Jimmy Carr Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is an English stand-up comedian, presenter, writer, and actor who holds both British and Irish citizenship. He is known for his deadpan delivery, dark humour, and heckler interaction. 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, becoming the host of the panel show "8 Out of 10 Cats", "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown" and also "The Big Fat Quiz of the Year", a comedy panel show that airs
Panel show happen to have celebrity players. NBC has taken games such as charades, "Password" and Pictionary and repackaged them into "Hollywood Game Night", airing since 2013, and NBC's "Tonight Show" features many celebrities playing similar games with host Jimmy Fallon. Comedy Central airs "@midnight", in which comedians stand behind "Jeopardy!"-like podiums and buzz in to win points for punchlines. Both NBC's and Comedy Central's takes on panel shows emphasize points, competing and winning in the style of traditional game shows, with less focus on comedic banter between the panelists that can be found on British panel shows. In 2013, The CW