Jimmy Carr: In-Joke

Jimmy Carr is British comedian and humourist. Explore interesting quotes on in-joke.

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“I think being successful in comedy is being funny and making jokes - anything beyond that is the icing on the cake.”

Charlotte Cripps (January 31, 2007) "Stand up and be counted, comedians", The Independent.

“Jokes spread around the world and embed themselves in our shared culture; the most resonant of them get lodged in the language in the same way as clichés or old wives' tales do.”

Jimmy Carr and Lucy Greeves (September 21, 2006) Only Joking: What's So Funny About Making People Laugh?, Gotham, ISBN 1592402356, p. 3.

“I love those people who do story-telling and who ramble on, but I don't do that, I tell jokes - the sort of jokes that anyone really could tell in the pub.”

Nick Ahad (November 19, 2004) "Comedian who delivers some nice lines", Yorkshire Post.

“To me, my approach is the most sensible. You're a comic. Therefore you want to get laughs. How do you get the most laughs in an hour? Tell short jokes. And don't say boom boom at the end. Just let the audience laugh then tell another joke. It's the shortest route to where you want to go.”

Source: Allan Brown (August 1, 2004) "Benefits of being game for a laugh - Edinburgh Festival", The Sunday Times.

“The great thing about being a comedian is that it kind of doesn't matter how you look. It's actually a disadvantage to be too good-looking. There's a Darwinian advantage to being funny. If you're a good-looking fella, you can't be bothered to make up jokes.”

Simon Mills (November 14, 2005) "Top Table", The Daily Mail.