The One Show found itself at the centre of a formal probe by the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom after a risque comment about dwarves backfired. Jimmy Carr said: "I tried to write the shortest joke possible. So, I wrote a two-word joke which was: 'Dwarf shortage'."