| Jimmy Carr. 10:28 - Feb 15 with 22598 views | Snipper |
A group of us went to see Jimmy Carr at Indigo O2 on Sunday night, and he was absolutely brilliant.
One early heckler got it for the rest of the show. The poor bloke got absolutely slaughtered. Lol 😂.
Anyway, it was completely sold out, and I wasn’t aware of anybody who was offended.
You know what you’re getting with Jimmy Carr, so if anybody doesn’t like him or his material, then don’t go, or don’t watch him on Netflix or normal television.
He said very early on in his show that he knows he’ll be cancelled coz of that ‘joke’.
The vast majority are having to pander to the very small minority. It’s their way or the highway.
Great comedy will always cause some sort of offence to somebody, whether it’s mother in law jokes, wife jokes, sexual jokes, religious jokes or general dysfunctional jokes.
Sunday was the first time I’d actually seen a proper stand up comedian live, and I’ll definitely go and see more in the future. And I don’t mean left wing political so called comedians like Nish Kumar. He’s as funny as having your nuts cut off with a blunt spoon. |  | | |  |
| Jimmy Carr. on 16:38 - Feb 15 with 2461 views | NW5Hoop |
The irony of the vast majority of "woke" threads here is that they are started by people trying to goad "snowflakes" into being offended. Yet the "snowflakes" are very rarely the ones offended. Instead we end up with these threads of people saying something they apparently "can't say anymore because of the woke brigade". Honestly, it's the snowflake haters who are the real snowflakes. |  | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 16:47 - Feb 15 with 2409 views | robith |
Carr hosted an industry awards ceremony I went to a few years ago and not really having many opinions on him, it was excruciatingly bad. Every joke just met total dead air, until he started doing a load of quasi domestic abuse gags and everyone started talking amongst themselves and going to the bar.
A lot of people seem to misunderstand what freedom of speech is. It's not immunity from criticism or an obligation to be listened to. He's allowed to make gags about the attempted mechanised slaughter of whole groups of people if he so wants; just as others are allowed to say doing that makes you a bit of a c!nt.
In all, probably quite telling about his popular relevance that no one noticed until someone clipped it on TikTok. |  | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 17:09 - Feb 15 with 2288 views | SheffieldHoop |
| Jimmy Carr. on 16:38 - Feb 15 by NW5Hoop |
The irony of the vast majority of "woke" threads here is that they are started by people trying to goad "snowflakes" into being offended. Yet the "snowflakes" are very rarely the ones offended. Instead we end up with these threads of people saying something they apparently "can't say anymore because of the woke brigade". Honestly, it's the snowflake haters who are the real snowflakes. |
Who's tried to be overtly offensive to "snowflakes" ?
Who's saying stuff that you supposedly "can't say anymore because of the woke brigade" ?
Seems to me like you're making it up, it's all in your head |  |
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| Jimmy Carr. on 17:24 - Feb 15 with 2249 views | StreathamRanger |
| Jimmy Carr. on 16:38 - Feb 15 by NW5Hoop |
The irony of the vast majority of "woke" threads here is that they are started by people trying to goad "snowflakes" into being offended. Yet the "snowflakes" are very rarely the ones offended. Instead we end up with these threads of people saying something they apparently "can't say anymore because of the woke brigade". Honestly, it's the snowflake haters who are the real snowflakes. |
Spot on! | | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 17:34 - Feb 15 with 2176 views | SheffieldHoop |
What's your point here btw? | |
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| Jimmy Carr. on 17:37 - Feb 15 with 2193 views | Snipper |
| Jimmy Carr. on 16:38 - Feb 15 by NW5Hoop |
The irony of the vast majority of "woke" threads here is that they are started by people trying to goad "snowflakes" into being offended. Yet the "snowflakes" are very rarely the ones offended. Instead we end up with these threads of people saying something they apparently "can't say anymore because of the woke brigade". Honestly, it's the snowflake haters who are the real snowflakes. |
Calling me a snowflake is indeed an honour. 😂😂
I’ve never called for anybody to be sacked because I didn’t like something they’ve said or done.
I’ve never called for anybody to be taken off air for something they’ve said or done on tv or radio.
Many many people have called for people to be sacked or taken off air when they’ve said or did something those people found inappropriate.
I’m a live and let live kind of person. If there’s somebody on tv I don’t like, I don’t watch them.
It’s that simple really. | | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 17:49 - Feb 15 with 2157 views | NewBee |
| Jimmy Carr. on 17:34 - Feb 15 by SheffieldHoop |
What's your point here btw? |
A black American commenting on Slavery is hardly the same as a white Englishman, no?
That and the fact that thinking that hundreds of thousands of Roma being gassed by the Nazi's is a fit topic for a cheap laugh.
