Jim Carrey: The Evolution From Stand Up To Movie Star

Why Are You Laughing?

Blind Mike Project

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.9 • 782 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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We discuss the life and career of Jim Carey. from stand up to his time on In Living Color and becoming a comedy film icon.

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0:00.0	You know, I'm gonna give you a history lesson.
0:02.0	We got some dumb-ass motherfuckers floating around this country.
0:05.0	Stop laughing.
0:08.0	And when I do, start fucking.
0:11.0	Also, y'all did some nasty-ass jokes on my ass, too.
0:15.0	Funny jokes and unfunny jokes come out of the same birth.
0:19.0	You fucking guys are unbelievable.
0:22.9	Why are you laughing?
0:24.7	Evening everybody.
0:25.6	Welcome to another episode of Why You Laughing, a history of comedy podcast.
0:28.5	And today I am pleased to introduce to you Jim Carrey.
0:32.1	You may have noticed I'm trying to check off some episodes that have been heavily
0:35.5	requested.
0:36.2	And Jim Carrey is certainly one of those.
0:38.8	And the reason it took me so long to get to Jim Carrey is because I just didn't know,
0:43.7	I feel like it would take a lot to fit his entire career into one episode.
0:48.4	And it turns out I was correct.
0:50.1	So we're really focusing on the early days of Jim Carrey because he is a long career,
0:58.0	much crazier even than I realized and very interesting.
1:02.3	And a guy also that like I wouldn't have called myself a Jim Carrey fan necessarily.
1:09.1	I think a lot of people my age are exactly that exactly that, and a lot of comedians now or improv actors,
1:15.9	certainly influenced by Jim Carrey.
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