The next hopeless list we have to sit through Jimmy "Slattery Jr" Carr smirk his way through on C4

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Seriously, god help us.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

jimmy carr is the saviour

― elwisty (elwisty), Friday, 4 February 2005 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I really hope the Parrot Sketch kicks Little Britain's sorry arse.

― Nick H (Nick H), Friday, 4 February 2005 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope the Two Ronnies kick both (all) of their sorry arses.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 4 February 2005 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

22. The Fast Show - Ted and Ralph
23. The Fast Show - Monkfish
24. The Fast Show - Swiss Toni
25. The Fast Show - Suits You Sir
26. The Fast Show - Colin Hunt (Office Joker)
27. The Fast Show - Roy and Renee

Way to go on picking three of the worst Fast Show sketches as well. Where's "Indie Club"?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 4 February 2005 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

87. The Two Ronnies - Four Candles

If this doesn't win I'm leaving the country.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 4 February 2005 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

And they've missed out the best League of Gentlemen sketch. "Have any body got bottle a orange juice!"

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Friday, 4 February 2005 22:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually there's one tonight - 100 Greatest pop videos. Not a repeat, apparently.

― Masked Gazza, Sunday, 6 February 2005 04:53 (twenty-one years ago)

When they say not a repeat, they mean footage not shown in this particular order before.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 6 February 2005 05:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I can\t help thinking that jimmy carr is some collective punishment meated out on us for some serious past collective misdemeanor.

― Ed (dali), Sunday, 6 February 2005 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

We get the TV presenters we deserve.

― caitlin (caitlin), Sunday, 6 February 2005 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Is he that bad?

I saw him at the Edinburgh Festival a couple of years ago by accident and he was the funniest guy on (a load of comedians were on). I can't stand Tony Slattery either.

― KeithW (kmw), Sunday, 6 February 2005 21:00 (twenty-one years ago)

To be honest, he's probably a better TV presenter than I could ever be myself; so maybe I shouldn't criticise.

― caitlin (caitlin), Sunday, 6 February 2005 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

i think it his ubiquity and also his one-trick-ponyness that is annoying. his list stuff can hardly engorge his creative synapses, can it?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Sunday, 6 February 2005 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)

his constant bland bemusedness at anything and everything must be *exhausting*. he has some funny lines and his schtik, while unoriginal, is well done, but so simple a trick will get burnt out very soon. he seems to be C4's only non-T4 presenter.

ooh! sophie harris was on the top 100 videos thang! yay!

― stevie (stevie), Sunday, 6 February 2005 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Dear Jimmy Carr, please can you say "We'll be back after the break" one more time. Please.

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Sunday, 6 February 2005 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

the cure = "conference league joy division", haha

― Masked Gazza, Sunday, 6 February 2005 21:57 (twenty-one years ago)

"Hellooo fantastic Fans, I'm the Aphex Twin!!!"

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 7 February 2005 08:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Petridish has been eating well, I see.

― Miles Finch, Monday, 7 February 2005 09:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Saw a bit of that 100 Best Pop Videos thing. About So Solid Crew, Mr Carr commented that they shouldn't have been worried about getting a bad name as by calling themselves Megaman, Oxide, Neutrino and Romeo they already had given themselves bad names. I wonder if he is appearing at any B*P election rallies.

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 7 February 2005 10:00 (twenty-one years ago)

nine months pass...

He presented the Top 50 Comedians voted for by other comedians last night. I fucking hate him. What is the point of Jimmy Carr anyway? His act seems to be based on him being a smug twat who tells really unfunny jokes. Who likes this shit? Why is he on everything? I can only presume a deal with Satan is behind this.

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Sunday, 4 December 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

See, as Keith said upthread, he's not the worst stand-up comedian in the world, he's actually quite funny. What is not funny is his total over-exposure by Channel 4. His bubble will burst soon (see also other "personalities" that the powers that be decide we all like even though no-one actually does, e.g. Linda Barker, Natasha Kaplinsky, Vernon Kaye, Vernon Kaye's missus, Kerry Katona/McFadden etc etc)

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 4 December 2005 12:31 (twenty years ago)

If he's such a funny stand-up comedian, why is he routinely awful on every TV show he's on? It is the overexposure that is inspiring such intense hatred on my part, of course.

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Sunday, 4 December 2005 12:39 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, *I* find him funny. This, obviously, doesn't mean everyone else does as all. My apologies for not making that clear. As a TV presenter, he is shit though.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 4 December 2005 12:47 (twenty years ago)

Jimmy Carr and Mark Lamarr are the same person. The same annoying twat.

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 4 December 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

The "Comedians Comedian" for once was a good list. Other lists I felt they left out some major detail. Oh, and the interviews at least from people who cared. And in some cases, hated the nominees (e.g. Charlie Chaplin)

Carr: "Dawn French is great, which is unusual for me as I usually hate things that Lenny Henry's been in"

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 5 December 2005 11:06 (twenty years ago)

see, that's not terribly funny.

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 5 December 2005 11:25 (twenty years ago)

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