And no, I'm not saying Carr should be "cancelled" etc,
It's just that some people seem to get more worked up by people who complain about such behaviour, than they do about the behaviour itself, which must say something about them. | | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 17:49 - Feb 15 with 2165 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| Jimmy Carr. on 15:51 - Feb 15 by BrianMcCarthy |
He rolls out that fake laugh when another comedian gets a big laugh.
He's admitted that he does it to bring the attention back to himself. It makes anything he's on unwatchable, imo. |
In my book, it merely reinforces my suspicion that he’s a vanker! |  |
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| Jimmy Carr. on 17:51 - Feb 15 with 2130 views | SheffieldHoop |
| Jimmy Carr. on 17:49 - Feb 15 by NewBee |
A black American commenting on Slavery is hardly the same as a white Englishman, no?
That and the fact that thinking that hundreds of thousands of Roma being gassed by the Nazi's is a fit topic for a cheap laugh.
And no, I'm not saying Carr should be "cancelled" etc,
It's just that some people seem to get more worked up by people who complain about such behaviour, than they do about the behaviour itself, which must say something about them. |
"A black American commenting on Slavery is hardly the same as a white Englishman, no?" - Well neither of them have actually been slaves themselves, surely? So what's the difference?
Seriously - Go watch "The Closer" - You might learn something about the world. [Post edited 15 Feb 2022 17:58]
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| Jimmy Carr. on 18:02 - Feb 15 with 2120 views | Konk |
I guess it's possible that Carr was trying to draw people's attention to the mass murder of Gypsies/Roma during WW2 or it might just be that as back in 2006, he thinks Gypsies are an easy target and a group that we can all have a good laugh about?
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/05/raceintheuk.bbc
"Carr, whose website describes him as "one of the most distinctive new stars on television, radio and now the big screen" said on the long-running Saturday morning show over Christmas: "The male gypsy moth can smell the female gyspy moth up to seven miles away - and that fact also works if you remove the word 'moth'.""
Maybe Carr was trying to raise awareness of the treatment of Gypsies by the Nazis when he suggested Gypsy women smell?
As has been said elsewhere, it's possible to like a comedian and find some of their jokes a bit much (I sometimes have this with Frankie Boyle), but when you're trying to be Mr Edgy, you also shouldn't be surprised, upset or start whining, if some people think your edgy joke was a bit cun tish. |  |
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| Jimmy Carr. on 18:17 - Feb 15 with 2044 views | QPR_Jim |
| Jimmy Carr. on 17:37 - Feb 15 by Snipper |
Calling me a snowflake is indeed an honour. 😂😂
I’ve never called for anybody to be sacked because I didn’t like something they’ve said or done.
I’ve never called for anybody to be taken off air for something they’ve said or done on tv or radio.
Many many people have called for people to be sacked or taken off air when they’ve said or did something those people found inappropriate.
I’m a live and let live kind of person. If there’s somebody on tv I don’t like, I don’t watch them.
It’s that simple really. |
"I’ve never called for anybody to be sacked because I didn’t like something they’ve said or done."
I have called for someone to get sack because I don't like what they've done, namely Paul Hart. So I was a snowflake before the term had even been invented.
I'm sure I read once that Jimmy Carr said that he wasn't worried about saying something and getting cancelled because the joke that will eventually get him cancelled is probably already on YouTube. |  | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 18:33 - Feb 15 with 1994 views | NewBee |
| Jimmy Carr. on 17:51 - Feb 15 by SheffieldHoop |
"A black American commenting on Slavery is hardly the same as a white Englishman, no?" - Well neither of them have actually been slaves themselves, surely? So what's the difference?
Seriously - Go watch "The Closer" - You might learn something about the world. [Post edited 15 Feb 2022 17:58]
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"Well neither of them have actually been slaves themselves, surely?"
I don't think it is I who has to learn something about the world, somehow. | | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 18:41 - Feb 15 with 1961 views | SheffieldHoop |
| Jimmy Carr. on 18:33 - Feb 15 by NewBee |
"Well neither of them have actually been slaves themselves, surely?"
