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-->"''The recycling's not the only thing coming tomorrow. Yeah, I'll separate your paper and plastic...''"
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* IBangedYourMom: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca4E2x-3hu4 A prime example]] (near the end of the clip).
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* TheHyena: His appearances on {{Series/QI}} often feature his loud, staccato laughter.
* IBangedYourMom: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca4E2x-3hu4 A prime example]] in FunTShirt form (near the end of the clip).
* IBangedYourMom: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca4E2x-3hu4 A prime example]] in FunTShirt form (near the end of the clip).
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* TakeThatScrappy: The Go Compare advert character Gio Compario is so hated, that Jimmy decided to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euh9zWmASN4 squish]] [[GroinAttack Gio's balls]], as well as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIF55S6rfGI control his commercials]] (warning, {{NSFW}}), [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg08aeTqMTw hijack a space-themed one]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB3oC8oXnLc send Gio on a one-way trip.]]
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** While the MoralGuardians were a little upset when he joked that the troops wounded in the WarOnTerror would be good for the Great Britain team at the Paralympics, the soldiers who were actually asked found ithilarious.hilarious.
** Sometimes has this reaction to heckles from the crowd. It's funnier for the audience when he doesn't ask for the AudienceParticipation and he'll often laugh with them.
** While the MoralGuardians were a little upset when he joked that the troops wounded in the WarOnTerror would be good for the Great Britain team at the Paralympics, the soldiers who were actually asked found it
** Sometimes has this reaction to heckles from the crowd. It's funnier for the audience when he doesn't ask for the AudienceParticipation and he'll often laugh with them.
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He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''Series/EightOutOfTenCats'', ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''Series/{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 ChannelFour show ''Series/The100GreatestScaryMoments''.
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He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''Series/EightOutOfTenCats'', ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''{{Distraction}}'', ''Series/{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''Series/{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 ChannelFour show ''Series/The100GreatestScaryMoments''.
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** He sometimes receives random put-downs in his live shows and answers them in a variety of ways. Sometimes he just tells them (merrily) to [[PrecisionFStrike fuck off]].
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: On one episode of ''EightOutOfTenCats'' Matthew Crosby (who used to work as a teacher) talked about invigilating exams. They would stand next to the kid they thought were definitely a virgin or had the unhappiest home life. Jimmy looks ''scandalised''.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: On one episode of ''EightOutOfTenCats'' ''Series/EightOutOfTenCats'' Matthew Crosby (who used to work as a teacher) talked about invigilating exams. They would stand next to the kid they thought were definitely a virgin or had the unhappiest home life. Jimmy looks ''scandalised''.
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* ButtMonkey: Became a constant butt of jokes after his tax avoidance scandal in 2012. The ''8 out of 10 Cats'' episode covering it is especially merciless and all the more hilarious to watch.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: On one episode of ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' ''EightOutOfTenCats'' Matthew Crosby (who used to work as a teacher) talked about invigilating exams. They would stand next to the kid they thought were definitely a virgin or had the unhappiest home life. Jimmy looks ''scandalised''.
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He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''EightOutOfTenCats'', ''Series/EightOutOfTenCats'', ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''{{QI}}''.''Series/{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 ChannelFour show ''Series/The100GreatestScaryMoments''.
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He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''Series/8OutOf10Cats'', ''8 Out Of 10 Cats'', ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 ChannelFour show ''Series/The100GreatestScaryMoments''.
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He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''Series/EightOutOfTenCats'', ''Series/8OutOf10Cats'', ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 ChannelFour show ''Series/The100GreatestScaryMoments''.
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He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', ''Series/EightOutOfTenCats'', ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 ChannelFour show ''Series/The100GreatestScaryMoments''.
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He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''8OutOf10Cats'', ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 ChannelFour show ''Series/The100GreatestScaryMoments''.
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He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', ''8OutOf10Cats'', ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 ChannelFour show ''Series/The100GreatestScaryMoments''.
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* ''Laughing and Joking'' (2013)
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* ItsPronouncedTroPay: He read the word "chav" before hearing it, thinking it was pronounced "shav".
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** He read the word "chav" before hearing it, thinking it was pronounced"shav"."shav".
** One of his more memorable lines is, "I don't have an accent.[[note]]'accent' being pronounced ak-sint rather than ak-cent.[[/note]] I'm English. This is just how things sound when they're pronounced properly."
** He read the word "chav" before hearing it, thinking it was pronounced
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* SelfDeprecation: He's not afraid to make jokes about his tax avoidance scandal.
