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Jimmy Carr (born 1973) is a UK comedian. After reading Social and Political Sciences at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Carr got a job with the Oil company Royal Dutch/Shell. Soon afterwards, he quit in order to begin a career in stand up. Carr eventually gained recognition and was recruited by Channel 4 to host the game shows such as 'Distraction' and 'Your Face or Mine?' In 2004 he released his first stand up DVD entitled simply 'Jimmy Carr Live'.
In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
In 2004, it was announced he would host a US version of Distraction for Comedy Central.
He was a guest presenter for one episode of Have I Got News For You and has appeared on Never Mind The Buzzcocks twice, and Stephen Fry's QI. He has also presented many 100's programmes for Channel 4: 100 Worst Pop Records, 100 Worst Britons and 100 Scary Moments. He is also a regular guest and interviewer on Loose Ends (BBC Radio 4) and The Fred McCauley Show (BBC Radio Scotland). Jimmy is a prolific writer as well as performer, with writing credits including Bo' Selecta! (BBC2) & Meet Ricky Gervais (C4) as well as writing for Lily Savage and Frank Skinner.
During his guest appearance on the BBC motoring show Top Gear, he set a new celebrity test track lap record on the 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' segment. Driving the show's Suzuki Liana, he knocked Simon Cowell off the top spot.
In 2005 he became the presenter of a new Channel 4 show called The Friday Night Project.
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