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Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr

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

Press clippings Page 42

Why Jimmy Carr is rich and I sleep in my living room

Yesterday, because of reading about Jimmy's taxes, I sent my accountant five tax years of numbers and was done with it.

Lewis Schaffer, Giggle Beats, 20th June 2012

David Cameron: Jimmy Carr tax affairs 'not morally right'

Prime Minister David Cameron has said the tax arrangements of comedian Jimmy Carr are "not morally right".

BBC News, 20th June 2012

Satire, hypocrisy and the Jimmy Carr furore

If only Jimmy Carr hadn't done that Barclays bank sketch.

Andrea Mann, The Huffington Post, 20th June 2012

Exposed! Jimmy Carr caught up in tax avoidance row...

Jimmy Carr has found himself at the centre of a tax avoidance row - with claims he shelters millions of pounds in an off-shore scheme.

Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 19th June 2012

Jimmy Carr: five most controversial incidents

Today's allegations of tax avoidance aren't the first time British comedian Jimmy Carr has courted controversy. Here are his five most controversial incidents, on-stage and off.

David Hodari, The Telegraph, 19th June 2012

Laughing stock: Jimmy Carr, top comedy power, Russells

Accusations of tax avoidance, the most influential people in comedy, Russells, and Alastair and Armando square up.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th June 2012

Jimmy Carr for Prime Minister!

So Jimmy Carr, 10 O'Clock Live's voice of the people, is a tax avoider. But don't be too harsh on him, this is the kind of ingenuity this country needs.

Andy Dawson, Sabotage Times, 19th June 2012

There's been plenty of reverential regal programming celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Now it's time for a more sardonic spin on the landmark event, with this special edition of the popular comedy panel show. Wisecracking Jimmy Carr hosts as two celebrity teams, captained by comedians Sean Lock and Jon Richardson, give their satirical take on the royal weekend, while dissecting monarchy-related opinion polls, surveys and statistics.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 8th June 2012

Host Jimmy Carr and regular team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock present the latest edition of the 13th series of this irreverent comedy panel show based on statistics and opinion polls. Tonight the guests trying to predict the public's responses to the topical issues of the moment are television presenter Tess Daley, newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy, and comedians Micky Flanagan and Hari Kondabolu.

Andrew Marszal, The Telegraph, 31st May 2012

Jimmy Carr is truly a workaholic: not only is he currently touring his latest stand-up show, he's also popping up on Alan Carr's Chatty Man at 10pm and is back hosting another round of the noisy panel show that makes fun of polls, surveys and stats.

Sharon Lougher, Metro, 27th April 2012

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