James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr, is an English comedian, author, actor and presenter of radio and television, known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. A former marketing executive for Shell, Carr moved to a career in comedy in 2000. After becoming established as a stand-up comedian, Carr began to appear in a number of Channel 4 television shows, most notably as the host of the panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Jiimy Carr - Biography

James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr (born 15 September 1972) is an Anglo-Irish comedian, known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. He is also a writer, actor and presenter of radio and television.A former marketing executive for Shell Carr moved to a career in comedy in 2000. After becoming established as a stand-up comedian, Carr began to appear in a number of Channel 4 television shows, most notably as the host of the panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats
Carr holds dual Irish-British citizenship, as he was born in London to Irish parents from Limerick. He attended Burnham Grammar School and Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, along with rugby player Matt Dawson, before gaining a place at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a 2:1 degree in political sciences.

Television
Whilst working at JC Productions with his father, Carr made his first television pilot / short film at Pinewood starring Craig Charles, Roy Dotrice and himself. The mockumentary, The Colour of Funny was essentially a vanity project for Carr.

Hosting
Carr has hosted Channel 4 game shows Distraction and Your Face or Mine?. He has also presented the 100s series of programmes for Channel 4: 100 Worst Pop Records, 100 Worst Britons, 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters, 100 people who look most like Jimmy Carr (a spoof) and 100 Scary Moments'." Carr has also presented a series of Commercial Breakdown.From 2004 to 2006, Carr hosted a United States version of Distraction for Comedy Central. Also he was nominated for the 2006 Rose d'Or award for best game show host. Carr presents the Big Fat Quiz of the Year on Channel 4, having presented the first 5 shows each December (2005–2009). He currently hosts the quiz show 8 Out of 10 Cats.

Writing
Carr is also a writer as well as performer, with writing credits including Bo' Selecta! , Meet Ricky Gervais and material for Lily Savage and Frank Skinner.

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