Awards
• Zoo Awards 2011: Funniest Man
• LAFTA Awards 2011: Loaded LegendNuts Awards 2010: Best Stand Up
• LAFTA Awards 2008: Best Stand Up
• 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: For Bare-faced Ambition
One of the most original and distinctive stars on television, radio and the stage, Jimmy has enjoyed several hugely successful years; this year being no exception.
Jimmy’s first six live DVDs (Live, Stand Up, Comedian, In Concert, Telling Jokes and Making People Laugh) have now sold over 1.2 million copies in total to date. His new stand-up DVD, Being Funny, was released in November 2011.
In August 2010 Jimmy’s all-new solo show Laughter Therapy debuted at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh. Starting just a few days after the close of the marathon Rapier Wit tour, during which Jimmy played to over 300,000 people. By the time it finished in November 2011 with three huge arena shows in South Africa, the Laughter Therapy tour, had been seen by even more people. Often referred to as ‘the hardest working man in comedy’, Jimmy has so far performed his stand-up tour shows to well over 1.2 million people in the UK. His new tour, Gagging Order, begins in April and will run throughout 2012 and 2013.
Jimmy recently finished filming the twelfth series of 8 Out of 10 Cats, the comedy panel show based on polls, surveys and statistics for Channel 4. In January 2011 Jimmy joined forces with David Mitchell, Charlie Brooker and Lauren Laverne to host 10 O’Clock Live, a brand new weekly series taking a fresh and funny look at the news and current events and the show returns for its second series in early 2012. Jimmy’s other recent television appearances include The Graham Norton Show, Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You? and QI.
A household name in the UK, Jimmy is also a rising star in the US, where his profile continues to grow. Jimmy recently performed a second Comedy Central Special and also appeared on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien – his fifth appearance to date. Jimmy’s game show Distraction aired on Comedy Central and was subsequently repeated. He has also appeared four times on NBC’s flagship programme The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In July 2011, Jimmy performed at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival for the seventh time.
With conventional media conquered, Jimmy is also a pioneer of digital comedy, topping the album charts on iTunes and with a Twitter following of over 1.5 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. In November 2011 Jimmy and fellow comedian Frankie Boyle were recorded in conversation at the flagship Apple Store on Regent Street, with the discussion being released as a podcast via iTunes.
Jimmy Carr
Television
• 8 out of 10 Cats, Series 1 – 12 (C4), (Presenter/Writer), 2004-2011
• Imagine: The Art of Stand-up (BBC1), (guest), 2011
• QI (BBC2), (Guest), 2004-2011
• Chris Moyles Quiz Show, (C4), 2011
• Alexander Armstrong’s Big Ask, (Dave), 2011
• Marriage Ref (ITV) 2011
• 10 O’Clock Live (C4) (Presenter/Writer) 2011
• The Graham Norton Show (BBC), (Guest), 2008, 2009, 2011
• A League of Their Own (Sky 1) (Guest) 2010, 2011
• Big Fat Quiz of the Year (C4), (Presenter/Writer), 2004-2010
• A Comedy Roast with… (Presenter/Writer) 2010
• Have I Got News For You (BBC), (Guest), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (BBC), (Guest), 2004-2010
• Alternative Election Night (Presenter/Writer) 2010
• Argumental (Dave), (Guest), 2009
• Would I Lie To You? (BBC), (Guest), 2007, 2009
• The Charlotte Church Show (BBC), (Guest), 2008
• Richard and Judy (C4), (Guest), 2008
• Commercial Breakdown with Jimmy Carr (BBC), (Presenter/Writer), 2008
• A Question of Sport Relief (BBC), (Presenter), 2008, 2009
• Big Brother Celebrity Hijack (C4), (Celebrity Hijacker), 2008
• Saturday Night Live Again (ITV), 2007
• Live At The Apollo (BBC), (Presenter), 2007
• Annually Retentive (BBC), (Guest), 2007
• My Life with James Bond (ITV), (Guest), 2006
• The Paul O’Grady Show (ITV), (Guest), 2005, 2006, 2008
• TV Heaven TV Hell (C4), (Guest), 2006
• Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC), (Guest Stand-Up), Jan/Sept 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Amnesty International’s The Secret Policeman’s Ball (C4), (voiceover to animation), 2006
• Last call with Carson Daly, (Guest Stand-Up), 2006
• Top Gear (BBC2), (Guest), 2004, 2005, 2006
• Comedian’s Comedian (C4), (Presenter/Writer), 2005
• The Friday Night Project (C4), (Presenter/Writer), 2005
• Richard and Judy (ITV), (Guest), 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
• Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live (BBC), 2005
• The 100 Greatest Cartoons (C4), (Presenter/Writer), 2005
• Comic Aid (BBC2), (Guest Stand-Up), 2005
• Comedy Central presents…Jimmy Carr (Half-hour special), (Stand-Up), 2005, 2008
• The Comedian’s Comedian (C4), 2005
• Today with Des and Mel (ITV), (Guest), 2004, 2005, 2007
• Tonight with Jay Leno (NBC), (Guest Stand-Up), 2003, 2004, 2005
• Peter Cook: A Posthumous Tribute (C4), (Guest Stand-Up), 2004
• Parkinson (BBC), (Guest), 2004
• Bob Monkhouse: A BAFTA tribute, (Guest), 2004
• Countdown (C4), (Guest), 2004
• 100 Worst Pop Records (C4), (Presenter/Writer), 2004
• 100 Greatest Christmas Moments (C4), (Presenter/Writer), 2004
• The Royal Variety Performance (BBC), (Stand-Up), 2002, 2004
• Distraction (C4), (Presenter/Writer), 2003, 2004
• Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC2), (Guest), 2004, 2003
• Have I Got News for you (BBC2), (Guest/Guest Host), 2003
• 100 Greatest Scary Moments (C4), (Presenter/Writer), 2003
• Des O’Connor Comedy Tonight (ITV), (Guest), 2003
• The Terry and Gaby Show, (Guest), 2003
• Your Face or Mine (C4), (Presenter/Writer), 2002, 2003
Film
• I Want Candy (2007)
• Stormbreaker (2006)
• Confetti (2006)
• Alien Autopsy (2006)
Radio
• Two Episodes of Mash, BBC Radio 2 (guest), 2011
• The Zane Lowe Show, BBC Radio 1 (guest presenter), 2009
• The Dermot O’ Leary Show, BBC Radio 2 (guest presenter), 2009
• The Chris Moyles Show, BBC Radio 1 (regular interviewee)
• Xfm Sunday Breakfast show, XFM, 2003 - 2006
• Loose Ends (Regular interviewer and interviewee)
Books
• The Naked Jape: Uncovering the Hidden World of Jokes (co-written with Lucy Greeves) 2006
Live
• Laughter Therapy: Edinburgh Festival & National Tour 2010-2011
• Rapier Wit: Edinburgh Festival & National Tour 2009 - 2010
• Joke Technician: Edinburgh Festival & National Tour 2008 - 2009
• Repeat Offender: Edinburgh Festival & National Tour 2007 - 2008
• Gag Reflex: Edinburgh Festival & National Tour 2006 – 2007
• Public Display of Affection: Edinburgh Festival & National Tour 2004 - 2005
• Charm Offensive: Edinburgh Festival 2003
• Bare-faced Ambition: Edinburgh Festival 2002
• Montreal Just for Laughs Festival (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007)
• Aspen International Comedy Arts Festival (2003)
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