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-->"I just saw that HarryPotter film. A bit unrealistic if you ask me. I mean, a ginger kid with ''two'' friends?"
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-->"I just saw that HarryPotter Film/HarryPotter film. A bit unrealistic if you ask me. I mean, a ginger kid with ''two'' friends?"
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* InsistentTerminology: It isn't "porn", it's "gentlemens' special interest literature".
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''{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 ChannelFour show ''The100GreatestScaryMoments''.
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->"I suppose I'd better warn you that in my act there is a certain amount of bad language. I'm not talking about split infinitives. There will be some swearing and there is some material of a sexual nature. So, if you are offended by rude or crude material, for heaven's sake, don't be a [[CountryMatters cunt]] about it."
-->-- ''Jimmy Carr: Live'' - opening lines
Jimmy Carr is a comedian and television presenter in Britain known for his deadpan delivery and black humour. Almost nothing is off-limits, as he's tackled such [[SarcasmMode light-hearted topics]] as rape, pedophilia, 9/11, abortion, and the Holocaust, often done in a posh, SophisticatedAsHell manner.
He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''{{QI}}''.
He was briefly the subject of scandal in June 2012 when the Times newspaper published an editorial investigation into the extent of tax avoidance (as opposed to the illegal practice of tax evasion) prevalent among people in the public eye in Great Britain.
[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzLlLM7Rgm8 Heckle him at your own risk]]
His stand-up shows on DVD are:
* ''Live'' (2004)
* ''Stand Up'' (2005)
* ''Comedian'' (2007)
* ''In Concert'' (2008)
* ''Telling Jokes'' (2009)
* ''Making People Laugh'' (2010)
* ''Being Funny'' (2011)
!Tropes Associated with Jimmy Carr:
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: While the MoralGuardians were a little upset when he joked that the troops wounded in the WarOnTerror would be good for the Great Britain team at the Paralympics, the soldiers who were actually asked found it hilarious.
* AllMenArePerverts
* AnimalTesting: One example, "Cats have nine lives, which makes them ideal for experimentation."
* AnnoyingLaugh: "I do realise that when I laugh, it sounds like a seal is being molested."
* AudienceParticipation: He invites the audience to ask him questions or give suggestions, which sometimes leads to heckling.
** In ''Being Funny'', he encourages the audience to insult him, as he misses the actual heckling he used to get when he was less well known.
* AutoErotica: Played with in his "Carr park" joke
* BatheHerAndBringHerToMe: One of his gags, when either talking to a sexually adventurous woman in the audience or as a reply to an audience member whistling at him.
-->"Have her washed and brought to my room. I'm joking; don't wash her."
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Questions this in one of his shows, calling women who think this is important "just shallow."
* BlackComedyRape
-->"I don't like the word 'rape'. I prefer the term, 'Struggle Snuggle'."
* BrickJoke: In his ''Telling Jokes'' special, he cracks a few jokes about Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who imprisoned his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and sexually abused her. Fairly typical of his BlackComedy. Later on he talks about how Mc Donald's signs actually say 'restaurant':
-->"Who doesn't know what Mc Donald's do at this day and age. You'd have to be living underground for 25 fucking years."
* BrotherSisterIncest: When describing a threesome he had with twins (brother and sister)
* ButLiquorIsQuicker
* ButtMonkey: Became a constant butt of jokes after his tax evasion scandal in 2012. The ''8 out of 10 Cats'' episode covering it is especially merciless and all the more hilarious to watch.
* ByNoIMeanYes: "The best thing about the British is our ability to laugh at ourselves. By ourselves I mean other people. And by laugh I mean invade."
* CelebrityResemblance: The fact that Jimmy looks like [[{{Tennis}} tennis]] star [[{{Tennis}} Roger Federer]] has been mentioned more than a few times.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Subverted after his delayed reaction to the audience here:
-->"People like to smoke a cigarette after sex, but you can't buy cigarettes until you're sixteen, so I have to buy them for ''both'' of us. [To audience] You think it's wrong I'm buying a 15 year old cigarettes? [Realizing] You think it's wrong I'm ''fucking her?''"
* CorruptChurch: He's an anti-theist, and usually mentions his Catholic upbringing with a reference to pedophilia.
-->"Don't get me wrong I still respect the Pope. [[PedophilePriest I like to think of him as king of the paedos.]]"
* CountryMatters: Uses the "C-word" at least a few times per show.
