Jimmy Carr was born in Slough, Berkshire to Irish parents and was educated … Read Full Bio ↴Jimmy Carr was born in Slough, Berkshire to Irish parents and was educated at Burnham Grammar and later at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe where he achieved 4 A grades at A-level, before going on to receive a 2:1 degree in Social and Political Sciences from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. After leaving Cambridge, Carr was hired by the oil company Shell as a marketing executive, a job which he described as "the easiest job in the world". Less than two years afterwards, he took redundancy and joined JC Productions Ltd in order to begin a career in stand-up comedy. Whilst working at JC Productions with his father, Carr made his first film at Pinewood starring Craig Charles and Roy Dotrice. The film, The Colour of Funny, was a flop and this failure motivated him to try his hand at comic writing and stand-up. Carr eventually gained recognition at the Royal Variety Performance, and was chosen by Channel 4 to host game shows such as Distraction and Your Face or Mine? In 2004 he released his first stand up DVD entitled simply Jimmy Carr Live, and the following year (2005) his second was released, Jimmy Carr Stand Up. He currently presents 8 Out of 10 Cats on Channel 4.
In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
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@ChrisWillx
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Here’s the timestamps:
00:00 Ask Yourself ‘What Do You Want?’
10:57 The Intense Schedule of a Popular Comedian
16:15 Are Comedians Ahead of the Curve on Society’s Issues?
25:14 Our Obsession With Ourselves & Individualism
33:40 The Internet’s Culture of Cynicism
41:39 Hidden Vs Observable Metrics
53:25 Using Useful Delusions to Make Life Better
1:06:32 The Rise of Andrew Tate in the Silent Crisis of Young Men
1:16:45 The Experience of Being Cancelled
1:26:47 Our Personas Crave Praise
1:35:37 Fear of What Other People Will Think of Our Failure
1:42:46 Jimmy’s Thoughts on Kindness
1:49:45 Do Men Have a Quarter-Life Crisis?
1:54:45 How We Value Things At Different Stages of Life
2:01:45 How Should We Respond to Critics?
2:08:45 Should We Be Worried About China, AI & Existential Risks?
2:24:09 Going from the Easy Life to Having Children
2:36:04 The Beauty of Flow States in the Passage of Time
2:41:07 What’s Next for Jimmy
@sho2067
Books mentioned in this episode:
Best things first - Lomborg Bjorn
David Deutsch - The begining of infinity
Status Game - Will Storr
Rene Girard - Deceit, desire, novel
Neil postman - amusing ourselves to death
Tim Urban - What's Our Problem
Richard Nelson - what color is your parachute
@anitapeludat256
Age 63. Life long learner.
Flat out living life, that's where wisdom comes from.
My very 1st friend from age 4, died at age 10 from non- hodgkins lymphoma. I asked my parents to take me to the funeral home, I needed to see her in her coffin.
We only get one life was no great mystery to me.
I needed no epiphany. No philosophy required.
My closest cousin to me as a very small child, we played as toddlers, just a few months age difference, we shared the same middle name.
At age 19, she was murdered, stabbed multiple times by her husband.
We get one life. I'm thankful for the parents I had, such calm, stoic, realistic, not morbid, great sorrow is part of life. Wisdom comes while living life. Persevere.
Try not to think too much gents. Quiet your mind, acknowledge wisdom. Live. Your intuition is always right . Always.
@ChrisWillx
Hello you beauties. Get a FREE 30-day trial and 2 months at 50% off from Epidemic Sound at https://share.epidemicsound.com/modernwisdom (use code MW50 at checkout)
Get 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM)
Get $150/£150 discount on Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied).
Here’s the timestamps:
00:00 Ask Yourself ‘What Do You Want?’
10:57 The Intense Schedule of a Popular Comedian
16:15 Are Comedians Ahead of the Curve on Society’s Issues?
25:14 Our Obsession With Ourselves & Individualism
33:40 The Internet’s Culture of Cynicism
41:39 Hidden Vs Observable Metrics
53:25 Using Useful Delusions to Make Life Better
1:06:32 The Rise of Andrew Tate in the Silent Crisis of Young Men
1:16:45 The Experience of Being Cancelled
1:26:47 Our Personas Crave Praise
1:35:37 Fear of What Other People Will Think of Our Failure
1:42:46 Jimmy’s Thoughts on Kindness
1:49:45 Do Men Have a Quarter-Life Crisis?
1:54:45 How We Value Things At Different Stages of Life
2:01:45 How Should We Respond to Critics?
2:08:45 Should We Be Worried About China, AI & Existential Risks?
2:24:09 Going from the Easy Life to Having Children
2:36:04 The Beauty of Flow States in the Passage of Time
2:41:07 What’s Next for Jimmy
@tigger4011
Why do your videos not have a SAVE button, please? If i want to switch to watch on my TV it's a lot quicker to find something if it's saved to a playlist.
@TheRosiebeam
Jimmy Carr has watched a few Andrew Tate video's n now he's ready for podcasts
@GadgetsPhoneHub
14:34 to 14:45 it’s frozen Chris, might wanna tweak it, cheers
@tigger4011
@@TheRosiebeam Eh? He's been doing them for years. Check out the list on his website.
@CONEHEADDK
Seriously, dude - you should (if you dare) have some Co2 realists in the studio. It could be me, but that wouldn't change anybody's minds, so I suggest some of the mean scientists like fx Willy Soon, just to mention one.
@supaF
Shoutout to Chris, Son of William, for being the one podcast host over 1m followers that doesn't constantly interrupt the guests.
@TheMightyMidget
I like this podcast as well since Chris seems to go in with the specific intention to pull out and work round the mental processes and congregate knowledge of his guests.
Whereas someone like Rogan who I also like might have a roadmap or topics he wants to hit but I don’t feel he had questions prepped as compared to Chris; both are great at letting guests speak. I remember RFK a few months back actually complimenting Joe on it and it was a wholesome moment.
@odoylerules4503
AMEN
@HunterSeesCreative
Lex Fridman is another one of the true greats