I have only seen JC on video, but it was one of his shows, so I got the gist.
I think his invention is amazing, how he writes a new show for each tour, and he tours all the time.
He eats heckler! But he does tell the tale of a heckler who bested him during one of his first shows as a stand-up -
JC was proceeding away, audience on his side, when a loud man in the audience announced "My mum died of cancer you know ..." and Mr Carr felt the atmosphere drain away like a popped balloon.
"I wasn't even talking about cancer ..." was the comedian's somewhat lame response.
"No, but it was still funiier than this!" came the response!
Mr Carr was utterly unable to follow that, and made it his mission to retain control at all times. Now hecklers take him on at their peril, he is far too quick, he has the microphone, and he will make you crawl under the exit door without opening it if he catches you trying to 'join in'.
JC always says he likes the laugh followed by the gasp afterwards. The sort of 'I think that is really funny, but I am a horrible human being for laughing at it ...' and that humour appeals to me.
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