Jimmy Carr

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Jimmy Carr, 2015

Jimmy Carr (born September 15, 1972 in Hounslow , London ) is a British comedian and television presenter .

Life

Carr was born in Limerick to Irish parents in 1972 and grew up in Buckinghamshire, England . He studied Politics and Social Sciences at Cambridge . He then worked in the marketing department of the Shell oil company . In 1999 he started making a living doing stand-up performances. In 2002 he appeared in the Royal Variety Performance and took part in the Edinburgh Festival for the first time . This appearance led to a contract with the television station Channel 4 . He subsequently served as the presenter of the panel show Distraction and the game show Your Face or Mine? to see and later as a moderator of 8 out of 10 Cats . He is a regular guest on the British quiz show QI (Quite Interesting) . His first DVD, Jimmy Carr: Live , was released in 2004 . From 2004 he started working in the United States. There, among other things, an American version of Distraction was produced for Comedy Central , and he also had several appearances in each of late-night shows by Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno .

When his third solo DVD Jimmy Carr: Comedian was released , the two predecessors had sold around 300,000 copies, and by the fourth DVD, around 650,000 of the first three had been sold.

Occur

Carr usually appears clean-shaven, dressed in suits or at least a jacket and parted on the side , which counteracts his sometimes provocative and insulting statements on stage. His programs consist of precisely presented jokes, many of which are one-liners , as well as audience interaction.

Awards (selection)

DVDs

  • 2004: Jimmy Carr: Live
  • 2005: Comic Aid: Live And Uncut - A Benefit For The Asian Tsunami Appeal
  • 2006: Jimmy Carr: Stand Up
  • 2007: Jimmy Carr: Comedian
  • 2008: Jimmy Carr: In Concert
  • 2009: Jimmy Carr: Telling Jokes
  • 2010: Jimmy Carr: Making People Laugh
  • 2011: Jimmy Carr: Being Funny
  • 2013: Jimmy Carr: Laughing and Joking
  • 2016: Jimmy Carr: Funny Business

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Patrick Barkham: Here's Jimmy! ; The Guardian, September 9, 2006
  2. ↑ a b Stephen Armstrong: Jimmy Carr cannot be serious , The Times, October 28, 2007
  3. ↑ Jimmy Carr ; Profile on ComedyCentral.com, accessed May 4, 2009
  4. ↑ About Jimmy. In: JimmyCarr.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010 ; accessed on September 20, 2016 (English).

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SURNAME Carr, Jimmy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British comedian and television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH 15th September 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Hounslow , London