“He's basically the only comedian on telly at the moment and the rest of us are all jealous.”

—  Jimmy Carr

Howard Read — reported in Leo Benedictus (August 16, 2005) "G2: Arts: Edinburgh: Trendspotting: Carr crash humour", The Guardian.
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