I don't think it is I who has to learn something about the world, somehow. |
Blimey. How old do you think Dave Chapelle is? | |
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| Jimmy Carr. on 21:56 - Feb 15 with 1756 views | NewBee |
| Jimmy Carr. on 18:41 - Feb 15 by SheffieldHoop |
Blimey. How old do you think Dave Chapelle is? |
How old are you? | | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 23:06 - Feb 15 with 1677 views | SydneyRs |
| Jimmy Carr. on 16:38 - Feb 15 by NW5Hoop |
The irony of the vast majority of "woke" threads here is that they are started by people trying to goad "snowflakes" into being offended. Yet the "snowflakes" are very rarely the ones offended. Instead we end up with these threads of people saying something they apparently "can't say anymore because of the woke brigade". Honestly, it's the snowflake haters who are the real snowflakes. |
100% this. | | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 00:17 - Feb 16 with 1615 views | wombat |
| Jimmy Carr. on 23:06 - Feb 15 by SydneyRs |
100% this. |
He does warn people numerous times, whats coming and I’ve heard him say worst things over the years , Frankie Boyle when he was funny was a lot lot worse than jimmy carr on stage , then he made the Katie price Harvey gag was dropped by tv for years and I’m sorry to say isn’t funny anymore , even billy connolly got hammered for a gag he made about a cat recently that’s how bad some people are at wanting to be offended for the sake of it . I didn’t even know about the amount of gypsys killed in the chambers until he made the gag so I actually learnt something as well was I offended by the gag NO is my moral compass of yeah prob .
Frankie Boyle used to open his shows with how his and other peoples minds find things funny that other won’t and breaks down why some people find a gag funny some get writing to who ever will listen to them because they can . |  |
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| Jimmy Carr. on 00:27 - Feb 16 with 1604 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Jimmy Carr. on 18:02 - Feb 15 by Konk |
I guess it's possible that Carr was trying to draw people's attention to the mass murder of Gypsies/Roma during WW2 or it might just be that as back in 2006, he thinks Gypsies are an easy target and a group that we can all have a good laugh about?
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/05/raceintheuk.bbc
"Carr, whose website describes him as "one of the most distinctive new stars on television, radio and now the big screen" said on the long-running Saturday morning show over Christmas: "The male gypsy moth can smell the female gyspy moth up to seven miles away - and that fact also works if you remove the word 'moth'.""
Maybe Carr was trying to raise awareness of the treatment of Gypsies by the Nazis when he suggested Gypsy women smell?
As has been said elsewhere, it's possible to like a comedian and find some of their jokes a bit much (I sometimes have this with Frankie Boyle), but when you're trying to be Mr Edgy, you also shouldn't be surprised, upset or start whining, if some people think your edgy joke was a bit cun tish. |
Hard to defend that one, I think.
I always try to take a breath when hearing of comedians being shocking. For one, we have always had shocking comedians, for two, some are trying to make a point.
But...
"The male gypsy moth can smell the female gyspy moth up to seven miles away - and that fact also works if you remove the word 'moth'.""
...I see no irony here, I see no alternative point, no clever wheeze. Maybe I'm missing something but that's just a racist comment to my ears on first listen.
Maybe I'll feel differently in the morning. |  |
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| Jimmy Carr. on 02:06 - Feb 16 with 1546 views | PunteR |
Jimmy Carr being Jimmy Carr shocker. |  |
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| Jimmy Carr. on 02:56 - Feb 16 with 1534 views | bob566 |
| Jimmy Carr. on 00:17 - Feb 16 by wombat |
He does warn people numerous times, whats coming and I’ve heard him say worst things over the years , Frankie Boyle when he was funny was a lot lot worse than jimmy carr on stage , then he made the Katie price Harvey gag was dropped by tv for years and I’m sorry to say isn’t funny anymore , even billy connolly got hammered for a gag he made about a cat recently that’s how bad some people are at wanting to be offended for the sake of it . I didn’t even know about the amount of gypsys killed in the chambers until he made the gag so I actually learnt something as well was I offended by the gag NO is my moral compass of yeah prob .
Frankie Boyle used to open his shows with how his and other peoples minds find things funny that other won’t and breaks down why some people find a gag funny some get writing to who ever will listen to them because they can . |
Frankie Boyle took it too far. Remember him cracking a gag about baby Peter. Some kid who'd been killed by his parents. | | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 05:21 - Feb 16 with 1504 views | SydneyRs |
| Jimmy Carr. on 00:17 - Feb 16 by wombat |
He does warn people numerous times, whats coming and I’ve heard him say worst things over the years , Frankie Boyle when he was funny was a lot lot worse than jimmy carr on stage , then he made the Katie price Harvey gag was dropped by tv for years and I’m sorry to say isn’t funny anymore , even billy connolly got hammered for a gag he made about a cat recently that’s how bad some people are at wanting to be offended for the sake of it . I didn’t even know about the amount of gypsys killed in the chambers until he made the gag so I actually learnt something as well was I offended by the gag NO is my moral compass of yeah prob .
Frankie Boyle used to open his shows with how his and other peoples minds find things funny that other won’t and breaks down why some people find a gag funny some get writing to who ever will listen to them because they can . |
When I saw Carr's show there were definitely some jokes that pushed the boundaries to say the least. I'm no prude and cringed at a few, but he was bloody hilarious.
