Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
About Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr, Roastmaster for “The Comedy Central Roast of Kenny Kunene Fired up by Nando’s”, is one of the most original and distinctive stars on television, radio and the stage, enjoying several hugely successful years. His tour, Comedy Central Presents Gagging Order, saw him play over 250 dates around the UK and Ireland before finishing with three huge arena shows in South Africa. Often referred to as ‘the hardest working man in comedy’, Jimmy has so far performed his stand-up tour shows to over 1.5 million people in the UK.
Jimmy has eight live comedy DVD releases to his name including Live, Stand Up, Comedian, In Concert, Telling Jokes, Making People Laugh and Being Funny and has sold over 1.2 million copies to date.  His tour show Gagging Order was filmed for DVD at the Hammersmith Apollo in November 2013, Jimmy’s eighth DVD Laughing & Joking was released.
On top of his mammoth touring schedule Jimmy has been the host of Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, for an amazing sixteen series and the show's special spin off show: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown for three series, with a fourth series now in production. In April 2013, Jimmy joined forces with David Mitchell, Charlie Brooker and Lauren Laverne once again to host the third series of 10 O’Clock Live for C4. On top of this he has hosted Channel 4’s annual Big Fat Quiz Of the Year since 2004 and also completed hosting a series of Big Fat Quiz specials looking back over the 80s, 90s and 00s.
Jimmy has performed three times in front of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as part of the Royal Variety Performance and other recent television appearances include The Graham Norton Show, Have I Got News for You and QI.
A household name in the UK, Jimmy is also a rising star in the US, where his profile continues to grow.
He has performed two US Comedy Central Specials and in May 2011 appeared on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien – his fifth appearance to date. Jimmy’s game show Distraction aired on Comedy Central USA and was subsequently repeated. He has also appeared four times on NBC’s flagship programme The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In March 2012, Jimmy performed in the Secret Policeman’s Ball at Radio City Hall in New York, transmitted live in the US on EPIX and again in the UK on C4. Jimmy also performed at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival for the ninth time in July 2013.
With conventional media conquered, Jimmy is also a pioneer of digital comedy, topping the album charts on iTunes and with a Twitter following of nearly 4 million. He was the first major comedian to perform within the online world of Second Life, and the results can be seen as an extra on the Comedian DVD.
In 2009, Jimmy recorded a series of podcasts, entitled The Writers’ Room, in which he and his favourite writer friends chat about the latest news and events, exchanging anecdotes and quips, offering an insight into how comedy material can develop within a writing environment. The podcast proved a smash hit, shooting straight to the top of the iTunes download chart.