Jimmy Carr commissioning editor for Channel 5, with whom he has been since 2001. 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
Panel show networks operating at the time. Other charades shows have included "Stump the Stars"; "Movietown, RSVP"; "Celebrity Charades"; "Showoffs" and "Body Language". TV panel shows saw their peak of popularity in the 1950s and '60s, when CBS ran the three longest-running panel shows in prime time: "What's My Line?", "I've Got a Secret" and "To Tell the Truth". At times, they were among the top ten shows on U.S. television, and they continue to experience occasional revivals. All three Goodson-Todman primetime shows were cancelled by CBS in 1967 amid ratings declines and trouble attracting younger viewers, although the programs were consistently