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 decades-long runs in the UK: "Twenty Questions" lasted until 1976, while "Just a Minute" has remained on the air with the same host since 1967. Other long-running games on radio include "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" since 1972, "The News Quiz" since 1977, "My Word!" from 1956 to 1988, and "My Music" from 1967 to 1994. The British version of "What's My Line?" may have been the first television panel show in the UK, with an original run from 1951 to 1963 and several remakes in later years. The word game "Call My Bluff" aired from 1965 to 2005,