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Jimmy Carr
As one of the most original and distinctive stars on television Jimmy is perfect for hosting awards or stamping his own unique style of comedy onto your occassion.
‘A comedy hero for our times’
Guardian
One of the most orginal stars on television
One of the most original and distinctive stars on television, radio, stage and now the big screen, Jimmy has enjoyed several hugely successful years; this year being no exception.
Jimmy’s first two DVDs have sold well in excess of 300,000 copies. His all-new stand-up DVD, Comedian, is packed with lots of original extras that fans have come to expect from Jimmy’s DVDs; including a sketch show made especially for the DVD.
The main show is a combination of Jimmy’s 2005 Off The Telly and 2006 British Comedy Award-winning Gag Reflex show and is selling even faster than his previous DVDs.
Jimmy is currently touring his all-new stand-up show entitled ‘Repeat Offender’ which was launched at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival where it played a sell-out run. This is Jimmy’s greatest tour yet, exceeding even the massively successful Gag Reflex tour which played to over 200,000 fans.
Repeat Offender is getting bigger by the day as new dates are constantly being added due to huge demand.
Having completed filming the 5th series of 8 Out of 10 Cats, Jimmy’s recent television appearances include appearing as a Celebrity Hijacker on this year’s Big Brother, presenting The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, hosting an episode of Live At The Apollo and returning as a guest on Friday Night with Jonahan Ross and Have I Got News For You.
Rising Star in the US
A household name in the UK, Jimmy is also a rising star in the US, where his profile continues to grow. The second series of his game show Distraction aired on Comedy Central last year and is currently being repeated. Jimmy has also appeared four times on NBC’s flagship programme TheTonight Show with Jay Leno and five times on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien. In July Jimmy performed at the Montreal ‘Just for Laughs’ Comedy Festival for his fourth time, performing his full length show Gag Reflex across six sell out nights.
With conventional media conquered, Jimmy is also a pioneer of digital comedy, topping the album charts on iTunes and the MySpace comedy rankings, with over 18,000 fans online. He was the first major comedian to perform within the online world of Second Life, gaining a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first comedian in cyberspace and the results can be seen as an extra on the new Comedian DVD.
Awards:
- LAFTA Awards 2007: Funniest Man
- British Comedy Awards Winner 2006: Best Stand-Up tour, for ‘Gag Reflex’
- Rose D’Or Nomination 2006: Best Game Show (Distraction)
- LAFTA Awards 2005: Funniest Man
- Rose D’Or Nomination 2004: Best presenter (Distraction)
- LAFTA Awards 2004: Best Stand-up
- Royal Television Society 2003 Award Winner: Best on-screen newcomer
- Time Out 2003 Award Winner: Best Stand-Up
- Perrier 2002 Award Nominee: ‘Bare-faced Ambition’
Press comments:
‘A comedy hero for our times’
Guardian
‘King of the comedy fringe’
Telegraph
‘Fabulous: Carr is No1 on the Comedy Offenders’ List’
The Times
‘A wonder to behold…he plays with your boundaries, but you love it. If Jimmy Carr can do to a body what he does to a mind, then his girlfriend must be the happiest woman on the planet’
Scotsman
‘The brightest British comic hope for a long, long while…the most deliciously transgressive comic…he is not so much pushing the boundaries as sailing in uncharted waters…Superb’
Irish Times
‘A masterclass in comedy…devastating, tasteless two-liners that are bliss to listen to…Carr’s persona is irresistible and his wisecracks have you quivering with satisfaction’
Guardian
‘Edinburgh punters and critics disparage comedy acts with the phrase, ‘It’s not quite Jimmy Carr, is it?’ His exquisitely economical and perfectly-timed one-liners have set the new standard’
Daily Telegraph
‘As sick as he is slick…and he’s very sick indeed’
Independent on Sunday
‘Jimmy Carr is a world-class comedian…I envy his brilliance with words; if I could be any comedian in Edinburgh, I’d want to be Jimmy Carr…Bloody funny…a comic on top form…this show is unlikely to be improved upon at this year’s festival’
Independent
‘Carr has blossomed into one of the most polished performers in the business’
The Independent
