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James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr, Jr. was born 15 September 1972 and is an English-born comedian who holds dual British/ Irish nationality. He is a writer, actor and presenter of radio and television, known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour.
A former marketing executive for Shell,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.
Contrary to other internet sources, Carr was born in Isleworth, Greater London to Irish parents from Limerick, as opposed to himself being born in Limerick, as he stated in an interview on The Chris Moyles Show. However, he does hold an Irish passport.
Carr attended Burnham Grammar School and Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe before gaining a place at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a degree in Political Sciences.
Whilst working at JC Productions with his father, Carr made his first television pilot / short film at Pinewood starring Craig Charles, Roy Dotrice and himself. The mockumentary, The Colour of Funny was essentially a vanity project for Carr
Carr was chosen by Channel 4 to host game shows such as Distraction and Your Face or Mine?
Carr has presented many 100s programmes for Channel 4: 100 Worst Pop Records, 100 Worst Britons, 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters, 100 people who look most like Jimmy Carr and 100 Scary Moments, which have made him the butt of related jokes by comedians, members of the public, and even himself.
In 2004, it was announced that Carr would host a United States version of Distraction for Comedy Central. On 10 January 2006, the second season of the United States version of Distraction debuted on Comedy Central, with Carr continuing as host.
Carr was shortlisted for the 2006 Rose d'Or award for best game show host.
Carr also presents the Big Fat Quiz of the Year on Channel 4, having presented the first 4 shows each December 2005-2008.
Carr has also presented a series of Commercial Breakdown.
Carr currently hosts the quiz show 8 Out of 10 Cats.
