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Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material

Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material

  • TV stand-up
  • Netflix
  • 2021
  • 1 episode

Jimmy Carr's third Netflix stand-up special.

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Jimmy Carr responds to backlash to joke during stand-up set

"We used to call them jokes and people would laugh," he reportedly told crowd.

Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 9th February 2022

Second Jimmy Carr Holocaust joke surfaces

As Jimmy Carr continues to be face criticism over his remarks about the Roma people, a second Holocaust joke has surfaced from the comedian's recent book prompting a new wave of outrage.

Kieran Galpin, JOE, 9th February 2022

What do Jimmy Carr's jokes have to do with the government?

The logical endpoint of this is that we'll soon have a Minister for Internet Beef and Posting Hot Takes.

Josh Kaplan, The Jewish Chronicle, 9th February 2022

Hope Not Hate demands Netflix cut Jimmy Carr Holocaust joke

A campaign group has accused Netflix of "a grave error of judgment" for broadcasting a show by comedian Jimmy Carr in which he jokes about the Roma and Gypsies killed in the Holocaust. Hope Not Hate has demanded that the joke be removed and a public apology issued.

The Irish News, 9th February 2022

Why comedians stopped being funny

It's safer to become a podcaster than tell a good joke.

Dorian Lynskey, Unherd, 8th February 2022

Fife Council apologise for Facebook post on Carr's Holocaust joke

Fife Council has apologised for a post on its Facebook page that appeared to defend Jimmy Carr and a 'joke' he made about the Holocaust.

Ally McRoberts, Central Fife Times & Advertiser, 8th February 2022

15,000 sign petition calling for Jimmy Carr's show to be removed

Over 15,000 people have signed a petition urging Netflix to remove Jimmy Carr's special from their platform after a comment he made about the Holocaust sparked widespread outrage.

Kieran Galpin, JOE, 8th February 2022

Jimmy Carr hit with fresh backlash as Channel 4 doc kicks off

Channel 4 documentary 60 Days With The Gypsies has prompted viewers to turn on comedian Jimmy Carr over his recent Holocaust remarks.

Several people who tuned in to watch the first episode took the opportunity to make jibes at the comedian and TV host.

Robert Mann, The Sun, 8th February 2022

Ofcom calls to regulate Netflix amid Jimmy Carr controversy

Ofcom has made clear that it wants to regulate Netflix.

Lewis Knight, Radio Times, 8th February 2022

Jordan Gray: I know Jimmy Carr was trying to be funny

I'm a working stand-up of nearly five years, and I see comics trialling darker material than Jimmy's on a nightly basis. Sorry to twist the knife, but His Dark Material is truly nothing special.

Jordan Gray, The Independent, 8th February 2022

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