History Creator / JimmyCarr

->''"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, [[RefugeInAudacity don't be a]] [[CountryMatters cunt]] [[RefugeInAudacity about it]]."''

* WhamLine: One joke in ''Laughing & Joking'' consists of him telling a story about being asked to perform at a hospice for teenagers in palliative care and not realizing until later that it meant he'd be telling jokes for dying kids. While he thought it would go over horribly, he ended up being inspired by how receptive the teenagers were out of their commitment to living in the moment. He then notes that one girl in particular was such a big fan of his that she began getting flirty and hands-on with him. Figuring she just wanted a kiss, he rationalized it with the belief that she would already be dead before she could testify. What follows is a punchline that's revealed to be the setup for a much, ''much'' bigger punch.
-->"I can see you think that's bad, but I can make that worse with just two words: true story. [[spoiler:It is a true story, it just happens to be about [[Creator/JimmySavile a different Jimmy]].]]"

* WhamLine: One joke in ''Laughing & Joking'' consists of him telling a story about being asked to perform at a hospice for teenagers in palliative care and not realizing until later that it meant he'd be telling jokes for dying kids. While he thought it would go over horribly, he ended up being inspired by how receptive the teenagers were out of their commitment to living in the moment. He then notes that one girl in particular was such a big fan of his that she began getting flirty and hands-on with him. Figuring she just wanted a kiss, he rationalized it with the belief that [[CrossesTheLineTwice she would already be dead before she could testify]]. What follows is one wham line that's revealed to be the setup for a much, ''much'' bigger wham line.

* 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?''"

--> "The other night my girlfriend sat me down for one of those serious 'relationship' talks, where she talked ''at'' me for about three hours. She said, 'Jimmy, we've reached a crossroads in our relationship. Down one road is hard work and sacrifice, but, ultimately, happiness. And down the other road....well, the other road is a dead end.' To which I replied, 'That's not a crossroad, it's a T-junction.' (''Beat, as audience howls.'') Well, I'm glad ''you'' laughed. ''She'' went fucking mental."

** See CannotTalkToWomen above.

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James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr (born 15 September 1972) is an English-Irish comedian and television host/presenter known for his [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan delivery]] and [[BlackComedy black humour]], [[AnnoyingLaugh unique laugh]], and interactions with hecklers.

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* BeliefMakesYouStupid: He was RaisedCatholic, but lost his faith at 26 in what he calls an "early midlife crisis" and has more recently identified as an "anti-theist" (against the concept of religion). As a result, he has made tongue-in-cheek mockeries of Christianity on a number of occasions.

* RaisedCatholic: He references his upbringing in his stand-up routine, though he is now an anti-theist.

* ItsPronouncedTroPay:
** He read the word "chav" before hearing it, thinking it was pronounced "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."

James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is an English-Irish comedian and television host/presenter known for his [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan delivery]] and [[BlackComedy black humour]], [[AnnoyingLaugh unique laugh]], and interactions with hecklers.

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 ''Series/EightOutOfTenCats'' (and its crossover spin-off ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Series/{{Countdown}}''), ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''Series/{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''Series/{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 Creator/Channel4 show ''Series/The100GreatestScaryMoments''.

-->"[[RealityEnsues It isn't. Grow up.]]"

* UnusualEuphemism: Has referred to women being lesbian as "preferring the flatter shoe", and subsequently referred to lesbians turning straight as "getting back on solids".

-->"97% of all dangerous driving offenses are committed by men. You know what that means? It means that [[ComicallyMissingThePoint 3% are committed by]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis bloody. Women. Drivers.]] You know who you are, you're a fucking ''menace''!"

* SharpDressedMan

James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is an English-Irish comedian and television host/presenter known for his [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan delivery]] and [[BlackComedy black humour]], unique laugh, and interactions with hecklers.

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. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking He also has a]] [[AnnoyingLaugh quite unique laugh]].

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZpI4ILTlI8 Heckle him at your own risk.]]

* CelebrityResemblance: The fact that Jimmy looks like [[UsefulNotes/{{Tennis}} tennis]] star Roger Federer has been mentioned more than a few times. He has joked that he gets his likeness from the fact that Roger Federer is his mom.

-->"Don't get me wrong I still respect the Pope. [[PedophilePriest I like to think of him as king of the paedos.]]"

-->'''Jimmy:''' ''Unhappiest home life!'' Oh ''no''! That is ''cold!'' I think that's cold and I'm ''me''.

-->'''Topic: Worst gift someone's ever gotten'''
-->'''Jimmy''': "You got a breadmaker instead of an ''engagement ring''? You broke up with him, right?"
** During a live segment where Jimmy encourage the audience to heckle him, one of the things he's genuinely offended by is "Your crisps were rubbish!"[[note]]For Red Nose Day 2011, Jimmy and fellow comedians Creator/StephenFry, Al Murray, and Frank Skinner competed in a bid to raise 1 million pounds and to see who had the most popular flavor. Jimmy's crisps were of the "Jimmy Con Carne" flavor.[[/note]]

James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is an English comedian and television host/presenter known for his [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan delivery]] and [[BlackComedy black humour]].

* ILoveNuclearPower: "Ten years after the Chernobyl accident, and am I the only one that’s disappointed? Still no superheroes."

-->"In my defense, (''{{beat}}'') I've got nothing."

-->"You're an accountant? Where were you when I fucking needed you, mate?" ({{beat}}) "If you're watching this on Netflix in America, don't Google that, I'm a good guy. ''[sketchy glance]''"

-->"People have been telling me I'm full of shit for years, I figure a colonic is just what I need."

** 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 [=McDonald=]'s signs actually say "restaurant":

** In one special, he called creationists "crazies" and "amazingly naive".

* BeliefMakesYouStupid: He was RaisedCatholic, but lost his faith at 26 in what he calls an "early midlife crisis" and has more recently identified as an "anti-theist" (disbelieving of godly existence). As a result, he has made tongue-in-cheek mockeries of Christianity on a number of occasions.

** At one point in the ''Funny Business'' special, he singled out a Christian in the audience and pretended to offer him magic beans because of the gullibility he perceived in the audience member.

** "I don't like the word 'rape'. I prefer the term 'struggle snuggle'."

-->"Who doesn't know what [=McDonald=]'s do at this day and age? You'd have to be living underground for 25 fucking years."

* TheProblemWithPenIsland

** 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.

->''"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."''

James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is an English comedian and television host/presenter known for his [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan delivery]] and [[BlackComedy 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 also has a quite a unique laugh.

He has been presenter of a number of TV series, including ''Series/EightOutOfTenCats'' (and its crossover spin-off ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Series/{{Countdown}}''), ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear'', ''Series/TenOClockLive'', and ''Series/{{Distraction}}'', as well as a frequent guest on ''Series/{{QI}}''. He also presented the 2003 Creator/Channel4 show ''Series/The100GreatestScaryMoments''.

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.

* AnnoyingLaugh: "[[https://youtu.be/BlgkeLjryRU I do realise that when I laugh, it sounds like a seal is being molested.]]"

* BeliefMakesYouStupid: He was RaisedCatholic, but lost his faith at 26 in what he calls an "early midlife crisis", requiring psychotherapy to help cope with his shift in belief. As a result, he has made tongue-in-cheek mockeries of Christianity on a number of occasions.

* BookEnds: His ''Telling Jokes'' special begins and ends with him cracking the same Alzheimer's joke.

** 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 [=McDonald=]'s signs actually say 'restaurant':

* {{Dissimile}}: "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."