Jimmy Carr's Career Ending Routine?

[mushroom25]

Jimmy Carr makes light of the holocaust -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60261876

rightly condemned. and yet -

the show was released on christmas day. how come it's taken a month for anyone to notice?

[Stickybottle]

Gervais mentions the killing of Gypsies in the Holocaust from around 7.30 in this clip
Nobody said a word back then :



He makes reference to Anne Frank too
No song and dance made then either

As douglas points out it is just the bandwagon rolling by
Move on

[maggiebee]

Jimmy Carr has always been a controversial comedian. His "comic" material is designed to offend and he is very open about that. I love 9 our of 10 Cats do Countdown - totally irreverent but hilarious nevertheless. No one is forced to watch him.

[Stickybottle]

maggiebee
I love 9 our of 10 Cats do Countdown - totally irreverent but hilarious nevertheless. No one is forced to watch him.
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Not seen that one
I prefer 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown ! Lol


Apologies
Could not resist

[barry1010]

Sqad, Bernard Manning was banned by some councils and certainly lost a lot of tv work - as did Freddie Starr, Jim Davidson, Julian Clarey - but they keep working where they can. Either they love the money or they love the attention, probably a bit of both.
I think it's fair to say their tv careers suffered because of their comedy style

[royfromaus]

He doesn't mention Roma and Sinti people he simply says Gypsies.
People found it funny because their immediate thoughts about gypsies are not very supportive...and there is a reason for that.

[pixie374]

There's room for a lot more choice now, with all the streaming services etc. I didn't like Jim Davidson, Mr Chubby, Bernard Manning... but would leave them to those who do.

[royfromaus]

Bernard Manning played in front of packed houses right up to his death. I think he was 74 when I last saw him and he was fantastic.

As thee any bisto?

[anneasquith]

8/10 cats does countdown is hilarious. One of my favourite programmes. JC is very funny on it.

[pixie374]

And my face or yours. Brutal in a friendly way lol.

[Stickybottle]

royfromaus
Bernard Manning played in front of packed houses right up to his death. I think he was 74 when I last saw him and he was fantastic.

As thee any bisto?
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His best gag ever
Pure genius

Not for the snowflakes of today

[aelmpvw]

if his career can survive that godawful laugh it can survive anything

[dannyk13]

I don't think that there is anything wrong with comedians being controversial but Jimmy Carr crossed the line with this.

[royfromaus]

Have you watched him tell the joke, danny?

[Stickybottle]

Avatar Image dannyk13
I don't think that there is anything wrong with comedians being controversial but Jimmy Carr crossed the line with this.
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But not Gervais in 2003 ?

Snowflakery in 2022 as part of the pathetic Cancel Culture

Nothing more

[dannyk13]

Sticky, yes Gervais as well but the thread is not about him.

[maggiebee]

Jimmy Carr ALWAYS crosses the line and his audiences love him for it. Couldn't get a ticket for his Aberdeen show, sold out within a very short time.

[dannyk13]

I wonder how Max Miller's joke would go down today.
" I met this woman coming towards me on a narrow bridge.I didn't know whether to block her passage or toss myself off.". Controversial but giving offence to anyone.

[dannyk13]

^not giving^

[gness]

Was there a difference, Roy, between a Roma, a Sinti and a Gypsy during the holocaust or were they all Gypsies as Carr called them in the clip which I have watched.

[Sqad]

LOL danny.......I always think of that joke.