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Jimmy Carr
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Film & TV
Isleworth, London, England, UK
British stand-up comedian, television host and actor, known for his signature laugh, deadpan delivery, dark humour, and heckler interaction. He is also a writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television.
Known for
- The Big Fat Quiz of Telly — Self - Host2026
- The Claudia Winkleman Show — Self2026
- The Big Fat Quiz of Everything2025
- Fackham Hall — Vicar2025
- Jimmy Carr: Road Kill 2025 — Himself2025
- LOL: Last One Laughing UK — Self - Host2025
- Alison Hammond's Big Weekend — Self - Interviewed Guest2025
- Am I the Asshole? — Self2025
- Janey — Self2024
- Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer — Self2024
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Key facts
- Born
- James Anthony Patrick Carr , ( 1972-09-15 ) 15 September 1972 (age 53) , Isleworth , London, England
- Citizenship
- Ireland United Kingdom
- Education
- Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge ( BA )
- Partner
- Karoline Copping (2001–present)
- Years active
- 1997–present
- Medium
- Stand-up television
- Genres
- Black comedy blue comedy satire
- Subjects
- Celebrities current events politics sex
- Website
- jimmycarr .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anthony
- Family name
- Carr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hounslow
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Gonville and Caius College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Movement
- atheism
- Official website
- www.jimmycarr.com
- Image
- Jimmy Carr, 2015-04-13 2.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- social media followers
- 1600000
- Commons category
- Jimmy Carr
- date of birth
- 1972-09-15
- name in native language
- Jimmy Carr
- birth name
- James Anthony Patrick Carr
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British and Irish comedian. He began his stand-up career in 1997. He has regularly appeared on television as the host of Channel 4 panel shows such as The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2004-present), 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005–2021), and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012-present). Carr is known for his rapid-fire deadpan delivery of one-liners and often controversial and edgy dark humour.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jimmy Carr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.