Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr is a comedian and host but before we start, we know some of our photo’s of Jimmy are from before the lockdown but we were all just as surprised as everyone else, when he turned up on The Big Fat Quiz at the start of 2021 with a new hair style. So until we get more new pics, we are still stuck with some of the old ones.

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Korean TV is currently responsible for much of what we see on our screens, Squid Game is a prime example. 2024 will see a new comedy show, Battle In The Box, based on the Korean show of the same name and which Jimmy will host. There will be an initial 8 episodes in the first series. The contestants will be a mix of comedians and TV presenters.

Jimmy Carr is a non-stop, deadpan, posh-sounding and slightly bewildered joker with a lethal line in killer gags. His road to notoriety began not so many years ago when he won the Time Out Best Stand-Up Award.

At the Royal Variety Show he blew the audience away with one of those don’t know who the hell he is, how dare he be stealing the show? performances and commentators all seem to agree that a huge new UK talent had been uncovered.  The Evening Standard described him as ‘England’s answer to Emo Phillips’.

He made his first big mark on TV on Channel 4’s popular new quiz show Your Face or Mine? (an opportunity for him to humiliate daft adolescents). It was obvious even then, Jimmy Carr the comedian was on target for TV and stand-up stardom.

Jimmy gave up a “proper” job to pursue his comedy ambitions. He said It’s hard to believe that not long ago he was doing the 9-to-5, marketing for an oil company.

In the early days, he toured a hugely successful show Big and Daft and has since performed alongside the likes of Phil Kay and Lee Mack.

Jimmy hosted two hit Channel 4 series The Friday Night Project which led to 8 out of 10 Cats. Jimmy had an audience of 5 million viewers for its last show. Further series were confirmed and in 2012 the format was changed to 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown, which by 2023 was into it’s twenty fourth series.

Around December each year Jimmy hosts Ch4’s The Big Fat Quiz of The Year which has been broadcast every year since 2004.

Jimmy has released eight live DVDs since his first in 2004 which sold over 150,000 copies.

In 2006 Jimmy appeared for the first time on the big screen. He has completed three films Confetti, Alien Autopsy, and Storm Breaker.

As would be expected of a comedian with a soaring international profile, Jimmy Carr also performs at a number of the top comedy festivals. These include Montreal ‘Just for Laughs’ Festival and the International Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.

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