Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr is a British-Irish stand-up comedian, presenter, screenwriter and author born in London in 1972. After studying at the University of Cambridge, he worked in marketing before turning to stand-up comedy in 1999. During his early years he performed on the London club scene and since 2003 has appeared regularly on British television. He gradually became one of the best-known comedians in the United Kingdom thanks to his extensive concert activity and hosting of 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, Your Face or Mine? and other television formats.

In addition to his television work, he has released several stand-up specials and completed numerous international tours. Since 2016, he has been working with the Netflix platform, where he released the specials Funny Business (2016), The Best of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits (2019), His Dark Material (2021) and Natural Born Killer (2024). At the same time, he is engaged in writing books, podcasts and other media projects.

The current creation is represented by the world tour Laughs Funny, which has been running since 2024 and will also continue during 2026 in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. In 2025, he presented the TV projects The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr and Jimmy Carr's Am I The A**hole and also participated in the film Fackham Hall.