The one example I can recall of a comedian being cancelled was the guy who played Kramer on Seinfeld. Went off on a racist rant when heckled by a black guy in the audience. Different situation to telling a bad taste joke though.
I'm from an Irish background and grew up with mainstream TV and radio taking the piss out of Irish people all the time, making them out to be idiots etc. My Mum hated it and got really annoyed. My Dad often found it funny and told Irish jokes himself. Everyone's reaction is different. The Irish told the same type of jokes about other Irish counties (Kerry getting the bulk of it).
I don't think Carr's gag was saying he supports the nazis and what they did in any way, and I may well have laughed if I was in the audience, in that "did he really just say that?" way that I did a number of times during the show I went to. | | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 07:52 - Feb 16 with 1428 views | Paddyhoops |
| Jimmy Carr. on 05:21 - Feb 16 by SydneyRs |
When I saw Carr's show there were definitely some jokes that pushed the boundaries to say the least. I'm no prude and cringed at a few, but he was bloody hilarious.
The one example I can recall of a comedian being cancelled was the guy who played Kramer on Seinfeld. Went off on a racist rant when heckled by a black guy in the audience. Different situation to telling a bad taste joke though.
I'm from an Irish background and grew up with mainstream TV and radio taking the piss out of Irish people all the time, making them out to be idiots etc. My Mum hated it and got really annoyed. My Dad often found it funny and told Irish jokes himself. Everyone's reaction is different. The Irish told the same type of jokes about other Irish counties (Kerry getting the bulk of it).
I don't think Carr's gag was saying he supports the nazis and what they did in any way, and I may well have laughed if I was in the audience, in that "did he really just say that?" way that I did a number of times during the show I went to. |
Jimmy Carr's mam and dad were both from Limerick and Carr holds an Irish passport and has admitted his own mum was subjected to racist abuse especially during the bombing campaigns in the eighties.
I don't feel particularly insulted by Irish jokes or paddy baiting.
You'll always get that every now and again. The stereotypes types of thick Irish navvies has long since dissapeared. We don't dig holes anymore , a fine education system in Ireland has seen to that.
On the subject of Carr's Gypsie "joke" , out of order on that one I'm afraid.
Although Tommy Tiernan a well known Irish comic has on numerous occasions made jokes at Thier expense and it hasn't affected his career.
I suppose if your offended it's offensive. | | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 09:56 - Feb 16 with 1321 views | robith |
Also - does anyone remember a time when comedians tried to be funny instead of endlessly edgy for attention and blowback?
Like I remember seeing a poster for Gervais' last stand up - it was covered in reviews that said "offensive" "edgy" "pushing the limits" etc but not a single one said "funny", which for me, is the principle basis of comedy right? Really tired of all these literal clowns trying to act like they're Voltaire or something | | | |
| Jimmy Carr. on 10:18 - Feb 16 with 1280 views | wombat |
| Jimmy Carr. on 02:56 - Feb 16 by bob566 |
Frankie Boyle took it too far. Remember him cracking a gag about baby Peter. Some kid who'd been killed by his parents. |
remember the peter gag , boyle was the heaviest hitter of the so called main stream comics out there for years once he got cancelled for the katie price harvey gag he went mainstream, shame as on his day he was brilliant live , if the karens of this world went through some old billy connolly routines they would have a field day , esp when he recounts his days working at the ship yards and why they had to sirens at the end of the day , and that gags prob 25 years old from the albert hall gag , | |
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| Jimmy Carr. on 10:33 - Feb 16 with 1249 views | PunteR |
| Jimmy Carr. on 09:56 - Feb 16 by robith |
Also - does anyone remember a time when comedians tried to be funny instead of endlessly edgy for attention and blowback?
Like I remember seeing a poster for Gervais' last stand up - it was covered in reviews that said "offensive" "edgy" "pushing the limits" etc but not a single one said "funny", which for me, is the principle basis of comedy right? Really tired of all these literal clowns trying to act like they're Voltaire or something |
I think comedy might be promoted differently but I think comedians been pretty much been the same for hundreds of years. Maybe society around it changes.? | |
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| Jimmy Carr. on 10:34 - Feb 16 with 1249 views | Konk |
| Jimmy Carr. on 10:18 - Feb 16 by wombat |
remember the peter gag , boyle was the heaviest hitter of the so called main stream comics out there for years once he got cancelled for the katie price harvey gag he went mainstream, shame as on his day he was brilliant live , if the karens of this world went through some old billy connolly routines they would have a field day , esp when he recounts his days working at the ship yards and why they had to sirens at the end of the day , and that gags prob 25 years old from the albert hall gag , |
I think Boyle is much funnier these days, but that might be because he’s become more political and I share a lot of the same political views. He was always clearly a clever bloke, but I much prefer him now he spends less time trying to shock for the sake of it. | |
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