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 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