"Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that he sometimes has to eat them."
Adlai Stevenson
19 June 2012
Jimmy Carr's future as a satirist...
... is probably over. Channel 4 carries the story and reaction. Top marks to Frankie Boyle for his comment, "It's ok to avoid tax providing every time you do a joke about a town
being shit you add "Partly down to me I'm afraid" under your breath"
Well, to be honest that comes as quite a relief, never having found Carr amusing. One of the staggering things about this affair is the manner in which he has been completely unrepentant.
That's a fair point Simon - but he also presents C4's 'Ten o'clock show' which is meant to be satirical - I wonder if they'll renew his contract for that?
Well, to be honest that comes as quite a relief, never having found Carr amusing. One of the staggering things about this affair is the manner in which he has been completely unrepentant.
ReplyDeleteWas Jimmy Carr ever a satirist in the first place? He tells topical gags, which is not necessarily the same thing.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fair point Simon - but he also presents C4's 'Ten o'clock show' which is meant to be satirical - I wonder if they'll renew his contract for that?
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