* CringeComedy
* DomesticAbuse: When describing how stupid the idea is, he says "It's ''your'' wife. It's like keying your own car."
* EvenEvilHasStandards: On one episode of ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' Matthew Crosby (who used to work as a teacher) talked about invigilating exams. They would stand next to the kid they thought were definitely a virgin or had the unhappiest home life. Jimmy looks ''scandalised''.
-->'''Jimmy:''' ''Unhappiest home life!'' Oh ''no''! That is ''cold!'' I think that's cold and I'm ''me''.
* IBangedYourMom: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca4E2x-3hu4 A prime example]] (near the end of the clip).
* ILoveNuclearPower: "Ten years after the Chernobyl accident, and am I the only one that’s disappointed? Still no superheroes."
* ImGoingToHellForThis: After a shot at Christianity, he remarked "That seems to have split the room into two groups - one group thought that was hilarious, and the other is going to heaven."
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne:
-->"I've got a friend that got into an argument with a barmaid from Sunderland. Long story short, he ended up calling her a 'fat, ugly Geordie cunt.' And she said, 'I'm no a Geordie.'"
* ItsPronouncedTroPay: He read the word "chav" before hearing it, thinking it was pronounced "shav".
* OneLiner: He's said in interviews that he writes about 250 one-liners for each new show.
* PedophilePriest: One of his many recurring AcceptableTargets.
* RaisedCatholic: He references his upbringing in his stand-up routine, though he is now an anti-theist.
* RedHeadedStepchild:
-->"I just saw that HarryPotter film. A bit unrealistic if you ask me. I mean, a ginger kid with ''two'' friends?"
* SharpDressedMan
* SophisticatedAsHell: Often informs his style, due to his usually posh speaking voice and the fact that he was educated at Cambridge University. See the opening lines from his first DVD at the top of the page.
* TakeThatScrappy: The Go Compare advert character Gio Compario is so hated, that Jimmy decided to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euh9zWmASN4 squish]] [[GroinAttack Gio's balls]], as well as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIF55S6rfGI control his commercials]] (warning, {{NSFW}}), [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg08aeTqMTw hijack a space-themed one]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB3oC8oXnLc send Gio on a one-way trip.]]
* ThreeWaySex
* UnEntendre: He tries to make anything mundane said by his girlfriend during sex into one of these.
-->"The recycling's coming tomorrow"
-->"''The recycling's not the only thing coming tomorrow. Yeah, I'll separate your paper and plastic...''"
->"I suppose I'd better warn you that in my act there is a certain amount of bad language. I'm not talking about split infinitives. There will be some swearing and there is some material of a sexual nature. So, if you are offended by rude or crude material, for heaven's sake, don't be a [[CountryMatters cunt]] about it."
-->-- ''Jimmy Carr: Live'' - opening lines
Jimmy Carr is a comedian and television presenter in Britain known for his deadpan delivery and black humour. Almost nothing is off-limits, as he's tackled such [[SarcasmMode light-hearted topics]] as rape, pedophilia, 9/11, abortion, and the Holocaust, often done in a posh, SophisticatedAsHell manner.
He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''{{QI}}''.
He was briefly the subject of scandal in June 2012 when the Times newspaper published an editorial investigation into the extent of tax avoidance (as opposed to the illegal practice of tax evasion) prevalent among people in the public eye in Great Britain.
[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzLlLM7Rgm8 Heckle him at your own risk]]
His stand-up shows on DVD are:
* ''Live'' (2004)
* ''Stand Up'' (2005)
* ''Comedian'' (2007)
* ''In Concert'' (2008)
* ''Telling Jokes'' (2009)
* ''Making People Laugh'' (2010)
* ''Being Funny'' (2011)
!Tropes Associated with Jimmy Carr:
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: While the MoralGuardians were a little upset when he joked that the troops wounded in the WarOnTerror would be good for the Great Britain team at the Paralympics, the soldiers who were actually asked found it hilarious.
* AllMenArePerverts
* AnimalTesting: One example, "Cats have nine lives, which makes them ideal for experimentation."
* AnnoyingLaugh: "I do realise that when I laugh, it sounds like a seal is being molested."
* AudienceParticipation: He invites the audience to ask him questions or give suggestions, which sometimes leads to heckling.
** In ''Being Funny'', he encourages the audience to insult him, as he misses the actual heckling he used to get when he was less well known.
