Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material
- TV stand-up
- Netflix
- 2021
- 1 episode
Jimmy Carr's third Netflix stand-up special.
Press clippings
Mark Drakeford condemns 'abhorrent' Jimmy Carr joke
The Welsh First Minister has condemned as "abhorrent" a joke made by Jimmy Carr as the comedian prepares to perform in Cardiff next Monday.
Nation Cymru, 22nd March 2022Katherine Ryan divides fans after defending Jimmy Carr
"I think it's important we protect that genre even if people get offended by it," she said.
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 6th March 2022Hannah Gadsby: Vladimir Putin and Jimmy Carr are 'interchangeable'
Appearing on The Last Leg, the Australian comic said: "I think at the moment Vladimir Putin and Jimmy Carr are interchangeable. They both hate minorities, they don't like contributing to the public purse, and they see the same plastic surgeon."
Rachael O'Connor, Metro, 4th March 2022Sheffield MP calls for Jimmy Carr to be banned from performing at City Hall
MP for Sheffield Central, Paul Blomfield, has called on Sheffield City Hall to reconsider its booking of comedian Jimmy Carr after his joke about the Holocaust sparked outrage. Mr Blomfield was one of 100 MPs who signed a letter to Netflix demanding the Holocaust comment be removed from Carr's TV show His Dark Materials.
ITV, 25th February 2022MP: Netflix should say Carr joke 'not acceptable'
The Conservative chair of the Commons Education Committee has condemned comedian Jimmy Carr's comments about the Holocaust as "unacceptable". Robert Halfon, a Jewish MP, said had the routine, making light of the murders of hundreds of thousands of people from Traveller communities during World War Two, been made about Jews there would have been "uproar".
BBC, 22nd February 2022Jack Dee hits out at comedy cancel culture, defends Jimmy Carr
Jack Dee has let his feelings about comedy censorship known as he defended fellow comic Jimmy Carr against the backlash from controversial jokes in his latest stand-up special.
Lucas Hill-Paul, The Daily Express, 21st February 2022Jimmy Carr storm as child sex abuse victims hit out at paedophilia jokes
Campaigners and abuse survivors have called for comedian Jimmy Carr, 49, to be banned from TV after he refused to apologise for controversial remarks about paedophilia.
Halina Watts, The Mirror, 20th February 2022GB News host hits out at 'woke' critics for 'murdering comedy'
Talking about recent cases which have seen comedians face a backlash over certain "jokes" Darren Grimes, 28, labelled those complaining as "perpetually offended outreach mobs". The GB News presenter fumed over critics for calling out comments made on Jimmy Carr's show, in which he poked fun at the killing of travellers during the Holocaust
The Daily Express, 19th February 2022Jimmy Carr fan argues with protestor over Holocaust joke outside comic's gig
Footage has now emerged showing a clash between a ticket-holder and protesters at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge on Wednesday (16 February) night.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 18th February 2022Jimmy Carr: Protesters gather outside Cambridge show
Protesters gathered outside a Jimmy Carr gig urging him to apologise for his comments about the Holocaust.
BBC, 17th February 2022