April 6, 2025 • 6 mins
The brilliant Jimmy Carr joins Jonesy & Amanda for a hilarious chat!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
And Amanda gem Nation.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
We love our next guest. He's well known for his
iconic laugh, his tongue in cheek edgy humor. Jimmy Carr
has had people all around the world laughing for decades,
including Australia. He's coming our way against shortly and we
can't wait. Jimmy Carr.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Hello, well, hello, that was That was a lovely introduction.
You've got the job. Thank you.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
I'll be your right travel around with you as your
intro writer. It would be a good career.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Yeah, I would like I would like that nice introduction
as you walk in the room. Fantastic here he is.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Do you get when you come on stage? Do you
get an introduction or do you just come out?
Speaker 1 (00:38):
I just come out. There's no support, It's just me.
But I mean it's sort of al right, isn't it.
People know what to expect. I don't come bursting. Yeah,
I don't come bursting out of a cake at this stage. No.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Tarah Jonesy went to see Share years ago and you
said the most weird moment was she because she could
you up?
Speaker 1 (01:00):
You read that a heterosexual man. Jones He took but
there was a stage because he took his mum. Sorry,
are you trying to make him sound more gay than way?
But there wasn't the only thing gayer than going to
see Share is bringing your mom to see Share. It
wouldn't have been gay if you brought three guys to it.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
But at one point she came on stage and she
sort of appeered out of an elephant's bum.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
No, as she was on top of the elephant, like
it's a pantomime elephant, I'm presuming, and then she somehow
came out of its backside, which I thought was quite impressive.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Yeah, I mean that is that is legit impressive. That's
something at that. I mean, I don't know how to
say this, but if people buy a ticket to see me,
that won't be happening there. But then on the upside,
I won't be singing turn back times.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
So you know, and if I bring my mum, my
sexuality won't be questioned.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Oh, you could definitely bring your mum to my show.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yeah, people know the nature of your comedy. But do
people still get offended in your own shows?
Speaker 1 (02:01):
People do sometimes get offended. People occasionally do, But I
saw think Mount's driver error on their part isn't like
that's like buying tickets to a horror movie and complaining
you got scared. You sort of think, yeah, okay, genius.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah yeah, Well, because in Australia lately we've had a
lot of heckler incidents with our own stand up comedians.
There was a breastfeeding lady. Then there was like one
of our guys, Dave Hughes, was heckled, well, just three
drunk women just decided to have a conversation in the
middle of his bit. And then more recently someone actually
died in the audience, which was tragic while their comedy
(02:36):
festival is going on. These are all the perils of
being a stand up I guess well.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
I mean I would say, if anyone would like to
hackle come and see my show. It's I can handle that.
Don't worry about it. It'll be fine. I get heckled
everything all night. But actually I actively asked for it.
I've written a show. It's about ninety minutes. It's got
maybe three hundred jokes in it. It's a lot of fun.
But a big part of my show is always saying, audience, right,
that's enough jokes for a minute. I want questions. I
(03:03):
want you to shout things out. I actively encourage it.
But there's a huge difference between someone being disruptive at
a gig and someone joining in. There's a massive there's
a massive difference there. But what I'm doing on stage
isn't like it's not like there's no fourth wall. I'm
talking directly to you, so if you want to join in. Also,
it's self selecting. Everyone in that room is there to
(03:24):
have fun and have a laugh. Now, sometimes people have
a few too many drinks and you need to tell
them to shut up, but you very rarely need to
kick people out, although I would say when I do,
what a lot of fun?
Speaker 3 (03:37):
And when you come to Australia, what do you notice?
What's something that you find really uniquely funny about Australians?
Are that different differentiates as from the rest of the world.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
What I mean, I do feel like Australia feels to
me like very much a safe space. It feels to
me like you guys can take it. I can take
things just that little bit further in Australia because it's
it's almost like it's a matter of national pride that
maybe the worst thing you could say about something is
or someone is he can't take a joke. So it
is that thing where people have got that that sense
(04:09):
you I've really found I don't know. I mean, I'm
very lucky I found an audience in Australia that kind
of they come back to the shows a year after year,
tour after tour. It's it's kind of joyful for me.
