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 panel shows marked a shift in the format: Whereas CBS' primetime shows had panelists guessing secrets about the guests, these new shows largely had panelists playing games with guests. Later, the U.S. version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" had a primetime run from 1998 to 2004 on ABC, while "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" has become a popular weekend show on NPR since 1998. While "Wait Wait" continues to find success on the radio with a format driven by comedic banter similar to British shows, U.S. TV panel shows currently employ a format closer to traditional game shows that