Quotes by Jimmy Carr

About Jimmy Carr:

James Anthony Patrick is an English-Irish stand-up comedian, television host and actor, known for his signature laugh, deadpan delivery, dark humour, and use of edgy one-liners. He is also a writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. Carr moved to a career in comedy in 2000 and has become a successful comedian. After becoming established as a stand-up comedian, Carr began to appear in a number of Channel 4 television shows, becoming the host of the panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats and also The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, a comedy panel show that airs in late December to review the past year.
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Even if you're doing the national insurance awards, there's still that excitement when you wonder who is going to win, er, best premiums.

Jimmy Carr

You go, well you can't joke about race. Well if you're from a different race and that's your experience of the world and you want to talk about that, then fine. Or you can't talk about disability, but disabled comics can talk about that.

Jimmy Carr

As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing.

Jimmy Carr

If I'm at home for the weekend - and that is almost never - I tend to get twitchy at about eight o'clock in the evening because my body clock is timed to go on stage. I don't know what to do with myself.

Jimmy Carr

I think the idea that death is not the end, that your dog's just gone to live on the farm, is limiting. Thoughts like that prevent you from making the most of the time that you have.

Jimmy Carr

It is such a social thing, laughing. Two thousand people in a room laughing is such a great buzz and they tend to laugh much more in a group.

Jimmy Carr

I don't think it's any coincidence that I lost my religious faith and 'manned up' in the same year. I was described somewhere as a lapsed Catholic, which is funny because I'm not going back! I want to achieve things rather than live life in an animal...

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I didn't plan to be the rude middle-class comedian. You write a certain type of joke that you find funny, and mine happen to be often rude. Yes, it's juvenile, but that's me.

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I was in love with the idea of being in love with a woman way before I was actually in love with one.

Jimmy Carr

It's so clear cut with a comedian - you have that reflex action, whereby you laugh or you don't. And so you either love us or you simply cannot see why people are laughing.

Jimmy Carr

They say the people most affected by the credit crunch are pensioners - well, let go of the handbag then, Nanna.

Jimmy Carr

I was in the South of France. I saw a Brownie on a school trip. She was holding up a book. It said on the front 'rough guide'. I thought: 'Yeah' she's not a looker.

Jimmy Carr

More people are going out to comedy shows than they were before.

Jimmy Carr

I go around the country and do a simple gag like, 'The property ladder is now a snake' and get a real laugh.

Jimmy Carr

A surprising amount of my jokes sound very implausible but are true.

Jimmy Carr

I don't see myself as offending people.

Jimmy Carr

The bigger the audience, the better with comedy.

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You never want to be the grumpy guy, although I do have quite a grumpy face.

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I like to write a joke without any fat on it. The shorter the better. I cater for people with ADD, basically.

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The first few weeks of joining Weight Watchers, you're just finding your feet.

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Author Bio

  • NameJimmy Carr
  • DescriptionBritish comedian and humourist
  • BornSeptember 15, 1972
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; Ireland
  • ProfessionActor; Comedian; Television Presenter
  • AwardsBritish Comedy Awards