S6 EP8: Jimmy Carr discusses the secret to his comedy, being a late bloomer, and controversial stand-up gigs
Dienstag, 16. Dezember 2025 · 1 h 16
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For this Christmas bonus episode, Louis sits down with writer, comedian, and panel-show super-host, Jimmy Carr. Jimmy discusses what lies behind his unique brand of ‘edgy' comedy, why he remained a virgin until the age of 26 and performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival despite public criticism.
Jimmy’s film, ‘Fackham Hall’, is out in cinemas now.
Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.
Links/Attachments:
Book: Before & Laughter, Jimmy Carr (2021)
jimmycarr.com/product/book-laughter
Fackham Hall (2025)
Jimmy Carr Tour
Alex Hormozi quote:
Book: Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga (penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/120242/johan-hu…)
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/203913/homo-luden…
Peter McGraw’s Benign Violations
petermcgraw.org/a-brief-introduction-to-the-be…
Book: Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault (1975)
penguin.co.uk/books/13651/discipline-and-punis…
Bob Monkhouse joke about cancer:
youtube.com/watch?v=BTUvRW7gtGU
Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material (2021)
Nadine Dorries’ comment about Jimmy Carr joke:
independent.co.uk/news/uk/nadine-dorries-jimmy…
Jimmy Carr’s joke about injured soldiers:
telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6486964/Jimmy-Carr… (telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6486964/Jimmy-Carr…)
Saint Lawrence, the patron Saint of comedy:
catholicmom.com/articles/2015/08/10/st-lawrenc…
TV Show: ‘Game of Thrones’ (2011-2019)
Dave Chappelle quote:
btr.michaelkwan.com/2017/03/26/sunday-snippet-….
TV Show: ‘The Black and White Minstrel Show’ (1958-1978)
TV Show: ‘The Young Ones’ (1982-1984)
Titania McGrath quote:
x.com/TitaniaMcGrath/status/1453065592651517964
Musical: We Will Rock You, Ben Elton (2002)
John Betjeman’s Slough poem:
allpoetry.com/poem/8493391-Slough-by-Sir-John-…
TV Show: ‘The Office’ (2001-2003)
Naval Ravikant
TV Show: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012 – 2025)
channel4.com/programmes/8-out-of-10-cats-does-…
The Fog of War (2004)
tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-fog-of-war/umc.cmc.3…
Eric Weinstein’s Intellectual Dark Web
whatisemerging.com/videos/inside-the-intellect…
Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorable’ speech:
bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37330420
Jordan Peterson on compelled speech
bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37875695
Credits:
Producer: Millie Chu
Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Audio Mixer: Tom Guest
Video Mixer: Scott Edwards
Shownotes compiled by Elly Young
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify
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