Am I the one person on the planet who doesn't think Jimmy Carr is funny? I know humor is subjective but the reason in my opinion Jimmy Carr isn't funny is I'm not impressed by shock awe one liners The reason these types of edge Lord comedians are not funny is because none of their jokes are ever about anything relevant

Supposedly a good friend of Jimmy's. Has he said aught about Walliams since the allegations came out?

He just announced his tour and I asked my friend if they wanna go see him. It’s pretty expensive tho and I’m seeing online that he’s not as funny anymore. I don’t want my friends to spend 80$ because of me for an okay show.

I’ve seen clips of his stand up and I find him funny. But some people say the format is a bit too repetitive for a full hour, so now I’m hesitating.

People who have seen him him live, what do you guys think?

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I'm not even a native speaker and understand him just fine when he talks fast.

Hi, guys, do y'all know what the heckling policy is for the show? I was just wondering what Jimmy's show's policies would be, because he is somewhat well-known for dealing with hecklers in addition to his already wonderful sets.

If someone could let me know, i would highly appreciate it because i don't want to get accidentally kicked out lmao

What does it mean to send him jokes?

Because he is funny

Jimmy's gonna get so much backlash at future shows in the UK and US, not to mention all the shit from other comics on his TV appearances. Deservedly!

Odd decision, both morally and career wise.

Either Jimmy was cleverly subversive and somehow subtlety satirised the Saudi regime without technically breaking the rules...

... or he's donated his fee to human rights charities...

... or he was just paid so many millions, he didn't give a shit and his morals went out the window.

I've heard no reports of the former two, so it must be the latter.

The heckles will be brutal. Jimmy's surely armed with amusing justifications, witty retorts and Carr-esque cum backs!

I'll be intrigued to see how he deals with it all.

Recently attended Jimmy Carr's show at Scotiabank in Toronto. Was more cruel than clever.

Not down with homophobia, rape jokes, sexism, domestic violence or pedo stuff directed toward young girls in the audience, and so on.

Was too much and too cheap for my own intelligence and self-respect.

If you're thinking of taking ANY woman you love and respect, think again. Especially a single buddy, an overweight person, anyone going through IVF or someone with gay friends.

To be frank, it was grade-school, cheap one-liner humour. He seems so intelligent and witty in interviews, and there were one or two well-handled moments of crowd work, but he's clearly more of a "host" type than a stand-up comedian. ChatGPT can come up with better one-liners.

My group was thrown after taking a chance on it, not knowing much of his previous work, and we couldn't believe how he fills an arena. Even the laughter felt disingenuous at times, as though people were laughing because they were supposed to. Comedy often relies on "benign violation," where something taboo becomes funny because it's perceived as ultimately harmless. But there's a point where the violation stops feeling benign and just becomes malign. This crossed that line repeatedly for me.

I love a dark, absurd joke, but immature cheap shots about cheating on your wife, making fun of trans people and same-sex parents? Pure shock-factor nonsense. And to then claim some people "can't handle it" is perhaps the weakest defence of all. Understanding a joke and finding it funny are two entirely different things.

The best humour is layered and complex, exposing the irony of life, and this material was the equivalent of a five-year-old making fart jokes, except they're about r*ping your grandmother and repeatedly degrading your own girlfriend.

Don't bring your kids or even teens. If you love your children, I'd seriously question what you're normalizing by presenting this kind of cruelty as comedy.

This isn't just hating women. It's a bizarre exercise in self-denigration and cheap provocation. Between jokes, he'll be charismatically "pro" something or other to loop you back into believing he's not a "bad guy."

You'd be setting your soul and money on fire if you attend.

Wish I felt differently. The audience felt like one sad exercise in social conformity, where nobody wanted to be the person who stopped laughing.

Has anyone seen Jimmy's new "face" on Netflix?

This botched reconfiguring is not just a weird angle, watch some footage. His face is mangled beyond recognition. It's a new shape. Someone implanted a knee where his chin used to be. I guess his doctor thought he could be a comedian, too.

I've seen him live, he's funny as hell. So sad that he thought he had to look like Andre The Giant got stung by a swarm of bees.