I adore it. I mean, I'm really looking forward to coming.
It's also the new show is just it's kind of
a little bit of a step up from the last one.
If you saw the last couple of specials on Netflix.
I think I'm pushing it. I'm pushing it just a
(04:31):
little bit further, just a little bit. I've got kind
of a bit at the end where I kind of
say I always write some jokes in a show that
I think, well, this could be this could get me
in trouble, this could get me canceled. And then I think, well,
it's my job not to care. It's my job. I
need to bring a section of career enders and see
whether you know, see how fast and then you just
(04:52):
you just tell them until you've lost about twenty percent
of the crowd and then you go, Okay, that's enough.
I don't want to lose more than that.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Do you maybe throw in your bank manager check your
mortgage is paid before you do these tours?
Speaker 1 (05:03):
A mortgage, baby, This is show business.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Yes, that's True's staying on someone.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
You put all your money in a giant elephant.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
A giant elephant, and share appears, share appears out of
its Ask.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
Well, Jimmy has always graded told you for tickets and
tour information, head to Bomb Presents dot com dot Are
you Jimmy Carr looking forward to.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Go to Jimmy Carr dot com? Why are you going
to work?
Speaker 3 (05:32):
That's what it just says. He well, I can't forget
them Jimmy Carr dot com.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Yeah, Jimmy Carr dot com will have details with the
tickets and buy them if you're fancy. I'm going to
see the show and come out and have a laugh.
I'm like a drug dealer. Basically, I'm not deal. I'm dealing.
I'm dealing in serotonin and dopamine. And a great thing
is border control can't touch me because you've already got
the drugs on you. I'm a mastermind, the criminal mastermind
is what I am. Jimmy, thank you, Ah, absolute pleasure.
(05:58):
I'll see you in the studio when I'm there. Take that.
I would absolutely love it. I'll be there. I'll be
there January next year.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
I'm We'll see you then hopefully we wake up all right,
see Jimmy
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Bye all right, by bye bye for you, mate,
And Amanda gem Nation.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
We love our next guest. He's well known for his
iconic laugh, his tongue in cheek edgy humor. Jimmy Carr
has had people all around the world laughing for decades,
including Australia. He's coming our way against shortly and we
can't wait. Jimmy Carr.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Hello, well, hello, that was That was a lovely introduction.
You've got the job. Thank you.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
I'll be your right travel around with you as your
intro writer. It would be a good career.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Yeah, I would like I would like that nice introduction
as you walk in the room. Fantastic here he is.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Do you get when you come on stage? Do you
get an introduction or do you just come out?
Speaker 1 (00:38):
I just come out. There's no support, It's just me.
But I mean it's sort of al right, isn't it.
People know what to expect. I don't come bursting. Yeah,
I don't come bursting out of a cake at this stage. No.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Tarah Jonesy went to see Share years ago and you
said the most weird moment was she because she could
you up?
Speaker 1 (01:00):
You read that a heterosexual man. Jones He took but
there was a stage because he took his mum. Sorry,
are you trying to make him sound more gay than way?
But there wasn't the only thing gayer than going to
see Share is bringing your mom to see Share. It
wouldn't have been gay if you brought three guys to it.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
But at one point she came on stage and she
sort of appeered out of an elephant's bum.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
No, as she was on top of the elephant, like
it's a pantomime elephant, I'm presuming, and then she somehow
came out of its backside, which I thought was quite impressive.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Yeah, I mean that is that is legit impressive. That's
something at that. I mean, I don't know how to
say this, but if people buy a ticket to see me,
that won't be happening there. But then on the upside,
I won't be singing turn back times.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
So you know, and if I bring my mum, my
sexuality won't be questioned.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Oh, you could definitely bring your mum to my show.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Yeah, people know the nature of your comedy. But do
people still get offended in your own shows?