* AutoErotica: Played with in his "Carr park" joke
* BatheHerAndBringHerToMe: One of his gags, when either talking to a sexually adventurous woman in the audience or as a reply to an audience member whistling at him.
-->"Have her washed and brought to my room. I'm joking; don't wash her."
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Questions this in one of his shows, calling women who think this is important "just shallow."
* BlackComedyRape
-->"I don't like the word 'rape'. I prefer the term, 'Struggle Snuggle'."
* BrickJoke: In his ''Telling Jokes'' special, he cracks a few jokes about Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who imprisoned his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and sexually abused her. Fairly typical of his BlackComedy. Later on he talks about how Mc Donald's signs actually say 'restaurant':
-->"Who doesn't know what Mc Donald's do at this day and age. You'd have to be living underground for 25 fucking years."
* BrotherSisterIncest: When describing a threesome he had with twins (brother and sister)
* ButLiquorIsQuicker
* ButtMonkey: Became a constant butt of jokes after his tax evasion scandal in 2012. The ''8 out of 10 Cats'' episode covering it is especially merciless and all the more hilarious to watch.
* ByNoIMeanYes: "The best thing about the British is our ability to laugh at ourselves. By ourselves I mean other people. And by laugh I mean invade."
* CelebrityResemblance: The fact that Jimmy looks like [[{{Tennis}} tennis]] star [[{{Tennis}} Roger Federer]] has been mentioned more than a few times.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Subverted after his delayed reaction to the audience here:
-->"People like to smoke a cigarette after sex, but you can't buy cigarettes until you're sixteen, so I have to buy them for ''both'' of us. [To audience] You think it's wrong I'm buying a 15 year old cigarettes? [Realizing] You think it's wrong I'm ''fucking her?''"
* CorruptChurch: He's an anti-theist, and usually mentions his Catholic upbringing with a reference to pedophilia.
-->"Don't get me wrong I still respect the Pope. [[PedophilePriest I like to think of him as king of the paedos.]]"
* CountryMatters: Uses the "C-word" at least a few times per show.
* CringeComedy
* DomesticAbuse: When describing how stupid the idea is, he says "It's ''your'' wife. It's like keying your own car."
* EvenEvilHasStandards: On one episode of ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' Matthew Crosby (who used to work as a teacher) talked about invigilating exams. They would stand next to the kid they thought were definitely a virgin or had the unhappiest home life. Jimmy looks ''scandalised''.
-->'''Jimmy:''' ''Unhappiest home life!'' Oh ''no''! That is ''cold!'' I think that's cold and I'm ''me''.
* IBangedYourMom: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca4E2x-3hu4 A prime example]] (near the end of the clip).
* ILoveNuclearPower: "Ten years after the Chernobyl accident, and am I the only one that’s disappointed? Still no superheroes."
* ImGoingToHellForThis: After a shot at Christianity, he remarked "That seems to have split the room into two groups - one group thought that was hilarious, and the other is going to heaven."
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne:
-->"I've got a friend that got into an argument with a barmaid from Sunderland. Long story short, he ended up calling her a 'fat, ugly Geordie cunt.' And she said, 'I'm no a Geordie.'"
* ItsPronouncedTroPay: He read the word "chav" before hearing it, thinking it was pronounced "shav".
* OneLiner: He's said in interviews that he writes about 250 one-liners for each new show.
* PedophilePriest: One of his many recurring AcceptableTargets.
* RaisedCatholic: He references his upbringing in his stand-up routine, though he is now an anti-theist.
* RedHeadedStepchild:
-->"I just saw that HarryPotter film. A bit unrealistic if you ask me. I mean, a ginger kid with ''two'' friends?"
* SharpDressedMan
* SophisticatedAsHell: Often informs his style, due to his usually posh speaking voice and the fact that he was educated at Cambridge University. See the opening lines from his first DVD at the top of the page.
* TakeThatScrappy: The Go Compare advert character Gio Compario is so hated, that Jimmy decided to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euh9zWmASN4 squish]] [[GroinAttack Gio's balls]], as well as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIF55S6rfGI control his commercials]] (warning, {{NSFW}}), [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg08aeTqMTw hijack a space-themed one]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB3oC8oXnLc send Gio on a one-way trip.]]
* ThreeWaySex
* UnEntendre: He tries to make anything mundane said by his girlfriend during sex into one of these.
-->"The recycling's coming tomorrow"
-->"''The recycling's not the only thing coming tomorrow. Yeah, I'll separate your paper and plastic...''"