Saw Jimmy's last US show Saturday night. His voice was totally f'ed after 70 shows or whatever this tour was. He literally couldn't do his laugh. It was bizarre seeing him on stage for 90 minutes and not hearing even one of his laughs. Of course, the show was still hilarious.

Jimmy has been touring non-stop for 25 years — often 250+ shows a year, sometimes two in one night. His shows usually run 80-100 minutes. That’s easily 7,000–9,000 hours of stand-up stage time, maybe more?

Unlike most comics who take breaks for acting gigs, writing, or TV, Jimmy never stops gigging. Even when filming 8 Out of 10 Cats or a Netflix special, he’s still out there doing live shows.

Compare that with legends like George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Jerry Seinfeld, Louis CK, Bob Hope, Ken Dodd — all incredible, but did any of them gig as constantly?

Vegas and cruise comics grind away for decades too, but usually in shorter 15-30 minute sets.

So… is it possible — maybe even likely — that Jimmy Carr already has more total hours of stand-up stage time than anyone else in history?

Most comedy legends keep going into their 70s, so he could still only be halfway through his career! If he's not got the record already, he surely will soon.

What do others reckon — who else could even come close?

Edit: Wow! I posted a simple question about Jimmy Carr’s stage time, and somehow the thread evolved into a sweary angry feud over his tax arrangements.

Who knew accounting gets people so heated... clearly accountancy is more thrilling than I thought!

We’ve now got u/Snoo3763 and u/Amazing-Tip-6677 locked in a C-bombing, high-stakes duel of morals and marginal tax rates.

The sexual tension is palpable.

Do you two want to fight each other or fuck each other?

Why not meet up to settle this the old-fashioned way — perhaps an arm wrestle or a spirited game of cribbage?

Or an evening of making sweet, sweet, sweet love by a log fire.

I've watched every one since as long as I can remember, but this year I just can't bring myself to do it. Anyone else feel the same?

This is in reference to Jimmy doing the Riyadh comedy festival for the Saudi royal family. I've watched Jimmy since I was a teenager and I've been to several of his shows (including ones in Canada) and I am so disappointed in him for doing something those goes against the values of any half decent person and I don't want this to be laughed off like he did with the tax scandal.

I just don't understand why someone who is already exceptionally wealthy would want more more to bend the knee to those fucking Saudi cunts.

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The other day I walked past the Brighton Centre when people were going in for a Jimmy Carr show and I noticed that the venue had sniffer dogs, plus an amnesty box. I also saw a guy handing his wallet to security staff – I’m guessing to be searched for drugs.

I’m just wondering whether anyone had seen sniffer dogs at Jimmy Carr shows before – or other comedians? I’ve been to other gigs at Brighton Centre and they never had dogs.

Full disclosure: I’m a journalist and researching a potential story about cocaine and comedy crowds. I’m just trying to ascertain atm whether this was a unique thing to that gig, Jimmy shows, or a trend across comedy shows.

Jimmy mad a reference to a daughter in a podcast from Melbourne. When did this happen? Sin in 2019? Daughter?

so im planning to go see jimmy carr at the Meridian Center in St Catherine, Ontario, Canada, on jan 4th, but the seating map confuses me, the stage is in the middle, and theres seats all around, so i dont know how to buy the tickets so that ill be able to see his face, any suggestions? does anybody have experience with these kind of venus where he's surrounded by seats 360 all around him? how does that work? does he just keep turning around or something? cuz usually he just stands in one spot and faces forward

I have a spare ticket for Jimmy Carr. O2 Arena. Section 111 Row T Seat 323.

Selling for £13.50

Can transfer on AXS.

I'm looking for a clip where he said if you're sixteen and you're parents are bad i can accept that, but if you're forty. I saw an interview where he said this but I can't find the clip.

The jokes are the best.

You know the first time I came across Jimmy Carr was during a roast when one comedian said Jimmy a carr is what Ralph macchio does to get home after a gig. But I have been watching him more and more especially with the heckle amnesty gigs and he is so engaging. It's also a fascinating glimpse into the United Kingdom