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English Comedian
James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr, born 15 September 1972, is an English-Irish comedian, television and radio host and comedy writer, who is known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. 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, most notably as the host of the panel show ‘8 out of 10 Cats’. Carr has presented the ‘Big Fat Quiz of the Year’ on Channel 4 for the first 7 shows each December from 2004 – 2010. On 6 May 2010, he was a co-host of Channel 4's Alternative Election Night, along with David Mitchell, Lauren Laverne, and CharlieBrooker and later joined the three presenters again for ‘10 O'Clock Live’, a Channel 4 comedy current affairs show, which started airing on 20 January 2011.
