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Comedy is dying, says Jimmy Carr after Holocaust joke furore
Jimmy Carr has criticised "cancel culture" after the culture secretary suggested bringing in a law to control streaming services following outrage at his joke about the Holocaust.
David Brown, The Times, 7th February 2022David Baddiel calls out Jimmy Carr for 'indefensible' Holocaust joke
'It's not the subject matter of a joke that counts, it's the specifics of the individual joke,' he said.
The Independent, 6th February 2022Leo Kearse: Of course Jimmy Carr was joking
The mad backlash to his Holocaust joke will only encourage more comics to self-censor.
Leo Kearse, Spiked, 6th February 2022Jimmy Carr's pathetic attempt at humour is a gift to the far right
It is a fact of life that stand-up comedy, often by its very nature, sails close to the wind in its content and style. Some of our more cerebral comedians are able to present their material in a way that can be both funny and thought-provoking whilst offering an alternative view of social and political issues. Jimmy Carr, in my view, is not one of these.
Owen Kelly, The National (Scotland), 6th February 2022Jimmy Carr says he's 'going down swinging' as he breaks silence on Netflix backlash
Jimmy Carr's 'joke' about Nazis murdering travellers on his Netflix show His Dark Material show caused widespread outrage and he appeared to address the anger on stage on Saturday night/
Victoria Williams & Sam Elliott-Gibbs, The Mirror, 6th February 2022Nadine Dorries slams 'abhorrent' Jimmy Carr; new laws will ban offensive comedy
Ms Dorries described Carr's comments as "abhorrent" and said "they just shouldn't be on television". It was put to her that in a tweet in 2017 she had claimed that "left-wing snowflakes are killing comedy". She said: "Well, that's not comedy. What Jimmy Carr did last night is not comedy."
Geraldine Scott and Lucy Needham, The Mirror, 5th February 2022Comedy has limits - and Jimmy Carr may have reached them
Even the staunchest defenders of free speech must recognise that some attempts at humour are beyond the pale.
The Independent, 5th February 2022Jimmy Carr gag 'disgusting' and police should investigate him, says Paddy Doherty
Celebrity Big Brother winner Paddy Doherty has demanded police investigate Jimmy Carr over his "disgusting" joke about Gypsies murdered by the Nazis.
Patrick Hill, The Mirror, 5th February 2022Jimmy Carr sparks fury with Holocaust routine
Jimmy Carr has sparked outrage for a routine about the Holocaust in his latest Netflix stand-up special.
BBC News, 4th February 2022Jimmy Carr had the most streamed stand-up special of 2021
Jimmy Carr had the most-streamed UK stand-up special in this country last year. The top 10 also featured Russell Howard, James Acaster, Ricky Gervais and Michael McIntyre.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2022