Jimmy Carr

PERRIER 2002 AWARD NOMINEE

TIME OUT 2003 AWARD WINNER: BEST STAND–UP

ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY 2003 AWARD WINNER: BEST ON-SCREEN NEWCOMER

SILVER ROSE OF MONTREUX AWARD 2003: BEST GAME SHOW (‘Your Face Or Mine’)

ROSE D'OR NOMINATION 2004: BEST PRESENTER ('Distraction')

One of the most original and distinctive new stars on television, Jimmy was recently a guest on the current series of ‘Parkinson’ (BBC1) and ‘Bafta Tribute to Bob Monkhouse’ (BBC1). And, as the face of comedy on Channel 4, after the successes of ‘Your Face Or Mine’ and the first series of the prime-time gameshow ‘Distraction’, he is currently presenting the second series of ‘Distraction’, which started on Channel 4 on 16th April 2004. Jimmy was a recent guest presenter on ‘Have I Got News For You’ (BBC2) & appeared for the second time on 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' (BBC2) and ‘QI’ (BBC2), alongside several presenting roles on Channel 4 shows such as ‘100 Worst Pop Records’, ‘100 Worst Britons’ and ‘100 Scary Moments’.

2004 continued to be a remarkably successful year for Jimmy’s live work. In 2003 he sold out an entire month’s performances of his Edinburgh Festival show ‘Charm Offensive’ by the second day of the festival, and received 5* reviews from four major newspapers. In 2004 he has performed sold out solo shows at Dublin’s Vicar Street, & the Leicester Comedy Festival, can also soon be seen at the Glasgow Festival, Kilkenny Festival and the Galway Festival along with appearances at The Bloomsbury Theatre, London where he will be filming his first DVD. Jimmy will be returning to the Edinburgh Festival this year to play the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

‘The brightest British comic hope for a long, long while…The most deliciously transgressive comic…He is not so much pushing out 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

‘Witty, surprising, different, and clearly a new onscreen presenter for the future.’ Kirsty Young, Presenter, RTS Awards 2003.

UK television guest appearances include ‘Des O’Connor Comedy Tonight’ (ITV, Aug 03) ‘Have I Got News For You’ (as panellist, BBC2, May 03), ‘The Royal Variety Show’ (BBC1, Dec 02) and ‘Peter Cook: A Posthumourous Tribute’ (BBC2, Dec 02). Jimmy is also fast becoming a face on US TV: He has performed a remarkable three times within five months on NBC’s ‘Tonight With Jay Leno’, and twice on NBC’s ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’.

Jimmy can be heard on 104.9 XFM every Sunday morning where he presents the breakfast show from 10.00am to 12.00. He is also a regular guest and interviewer on Loose Ends (Radio 4) and The Fred McCauley Show (BBC Radio Scotland).

Jimmy is a prolific writer as well as performer, with writing credits including Bo Selecta! (BBC2) & Meet Ricky Gervais (C4) as well as writing for Lily Savage and Frank Skinner.

As would be expected of a comedian with a soaring international profile, Jimmy also performs at all the international comedy festivals, and was one of very few top British comedians selected to appear at the world’s two top Comedy Festivals; in Montreal for the “Just For Laughs” Festival in July 2002 and 2003 and in Aspen at the International Comedy Arts Festival in February 2003.