Speaker 1 (02:01):
People do sometimes get offended. People occasionally do, But I
saw think Mount's driver error on their part isn't like
that's like buying tickets to a horror movie and complaining
you got scared. You sort of think, yeah, okay, genius.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah yeah, Well, because in Australia lately we've had a
lot of heckler incidents with our own stand up comedians.
There was a breastfeeding lady. Then there was like one
of our guys, Dave Hughes, was heckled, well, just three
drunk women just decided to have a conversation in the
middle of his bit. And then more recently someone actually
died in the audience, which was tragic while their comedy
(02:36):
festival is going on. These are all the perils of
being a stand up I guess well.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
I mean I would say, if anyone would like to
hackle come and see my show. It's I can handle that.
Don't worry about it. It'll be fine. I get heckled
everything all night. But actually I actively asked for it.
I've written a show. It's about ninety minutes. It's got
maybe three hundred jokes in it. It's a lot of fun.
But a big part of my show is always saying, audience, right,
that's enough jokes for a minute. I want questions. I
(03:03):
want you to shout things out. I actively encourage it.
But there's a huge difference between someone being disruptive at
a gig and someone joining in. There's a massive there's
a massive difference there. But what I'm doing on stage
isn't like it's not like there's no fourth wall. I'm
talking directly to you, so if you want to join in. Also,
it's self selecting. Everyone in that room is there to
(03:24):
have fun and have a laugh. Now, sometimes people have
a few too many drinks and you need to tell
them to shut up, but you very rarely need to
kick people out, although I would say when I do,
what a lot of fun?
Speaker 3 (03:37):
And when you come to Australia, what do you notice?
What's something that you find really uniquely funny about Australians?
Are that different differentiates as from the rest of the world.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
What I mean, I do feel like Australia feels to
me like very much a safe space. It feels to
me like you guys can take it. I can take
things just that little bit further in Australia because it's
it's almost like it's a matter of national pride that
maybe the worst thing you could say about something is
or someone is he can't take a joke. So it
is that thing where people have got that that sense
(04:09):
you I've really found I don't know. I mean, I'm
very lucky I found an audience in Australia that kind
of they come back to the shows a year after year,
tour after tour. It's it's kind of joyful for me.
I adore it. I mean, I'm really looking forward to coming.
It's also the new show is just it's kind of
a little bit of a step up from the last one.
If you saw the last couple of specials on Netflix.
I think I'm pushing it. I'm pushing it just a
(04:31):
little bit further, just a little bit. I've got kind
of a bit at the end where I kind of
say I always write some jokes in a show that
I think, well, this could be this could get me
in trouble, this could get me canceled. And then I think, well,
it's my job not to care. It's my job. I
need to bring a section of career enders and see
whether you know, see how fast and then you just
(04:52):
you just tell them until you've lost about twenty percent
of the crowd and then you go, Okay, that's enough.
I don't want to lose more than that.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Do you maybe throw in your bank manager check your
mortgage is paid before you do these tours?
Speaker 1 (05:03):
A mortgage, baby, This is show business.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Yes, that's True's staying on someone.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
You put all your money in a giant elephant.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
A giant elephant, and share appears, share appears out of
its Ask.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
Well, Jimmy has always graded told you for tickets and
tour information, head to Bomb Presents dot com dot Are
you Jimmy Carr looking forward to.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Go to Jimmy Carr dot com? Why are you going
to work?
Speaker 3 (05:32):
That's what it just says. He well, I can't forget
them Jimmy Carr dot com.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Yeah, Jimmy Carr dot com will have details with the
tickets and buy them if you're fancy. I'm going to
see the show and come out and have a laugh.
I'm like a drug dealer. Basically, I'm not deal. I'm dealing.
I'm dealing in serotonin and dopamine. And a great thing
is border control can't touch me because you've already got
the drugs on you. I'm a mastermind, the criminal mastermind
is what I am. Jimmy, thank you, Ah, absolute pleasure.
(05:58):
I'll see you in the studio when I'm there. Take that.
I would absolutely love it. I'll be there. I'll be
there January next year.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
I'm We'll see you then hopefully we wake up all right,
see Jimmy
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Bye all right, by bye bye for you, mate,
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