116. Jimmy Carr Returns: The World Ordered A Comedian

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast

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4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Jimmy Carr is one of the most successful comedians in the entire world. On the heels of playing Carnegie Hall and heading out to hundreds of concert dates across many continents, Jimmy Carr returns for another episode of Working it Out. Jimmy and Mike discuss the benefits and pitfalls of dark humor, what Jimmy discovered from several public cancellations, and why sometimes the goal is simply to get better than you were last year. Plus, what ever happened to ordering just a slice of pizza? Please consider donating to: feedingamerica.org

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0:00.0	You and I do such different types of comedy. You do...
0:03.0	What are you talking about?
0:04.0	You've seen my stuff.
0:07.0	Well, I mean...
0:08.0	You're like a one-man show, Edgy Guy, right?
0:10.0	That's why I'm here.
0:11.0	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:12.0	But here's how I would put it
0:14.0	You write jokes. Yes, just leave it there and then you do what you do
0:20.5	You put on your little shows and that's great.
0:24.0	That's great.
0:27.0	That is the voice of the great Jimmy Carr, and I mean great.
0:33.6	He is one of the biggest comedians in the world.
0:38.2	This is Jimmy's second appearance on the podcast.
0:41.2	I was thrilled to have him back one of my favorite comics has a ton of
0:45.9	wisdom is comedy if you don't know it it's very dark he does a lot of gallows
0:52.3	humor but is a very warm person with a big heart.
0:55.8	We talk about the sort of two sides of that comedy coin today.
1:00.6	We have a great conversation.
1:02.0	He's on tour in America right now. I couldn't recommend him more highly.
1:06.3	He was actually just at Carnegie Hall in New York, which is why we were able to record this in studio.
1:12.4	It's also available the full episode on is on
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